Summer really means a big rise in outdoor eating and nothing screams more summer food than bbq. It is time to get the charcoal lit and those burgers flipping The supermarkets are stuffed to the brim and competing now more than ever in the race to find the most realistic looking and tastiest vegan burgers.... Continue Reading →
Category: my vegan life
Spring tried & tested products
Birds Eye Green Cuisine £2.50 for 300g I bought these as I was looking for a lower-calorie vegan sausage and beef burger. Birdseye was trailing behind in the vegan market but at last, they have launched their Green Cuisine range. The sausages like the burgers and Swedish meatballs are made from pea protein. In... Continue Reading →
No eggs no problem
This is an update of a blog I wrote a while ago, the reason being more egg replacements are now available on our supermarket shelves. It is amazing how many products are available now on top of the natural ones we can use. See below for some new items. Before I became vegan I was... Continue Reading →
Two months in
I cannot believe that we are two months into 2019 already. Christmas seems like a distant memory now, the tinsel and tree packed and hidden for another 11 months. It is still time for warming comforting food such as my hearty vegetable cassoulet and Mexican quinoa stew I have also managed to produce a vegan... Continue Reading →
What is Seitan
For those of you who are newly vegans, you may have heard this word bandied around or seen it listed in the ingredients of some food products such as Tofurky, Granovita's mock duck and many more vegan meat products. There is now the well known vegan eaterie now called The Temple of Seitan Blank box.... Continue Reading →
A frugal vegan store cupboard
January really does feel like an incredibly long month, our bank balances are scary and all the festive feasting lays heavy upon us. The next payday seems so far away so it's a time we tighten our belts. Veganism does not have to be as expensive as sometimes it is portrayed. It is not necessary... Continue Reading →
Another Year Begins
Hi everyone and I hope you have recovered from the festive season. Mine went downhill the Saturday before Christmas when I split my big toe wide open when I fell and then on Christmas Eve I went down with pneumonia. After that and a cortisone injection I am on the road to recovery and now... Continue Reading →
Spare a Thought
It has been a busy two weeks, mainly because my elderly father in law has been ill and in hospital. At 80 it becomes worrying as he is diabetic. That combined with getting ready for Christmas, cooking for the blog and having a busy household it was hard to have a moment to draw breath.... Continue Reading →
Full of Cold & Christmas
It really has been a dreadful week, which is why I have been absent both from my blog site and social media. I have been laid low by the dreaded lurgy as I think so many of us have. The sofa has been my best friend along with Lemsip, soft tissues, and menthol.... Continue Reading →
A Few Christmas Recipes
Here are just a few of the most asked for recipes for Christmas at the moment. I hope you enjoy making them. next week will be a busy recipe week with a couple of nut roast recipes and a vegan and gluten-free puff pastry Wellington, plus plenty of desserts and sides. Mince Pies Makes 12 ... Continue Reading →
Changing seasons
Being disabled I cannot any longer walk my dogs, but what we can do is bundle them in the car and take them for a run or swim. We are lucky to live very close a lovely National Trust beauty spot called Plymbridge in Plymouth. There I get to see my dogs run and indulge... Continue Reading →
Oh what a Monday
I woke up with my organized head on and with a clear plan to my day. I packed my partner off to work and then my day went pear-shaped. Bear my 17-month-old German Shepherd decided to escape. Still, in my PJs and slippers, I spent the next hour trying to get him in. I tried... Continue Reading →
November Favourites
This month there has been an abundance in the discovery of vegan and gluten-free food and ethical household products for me. I thought I would share a few of my favourites. Maybe you have tried them, I always love to hear your feedback and comments. These are the ones I have tested and it... Continue Reading →
Sunday Brunch
Sunday is definitely my favourite day of the week. It is a more chilled day, where I not to plan very much at all. A little writing for my blog and some recipe ideas is enough, maybe some housework and preparing a Sunday dinner. I was really thinking about vegan brunch ideas today. Something that... Continue Reading →
In a perfect vegan world
When I became a vegan over two years ago, I never imagined the pressure and guilt that would come with it. The strive to become a perfect vegan laid heavy on my shoulders and still do to some extent. I was a vegetarian before and had been for 20 odd years. Along with not eating... Continue Reading →
Christmas Baking Begins
For me, as soon as Halloween is over it signals the start of Christmas or more so the precisional planning of Christmas baking. I love the preparation of the seasonal food, food that my family love to eat. Favourites such as stollen, yule log, cheesecakes, mince pies, gingerbread and the Christmas cake. These are a... Continue Reading →
Nearly November
I cannot believe it is nearly November, this year has gone so fast. I have had a trip of a lifetime to Canada, started blogging, started a vegan website and beginning to write my cookery book. If I had been told, that I would do these things this time last year, I would have said... Continue Reading →
Autumnal Treasures
It has been such a busy and frantic few months. Time has flown by since I first started blogging. I just wanted to share with you some of the vegan and gluten-free products that I have tasted and will definitely keep in my store cupboard and fridge. Genius Fibre Fest Wraps When I first... Continue Reading →