How to make Absolutely Perfect Vegan Buckwheat Pancakes

When Isla was still little, she and I came home from a busy morning running errands one day. She’d been sleeping in her pram on the walk home, but woke up as soon as we got in. When I asked her what she wanted to have for lunch she went from drowsy to wide awake […]

Valentine’s Day | Ethical Gifts for your Vegan Valentine

Valentine’s Day. It’s a marmite holiday, isn’t it, you either go all out or you consider it a capitalist consumer trap that is literally the devil. There is no in-between. My Vegan Valentine approach has always been to embrace it. I love moving through all the special days the calendar year offers, and after the […]

5 Things you Need to Know for a Successful Veganuary this Year!

Are you planning to take part in Veganuary this year? If trying out a plant-based diet is something you’ve been thinking about, Veganuary is a really good time to give it a go. Blogs and social media are full of support and resources, and supermarket shelves are filled with new and fun vegan products (thank […]

The Best Vegan Advent Calendars of 2022

I love making a big thing out of advent – the time between the first advent Sunday and Christmas (or ‘Adventszeit’ in German). We decorate together on the last weekend of November, start listening to Christmas music, watch ALL the Christmas films (Elf is a fave, obviously), and we start baking lots and lots of […]

How to Make an Easy Vegan and Spooky Black Cat Cake

Isla has always been a big cat fan. So much so that her first birthday was entirely cat themed… including handmade cat bunting, scroll way down to see the evidence below! This year, I was scouring Pinterest for cake ideas and cake across this inspiration, which I immediately decided to recreate into an all-vegan spooky […]