Grandma Sita
“A Grandchild in My Kitchen” is a plant-based cooking challenge run by Grandma Sita to celebrate food traditions and the nostalgia of vintage recipes passed down through generations across the globe while embracing new flavors and adding more plants to our plates – one recipe at a time.
🌊💪🤔 Did you know that seaweeds have low calories, but a high content of minerals, proteins, vitamins, omega-3, and omega-6? Adding seaweed to your meals provides a wide range of health benefits and adds flavors and textures. Luckily, there are different types of edible seaweeds…
🥙🗑️🤔 Did you know that homemade arepas are versatile, naturally vegan, and the perfect way to cook with zero waste using plant-based filling whatever you have in your pantry? Arepas de maíz are mostly known as corn cakes made out of precooked corn flour/cornmeal in…
🍪🗑️🤔 Did you know that homemade cookies are an easy zero waste way to bake with whatever leftovers you have in your pantry like a mixture of nuts, chocolate, or jam? By making small changes at home like Grandma Sita, turning leftovers into edible and…
🍞🗑️🤔 Did you know that an estimated 40% of bread produced every year is wasted in the home, which means that for every loaf of bread eaten, half a loaf is thrown away? By making small changes like Grandma Sita, turning bread surplus into edible…
🌱🌶️🥔🇪🇸 Grandma Sita learns with David how to make Canarian-style mojo sauces spread over wrinkly potatoes, one of the region’s most famous dishes. 😋 This tasty plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular “Mojo Verde” (green mojo) and “Mojo Picón” (spicy red mojo) sauces served alongside “Papas…
🍰🗑️🤔 Did you know that you can freeze an apple cake? Just wrap it well and place it in a ziplock bag or plastic container. It will freeze for up to 3 months. 🌱🇩🇪 Ellen joined A Grandchild in My Kitchen, Grandma Sita’s plant-based cooking challenge…
🌱🌽🥧🇨🇱 Grandma Sita learns with Claudia how to make delicious Chilean-style corn pie made from corn and mushrooms. This easy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular Pastel de Choclo which is a classic Chilean dish. It has just the right consistency, and an amazing…
🌱🧅🍕🇫🇷 Grandma Sita learns with Raphael how to make delicious French-style onion pie. This yummy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular Tarte A L’oignon which is a classic French onion pie. It can be a very quick easy recipe if you start with a pre-made…
🌱🍫🍰🇫🇷 Grandma Sita learns with Eléa how to bake delicious French-style chocolate vanilla cake. This yummy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular “Gâteau marbré” which is a great classic of French home cooking. It’s very simple to make, flavorful, and with a funky look. …
🌱🥦🍲🇪🇸 Grandma Sita learns with Gorka how to make delicious Basque-style vegetable soup made mainly from leeks, it also contains potatoes, onion, and carrots. This easy plant-based recipe is inspired by the popular Porrusalda which is commonly eaten in Basque Country, Northern Spain. 😋 This…