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
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
A while back I made some vegan friendly ice cream that was inspired by a Gwyneth Paltrow recipe for sweet and salty ice cream. Every time I make this banana based ice cream I almost cry with joy at how easy it is to make and how it doesn't give me that icky feeling that real ice … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Mint, chocolate ice cream
I MISS CHOCOLATE! Like a big old bar of chocolate, breaking it off, dipping it in a fresh cup of tea so it goes all gooey... mmm. Wait, no. It's only natural that from time to time I feel like slipping from my new vegan ways and burying my face in some chocolate. I was … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Brownie squares
Back in May I blogged about my Rhubarb Flapjacks, at the time I was on a mission to find a healthy flapjack recipe, I FAILED. Ok so my Rhubarb Flapjack recipe is not a total disaster, it's so damn tasty that I could cry. But it is still full of sugar and syrup, leave that out and the … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Flapjacks that won’t rot your teeth
Peanut butter makes me so happy, so much so that I'm frequently spotted at my desk scoffing a spoonful as an afternoon snack (that's not a snack Amy, PUT THE SPOON DOWN). I used to make these amazing peanut butter cups but they were FULL of chocolate, they tasted heavenly but you could feel your … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Peanut butter squares
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
Yes, you read that title correctly, vegan ice cream. This is inspired by my foodie hero Gwyneth Paltrow, her vegan ice cream, this ice cream is the best guilt free desert ever, this ice cream is naturally dairy free, vegan and ridiculously simple to make. What you need: 2 bananas 1 cup of frozen berries 1 tablespoon … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Vegan ice cream dreams
