ALL TIME VEGETARIAN CHRISTMAS FAVOURITES – MAINS

When I became vegetarian, most of my family quickly followed suit. Brother, sister, mum and boyfriend all made the transition within months of each other, meaning we had to start some new Christmas traditions of...

Posted: 21.12.22 2 Comments

All- time Favourite Vegetarian Christmas Sides

For me, the linchpin of a good Christmas dinner is the roast potato: golden and crunchy on the outside, soft and cloudy inside. Then there's the other trimmings - Brussels sprouts made into a crunchy slaw, confit...

Posted: 07.12.22 3 Comments

What foods should fill your plate

When deciding what to buy and eat, it’s important to be aware of how your food is produced. There is an abundance of foods we can eat. In fact, over 30,000 edible plants. But, thanks to our current food systems and a...

Posted: 02.11.22 2 Comments

Women in Iran

There is so much history and complexity involved that writing about what is happening in Iran right now only scratches the surface of 43 years of oppression, human rights abuses and deaths at the hands of the Islamic...

Posted: 19.10.22 3 Comments

Eating for health and sustainability

Sometimes we make eating more complicated than it needs to be. The section of the Venn diagram where food, health and sustainability intersect, where we would all like to be, can seem impossible to reach. But when it...

Posted: 20.04.22 3 Comments

On eating for the planet and our health

Sometimes we make eating more complicated than it needs to be. The section of the Venn diagram where food, health and sustainability intersect, where we would all like to be, can seem impossible to reach. But when it...

Posted: 09.11.21 3 Comments

Autumn book round-up

Last week my cold took a turn for the worse and I took myself to bed for a day or two. I really should have read the signs and taken some rest a few days ago but with lots going on and my sisters 40th at the...

Posted: 21.10.21 0 Comments

7 Day Reset

A few times a year I do a reset to help me connect with what I am eating again, to tune back in with my body and to fall back in love with food again. My journey into eating and cooking with plants at the centre...

Posted: 01.01.21 8 Comments

All- time Vegetarian Christmas Favourites -Drinks + Puddings

Our Christmas dinner has long been a sisterly affair, one that my sister, Laura, and I took very seriously from a young age (most notably in 1994, when Laura decided to gold-leaf our pudding). As we’ve got...

Posted: 16.12.20 2 Comments

Christmas Guide 2020

The festive period is the time where I get the most questions from readers: What do I put on the Christmas table that won’t have anyone missing the turkey? How do I make the very best roast potatoes? Is there such...

Posted: 01.12.20 0 Comments