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Brown Gnocchetti with Cherry Tomatoes and Tofu Cream
2008-05-29 11:19:00
This is another quick recipe and wants to look and taste like the italian ricotta and pomodorini pasta. Once it's on your plate you won't tell the difference.Ingredients:wholemeal small pasta, I used orecchiette or gnocchetticherry tomatoesOlive oilBasilFor the white ricotta sauce I used a herby spreadable tofu but you can make your own if you wish.Process the tofu with herbs, water, oil and a few capers if you like them. Add more salt or capers according to taste.This is so much like a typical southern italian dish.... enjoy!
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Spaghetti with Sunflower Seeds
2008-05-22 13:39:00
Super quick recipe to improve my calcium intake during pregnancy, and quite tasty too.- Toast the seeds until slightly brown, set aside for a few minutes.- Process the seeds with soy sauce, water and a little olive oil if you like. Taste it. It should look like a liquid creamy sauce, but not too liquid. It should not be thick otherwise it won't combine with the spaghetti. In that case add more water.Always serve with bright coloured vegetables... enjoy :)
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Raw cabbage with Gomasio and seaweed
2008-05-21 09:34:00
I must admit the name of this recipe is not very tempting but I can assure it is a crowd pleaser :)It's fresh, crunchy and very tasty, not to mention the magic effects that cabbage and sesame and seaweed have in our bodies :)Shred the cabbage as thin as possible (not as I did today) and dress with the following:Soy SauceOlive OilGomasio (toasted and roughly minced sesame seeds)Toasted seaweed, crumbled with your handsThis dressing is also good in green crunchy salads and plain pasta... enjoy :)
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Marinated Italian Tofu
2008-05-20 10:38:00
hi! I'm back again - finally. I called this Italian because it has the common combination of garlic, rosemary and olive oil. And it's simple as most of italian food is.Method:Slice the Tofu and place on a wide serving plate for one hour with all these ingredients:Enough Soy Sauce to cover the slices evenly (not exactly italian but, nevermind)Extra-virgin olive oilFinely chopped fresh garlic.Wait half an hour add more soy sauce if necessary, turn and reapeat on the other side.Cook in a frying pan with a little more oil (if necessary) until golden brown and nice and crispy.Simple but very tasty :) try it!

holidays
2008-03-19 23:11:00
hi again, sorry for neglecting my blog, I found out I am expecting another baby and haven't been too well at all.We will be away for a few weeks and all Tippitappi's orders will be processed by my sister Jessica, I think she'll manage ok.Sorry if I can't answer all emails, I will get back to you as soon as I get home.ciao and much love to everyone who reads my blog :)
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eco-friendly fashion
2008-01-14 09:49:00
A nice article on eco-friendly Tippitappi was published on "D di Repubblica" about a month ago.I'm so flattered, and hopefully there's more to come! :)
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The Story of Stuff
2007-12-14 13:59:00
Get the message about out-of-control consumerism with the Story of Stuff !See the 20 min. video here:www.storyofstuff.comEach of us can promote sustainability and justice at multiple levels: as an individual, as a teacher or parent, a community member, a national citizen, and as a global citizen. As Annie says in the film, ?the good thing about such an all pervasive problem is that there are so many points of intervention.? That means that there are lots and lots of places to plug in, to get involved, and to make a difference. There is no single simple thing to do, because the set of problems we?re addressing just isn?t simple. But everyone can make a difference, but the bigger your action the bigger the difference you?ll make. Here are some ideas: 10 Little and Big Things WE Can Do Power down! A great deal of the resources we use and the waste we create is in the energy we consume. Look for opportunities in your life to significantly reduce energy use: drive ...
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Pomegranate and Kiwi Cake
2007-12-07 14:36:00
I have posted the recipe of this nice cake before but I never made it with pomegranate before, it's a winter version of the fresh fruit cake and i thought it would have been nice to share it with you. I made it for my sister's birthday party and I believe it was a success! :)I love the colour of pomegranate!
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Fried Tofu with Pumpkin seeds
2007-11-21 11:11:00
I use one or two packages of firm tofu. Cut in two triangles and then slice each triangle in 4 thin slices. Then I marinate the tofu in soy sauce for an hour at least, otherwise it doesn't go brown inside. I make a light batter using white flour and half water mixed with half beer. A pinch of salt. I dip the thin triangles in the batter then coat evenly with breadcrumbs and pumpkin seeds. I fry in sesame oil until golden. Add more salt as they cool and dry on a clean cloth (I never use kitchen paper, it's trees!).... Enjoy! This Tofu is very crispy and you could use other seeds as well - sesame seeds, sunflower seeds...)
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My shower and animal testing...
2007-11-02 11:00:00
Animal tests are not necessary to save the lives of humans, would I die if I chose Weleda shampoo instead of a Procter and Gamble Shampoo? Some companies still test on animals, some don't. So all we have to do is watch out for these, read the full list at www.caringconsumer.comIn the photo you can see Weleda, Lavera, Argital, and Aleppo soap.Stay away from:Colgate-Palmolive Co.Johnson & JohnsonUnileverL'OrealProcter & Gamble (hidden under the names: Max Factor, Noxell, Cover Girl, Pantene, Crest, Gillette, Iams...)Reckitt Benckiser (hidden under the names: Easy Off, Lysol, Mop & Glo, Old English, Resolve, Veet, Woolite...)Please note that Revlon and Avon Cosmetics no longer test on animals after the release of investigations.[Cosmetic testing on animals is used to gain inaccurate results to legally market potentially dangerous products, as animals re-act completely differently from chemicals than we do, faulty results can be achieved - this is why some companies pre...
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How do you recycle at home? Win a free Tshirt!
2007-10-29 10:41:00
Let's face it: my kitchen was not designed to store all my bins, so I managed this way:PAPER, PLASTIC and GLASS: I have three different containers, big plastic totes are more handy because I can easily take them to the recycling banks.I take my organic waste in my compost heap, in a hidden place in my garden. I will buy a proper composter one day. :)I recycle everything: toilet paper inside roll, biscuit boxes, yogurt lids (alluminum), plastic wrappings, kitchen foil, shampoo bottles.... everything, that's why my containers must be at hand in the kitchen.Do you have special containers like these? (www.homerecycling.co.uk)Your kitchen was designed to make recycling easier?Do you have special tips to share?Send your photos to info(at)tippitappi(dot)com and you could win a free tshirt from tippitappi!I can't wait to see how you are managing! deadline: 30 November 2007Other useful websites:www.recycle-more.co.ukwww.recycl enow.com
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Italian Pumpkin Soup
2007-10-19 10:22:00
I love soups in the winter and I'm a pumpkin maniac. In Italy pumpkin is considered a vegetable so we don't eat it in cakes and sweet things, only with savoury stuff.This is one those soups I make up when i have nothing planned and very few ingredients. Infact I had a little brown rice that my baby did't eat, and some cooked canellini which are small white beans, very tasty. Half of a nice pumpkin in the fridge. So i thought: soup! I put all ingredients together and added water, a very little salt (i like to add soy sauce at the end, because I never use stock), a quarter of a pumpkin cut into chunks and a lot of dried rosemary. I cooked it a few minutes in a pressure cooker and stirred it to melt the pumpkin, there is no need to use a blender. This soup is delicious, but I like to make new ones depending on what I got left!I think I could be a friend of these people from New York called Freegans... LOL I found their website this morning and I must admit I'm fascinated! LO...
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The Green Apple now sells Tippitappi!
2007-10-14 15:52:00
The Green Apple online Store now sells some of my design Tshirts! Take a look!The G reen Apple sells lovely organic and ethical stuff, from clothing to bathroom, kitchen, office, gifts, toys, games, lounge... almost everything!PS: the owner is vegetarian! :)
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Tomato Focaccia
2007-10-10 09:59:00
These are the last tomatoes from Sara's garden, my neighbour. Autumn is here and Tomato es are all going yellow... I usually make a wish in the spring with every fruit I eat for the first time each year, perhaps I should make one also when I know It's the last? Anyway, these are my last fresh tomatoes for this year, I don't like buying off season stuff, coming from Spain or Argentina, I think it's ridiculous. So here's my wholemeal focaccia with slices os tomatoes, oregano, salt and some good olive oil, I think some olives would be nice here too, but then it will become more of a pizza, focaccia should be more like a bread, which is what it actually is, a flat bread.I am getting lazy with this blog, but I also have been quite unlucky, I made a cake yesterday following an american recipe called blondie something and it was with chocolate and peanut butter, uuuhh I felt like it so much, but it came out like ... I don't know, I couldn't even slice it, it is too crumbly, but the...

Fair of the ancient fruits at Paderna Castle
2007-10-08 22:31:00
This is where we went on saturday, it was a nice day and we enjoyed it so much.I was astonished by the beauty of the castle, it's near Piacenza in the north of Italy, It's dated ninth century and it's an organic farm today, somehow...Look at the pics, click to enlarge.The flowers that I bought, amazing colours!Spelt salad with capers and olives .... VEGAN! Incredibile.
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Date and Macadamia nut Tart
2007-10-03 16:47:00
Even if these dates and nuts were bought from a Fair Trade Shop, it's not the perfect organic stuff I could have bought locally, but Simone loves brazil nuts so I thought it would have been nice to give him a treat. This cake is 100% vegan, of course!Ingredientsflour 250 gr.margarine 100 gr.sugar 100 gr.a small glass of milk (rice, soja...)pinch of saltgrated zest of two lemonsthree cups of dates (one package)one or two cups of brazil nutsMethod:Lets make the pastry. Put all ingredients except the milk in a large bowl and combine with both hands. Add enough milk to form a nice ball, keep it in the fridge or cool place while you prepare the rest. If you accidentally add too much milk, add a bit of flour to balance the dough.Soak in a little hot water the deseeded and chopped dates. Wait until they go soft and blend into a cream using a blender. It will become like a date jam, but with no sugar added!Place the pastry in the tin and spread the date mixture. Place the chopped nuts o...
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Stickers for my vegan tees...
2007-09-27 21:08:00
This was one of my designs that i made for my stickers... Unluckily it was dumped, but it's cute, isn't it?!
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My Vegan Tshirts
2007-09-26 09:27:00
Hi again, my vegan online store Tippitappi.com has been open for two months now and is not going too bad. I sold mainly in Italy, Us and Australia. My tshirts will also be soon sold at thegreenapple.co.uk an online store based in the Uk that sells organic and it's so exciting!I also donated several tshirts to animal rights associations like AgireOra (italian), VivereVega n (italian), and PETA.My thirts cost 30 euros but I offer a free worldwide shipping. It is high quality 100% organic cotton and not thin; it sometimens happen when you buy online, that you end up with a very thin tshirt. It's not my case, my tshirts are made of thick natural cotton.I never had a complaint so far, so that's good! :)))Ok, enough now, back to the kitchen!
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Pumpkin Seed Biscuits
2007-09-24 18:08:00
I must be obsessed with pumpkins...I was craving for something sweet this afternoon and I had nothing to bite. So I decided to make some biscuits using the ingredients used for Crumbles... not bad and very very crunchy! :)Ingredients:1 cup of rolled oats or other cereal1 cup of sugar1 cup of flour (white or wholemeal)1/2 cup of oil4 tb. of waterpinch of salt1 teaspoon of baking powdera handful of pumpkin seedsMix all ingredients and make little balls with your hands. If you have fake teeth or simply don't want to brake your teeth, flatten the biscuits with your hands. Bake for 20/25 minutes at medium temp.Enjoy! :)
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A snack for my vegan baby
2007-09-18 22:12:00
There are a lot of vegan mums that read my italian blog, so I was asked to post a recipe for our little angels too! I posted this quick sweet cream because it's made of nuts and dry fruits. They are very important for vegan kids and I think that this type of food is sometimes neglected. I soak the dry fruits in water overnight and then I blend it into a cream with a food processor.This time I have used dry apricots, almonds and sesame seeds.It is up to you to mix the fruit and make different combinations. You could use only one type of fruit (apricots, plums, figs, dates) or add some hazelnuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds...) Presoak and blend thoroughly. It's a rich source of vitamins, minerals, fat, protein, sugars. Vega n kids need it to grow!Bubu is 14 month old and wants to eat on his own, but he's no good! :)
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Meme!
2007-09-17 11:39:00
Amey from Vegan Eats and Treats tagged me for a meme, this is my first meme, I don't want to let you down with this, but I'm not too clever, sorry!Too many words in tippitappi, although my real name is Jenni Shortt (I have an english name because my father is English, my mum is Italian :)I'm not not good at this, I told you!P is for... no I won't say itP again???I love vegan food and all vegan people! (Although I once met a vegan girl at VegFestival in Torino called Monica, she was absolutely horrible, unkind and rude to me, I hate her.)T like Tippitappi.com, my new job!A lot of imagination... I'm gifted, I knowPumpkinPotatoI love you all!thank you Amey for my first meme! :)Ps: on the photo you can see my sweet friend Gazelle, the nicest and calmest horse I've ever met. She lives with my boyfriend's cousin in the mountains, in France. In a beautiful place, he sleeps in a caravan with no electricity, no phone, no heating... ahh it's incredible! I want to go again, it's so ...
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Homemade Herbal Teas
2007-09-16 09:53:00
I found a nice recipe for homemade fruit and herbal teas, that is, natural with no artificial flavourings but with the real taste and goodness of real herbs and fruits. I actually copied the recipe from a nice italian brand of organic teas in bottles called Achillea (see here). The secret is to mix nice herbs like Rosa Canina, it's the red fruit of the wild rose or hybiscus flowers, or any herb you like with other herbs like Raspberry flowers or other healing herbs, make an infusion and use concentrated apple juice as a sweetener. Raspberry leaves are very good for children, they are very rich in minerals and vitamins and also they help to reduce fever. Rosa Canina is a bomb of vitamin C. In Italy we have Erboristeria, which is a shop that sells loose herbs and a trained person that will tell you what herbs are best for you. That's where I go. Adding the apple juice is a good way to make it taste nice, because some teas are sometimes too herby! :)These teas are excellent co...
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Zucca alla menta - Pumpkin with mint
2007-09-14 11:23:00
I used to hate pumpkin and I used to hate mint with savoury foods, now I absolutely adore it.It was my friend Francesca Davoli that once cooked it for me and I've always made it ever since especially at this time of the year. Oh by the way Francesca is a home stylist, you can see her work here This is what it looks like before going into the ovenAnd this is what it's like just out of the oven, quite crispy this time, notice how much the pieces have shrunk!This is a simple but rather nice recipe, trust me!
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Conchiglioni
2007-09-09 15:50:00
Pasta again! I know... but I love pasta, I eat it almost everyday and I'm Italian so I can't help it! This is a special kind of pasta, it's conchiglioni which means big shells, and they are usually filled with a rich sauce and then baked to make a nice crust on top. My rich sauce was made today with a nice tomato sauce and tofu, ok nothing spectacular but if you think I have used lots of onion and herbs like thyme and rosemary and the tofu was smoked with almonds and sesame seeds from Taifun make, then I can assure you it was quite tasty.Ingredients:200 gr. or 1 1/2 cup of Tofu (flavoured one, like this one it's better)One big onionOlive oilOne can of tomato sauce (I used Passata di Pomodoro, which is usually homemade: fresh red tomatoes cooked for a long time with basil and olive oil, much tastier and darker than tomato puree. I don't know if you can find it in the shops)thyme and rosemary, fresh or drysaltChop the onion finely and fry in a little olive oil and salt for 10/...

Coming back from our trip in the mountains...
2007-08-28 16:15:00
What a summer! I have been away in the mountains with my family and here are some photos...Picking rasperries...Raspberry and Soy Yogurt cake! mmmm!Gnocco fritto! This is typical of my area, they are squares of white pastry fried in oil, really simple but really nice, and vegan too!This is Simone trying to put Bubu's shoes on!I had a nice and quite relaxing time in the mountains, we slept in a rented caravan and explored the place from every angle. We couldn't do much trekking because we didn't have a proper baby carrier, but we managed to see lakes, flowers, berries, sleep under trees and just relax, that is what we wanted.Tippitappi.com is going strong: I sold many tshirts especially in Italy, Spain, US and Canada. Thank you so much for your support!
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They talk about me...
2007-07-26 22:44:00
hey check out this interesting Vegan Blog from Grand Rapids, he wrote 2 great articles about me and Tippitappi. He explained better that I did! Fantastic!www.g-rad.org/veganand this from the UK...www.newconsumer.comIf you wonder who is the nice guy with me in the pic, that's a donkey I met in France.. :) I was passing by and couldn't resist, I love donkeys, I had to meet him, he was so funny!
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Verdure Ripiene
2007-07-26 20:08:00
These are Stuffed Zucchini and Onions.. I think this is the exact translation. It's a typical italian dish and the vegetable are usually filled with a mixture of Parmigiano Reggiano (Parmisan Cheese), breadcrumbs, garlic and parsley. But we don't like cheese (read why I hate cheese) so I used Tofu, yeast flakes and a drop of soy sauce. What I do is cut a big zucchini in half legthwise and scoop the inside with a small knife so that it looks more or less like a boat. Onions are good too for this: use big onions, cut in half and try to scoop the inside of the onion, make it look like a cup.Put tofu, breadcrumbs, yeast flakes, chopped parsley, a finely chopped clove of garlic, pinch of salt in a food processor and blend to form a thick cream. Add some olive oil if necessary. Spread this on top and inside the vegetables and cook in the oven until quite cooked. You could eat it like this or you could continue cooking in a pan with some chopped onions and tomatoes, olive oil and w...

why am I vegetarian?
2007-07-25 11:53:00
This is for all non vegetarian people that come to see my blog...Why am I a vegetarian? There is more than one reason:1- Because it isn't fair2- Because we don't need meat to be healthy and strong3- Because I care about the environment4- Because there are still millions of people starving to deathREAD MORE
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where are you?!
2007-07-20 23:02:00
I'm having a quite intense and difficult time at the moment, where have you all gone? I miss you terribly!I noticed that the bank page, MyBank - when you intend to purchase something - has got the total price in Lire too, now I want to explain what Lire is. Before the EURO came we had the Lira in Italy. (Lira singular, Lire plural) Some italians still want to know how many lire to the Euro, so some shops still display both prices. One Euro is more or less 1.927 Lire, yes: one thousand and 9 hundred and 27 Lire. It sounds odd, I know. I will do my best and remove the total price in Lire because it could cause confusion and stop people from buying.1 Euro = 1,38 US Dollar1 Euro = 0,67 £ English PoundsSo my Tshirts cost41,40 US Dollarsor20,10 £ English PoundsClick here for a yahoo currency converterI can see that many people (dozens!) intended to buy but then stopped on that page for some reason. Maybe this is the reason. I don't know. Or maybe there are some problems viewing m...
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New Opening! Tippitappi's Shop!
2007-07-18 19:10:00
I am thrilled to announce the new opening of my shop!I am so happy! hope you like it, comments and suggestions are welcome!Come in!
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