Generosity of Spirit is the openness and willingness to share our ‘gifts’ , our ‘spirit’ (both emotional and material) freely with others .
Merry Vegan Christmas Merry Christmas everyone. It has been quite the year. After a little break between Thanksgiving and New Year I wanted to write my last blog of 2019. How do you round up such a crazy 12 months? I like to think of this Christmas as my first official Vegan Christmas as last …
One of my favourite things to do as a vegan is introduce my friends and family to delicious vegan food! And one of the best feelings in the world, is when they love it. My very best friend was born in Texas and grew up in Denver, Colorado… as fate would have it, she moved …
Festive Afternoon Tea Afternoon Tea is by far my favourite grown up pastime, so as we approach the most wonderful time of year, booking a festive Afternoon Tea is a must. Afternoon Tea gives me a little bit of everything I like – the theatre of it all! I love the delicate and flavoursome sandwiches, …
It is no secret that I love eating out in restaurants. Since going vegan I have discovered so many brilliant places, and I have also rediscovered some old favourites too. Restaurants are great. You’ve got to love cracking open a new menu, or discovering a ‘new favourite’ dish, settling down as regulars or walking in …
This month my Husband and I have been vegan for one year! 365 days of experimenting, discovering, learning and enjoying vegan life. Over the past twelve months, I’ve had to answer a lot of questions — ranging from the standard, “Why did you go vegan?” and “do you get enough protein?” to “would you turn …
There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow. So today is the right day to love, believe, do and mostly live. Dalai Lama Every now and then we all need a little reset, life can quite literally run away with …
Cheese. I must get asked almost daily if I miss cheese. And well I guess the answer is yes and no. I was a serious cheese fiend. If there was cheese in my house- I would find it, and I would eat it. It was a relationship built on addiction and excess. My love of …
If there is one thing that continues to challenge me as a new vegan, it is navigating the hugely varied and tempting, constantly new and evolving vegan junk food offerings. It is of course, ever predictable, that as veganism has stormed into the mainstream- commercial food companies have realised what a massive market there is …
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius. How motivated are you? You will never always be motivated, so you must learn to be disciplined. Motivation can be very elusive, but when it strikes- you have gold. Some days you wake up and cannot wait to get …
If you want quality, atmosphere and history look no further than The Last Wine Bar and Restaurant in Norwich. Nearing its thirtieth birthday, The Last Wine Bar shows no signs of slowing down, and it seems to be unearthing its biggest secret…. It is actually, very much vegan friendly. I love eating at restaurants that …