The town I moved to last year has so many community events going on all the time, it’s really a lovely place to live and I’m so glad I found it. Since having Darryl I have found time to meet new mummy friends and attend some of the midweek day time activities such as Baby … Continue reading
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Our DIY Superhero nursery
When I found out we were having a baby I struggled to keep up with the cooking however my creativity was boosted in other ways. I became obsessed with Pinterest and crafts and baby decorations. So I embarked on a project to make as much of the nursery decorations as I could by myself, to … Continue reading
Creamy Mushroom and Spinach ‘Orzotto’
Since having baby Darryl, now 5 and a 1/2 weeks old, I have been keen to get back into the kitchen. Mainly because I missed having some time to myself to be creative or to unwind; I love my days with Darryl more than anything but these first few weeks are so intense – day … Continue reading
Introducing our new mini Veghotpot family member! Baby Darryl x
Darryl arrived on 30th April, 10 days early, by emergency caesarian. He is already 2 weeks old I can’t believe it and he is definitely keeping us entertained 🙂 I have found the recovery from the ceasarian a mixed bag of emotions, I have mainly been in the house relaxing but am now starting to … Continue reading
Super Quick Raspberry Chia Seed Jam
I have never made proper jam before, mainly because it sounds very labour intensive with a huge amount of sugar! In fact I don’t really eat a lot of jam on toast either, I am much more or a peanut butter girl! But there is something about a thick doorstop slice of white toast, thick … Continue reading
Plant Based Sources of Calcium – and a pregnancy update
Time has flown by and I am firmly into the third trimester of my first pregnancy! I am 31 weeks on Saturday with only 9 weeks to go until my due date!! Everything is going really well and I have been enjoying getting my appetite (I am craving spicy foods like crazy!! Hot chilli sauce … Continue reading
Cauliflower and Broccoli Cheese Tart
I’ve had this idea for so long but only just got around to making it. The early stages of pregnancy were a whirlwind of wanting to eat constantly but also feeling sick whenever I tried to cook, foods like potatoes and bread got me through and I found myself leaning towards carbs and sugar. It would … Continue reading
2014 – The year of change!!
Happy Christmas to you all! I can’t believe a year has passed so quickly and we are fast approaching 2015. I don’t know about you all but my 2014 has been eventful and life changing in so many ways. This post is a brief over view of my year outside of the blogging world – … Continue reading
Walnut Falafel sliders with pickled beetroot and a lemon mayo- Virtual Vegan Potluck
It took me ages to think of what to cook for this years Virtual Vegan Potluck. You may have noticed I have been a bit absent from the kitchen recently, I have some big things going on in my life outside of the blogging world but I will share this with you another time!! (infact … Continue reading
Vegfest London, UK. September 2014
At the end of September I finally went to VegFest London! I have been wanting to go to this event for years but always seemed to be away or it would pass me by unnoticed. This time I saw an advert, I bought my tickets and I made sure I got there! It was packed … Continue reading