I'm really not one of these vegans who insists on making my non-vegan friends eat in vegan restaurants so I'm always thrilled when one of my besties suggested a lunch at Mono I was chuffed. I've said it before, I feel incredibly lucky to live in such a vegan friendly city, it is honestly so … Continue reading REVIEW: Mono’s marvellous munch
If you saw my post at the start of the year, I'm following 5 lovelies who are trying out veganuary this month. So far they are all doing really well, each of them have stuck to it and they're all eating amazing food which really means I need to up my food game. Here's how … Continue reading THE VEGAN DIARIES: Veganuary update
If you read my new year, new me post you'll know that I don't believe in giving things up in January (unless you're giving up animal produce like my Veganuary buddies and even then I prefer to think of that as adding more compassion into your life) which is why I'm blogging about this wonderful fudge, … Continue reading SWEET TREATS: Peanut butter fudge
It is soup season. It's cold, often dark and miserable and it's January, the month where everyone wants to get fit, eat better and improve their life and soup is a cheap, easy way to cram in some vegetables, fill yourself up and stay on track for the new year. Potato gets a bad wrap, … Continue reading MEAL: Potato and leek soup
After writing my post with tips for Veganuary, I joined the Veganuary group on Facebook and I was so taken aback by the amount of people giving Veganuary a go this year. So I had an idea, I want to profile a few people from the group and follow their Veganuary journey. Meet my buddies. Emma Akehurst … Continue reading THE VEGAN DIARIES: 5 Veganuary buddies
If you haven't heard about Veganuary yet then where have you been? Veganuary is exactly what it sounds like, people are going vegan for the month of January. But that sounds so tough right? Nope, this post is some of the tools that I heavily relied on in my first month of my vegan journey, if you follow these … Continue reading THE VEGAN DIARIES: How to survive Veganuary
This is an unplanned post but I spent yesterday exploring Edinburgh in all of it's Christmas glory! I adore living in Glasgow and I can't ever see myself living in Edinburgh but I have to admit that there's something truly magical about Edinburgh in December. I went for a walk down the Street of Light and … Continue reading REVIEW: Vegan street food
Those of you who have been following my journey this year will know that not only have I gone vegan, I've also been trying to get healthier. Now people always ask about vegan protein (you know who you are) but in actual fact it's really hard to be protein deficient! A healthy vegan diet will … Continue reading DRINKS: Vegan protein from Strippd
It's not very often that I enjoy eating out, I think I've mentioned it before but it genuinely fills me with fear and dread! The panic about what I can eat, the fear of having to deconstruct the menu with staff and the paranoia of what is really in my food (yes I'm that paranoid … Continue reading REVIEW: The Baked Potato Shop (of dreams)
I've had one of those weeks where I've been too tired to function, we all get those right? When I'm that tired I find it tough to go to the gym (I skipped two classes and only made it to 4) and I did little to no food prep. What does that mean? I ate … Continue reading MEALS: Raw zoodles and avocado
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