My Vegan Mofo theme is Suitable for Non-Vegans: delicious, non-scary food you can feed your non-vegan friends and family — food that will show them that you’re not crazy (well, not crazy for being vegan!). Like my page on Facebook to get the latest Mofo/Suitable for Non Vegans posts. It’s ravioli week!!! After an epic … Read more Walnut Ravioli with a Vodka Cream Sauce
Years ago, I went to Lisbon for a week. As I’ve mentioned before, I kept eyeing the famous egg custard tarts (pasteis de nata or pasteis de Belem) all over Lisbon, and I alluded to the fact that I planned to make them. Unfortunately back in 2013 vegan pasteis had not yet come to Lisbon, … Read more Vegan Pasteis de Nata (Egg Custard Tarts)
After four years of living in London, I decided it was finally time to explore Britain. I’ve said for years I’d do it “someday” but it’s one of those things that’s so easy to put off. So, I’m doing a big journey around Britain by rail. I started my trip with York. I’ve never been … Read more York: Castles, Cathedrals and Vegan Tapas
This post may contain affiliate links (see full disclaimer here). This means if you make a purchase after clicking, I may get a small percentage of the sale, at absolutely no extra cost to you. When I moved to the UK, I immediately noticed a serious lack of interesting vegan ice cream flavours. Sure, there … Read more Customise Your Ice Cream (Or, how to create 15+ flavours from a tub of vanilla ice cream)
I can’t believe we’re already halfway through Vegan Mofo, can you? This month is really flying by! My theme for the month is ‘Places I’ve Been’, and I’m picking a different country every day and recreating or creating a dish from that region (or reviewing some food I’d had from the region!). When … Read more Vegan Mofo 7: Costa Rica / Gallo Pinto
I am loving MoFo so far! I had a great response to my last post, which was a fresh egg pasta dough recipe using the Vegg vegan egg. I’ve also been discovering new (to me) vegan blogs via randomofo, which is kind of like a Stumbleupon for Vegan MoFo. My theme, which is ‘Places I’ve … Read more Vegan MoFo 3: China / Potstickers
Looking for part of London to explore away from the usual spots like Soho, Piccadilly Circus, etc.? Bloomsbury is central but also fairly quiet, and full of interesting streets to explore. Many people think that Central London is solely occupied by office blocks and that no one lives there, but there are actually quite a … Read more 27 Things To Do & Eat in Bloomsbury, London
Sick of plasticky, greasy vegan cheese? Tired of feeding your family chemical-y storebought vegan cheese that no one likes and that looks like a genetically mutated monster? Enter my vegan ricotta, which fooled… *drumroll*…. the whole Italian side of my family. Every Christmas for two decades (and more), my mom made a vegetarian lasagna, with … Read more Fool Your Family Ricotta