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Blog is growing + Almond Crostata
2007-07-13 11:55:00
Hello everyone, thanks to Google Analytics I can see that my blog is seen by more people than I ever expected, I am flattered! I have two languages so everything is doubled for me, but I like to interact both with Italians and with foregneirs abroad. Thanks to Celine from Have cake, Will Travel more people came to know me, (thanks Celine!), I am happy, my blog is slowly growing.I thought I would be ready by now to invite you to my online eco-vegan shop, but I can't. I won't tell about the boring problems we've had, but, :( We're not ready yet. I can't wait anymore, I want to see "the fruit" of what I have been planting, it's an italian saying and you'll probably know what it means.Ok, I made this cake to cheer me up a bit.. It's a french recipe, a crostata with an almond/sugar/rice cream filling, not extraordinary, my boyfriend suggested to add a thin layer of jam in the middle, I need to try it again before posting the recipe. Love, Jenni
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Plastic Bags? NO, Thanks!
2007-07-11 09:54:00
"Every time we use a new plastic bag they go and get more petroleum from the Middle East and bring it over in tankers," said Stephanie Barger, executive director of Earth Resource Foundation in Costa Mesa, California. "We are extracting and destroying the Earth to use a plastic bag for 10 minutes."Some 13 billion plastic bags a year are given away in Britain, of which eight billion end up in landfill. Others get blown away and end up in the sea.Once let loose into the environment, plastic bags can suffocate or slowly kill wildlife mistaking the bag for food.HAPPY NEWS: We don't need plastic bags! Reuse the ones you have at home, if you forget, simply keep one or two in your bag or in your car. Buy or make one yourself with fabrics from old clothes. These girls show you how to make one: www.morsbags.comBuy cool cotton bags here:www.earthtotebags.com.auand this is BBC breakfast talking about Morsbags!
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Francesca and Elvis
2007-07-03 22:26:00
Sorry for not posting any new recipe but I am really busy with this Tshirt business and it is almost ready, about a week, I promise!This is Franc esca and her pony, Elvis , she volunteered to be a model for my eco-vegan Tshirts... She is vegan and lives in Monte Pastore, Bologna. We weren't very lucky because my boyfriend's camera had a slight problem, it's a CANON EOS1, and a straight white line appeared on every photo. The camera is in Milano now to be repaired. Nevermind, Francesca and his friends prepared rolled seitan and mashed potatoes for us, lovely!This Tshirt is about global warming and says "Plant more Trees".Over 80% of the world's original forest are gone. Trees are crucial to life on our planet. They generate oxygen, play host to a spectacular variety of wildlife, and provide us with raw materials and shelter.Planting a tree can have tremendous influences on our lives. Trees reduce sound, produce oxygen, store carbon, clean the air, give shade and cool.So, Take Ac...
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Re-Usable Baby Wipes
2007-06-29 12:08:00
Where are all our eco-friendly old handkerchiefs? I was determined not to use disposable baby wipes for my baby, or anyway to use them sparingly (only when I was out for example) For two reasons:I don't like the idea of washing my baby's bottom with chemical detergents and leaving them on with no rinsing.I don't like disposables. I am trying to recycle everything and babywipes go in the "mix bin" because they can't be recycled.So I made myself about 30 cotton baby wipes ( 30 x 20 cm. ) cut in rectangular shapes. I find them very handy: I keep them near, i take one and I rinse it in warm water, clean my baby and throw it in the basket. I don't use soap more than once a day and my baby has never had nappy rash. I use these cloths also when the baby is messing about with food, water, milk...(if you're a mum you'll know what I mean) So I don't need to buy kitchen Paper. I use them once and then I wash them at 90° C. hottest temperature if necessary. I really cannot count how...
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Pasta with Green Pesto
2007-06-27 22:20:00
Sorry for not posting anything new recently but I have been really busy with my Tshirt business, We took the photos on sunday and monday and must say I am quite happy with them, I found vegan models and that was great because they were so enthusiastic about the whole thing that it was a pleasure to work with them... thank you guys, you were great!Coming back to our recipes I want to post this really simple pesto for pasta that originally comes from Liguria, same italian region where Farinata comes from. By the way, my parents just bought a small apartment in Rapallo, Liguria, and that's where I am going for a little break next week... I will post some photos of the place if you wish.Ok this pesto doesn't need any cooking, you just need to mash and mince finely all the ingredients, preferably with a pestle and mortar...30 basil leaves 2 cloves of garlic2 tablespoon of pine nuts (or walnuts)1 small glass of olive oilsalt to tasteI love to cook one or two little potatoes and some fr...
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Vegan Barbecue!!!
2007-06-21 21:08:00
We cannot survive summer without a barbecue, here's some ideas...Red PolpettineZucchini, Red Pepperoni and Onions Bread with rocket salad and cherry tomatoesI made the Red Polpettine with minced seitan, concentrated tomato puree, salt, garlic and enough breadcrumbs to combine. Remember to brush them with olive oil before serving otherwise they get too dry, use a rosemary twig if you don't have a brush like me.I love cooking outside!
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Piadina Party!
2007-06-19 16:57:00
I think this is a great idea for a Veg Party because there is very little to do, it fills everyone's tummy very well and you can prepare in advance so you can enjoy yourself rather than messing about in the kitchen while your friends are relaxing and enjoying themselves in the other room.Basically there are plenty of Piadinas, or pita bread (flat white bread), and every guest can fill it with all sorts of nice things, for example:Crusty Seitan and toasted almondsHeat the pan with a very little oil and soy sauce, cook the seitan until it becomes dry. Toast the almond flakes on their own before adding them to the seitan.Tofu with sesame seedsJust plain tofu chunks, same as seitan but with the sesame seeds.Cucumber, red cabbage and carrots Tzatziki Sauce with soy yogurt, mint and plenty of garlicYogurt, salt, chopped mint leaves and one/two cloves of garlic finely chopped. Keep it in the fridge, serve it cool, it's nice with cucumber.Spring Onion SauceThis is my recipe, I love spri...

Macedonia with Lavender Flowers
2007-06-13 18:31:00
In Italian Macedonia means fruit salad with a sweet juice and it eaten in small glasses with a spoon. You can choose several different fruits or just 2 like I did this time: Peaches and Strawberries. The juice is always made with lemon juice and sugar, some people add a dash of white wine. We leave the Macedonia in the fridge for a few hours before serving to let the juices and flavours out. The juice will become pink or red, depending on the fruit. I added some fresh lavender flowers from my garden, and I absolutely like these colours together. Lavender is not poisonous and you can also use other edible flowers! Experiment!
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My Tshirts are almost ready!
2007-06-12 17:30:00
I shouldn't say this as I wanted it to be a surprise but I can't keep this secret anymore. As I am an eco-vegan graphic designer I have been dreaming about designing Tshirts with vegan graphics and slogans for too long so I did it! I have been working on it for a year now and the website is almost ready. There are about 10 different Tshirts in different colours. I can't wait to see my tshirts online and I can't wait for your comments!! I put my mind, my soul and my heart into this.
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Mini greenhouse at home
2007-06-11 22:30:00
I bought this mini greenhouse from BioSnacky last week in a shop NaturaSì, I have seen it at my friends home for the first time and I thought I should have one too. I just place the seeds in a layer, water them and close the lid, I don't keep them in a dark place. The are usually ready in 3/4 days. Ideal temperature: 18/22°C.Sprouts are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes. I mix them in salads or put them in sandwiches. Washed and drained they keep well for up to 2 weeks. I prefere AlfaAlfa (Erba Medica), Lentils, Mungo bean, Clover because they have a mild flavour. Cress and mustard are too strong for me, I don't like them.These in the picture are Alfa Alfa sprouts, the richest and more nutritious sprouts. They contain a complete range of vitamins and minerals, all the essential aminoacids and eight enzymes essential for digestion.
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Emergency: Empty Fridge!
2007-06-11 21:53:00
I panic-ed the other day when my boyfriend was crying out for food and my fridge was almost empty. He threatened to go to a pizzeria and get a fatty horrible margherita pizza, I had to cook something at once! All I had was a little carrot and one onion. I never run out of pasta so I made this simple recipe:I chopped the onion and the carrot and fryed them in olive oil. Low flame. I boiled the pasta. When the onion was slightly brown I mixed it in the pan with the pasta, soy sauce and yeast flakes. I added some chopped chives from my garden at the last minute to give a little colour.Result: my boyfriend was delighted, it really is a nice simple pasta!When I have few ingredients, I come out with new recipes, ...but they are not good all the time :)
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Tortino di Pomodorini
2007-06-03 23:41:00
This is a savoury tart made with tofu and cherry tomatoes, delicious and very easy to make.I wanted to go for a walk with my boyfriend and baby this afternoon but the weather wasn't too good so we stayed home and I made this nice Tortino.Ingredients:Pastry... ehm... I bought it this time but I promise to post the recipe next time!30 Cherry Tomatoes1 package of TofuBreadcrumbs 1 clove of garlic Parsleypinch of saltPut all ingrediedients (except the pastry and the cherry tomatoes) in a food processor and blend. This is like a white pesto, taste it and add more salt if necessary. Spread the pesto on top of the pastry evenly, it shouldn't be more than 1/2 inch thick. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and take out the water and the seeds with your fingers, this will make them more tasteful and less watery. Place the halves on the pesto like in the picture. Fold the edges and bake for 1/2 hour until golden. Enjoy....

THE MEATRIX
2007-06-03 00:07:00
Take the red pill and watch the critically-acclaimed, award-winning first episode of The Meatrix Trilogy.http://www.themeatrix1.com
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"Chew on this" video
2007-05-29 09:35:00
Vegetarianism not only spares billions of animals from horrific suffering, but also spares your waistline. Simply put, meat and dairy products can make you fat, cause Heart disease, put a major damper on your sex life, and destroy the environment.Need more?Watch this amazing video: http://www.peta.org.uk/feat/ChewOnThisUK/ (only 3 minutes 40 seconds)
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Farinata with Nettles
2007-05-28 14:33:00
Farinata is a typical vegan italian dish from the Ligurian region, North-east of Italy. It is made from chick-pea flour, water and olive oil and it is usually baked. I cook it in a pan because it is quicker and it's just as nice.This time I also added some nettles that I picked myself in Montalto, on the hills near Reggio Emilia. They taste very much like spinach. I picked them using rubber gloves.There are two common types of nettles in Europe: Urtica Urens and Urtica Dioica, you can eat both. It is better to pick them before June, when the leaves are tender. You have to pick the top leaves like in the above picture, once you are at home you should keep the leaves and discard the stems. Wash, drain and cook in very little water for a few minutes.Now let's prepare the Farinata, a wonderful egg substitute but without cholesterol, saturated fats and cruelty (like useless male chicks minced alive, I will write about this very soon).For a basic Farinata, you can only add a littl...

Eco-friendly Washable Nappies
2007-05-23 12:10:00
Why should I use washable nappies for my baby?The environmentWe throw away eight million disposable nappies every day in the UK alone and in their production they use the wood pulp from four and a half trees per baby. A cupful of crude oil is used to produce the plastic for just one disposable nappy!These nappies can take up to 500 years to bio-degrade and are filling up landfill sites all over the country.Save moneyYou can save between £700 and £800 by using washable nappies - more if you have more than one child.Healthier for your babyPaediatricians suggest that new born babies should be changed 10-12 times per day, and older babies about six times. Infrequent changes are a causal factor of nappy rash with any nappy type. Doctors and midwives also say it?s better for the baby to use real nappies as they are bigger and bulkier and they ensure good hip bone development.Easy to useModern cloth nappies are shaped, fitted and self-fastening (with Velcro or popper fastenings). They com...
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Yellow Basmati Rice
2007-05-23 10:59:00
This is a warm vegan rice salad and very tasty. The yellow is given by turmeric powder, the seitan and the green tofu make it really yummy! Who said that vegan dishes are tasteless?!?Ingredients:10 oz Basmati Rice 1 carrot1 courgette10 oz seitan10 oz green tofu (with herbs)oreganorosemary1 clove of garlicturmeric powdersoy sauceolive oilsaltThe trick is to cook the ingredients one at a time in the same pan.> Begin by boiling the rice as usual with a pinch of salt.> Chop the courgette and slowly cook it in a pan with olive oil, salt and oregano, cover with a lid. When it is done set aside in a nice wide bowl where the rice will be served.> Chop the carrot and cook it slowly with half a teaspoon of turmeric powder. Be careful, turmeric is a very strong colour, it could stain your clothes forever!!! Cover with a lid and when it's done, set aside in the bowl.> Now it's the seitan turn, chop it in tiny pieces and gently fry it for 2 minutes in the pan with olive oil, rosemary and th...
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My first homemade Seitan
2007-05-12 17:17:00
Seitan is a low fat, high protein, firm-textured meat substitute. It has been eaten in China, Japan, Korea, Russia and the Middle East for thousands of years.And it is eaten by vegans and green people today!It is really really easy to make, believe me.I used:1 Kg. white flour1 tablespoon saltwaterMake a dough like as if you were making bread and keep it in the fridge for an hour.Prepare two bowls of water, one with cold water and the other with warm water. Take the dough out of the fridge and start kneading in the cold water, then in the warm water and then in the cold one again.This will take you about 5 to 8 minutes, or anyway until the dough is about one third of the original size.Ok, your Seitan is ready to be cooked in a vegetable stock of your choice. I used water, soy sauce, rosemary and bay leaves. 40 minutes or 20 minutes in a pressure cooker.I forgot to take a picture of what it looks like when it is cooked, sorry. Be patient and wait until it has cooled down and slic...
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intro
2007-05-10 14:30:00
My name is Jenni, I am a happy mum, I live in Italy and I am vegan.I love cooking vegan, playing with my baby Tommaso, and my work! I have been designing Vegan Tshirts for the last 8/9 months... A separate website will be ready soon!
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