These sweets need no presentation! But if you have never heard about them, know that in Moldova these are the most sold sweets, and well known in Romania too. I already made different versions of them but now I want to show this recipe which is even closer to the original one and still is…
Category: healthy food
How to make vegan cheese home using cashews
That milk is not so good for you, you already knew. It’s not new for you that, as a human being, you are not made to digest milk and all the dairy products. More than that, so many studies link lots of health problems to it. Heart disease, alzeimer, diabetes type 2, even cancer, just…
Christmas menu ideas or how much I loved this Tallarita Olive Oil Gift Box
This month is all about making presents for the dear ones around us and in case you are still hesitating what to offer you can have a look on my last blog post. One of my beautiful discoveries this year was the Agrestis olive oil. I made myself a present and got a beautiful gift box…
Vegan cheesecake with apples (compote)
There are lots of reasons why you should make this cheesake! First of all because it’s a vegan one and nowadays being vegan is no longer tabu. It’s also an apple cake in case you got lots of apples and already baked your favorite apple cake/compote. We are in lockdown again and baking is one…
Lentils hummus with hazelnut butter and sage
It is hard to think of an ingredient more used in our kitchen than olive oil. Being a big fan of green salads every day, olive oil is always the first ingredient on the list. Of course you have lots of different brands today. One thing you should pay attention to when getting your oil…
Cheesecake with blueberries jam
This blog post is sponsored by Materne. All opinions are based on my personal experience. I only recommend products that I truly love and use myself! It is difficult to think of someone coming to visit us and not having received a slice of this cake. It’s one of our family favorites. My husbands favorite….
Vegan cherry jam ice cream
No summer without ice cream. Even if this summer is quite a challenging one and nothing seems sure. But one thing is sure: we need ice cream in the summer. And an easy one to make. I love easy recipes but I also love those recipes which could be done in advance and save some…
Spinach gluten free pancakes
This blog post is sponsored by Materne. All opinions are based on my personal experience. I only recommend products that I truly love and use myself! For her birthday at school this year Ilinca wanted poffertjes. For those who doesn’t know them, these are like small but rather thick pancakes which are traditionally eaten in…
Radish greens dip/hummus
You are never going wrong with vegetables. When chickpeas or beans, so often used in dips/hummus are the easiest way to get a delicious spread, they are not always so easy to digest for everyone. Especially when mixed with different groups of food (other carbs or animal protein for instance). So better to get back…
Red beets balsamico galette using Materne jam
This blog post is sponsored by Materne. All opinions are based on my personal experience. I only recommend products that I truly love and use myself! Last weekend we made a balsamico red beet galette which was so good that I wanted to make it again. I wouldn’t have made it if I hadn’t found…
Bûche de Noël
If you love to make cakes you have certainly already heard of Silikomart molds. These are the most beatiful interesting molds easy to use and such a help in the kitchen especially when you want to impress your guests. This cake was made while willing to make something quick for a lovely visit. Chocolate and…
Turmeric latte
My ritual before going to sleep. It’s really my drug and I can hardly imagine my evening without a cup of turmeric latte from https://www.millmortar.com/ Clinically proven to improve immunity, reduce inflammation, and aid the liver in eliminating toxins and blood sugars known to harm the health of our skin! So many reasons to use…
The only butter you will want to have home
You know it or not, hemp seeds are a gift of nature. The list of their benefits for our health is very long, but at least these 2 facts need some attention from your part: they contain all of the essential amino acids, which makes them a complete source of protein and they have an…
Vegan sugar free hot chocolate
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate departments have always been my favorite places in the supermarket. I was always attracted by the different choices, flavours and adds of these products. But then I (almost) stopped drinking coffee. Now I still use to stroll through these departments, only to get some inspiration for the homemade versions….
Sugar Free Granola Brownies
Sugar free granola using the roasted pumpkin and beautiful Signature granola to make a sunday even more cozy. I became addicted to https://www.naturallygranola.com/ made by Tiara. To be honest, since dicovering Tiara’s granola, which my girls love so much, I stopped making them at home. Knowing Tiara and everything she puts in her granola, you…
Vegan pumpkin snickers
Snickers don’t need an introduction, right? We make them so often and I have changed so many filling ingredients by now. The challenge started because my girls don’t want to eat nuts. They would say that they don’t love them even if they always add them to the granola they use to make. So I…
Pumpkin hummus without chickpeas
The last few weeks were ones of the most stressful weeks since having my own family😔 Sleepless nights, tears and fear due to some medical issues in the family…At the end everything is going to be ok!The good thing about last week was this dip made in no-time and which the girls loved too. If…
Raw brownies
It’s been such a long ago I made raw brownies. And they are really so easy to make. You don’t even need a recipe. A mix of nuts, dates and cacao powder and you can make the most delicious brownies. And if you add some coffee flavor or other spices (think cinnamon/maca/carob), your brownies can…
Breakfast bars
For the hectic mornings…. Crunchy and full of nuts and healthy fats, these bars are a life safer. It’s not something we eat often, but it makes me happy to know I have something ready for the moments when the alarm clock didn’t wake us up in time 🙂 To make 12 bars: Sunflower nut…
Rose Water Protein Halva Bites
It looks like that we don’t eat something else but sweets, I know. But some of the ingredients we use in the treats we make are so good that they need a special place on this blog. Like this very vanilla protein protein. I have already written about the chocolate version in my previous post…
Vegan Tahini Brownies
I use to make brownies a lot, almost every weekend. And because I make it so often, I need to make sure I use the healthies ingredients. Every time we like to change something about the brownies and give it a different shape or flavour. And because we have just finished to watch a beautiful…
Olive oil chocolate cookies
What would december be without chocolate cookies? Moist and so chocolatey, these are the only chocolate cookies we use to make. Every year I change a little bit the recipe, but I like to keep it always sugar free and full of chocolate. Just one or two pieces to make my chocolate pause worth it….
Collagen bonbons
These dark chocolate collagen bonbons are my favorite sweets these days. I love to have them next to my turmeric latte every evening. To make them: 160 gr cashews the juice from 1 lemon 10 gr black goji powder 30 gr collagen 80 gr coconut milk 30 gr agave 30 gr coconut butter Simpy mix…
Black Goji Collagen Treats
The best thing of my freezer today is that it has these no-bake collagen black goji treats. I have been obsessed about collagen lately and so happy to find a brand like Rejuvenated that tastes so so good. In this recipe I combined it to black goji powder from Unicorn Superfoods , which was the…
Chocolate Mousse Tart
I received the most delicious chocolate bars and I wanted everyone to know about it!When we talk about Ombar chocolate, we talk about sugar-free, vegan but especially about raw delicious chocolates. They are so cute and lovely packed and so colourful that it’s difficult not to finish them once you have opened them.This chocolate cake…
Glutenfree bread
A good bread needs not only good ingredients but also some patience, time and love. As much as I love bread I realized that I don’t feel really ok after eating it. I used to make my sourdough bread which was a healthier option than the ones from the store. But this took me so…
Rose water coconut butter helva
It’s already mid september but I am still dreaming of Georgia and everything we could enjoy there during our holiday this summer. Having as neighbours Russia and Turkey, the influence of halva/helva is strong there too. I grew up with sunflower halva, then I discovered the sesame seeds halva and how good for you the…
Dried plums brownies
I have an obsession with the mix between plums and dark chocolate and this is due to the fact that I was born in Moldova. For those who don’t know, Moldova has this well-known chocolate company Bucurie (which means Joy) and one of the best sold chocolates are the plums-chocolate ones. I have already seen…
Personalized buckwheat bars
It’s been a while since I haven’t made these bars, and we all love them. When I discovered on the website Place à la nature these cute alphabet cereals, I knew quickly how to use them. They make a beautiful breakfast and especially lovely desserts when having quests. We already used them for a birthday…
Pumpkin seeds bounty
This recipe was created in my search to incorporate more hemp and pumpkin seeds in my kids menu. Hemp and pumkin seeds aren’t the most delicious ones when eaten on its own, let’s face it. But combined with some coconut butter and some sweetener, these became so tasty and got a lovely colour! I covered…
Avocado-Seaweed Spread
I use to make my nut/seeds butters at home. But now and then I like to buy them (it is good to change once in a while) …Especially because some of the seeds aren’t top of my preferences. Like the pumpkin seeds… I know, they are full of magnesium and zinc and omega 3, but…
Raw Buckwheat & Chocolate Bars
If someone had told me some years ago that one day I would eat raw buckwheat groats in bars, I would not have believed it… Buckwheat, or kasha as we used to call it at home, is something we grew up with. If you have never eaten it you are definitely not born in the…
Raw Chocolate Mousse Tart
If I have to pick only one cake for a special occasion it has to be ‘chocolatemousse. In this Christmas period, when we get together with our families and share the most beautiful moments, a dessert like this is perfect to end a dinner: chocolatey, sweet but not too much, melting in the mouth allthough…
‘Chisinaul de seara’ Cake
When you miss your home country, homemade food can bring it closer! There is no moldovan who hasn’t heard of this delicious chocolate bar: Chisinau de seara! The mix of plums and chocolate is such a perfect combination that you wouldn’t be able to stop eating these chocolates. Every time my mother sends me a…
Raw Turmeric Magnum
Telling you that turmeric is a superfood will not come as a surprise…especially in these times, when we are overwhelmed by healthy living tips. But how many of us use this spice at least once/twice a week? I don’t. Even if I see my turmeric every time when I open the cupboard with spices. I…
Vegan Chestnut Ice Cream
No, the winter hasn’t ended. And Yes, this is an ice cream. But some recipes just can’t wait till summer. And some chocolate recipes can easily put a smile on our face like this one 😉 Before giving you the recipe (only 3 ingredients!), let me tell you how much I love chestnuts. This love…
Vegan Hot Chocolate Milk
The coffee, tea and hot chocolate departments have always been my favorite places in the supermarket. I was always attracted by the different choices, flavours and adds of these products. But then I (almost) stopped drinking coffee. Now I still use to stroll through these departments, only to get some inspiration for the homemade versions….
Magic Poppy Seeds Bites
One of our weekend activities is making healthy bites. The girls adore these moments and they will always drop immediately other activities to come and help me. We always try to make something new, but it has always to be with chocolate. These bites are inspired by the chocolates we received for Xmas from…
Raw Christmas Stollen
We go shopping quite often in Germany. Besides visiting a new area, I also like to go to my favourite shops which cannot be found here. During our last visit, a month ago, an interesting cake-bread, called ‘Stollen’ , drew my attention. I hesitated for some minutes, thinking should I buy it or not? At…
Vegan & Gluten-free Christmas Cookies
This is one of the oldest cookies recipe of our family. First discovered in a healthy recipe magazine, this recipe went through a lot of changes. First, I replaced the gluten flour by its non-gluten alternatives (tapioca, rice, chickpeas) using different combinations. Then, instead of butter we used coconut oil and apple mousse. Finally, we…
Fig Ice Cream
This year I discovered for the first time in my life how full of fruits and colors the month of august can be. Especially in southern countries. I wasn’t even aware, even though I am a big fan of all sorts of fruit, that peaches can still be found end of august. This post is…
Hemp Turmeric Shake
I wasn’t so familiar with curcuma/turmeric powder and its properties until 2 years ago. While searching for natural colorants for soaps I discovered how good it is for our health. I started to use it once in a while in some Indian dishes. But the true love for turmeric started some months ago: when browsing…
Plombir/Vegan tofu-coconut milk ice cream
We haven’t really enjoyed the sunny days this year, but we are still hoping to have a long summer without too much rain. Nevertheless, we use to make quite often ice cream home… to exercise and to be prepared in case the summer it would become too hot :). This ice cream was made to…
Raw Blueberry Cheesecake
I have this cake in my mind for several months now. First I was waiting for the berry season. This long wait was interrupted by a little holiday to a place so close to my heart. We came back but my heart is still there:Bucharest, the city I used to study in and which is,…
Tarte Végétalienne Poire-Chocolat /Vegan Pear Chocolate Cake
I wish I could find the words to describe how delicious this cake is. Just imagine a mix of bananas- pears- chocolate… and this is not all! I added also some chestnut puree, which I consider the discovery of 2013 year as I have never used it before in kitchen. The recipe: The crust: 1,5…
Dragobete’s chocolate mousse
Dragobete este sarbatoarea dragostei la romani. Autentica, puternica, sarbatoarea marcheaza inceputul primaverii si reinvierea iubirii, prilej pentru care, cu siguranta, trebuie sa sarbatorim cu …ciocolata. Acest desert e pentru cei carora le place sa si condimenteze iubirea cu putina jovialitate, rasfat si zambete ascunse…e pentru indragostitul din fiecare, pentru cei care iubesc iubirea, si o…
Raw ‘Nuts’ Bars
I promised myself to make and eat less cookies and cakes this year, but God…. it’s too difficult to resist! Luckily I made these bars when we had some visitors …it made me feel less guilty 🙂 One of my favourite childhood bars are ”Nuts”. I loved them from the their advertisement which promised it contains…
Raw Apple Pie/ Tarte Crue Aux Pommes
Simpe. Delicious. Raw. Crust: 1 cup of walnuts 1/4 cup of flaxseeds(optional) 1/2 cup of sultanas 1/2 cup of dried physalis(or dried cranberries) 2 TbSp cacao butter/coconut oil (optional) 1TbSp of cinnamon 1 pinch of salt Cream: 1/2 cup of cashews 3 peeled bananas 2 apples, sliced, taken out the core 1 TbSp of lucuma…
Bûche de Noël
This bûche is inspired from this delicious speculoos cheesecake which is one of the most favourite cheesecakes of our family. The speculoos spices, the main ingredients of these Belgian biscuits called speculoos, give an exotic taste to this cake, which reminds me of gingersnaps. The crust: ½ cup of walnuts 1 pitted Medjool date 1…
Raw Chocolate & Matcha Roulade/Bûche Crue
Christmas is a time when you get homesick – even when you’re home. ~Carol Nelson The crust: 2 cups almonds 1 cup dried coconut 1/2 cup oats 1/2 cup buckwheat 3 TbSp water 4 TbSp honey (agave, maple syrup for a vegan version) 3 TbSp cacao butter/coconut oil 2 Tsp matcha (green tea) powder 1 pinch…
Dairy-free Bran Cheese/Branza vegana cu bors proaspat
I can’t pretend that this vegan cheese is very similar to a classic cheese recipe, but I loved this recipe so much that for me this was the best dairy-free cheese. I have already tried twice to make a vegan cheese, but I was never really satisfied with the results. Or, maybe I was expecting…
Snickers crus
Did you know ? Snickers is the most sold chocolate bar from the times. Of course they have always been my favorites too, but since I started investigating the list of the ingredients of what is in it, I simply decided not to eat them anymore: they are full of sugar and ingredients I tend…
Raw Oreos/Biscuits Oreo
I don’t remember last time I ate oreos, so I can’t really say that these homemade cookies taste like oreos, but they taste heavenly. I made them last weekend together with my girls and we all loved them so much that we ate almost 1/3 of chocolate cookies composition( yes, we are a gourmand family!)….
Raw Quince Pie/Placinta cruda de gutui
I love quinces. I like them raw…I find it strange that people around me don’t eat them raw or don’t know them at all, but in the country where I was born, quince is considered to be the queen of autumn fruits. So perfumed and tender like apples and pears, but a little bit spicy…
Raw Pumpkin Pie/ Tarte crue au potiron
This pumpkin pie is so so delicious. Not that the other one was not tasty, but this one contains chocolate and I am a really chocolate fan. I have never thought of combining chocolate and pumpkin in a cake, but when I offered my other pumpkin cake to my children, the 1st question was: ’Does…
Tarte fauxmage et potiron/Raw Pumpkin Cheesecake
J’aime l’automne pour sa richesse en fruits. Pleins de couleurs, de différentes formes et goûts, les fruits en automne sont si nombreux, que l’on ne sait pas vraiment à quel fruit se vouer. La semaine passée j’ai acheté pour la 1ère fois cette année plusieurs potirons. Après avoir fait de la soupe au potiron et…
Placinta cruda/Quiche crue
Depuis que j’ai découvert les tartes sucrées crues, j’ai toujours voulu essayer d’en faire une variante salée. Très copieuse, cette quiche aux légumes crus peut être servie comme plat principal, accompagnée ou non d’une salade. C’est très frais et c’est une façon différente de manger des crudités, tant connues pour leur apport maximum en vitamines…
Raw Mango Cheesecake
Delicious… a cake which I could eat every day … Very easy to make, full of vitamins and essential minerals, this cake does not contain eggs, flour, sugar, nor milk. It is a raw cake ! One has to admit that raw cakes have a special taste, especially when you eat them for the first…
Less is More
Did you know that the ice cream was invented by the chinese? It’s strange because China is the last country I would associate with ice cream … Even if it’s almost autumn , after a day of work many people long for a fresh ice cream. For me this summer was low in ingredients when…
Raw Hemp Seeds Ice Cream
Since I have discovered how healthy the hemp seeds are, I added them to many recipes: yougurt, shakes, salads, granola, breads, biscuits… These nutricious seeds contain the most concentrated balance of protein, vitamins and essential fats. This ice cream recipe contains pretty much all of my favorite ingredients…hemp seeds, cashews, avocado, honey. Loaded with protein,…
Raw Homemade Chocolate
Homemade chocolate bars are simple to make and they are wonderful gifts. All you need is raw and good quality ingredients and a little bit of imagination to make your own chocolate according to your taste. Recipe: 50 gr virgin cocoa butter 30 gr virgin coconut oil 50 gr raw cocoa powder ( if you…
Naturelle by Natalia 