May 26, 2016
As most of you know, I try to visit London once or twice a month to stay with my boyfriend James who lives down there. It can be exhausting travelling so often (and London's expensive) but it has many benefits, including that I get to spend time with my best blogging buddies Laila and Bel. Last weekend, Laila organised a second blogger brunch (nicknamed "#lailabrunch") and I was so excited to be able
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Posted in Life | Tagged London, vegan |
May 11, 2016
A couple of months ago my friend Chelsea and I were chatting about some of the details of veganism when we realised that perhaps this discussion would be interesting for you lovely blog readers. The format is inspired by my favourite Rookie article - "Something Borrowed". I've recorded our conversation and typed up the interesting bits, so keep in mind that this is an exploration and not a treatise
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Posted in Environment and Ethics, Vegan | Tagged vegan, vegan discussion, vegan transition |
April 14, 2016
Hanging out with Archie in 2012
Veganism is a big part of my life. I realised that I haven’t talked about it much on here, asides from the recent recipe posts on this blog featuring vegan food. One reason animal rights hasn’t appeared much in this little space is because it’s controversial, and the stereotype of vegans being self-righteous and self-absorbed (“How do you know someone’s
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Posted in Archie, Environment and Ethics, Life, Vegan | Tagged animal ethics, animal exploitation, animal rights, Archie, ethics, peter singer, vegan, veganism, vegetarianism |
October 13, 2015
I have wanted to work in sustainability for years, but only during my MSc last year did I realise that food should be my focus. Food is essential to life – we all have to eat – but we (most of us) also enjoy food and use it to mark special occasions. We give people cake on their birthday, we visit restaurants to celebrate good news and we feast at weddings, funerals and religious celebrations.
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Posted in Food, Vegan | Tagged bread and butter pudding, dessert, food waste, pudding, sustainable food, vegan, vegan pudding |
October 12, 2015
At the beginning of September I travelled to Berlin with James and two of my close friends - Chelsea and Toby. I've wanted to visit for a couple of years, so it was lovely to finally go, and the perfect way to reward myself for finishing my dissertation. Berlin did not disappoint and it is probably my favourite European city that I've been to so far. It reminded me of London in the way that there are
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Posted in Travel | Tagged berlin, berlin guide, germany, travel, travel guide, travel tips, vegan, vegan berlin |
