Fast forward four years…
A quick recap It’s been quite a while since I’ve been active on this blog. After an initial flurry of activity in my early vegan days, I drifted away from it as other priorities drew my attention. To be honest, the last few years of my life have seen some profound changes, and I now […]
Beyond Meat Sausages
So here we have a big hitter in the evolution of vegan meat replacements. Beyond have created a huge splash in the mainstream media over the last few years and made big claims about their offerings. I’ve been intrigued—and somewhat excited—about taking on their sausages as part of The Quest. So here we go. Quick […]
Richmond Meat-Free Sausages
The Quest to find a decent vegan sausage continues with an option from one of the big brands in the market. I’ll be honest, Richmond have always featured near the lower end of my preference list when buying sausages – their smooth pink cylinders (steady now!) have a particular sense of artificiality about them; I […]
The Oumph! Burger
If you have followed my blog thus far, you will know that I am an ardent fan of Oumph! products. I have, as yet, only reviewed the Pulled Oumph! (link here), but I have tried quite a few of their vegan range and have talked about the company and their offerings in a few of […]
Oh my god, I think I’ve eaten meat…!
Names have been omitted to protect the innocent. A story was told to me recently (from a reliable source that is beyond reproach), that a vegetarian visited a local pub for a family lunch as a holiday treat. Said pub patron had been a vegetarian for almost thirty years, having converted in their early teens. […]
Co-op Food Gro cupcakes
Log this one under ‘impulse buy’. After a rough day ‘at work’, and finding that my local Co-op was sold out of their dairy-free ice-cream, I took a chance on these. I just needed a pick-me-up and these looked enticing. Surviving the wilderness is not just about the essentials. I have a sweet tooth (and […]
Vegan in the time of lockdown: Part three
The call of the wild(erness) As I have made clear in previous posts, my conversion to veganism was for health reasons. I felt that a diet free from meat and dairy would be the best way to combat my existing health concerns, as well as addressing my growing anxiety over ailments and illnesses that my […]
Vegan in the time of lockdown: Part two
How I learned to stop worrying and become vegetarian Clearly, this is not the platform to discuss my (or anyone’s) mental health circumstances as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Suffice it to say that I found the first six weeks of lockdown to be very difficult. In an environment when complaints about self isolating […]
The Meatless Farm Co. mince
Early in lockdown, without the option to order my groceries online as usual, I bought a £35 ‘essentials box’ from Morrisons – a pre-packaged order of necessary basic supplies. I opted for the veggie version, which came with a number of Meatless Farm Co items, including two packs of their mince. I’d already heard of […]
Morrison’s Ultimate Meat-Free Sausages
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about my love of sausages as a meat eater (link here). I decided to set myself a challenge – henceforth to be called The Quest – to find a viable vegan sausage; one that would fill the void I currently have in my life. Something I could turn […]
