Last night I went out to dinner with Venetia and Lina, to one of our favourite Italian places, La Parolaccia. I love the place and the food, but the issue for me is there’s only one vegan option on the menu. Sometimes I just have whatever I want, but I like to stick to vegan as much as I can. My knees appreciate it!

So I’ve taken to carrying two little containers with me, one with hot pepper flakes and the other with nutritional yeast. Nutritional yeast is a great ingredient to put in dishes if you want a bit of cheesiness without using cheese. So I went for the penne rigate, added black pepper and my two magic ingredients, and voila—magically transformed!