Recipe: Raw Chocolate Mousse (With a Secret Ingredient)
Chocolate mousse doesn’t have to be all about dairy products and refined sugar. You can actually make a much healthier alternative that tastes just as good – no, better! There’s a secret ingredient...
View ArticleExperimenting with Seed Milks
Seed milk. If the name ‘nut milk’ sounds bad, seed milk sounds far worse. But don’t let the feeble name put you off… they are surprisingly tasty! Nut milks are a great substitute for cow’s milk in...
View ArticleMy weekend baking extravaganza
I set myself a challenge this weekend. I decided to try three new recipes of things that I’ve never made before. I love food and I love cooking (which if you read this blog you’ll probably have...
View ArticleMy take on supplementing your diet
For a long time I’ve thought that vitamins and supplements were a complete waste of money. When I was a student, I remember going for several days without consuming a single fruit or vegetable (I...
View ArticleForgive me, for I have sinned (Plus A Recipe for Coconut Yoghurt)
I did something this month that I haven’t done for over a year. I deliberately bought something in a plastic container. Oh, the scandal! The product in question is a dairy-free yoghurt alternative...
View ArticleThe Irony of the “Treat”
Why is it, that when we think of treats, we often think of the over-processed, over-packaged, sugary, additive-filled, preservative-pumped, nutritionally-devoid excuses for food that we can buy at the...
View ArticleOven-Roasted Chickpeas – a plastic free alternative to potato chips?
When we gave up buying food that came packaged in plastic, one of the hardest things for my boyfriend to give up was potato chips. He’d wander down the crisps aisle forlornly, rustling each packet and...
View ArticleA Recipe: Plant-Based Banana Chocolate Muffins (Gluten-Free)
These muffins may look plain on the outside, but there’s a decadent rich chocolatey centre hiding inconspicuously inside each one. Because chocolate makes everything better, don’t you think?! They’re...
View ArticleWhy I Choose a Plant-Based Diet (but no, I’m not a vegan)
The food choices we make have an impact on the planet. There’s 7 billion of us, and we all need to eat, so we’re talking a huge impact. When I quit plastic in 2012, I stopped buying food products in...
View ArticleDIY Sourdough Starter + Zero Waste Crackers
Making a sourdough starter from scratch is one of the easiest things you can do, and it doesn’t need any special ingredients. Literally all that is required is flour, water, a bowl, a spoon, and a...
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