A New Zealander living in Scotland who loves cargo bikes
I’m really snowed under with work and cycling-related activities right now that I couldn’t be bothered cooking dinner tonight and since I’m the parent I get to decide what we … Continue reading Sometimes we need pancakes for dinner
I’m so excited about making my own oat milk that I’ve been experimenting a bit with different recipes to get a flavour that I like. Here’s what I’ve settled on … Continue reading Recipe for oat milk and cookies for the remaining pulp
One of the advantages of drinking plant-based milk is that you can make your own. You can’t do this with dairy unless you get your own cow. For a little … Continue reading Making your own milk
It’s lebkuchen time of year which means it’s time to share my recipe. It has become a tradition in our family to make numerous batches of lebkuchen every December. Lebkuchen … Continue reading Scottish vegan cookbook and lebkuchen
One of my favourite meals to eat that’s super easy to make, vegan, inexpensive, and anyone, even the most cooking-averse among us can easily create is the vegan burger. In … Continue reading The perfect burger
I’m making a batch of sauerkraut with red cabbage and it looks so pretty. I can’t wait to try it.
I had a great day yesterday and got so much done. My employer gives us all our birthdays off work and I wanted to make the most of it so … Continue reading A little bit hyper
It has been a day of cooking. It’s that time of year when my allotment is producing way more courgettes (zucchinis) than we can eat so I had to take … Continue reading What to do with a glut of courgettes?
I’ve been making a lot of pasta with pesto lately. The kids love it and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings I have less than an hour between when my workday … Continue reading An easy vegan meal, shed painting, and slim pickings
We saw a video online the other day about making your own chocolate marshmallow biscuits and we decided to give it a try today. It’s very easy and requires only … Continue reading Decadent choc marshmallow biscuits
Today I’ve had Millie for company. She’s an adorable 1-year-old cockapoo. As you can see she’s made herself at home 🙂 Millie is our first dog from Borrow My Doggy. … Continue reading A doggy to cuddle and I made sauerkraut
I heard a new word recently – well, two words – hungry gap. It has come, once again, into popular parlance thanks to Brexit. Britain imports more food than it … Continue reading The hungry gap, vegan haggis, and cast iron cookware
They say healthy food is expensive but this isn’t my experience. Unhealthy, processed food is expensive but healthy, fresh food is cheap, albeit time-consuming to prepare. Today I made a … Continue reading How to cook for 10 people for less than £8
We went to the allotment today and the kids harvested a couple of beetroots. The allotment is giving us beetroots, tomatoes, broccoli, kale, and herbs right now. The other crops … Continue reading Beetroots, beans and bikes
Elizabeth has been cooking like crazy these holidays. She can read and follow a recipe almost entirely on her own which is impressive for an 8-year-old. One night she made … Continue reading Elizabeth’s signature dish
I learnt a new word on the weekend: aquafaba. It’s the leftover liquid from cooked legumes which, when whisked, becomes white and fluffy just like egg whites. I tried it … Continue reading Aquafaba
My favourite cookbook right now is the How Not to Die Cookbook by Dr Greger. The recipes are delicious, fairly easy, and very nutritious. They are also kid-friendly. I will … Continue reading Mince lemons and how not to die
Spring is here and the nettles are growing again so I decided it was time to make a meal out of them. Most people know that stinging nettles are pesky … Continue reading Eating stinging nettles
Is there anything more delicious than banana and chocolate mixed together? This has always been my favourite combination for a muffin. These are very quick and easy to make and … Continue reading Vegan banana choc chip muffins
I got some pea protein powder at the SFN Expo in GlasgowSFN Expo in Glasgow. Don’t ask me why. I guess I was inspired by the peanut butter balls they … Continue reading Vegan protein balls
