Beer was the first alcoholic drink I ever tried. Forget what you’ve heard Canadian kids got up to when their parents left them with an empty house all weekend, because this was the tamest party in history, which was only made more evident by the fact one of the boys turned up with a six-pack of Molson to be shared …
Newbie Vegan? 5 Handy Tips for going Plant-based & Cruelty-free
Over a year ago I took the plunge and stopped consuming animal products. I went from being an omni who “didn’t eat much meat” to vegan in a matter of months, with a wee pit stop at vegetarianism. It wasn’t something that happened overnight for me and I was really and truly going in blind. I’d always assumed that vegans …
RECIPE: Vegan-friendly alcoholic jelly shots
Jelly shots remind me of parties at uni, with partially set gloopy messes containing far more alcohol than is strictly recommended, and far less resulting solid jelly than I’m comfortable with. Last night a friend came over to make alcoholic jelly shots for our Halloween party, and she brought SPARKLY jelly. She spent ages in the jelly aisle at the …
Two Asians and a helluva lot of Sainsbury’s vegan cheese (a very honest review)
A few weeks ago, Sainsbury’s launched a new range of dairy free cheeses made with a coconut oil base. It took the whole vegan community by storm (obviously), but then something happened that put the whole thing in the mainstream spotlight. Normally the announcement of a new vegan cheese is only interesting to, well, vegans, but for some reason the …
Can we talk about how Itadaki-Zen fulfilled my vegan sushi addiction (London)
A few weeks ago I made a trip down to London Design Festival to check out some new up and coming brands at three separate events around the city. You can read about some of my favourites here. It’s one of my favourite design events, with some of the most epic trade shows around and a chance to chat to …
Vegan Fest Edinburgh
Today is the first of October, one of my favourite months of the year and my very first Blogtober! You might remember I did #BEDM back in May, when I somehow managed to blog every day that month by the skin of my teeth; well I’m evidently slightly masochistic and have decided to do the same again! I thought it …
#ZeroWasteWeek Day 4: Find the vegetables you lost and a recipe for Gnocchi with Butternut Squash and Rosemary
Sometimes it’s necessary to do a fridge minesweep. Rogue lone vegetables and packets of perishables hide behind cartons of soy milk, and can be thrown together to make a fairly impressive meal. That’s exactly what I did last night. I found a random butternut squash that neither me nor my flatmate could remember buying. I spied some gnocchi I’d brought …
#ZeroWasteWeek Day 3: The Importance of Messing Up and a Recipe for Fridge-raiding Spaghetti
There comes a day, usually midweek, when you question if it would be better to go out and buy more fresh produce for your dinner or eat some of the random stuff in your freezer. I contemplated this as I realised I would run out of mushrooms before I ran out of meals on my Meal Planner that called for …
#ZeroWasteWeek Day 2: Laundry bags aren’t just for your delicates and a Recipe for Broccoli & Pinenut Pasta Bake
I’m terrible for being caught unprepared when grocery shopping, but I managed to set out with empty tubs for dry ingredients and some trusty old net laundry bags for my fruit and veg. I’m pretty sure there are products out there specifically designed for this, but that would involve a trip into town. Who has time for that?? I even …
#ZeroWasteWeek Day 1: Grocery Shopping and a Recipe for Miso Noodles with Cavalo Nero
My new flatmate and I have only been living together for a week, so we haven’t yet coordinated things like grocery shopping. This is probably why we somehow ended up with two loaves of bread last week, and by Monday my seeded loaf had gone a bit…hard. I didn’t have time to do much with it in the morning so …