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OMG I’ve been vegan for 5 years!

So 2024 begins and I have signed up for Veganuary again. It is a great campaign for those wanting to make a little or big difference! I decided to try veganism back in January 2019 so somehow it has been 5 whole years. It doesn’t feel that long! I will be completely honest and say […]

Tricolore chickpea salad

Chickpea salads are one of my go-to recipes when we have a BBQ. I normally throw in whatever salad veg I have but thought I would be more organised this time and focus on green, red and yellow. Ingredients 400g can of chickpeas, drained 5 cherry tomatoes, quartered 4 tablespoons tinned sweetcorn one quarter of […]

Creamy rice with peas and green beans

I recently rediscovered one of my favourite recipes: a creamy rice dish with fake chicken chunks, peas and green beans. I used to eat this regularly when I was vegetarian but once I went vegan I didn’t have soft cheese often. I bought some so got cooking! 1-2 tbsp oil 1 small onion, diced 300g […]

Crunchy pasta crisps

Last year I noticed that the latest food craze were pasta crisps. I even found some gluten free vegan ones on holiday. But my attempt to make them in the oven was not a total sucess. The flavour was good but the texture wasn’t quite right. Last month I decided to have another go and […]

Vegetable soup with pasta

The weather is turning colder so soup season is almost here! I had some celery left over so created a vegetable soup with pasta, using other forgotten veg too! Of course you could use your favourite veg too 🙂 Ingredients for 3 servings of vegetable soup with pasta 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion 3 sticks […]