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Homemade nutty cocoa spread

Homemade nutty cocoa spread

Once upon a time I used to be an advocate for Nutella, one of Italy’s most iconic food exports (not even sure it is still ‘italian’ nowadays but surely it was first produced in my home country). I stopped buying or eating it many years ago when it became obvious one of its main ingredients is the dreaded palm oil, as well as many other not so healthy ingredients (such as an enormous amount of sugar). Valid palm oil free…

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Incredible vegan chocolate mousse

Incredible vegan chocolate mousse

Have you ever heard of aquafaba? I first came across this relatively new word a year or so ago. It seems it was created putting together aqua (water) and faba (from fava beans) because aquafaba is in fact, the water that is usually discarded after boiling pulses. For years indeed, I have chucked in the sink the liquid from cans and jars of beans, chickpeas and peas. Gosh! What a mistake. It turns out this strangely gelatinous liquid has some…

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