Vegans just eat grass right? We've all seen the memes, we've all pretended to laugh at the jokes, yeh very funny everyone. Now that it's BBQ season this joke seems to be around more than usual - wonderful. A few weeks ago I went home for my dad's 60th birthday and what did we do … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: A simple chocolate cake
One of my best friends told me that we needed to grab some cake from this gluten free bakery in Stockbridge while I was through in Edinburgh for the day. I don't know what I was expecting but Sugar Daddy's went over and above my expectations. Sugar Daddy's is a gluten free bakery down on Rodney Street … Continue reading REVIEW: Sugar Daddy’s dreamboat
Your eyes do not deceive you, I did title this post chickpea cookies! I've been looking for some cookie inspo for ages, I think you can't beat a good old cuppa on a grey day (and I see a lot of those in Glasgow) with a biscuit but most of the gluten free biscuits in … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: Chickpea cookies
Oh my god, you're vegan? But where do you get your protein from? Firstly, shut up. Secondly, do you know how much protein you're eating? Thirdly, I get protein from all over the place so please back up a tad. Since going vegan I have definitely become increasingly aware of what I'm eating and what … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: High protein cookies
Chocolate makes me very happy but now that I'm eating a plant based diet, it can be tough to get my chocolate fix these days and even when I do, I get sad that everything is packed full of sugar. So, to the kitchen! Surely sweet potato brownies will work and give me that hit … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: Sweet potato brownies
I was having a look through my blog for some vegan inspiration, this week I'm going to attempt to eat vegan, it's something that I've been thinking about for a while but I love cheese, all of the cheese, so so much. In the run up to Vegfest Scotland this weekend I thought it would be the … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Pumpkin cookies, the gluten free, dairy free, vegan way
Halloween might be over *sobs*, fireworks might exploding all over the place and the days are getting colder and darker - yay. This time of year can be very depressing, it's so dark and dreary but it is the perfect time for pumpkins. Thank goodness for pumpkins, I love everything about them; the colour, carving … Continue reading Breakfast: Pumpkin loaf
I absolutely love a muffin for breakfast but there's no way in hell I could eat them all the time, it's also very hard to buy a gluten free muffin that's also dairy free so I did some research and adapted a Jamie Oliver recipe for butternut squash muffins. What you need: 3 eggs 1/2 cup … Continue reading BAKED GOODS: Butternut squash muffins
If you follow my Facebook page you might have seen that I was updating my peanut butter cookie recipe, this is the one that has no dairy, wheat or gluten but packed full of flavour. Last Thursday I'd had one of those days where I just didn't stop, it was all go so naturally me … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Peanut butter cookie update
I think I've loved lemon meringue pie from the moment I was born, it's one of those flavours that makes me so happy, even when I'm just thinking about it. Now this is by no means a healthy recipe, but it is a gluten free and dairy free alternative to an old favourite. What you … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Lemon Meringue Pies
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