Frequently Asked Questions

WHY “THE CLEVER MEAL”?

This title stemmed from my love for easy, yummy, affordable meatless meals. Not only are legumes, grains, and veggies delicious, but cutting out on meat is also great for your health, for your wallet and for the planet!

• It’s good for your health: Research shows that high intake of red meat and processed meat increases your risk of death from heart disease, stroke, diabetes, bowel cancer. Just to name a few.
• It reduces gas emissions: according to research, the impact that meat production, particularly beef, has on the environment and on the climate change is massive.
• It saves you money: veggies, beans and grains are so much cheaper than meat, absolutely great if you’re trying to eat on a budget.
• Good for the animals: it reduces the large-scale suffering of animals raised in factory farms.

That’s what I call “the clever meal”.

WHAT TYPE OF RECIPES CAN I FIND ON THE CLEVER MEAL?

The clever meal is focused on utilising simple everyday ingredients like pasta, grains, beans, eggs, cheese, and affordable vegetables and fruit. My recipes are usually meatless or vegan, and they’re inspired by the Mediterranean and Italian traditions. They’re usually ready in 30 minutes or less.

ARE YOU VEGAN OR VEGETARIAN?

I’m not strictly vegan or vegetarian, and I occasionally eat fish.
However, my family and I have decided to cut out meat, especially beef and processed meat, years ago.

WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?

I currently live in London, UK.
However, I come from Italy, I lived in SF and I feel my home is split all over these places.

CAN I USE YOUR PHOTOS ON MY BLOG OR WEBSITE?

Yes, thanks for sharing! You can use photos with proper credit. Please provide credit back to both the specific post and my home page. Example: Panini bread recipe by The Clever Meal.

CAN I USE YOUR RECIPES?

No, sorry. Copying and pasting my recipes or posts onto your site negatively affects how my website will be displayed in search engine results, and it will cause copyright issues.
If you have an inquiry about a specific recipe, please feel free to email me at [email protected].

DO YOU DO ALLOW GUEST BLOGGERS TO POST?

No, at this time I don’t allow guest posts, sorry.

HOW CAN I CONTACT YOU?

Please, stay in touch! I love hearing from you and I’m happy to help or answer your questions. You can visit my contact page and submit the form or you can also email me at theclevermeal@gmail if that is easier for you.

If you make a recipe, please share your photos and feedback. You can find me on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest. I’m also on Twitter (but less active :).
Your comments are absolutely useful, they make me happy and help me to do better.

Katia x