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Small steps all add up

Last week it happened again. A big company  took action to reduce animal cruelty and were attacked for being too much or not enough. Now I will admit that Marks and Spencer have been a little bit sneaky in removing the gelatine from their sweets. But haven’t most of us as parents hidden veggies in […]

April vegan favourites

  It’s been another busy month and I have enjoyed discovering new vegan products. April has been dominated by two main events: Zach’s birthday and Easter, yay! As Zach’s mum, I wanted a treat for myself to celebrate my amazing child producing ability so we went to Bella Italia in Windsor: yum! Moving on to […]

#Project365 week 17: end of the Easter holidays and back to work/school!

Day 111: Easter Sunday and a trip to Basing House to enjoy a Civil War reenactment with my parents   Day 112: final day of the holidays and a vegan roast dinner with potaties served in 3 ways due to awkward kid palates! My first attempt at a cheese sauce using nutritional yeast was quite […]

Tigeropolis-Caught In the Trap, by R.D. Dikstra

Animal safety, species preservation and the protection of the planet are high on my agenda thanks to my veganism, and I have been looking for ways to raise my children’s awareness whilst still being age appropriate. Tigeropolis- Caught In The Trap is the third book by R.D. Dikstra to be set in the fictional nature […]

Vegan chocolate mousse (using aquafaba)

Have you heard of aquafaba? It is the water from a can of chickpeas or other white bean. Not the first thing that springs to mind when thinking of making a dessert! However, it really does work well as an egg replacer in a mousse, making a light and aerated pudding. Here is my first […]