For me, it’s the smell that gets me first if I’m going through a phase of trying to avoid the ‘dirty bean juice’. When those aromas of smokey tobacco and deliciously rich dark chocolate enter my nostrils, it feels nearly impossible to ignore the cravings that come next. But this isn’t a bad thing, due to…
Back in April this year, while doing my usual daily scroll through instagram, I came across a post by Plant Based News. It was an image of a probably thirty something, grinning, bearded man, grasping a steak in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other. The caption across the image read ‘Over 70%…
How does food connect us to nature? The most obvious response to this question is because, simply put, most of the food we (should) eat comes directly from the natural world. Fruit bearing trees, vegetables, legumes and grains are all rooted in soil. If you eat animals, those animals will have consumed plants from the…
I’ve wanted to write about the Blue Zones for a while, and writing this post on the 20th March – International Day of Happiness, seemed to be a perfectly fitting moment to do so. I read The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner about a year ago and found it to be a very eye opening,…
I’ve been following The Food Revolution Network for quite a few years now. It was set up by John and Ocean Robbins with a simple mission in mind – To help people make healthier, more ethical and sustainable food choices. This is something that I am hugely passionate about too and I am a big…
Making educated choices around buying better meat and dairy is important for a number of reasons. The food we choose to buy has an impact on our health and also on the environment. In this post I’m going to try and make things as easy as possible to understand. Hopefully it will help you make…
This creamy tomato pasta sauce is super easy to make. It also incorporates 2tbsps of my epic cashew cheese sauce ← click for the recipe. Have you ever had a tomato and mascarpone pasta sauce before? Well this sauce tastes pretty similar to that without the dairy and with more veggies. It’s the perfect healthy…
I’ve been making this epic cashew ‘cheese’ sauce for a while now. I feel like I’ve finally perfected the recipe! (yay!) I’ve had quite a lot of people ask me for the recipe. So, I thought it was about time that I posted it on here for all to try. Skip to recipe This sauce…
I’ve lived in Southampton for almost three years now and have grown fond of this bustling coastal city on the southern coast of the UK. Living by the sea brings me a lot of joy. I can walk from my flat to the water’s edge in less than 10 minutes! Being by the water fills…
I’ve been eating a mostly plant based diet for about three years. I go through phases of eating only plant based foods for weeks or sometimes months at a time. Then occasionally I will eat animal products. Very rarely do I eat meat or dairy products. I occasionally enjoy fish and other seafood and I…
