December 24, 2015
Everyone in my family loves Sangria. It's like a grown-up version of squash and we always end up drinking far too much. I tend to associate Sangria with summer but it's a totally acceptable Christmas drink too! We'll be spending New Years Eve eating tapas in our favourite Spanish restaurant and I know there'll be a lot of Sangria involved. This winter punch is basically Sangria for Christmas. The best
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Posted in Christmas, Vegan | Tagged alcohol, christmas, cocktails, punch, sangria |
December 20, 2015
Is it possible to enjoy Christmas without mince pies? I think not. One of the lovely things about living in a community as international as Edinburgh is it brings to light the absurdity of some British traditions - including mince pies. I find myself explaining that no, it's not a proper Christmas party without mince pies, yes, they are sweet and no, we don't put actual meat in them anymore. Often
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Posted in Christmas, Food, Vegan | Tagged mince pies, vegan baking, vegan christmas, vegan mince pies |
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 |
July 7, 2015
Last week I was invited to a gorgeous event at La Favorita in Edinburgh by Birra Moretti. They put on lunch and cooking demonstrations for a bunch of bloggers and journalists. It was the first time I’ve been invited to a foodie event like this, so I was very excited! TV Chef Joe Hurd talked to us about the history of the beer and gave us some top tips for Italian cooking. It’s funny, I am
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Posted in Food, Vegan | Tagged birra moretti, Edinburgh, la favorita, vegan, vegan pizza |
June 19, 2015
I think all the time that I spend scrolling through instagram finally paid off because an instagram post inspired me to create this recipe. I guess it isn't a recipe as much as a combination of recipes, but as soon as I saw that photo of a peanut butter ice cream sandwich I just knew I had to make a vegan version. I've shared a version of this banana ice cream recipe before but I'm surprised that
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Posted in Food, Vegan | Tagged baking, bannana ice cream, food, ice cream, recipe, vegan, vegan baking |
