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I’m now two thirds of the way through my first month as a vegan and am all set to continue, hopefully for the rest of my life. This week I have hit a new dilemma as preparing meat for the children to eat made me feel physically sick to the point of retching. I always […]

    Rachel King has already lost her marriage due to her police career, now her children are in danger as well and a lover from her past threatens the career she loves. A killer is on the loose, leaving a trail of red herrings to distract the police. We see part of the plot […]

  I’m really loving batch cooking and leftovers. Day 11’s lunch was thai green tofu curry from the day before. For tea I was a little bit uninspired and underwhelmed. Chris was away for the night so I wanted something quick and easy and decided to try the CoOp tomato soup. It was just like […]

Now I’m a vegan, eating out feels a little bit daunting. Combined with my wheat allergy, it means a lot of research and planning has to go into any attempt to eat out. Then I spotted that a new vegan takeaway and restaurant has opened in Reading and I couldn’t resist trying it out. EVERYTHING […]

As you know, I have a bitter loathing of crafts due to the mess. But I have been reintroduced to pompom making which has little or no mess at all! I last made these at school (estimate 25 years ago) and just made single balls. I had a simple purple one hanging in my room […]