by Başak | Dec 23, 2022 | Do It Yourself, First course, Food Awareness |
Eggless homemade pasta dough: using wholemeal flour Time: prep. 20 mins cook. 2-5 mins rest min 30 minsDifficulty: easy (manual pasta maker)Yields: 2-3 portionsCost : very low What makes the holidays... 
by Başak | Dec 12, 2022 | Do It Yourself, First course, Food Awareness |
Healthy Stove top Pizza + oven’s grill: best Neapolitan taste Time: prep. & prove 1-30 hrs cook. approx 30 minsDifficulty: easy (if you buy the base)Yields: 4 round pizzasCost: low Pizza Napoletana is... 
by Başak | Aug 31, 2022 | Desserts, Do It Yourself, Food Awareness |
Blackberry jam: only 3 ingredients and without pectin Time: prep. 10 mins cook. 50 minsYields: easyDosi: 1,2 kgCost: low Summer for many means sun and sea; others prefer to immerse themselves in the hinterland... 
by Başak | Jun 27, 2022 | Do It Yourself, Food Awareness |
Homemade rice milk natural, budget friendly, healthy and hypoallergenic Rice milk may not be among the most nutrient-dense plant-based drinks, but it is still a valid and delicious alternative to cow’s milk.Decidedly lower in allergenic substances,... 
by Başak | Jan 31, 2022 | Do It Yourself, Food Awareness |
Easy homemade soy yogurt recipe, thick without using thickeners Time: prep. 5 mins cook. 15-20 mins ferment. 5-8 hrs cooling. 12 hDifficulty: easyYield: for 8 servingsCost: very low... 
by Başak | Nov 15, 2021 | Do It Yourself, Food Awareness |
Carob bread with sourdough starter: a baked superfood, also very tasty Some of you may know that I spend most of the year in Portugal; this small country, incredibly full of surprises, is also the largest producer of carob in the world (more than 40... 
by Başak | Sep 20, 2021 | Do It Yourself, Food Awareness |
Water kefir guide: what is it, pros & cons, how to prepare, tips and ideas Would you like to have more probiotic foods in your diet, but you are vegan or lactose intolerant? Are you aware of the benefits of fermented foods, but preparing Kombucha... 
by Başak | May 10, 2021 | Do It Yourself |
How to make Oat Milk at home (DIY): cheap, delicious and not “slimy” First I have to correct the title: legally I should not call it “How to make Oat Milk at home“, but “How to make Oat Drink at home“. As I was explaining it in “Homemade Soy Milk” the reason why we... 
by Başak | Apr 26, 2021 | Do It Yourself |
Kefir flatbread with spelt flour without yeast or butter: easy, tasty and cheap Time: prep. 10 mins cook. 10 minsDifficulty: medium-easyYields: 8 flatbreadsCost: low I’ll be blunt: I’m not a fan of... 
by Başak | Mar 15, 2021 | Do It Yourself |
Whole wheat sourdough bread: easy and no-knead recipe If you are following me on social media for sometime, you surely know that we bake bread every 3-4 days. Both my husband and I can be considered as serious fans of this food, which counts on millennial of... 
by Başak | Mar 8, 2021 | Do It Yourself |
Easy homemade thick yogurt recipe, better than store bought Time: prep. 5 mins cook. 15-20 mins ferment. 4-8 hrs cooling. 12 hDifficulty: easyYield: for 4 servingsCost: very low... 
by Başak | Nov 10, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
How to make tofu at home: the healthiest and most convenient method In the Western part of the world we know tofu only very recently (a few decades), but we must admit that it has a much richer history than many foods we call ‘traditional’: in... 
by Başak | Oct 27, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
Homemade Soy Milk: how and why you should do it yourself (DIY) First I have to correct the title: legally I should not call it “Homemade Soy Milk”, but “Homemade Soy Drink”.Made the necessary clarification should be said that the... 
by Başak | Aug 10, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
What is TAHINI: a super food that you can make at home Many have heard of it, few use it, but how many really know what tahini (or tahin, tahina) is and how it is produced?This thick beige liquid is nothing more than the cream obtained by grinding toasted and... 
by Başak | Apr 15, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
No-knead sourdough wholemeal spelt (Triticum spelta) bread: the high hydration dough The CHEtarian diet always advises you to choose foods that have a list of ingredients as short as possible, and that can be defined as traditional at least for some... 
by Başak | Apr 1, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
How to make an easy SOURDOUGH STARTER Making a DIY starter, which was a fad like so many others in recent times, with the quarantine emergency, has become a must for many. This recipe for an easy sourdough starter is the one you are looking for: easy to... 
by Başak | Jan 16, 2020 | Do It Yourself |
SPROUTS: the little big miracle that happens in the kitchen If we had to thank nature for just one food, choosing the sprouts would not be wrong. Findings dating back 5,000 years show that ‘plant embryos’ were prescribed and used by doctors... 
My name is Başak, food engineer with HACCP specialization. I research the balance of diets, according to their sustainability