RECIPE: Roast Sweet Potato Spring Salad

Here is a wonderful salad recipe for spring, you’ve still got a touch of warming root vegetables but you have the lightness of salad greens to get you in the mood for summer. This salad is so easy to throw together, looks really tasty and has plenty of protein and fibre…

Review: Vegan at Nandos

I went for lunch at Nandos today – turns out you can get some decent vegan fare there and for a very reasonable price too:

RECIPE: QUICK VEGAN CHOCOLATE SAUCE

I was really craving something sweet the other day but had no proper treats in the house, so I rummaged through my cupboard and found the ingredients to make a chocolate sauce. I then just poured it on fruit, cereal and biscuits and it was so delicious. If you want a sweet fix, this is…

RECIPE: Vegan Chocolate Self Saucing Pudding

This is the most amazing, decadent, fabulous chocolate desert ever!! It is super easy to make, it’s warm, gooey, rich and fabulous! All my friends who aren’t vegan went back for seconds (the true test of a vegan dish) – I just cannot rave enough about this cake, so I must share it with everyone!

REVIEW: Pret Vegan Lunch

Pret is generally one of the best chain places for a vegan to get a quick, healthy grab and go lunch. They do awesome falafel salads and a super greens sandwich. But today they excelled in vegan options and I had a delicious, filling meal…

VEGAN BISCUIT DECORATING KIT

As I child I would always go round to my friend’s house every Saturday and we would often end up helping her mum to decorate cakes and biscuits for some kind of cake sale. Today I was in a rush and was thinking of a fun thing to do with some friends, so I put…

RECIPE: Easy Vegan Banana Bread

I have been craving banana bread for two weeks now and I’ve finally got round to making it! I don’t know why I didn’t make it straight away – as it is actually so easy and quick. This recipe doesn’t require any fancy ingredients and makes one hell of a banana loaf…

RECIPE: Sundried Tomato and Bean Dip

This light and refreshing dip, is super easy and only requires 5 ingredients!! It is 100 percent vegan and a great protein kick from the beans and an iron boost from the sundried tomatoes. You can dip in pitta and bread, serve it on salad or on top of rice and stew. Delicious!!

FITNESS: Pre-Breakfast 7 minute workout

Whenever I  go for a run in the morning or go to a fitness class I always feel wonderful afterwards! My circulation gets going so I properly wake up, I can blow away the cobwebs, I feel satisfied that I’ve exercised and my metabolic rate is up so I will burn my breakfast faster! BUT…

TOP 5 VEGAN GRAB-AND-GO CHAINS FOR A QUICK LUNCH

You’ve only got 30 minutes to find some lunch, there are no supermarkets nearby – as a vegan the world seems bleak. But never fear – coffee and sandwich shops have actually got a surprisingly good amount of vegan stuff out there and they’re mostly very clearly labelled as vegan. You just need to go…