I cannot believe how quickly this year has slipped by. From a beautiful May / June to a dreadful July/August as far as the weather is concerned. Despite fighting off a long battle with pneumonia, mental health and my disability, I still look forward to this time of year and seeing another season start. I... Continue Reading →
Tried and tested vegan ice cream Tubs Ice cream has always been my favourite treat and when I became vegan I was so worried that I was going to have to forgo that. I remember trying vegan ice cream in the 1980s at a festival and was so unimpressed. Fast forward to 2017 and how... Continue Reading →
If you have recently become vegan you will probably be feeling overwhelmed and checking product labels. That was me a few years ago, once I had sorted out my food it was time to take control of my beauty products. Food is just a small part of becoming a vegan. There is no rush to... Continue Reading →
Welcome once again Veganuary. I started my vegan journey 5 years ago after being a vegetarian most of my adult life. Veganuary started way back in 2014 and each year it gathers speed like a runaway train. In 2021 more than 582,000 took the pledge to try veganism for the month of January, this broke... Continue Reading →
To me, there is more to gluten-free baking and buying a bag of flour. Having a natural baking curiosity, I sought out other available natural gluten-free flours, there are quite a few on offer. It is finding the right flour for the right job. Each flour serves a purpose, such as BindingTextureTasteLeavening Once they are... Continue Reading →
It has been a strange summer for most of us. Although we are beginning to relax a little, the sword of covid still hangs overhead I have spent my time in the company of my close family, best friends and my animals. Like many my home is my safe place. It is where I feel... Continue Reading →
For us, in the UK this is the time of year we fire up the trusty BBQ, weather depending {It is the UK}. Across the neighbourhood, smoke wafts across gardens which sets your mouth-watering. We have always used coals to cook but this year I invested in a 5 burner gas barbeque and last night... Continue Reading →
Preparation TimeCooking Time 35 MinutesTotal Time Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and nut-free Equipment: Aluminium foil, olive oil and sea salt { black pepper optional} Roasted garlic is nothing like the unroasted in texture or taste. If you are not keen on the taste of garlic in your food, finding it too strong or overwhelming I urge... Continue Reading →
We are that time of the year again, Veganuary. The time when supermarkets and restaurants are booming with new vegan food products. My only annoyance is when they introduce a product in January and it slowly withdraws from the shelves. If you have decided to take the Veganuary 31-day challenge, then good luck. It has... Continue Reading →
Some great tips to help you navigate veganuary
When I started my blog, in my mind it was for the people, who for whatever reason were gluten-free. Also, a big part of it was for those who had made a choice to become vegan. As I go forward I have found that there are so many, who like me are both. I am... Continue Reading →
Every couple of months I like to get out there and scour around the shops to find some vegan and gluten-free food items to test and try. This has been a little more difficult since March because of the problems caused by Covid 19 such as Being in shielding since March and not been food... Continue Reading →
FOOD BITES Not just for pasta Until 4 years ago I had never used pesto, which now seems so unbelievable. Quite often, I picked up a jar in a supermarket, putting it back down again, convinced I would not like this weird green concoction in a jar. Often, while pursuing over delicious looking vegetarian recipes in... Continue Reading →
It has been such a while since I have written a non-recipe blog. This is due to a couple of reasons. Firstly due to severe pneumonia at the start of the year, I finally recovered from that and then we were all hit with the thing that changed everyone's lives, the Coronavirus. Like so many,... Continue Reading →
I just wanted to write a quick update about how things are going a being released from the hospital and my plans and ambitions for this year. Breathing is easier now as I recover from a horrible bout of pneumonia and an asthma attack, that frankly scared me so much. Still very tired but building... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone, I do apologise for my lack of posting over the last month. Just before Christmas I was feeling very tired but put it down to my disability and being so busy. By the day after boxing day, my chest was hurting and breathing became painful, I took my asthma pump and promised myself... Continue Reading →
When I shifted from being a vegetarian to vegan nearly 3 years ago it was a question I was asked so many times. I expect I am not the only one to hear that. Even my Dr was a little worried because of my long bouts of anaemia ( not down to wrong food choices).... Continue Reading →
When you make the decision to become a vegan your thoughts, I think are about the food and how it will affect what you eat. I was a vegetarian so for me it was dairy that mainly changed. Once I got myself on board with that, I looked around at so many things in... Continue Reading →
I cannot believe it is nearly Christmas, this year has gone so fast and I have had to overcome so many obstacles. The biggest one being I now have to use an electric wheelchair. It has taken a long time to get my head around my deteriorating mobility. I feel I am in the right... Continue Reading →
It has been about 16 months now since my blog first came into fruition, things have changed so much in my life since then. There have been times that I couldn't see any point in carrying on with it. On the flip side, it has kept me afloat when things were dire, that and the... Continue Reading →
