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
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Student Meal Planner – How to budget and What to cook!
It’s that time of year again where students, new and old, pack up from their summer holidays and head off to university. For the brand new ‘Freshers’ this can be an exciting and daunting life changing event, for those returning it can be a chance to wipe slates clean, reunite with friends and take the … Continue reading
Making the most of your freezer: Easy Guides and Tips
I was chatting to some friends the other week and I mentioned how I freeze pretty much everything, and I mean everything, to 1. save money, 2. reduce waste and 3. to have home made food to hand when I’m ever tired and tempted by a takeaway. They found my tips helpful so I decided … Continue reading
Late Night at London Zoo
I have been wanting to visit the late night events at London Zoo for years now so when my sister pointed out tickets were on sale I jumped at the chance to go. It’s the zoo…after closing hours….ages 18+…street food market, alcohol, shows, silent disco and plenty more! Whats not to love!! We were lucky … Continue reading
Veggie Spaghetti Bolognese and Veghotpots 2nd birthday!
It’s been two years since I stopped eating meat and also since I started blogging! The two sort of happened at the same time because I initially wanted to use my blog as a way to learn how to cook vegetarian foods and record any recipes I came up with. I didn’t want to use … Continue reading
My thoughts on trying out a Vegan and Gluten Free diet plan
I started a 3 week gluten free and vegan diet at the end of June mainly because I wanted a bit of a detox. My discipline had been lacking over the last few months and I found myself introducing a bit more junk into my day, sometimes without realising I was doing it! I felt … Continue reading
A thought on eating out as a Dairy-free Vegetarian – Some ideas and observations!
When I was younger I would eat pretty much anything, in fact I think one of the most told stories from my childhood was when I was 3 and I went to China Town with my family for Chinese New Year. We sat in a restaurant watching the parade of dancing dragons and by the … Continue reading
Magic Mushrooms – The health benefits of mushrooms you may not know about!
Did I get your attention, or did you see that title and run away in case I had embraced a slightly more bohemian lifestyle than I’d let on 🙂 don’t worry, I haven’t! I’ve just done a lot of reading about mushrooms recently and I never realised how good for you they are. I kind … Continue reading
Skint Week – saving money on your food shop in the week before pay day!
This week were having another, what we call, “Skint Week” where I am trying to not spend any extra money on food during the week. I do a main food shop once a week spending between £30 and £50 depending on whether we are eating in over the weekends etc or not and so often … Continue reading
Another ramble about diets, eating habits and some MORE changes I have made for a healthier lifestyle.
Me two years ago: Hello I’m a foodie who will eat absolutely anything, I am on a budget so food costs are low, I eat a lot of pizza and drink a lot of wine Me one year ago: Hello I’m a vegetarian, I want to just eat as cheaply as possible and stay healthy. I like … Continue reading