November 1st is World Vegan Day and it also represents the start of World Vegan Month! This day was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, the President and Chair of The Vegan Society. World Vegan Day is celebrated every year on November 1st, to encourage people to follow the vegan lifestyle and spread awareness about veganism. A vegan lifestyle benefits …
A Vegan Summer
Now that summer is here and we are all basking in the sunshine (and over 30 degree heat!?), it is time for BBQing, picnics, grilling, salads and veggies to enjoy in the warm weather. This blog post will give you some ideas and recipes for the perfect vegan summer! My favourite thing about summer, unsurprisingly …
Mindful Chef vs Gousto
Who wins!? Mindful Chef vs Gousto We have ordered a few Mindful Chef recipe boxes now, (one by accident.. more on that later!) so I think it is high time for a review. We have been long time Gousto customers- and we still are, but as friends who use Gousto told us – after a …
May. What’s In Season?
May. What’s In Season? How is it the end of April already!? This year is flying! I am really enjoying the turn of the season as we get into Spring, and I feel a shift in what I am making in the kitchen. As we approach May I thought it was worth doing a little …
Generosity of Spirit. Third Blog-iversary
Generosity of Spirit. Third Blog-iversary I can’t believe it’s been three years since I hit publish on my first post at Generosity of Spirit. When I started this blog back in March 2019, I just thought it would be fun to cook vegan food and write about it. I wanted to get back into writing …
Recipe: Vegan Pumpkin Soup
There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are turning shades of red, gold, and orange, and pumpkins are turning up everywhere from your neighbour’s doorstep, to the doorway of every supermarket, to your favourite coffee shop’s new spiced pumpkin latte. I started to wonder about the health benefits of pumpkin and ways we can …
Veganuary 2021
Happy Veganuary Happy 2021 and Happy Veganuary! I love that January has been adopted by Veganism and plant-based eating. If you didn’t already know, Veganuary is a campaign which is set up to encourage people to try being vegan for the month of January. It is a really great way of trying out veganism and …
Feature: Absurd Cheese
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 …
Vegan Junk Food
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 …
RECIPE: Vegan Spinach Quesadillas
I am always on the lookout for new, healthy vegan recipes and just lately- I have been so inspired, by just about everything! Between my Vegan life magazines, Instagram, favourite vegan websites and my cook book collection, I am literally spoilt for choice. But it can also be overwhelming to know where to begin, so …