An Asda Vegan Christmas
So, a quick review of the festive food I used in my first ever vegan Christmas Dinner. All items bought from Asda, which is my go-to food shop deliverer. Vegan Wellington (By way of introductory context – I have, on many occasions, partaken of a Quorn Roast. I have already mentioned elsewhere that my relationship […]
A Christmassy Vegan
This Christmas was different for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was the first full Christmas Day I can remember that I’ve had all to myself: my children having spent the day with their mum. So the flat, the TV schedule, and all of the food supplies, were mine alone. A truly novel experience. (Full […]
No true vegan
The thing is, I’m not a vegan. Not really. I eat a vegan diet, avoiding all meat, dairy and eggs. But the other elements of a vegan lifestyle are not something I adhere to all that closely. I mean, within the last year I’ve had no occasion to buy any leather or silk clothing, nor […]
You still wearing socks?
“Are you still vegan, then?” I’ve heard that so many times now. Why not ask “Are you still atheist?” or “Are you still wearing socks”. I guess there’s just an assumption that I won’t stick with it long term; that at some point I’ll just jack it in and go back to the hotdogs. And […]
Eager vegan beagle
For as long as I’ve been an adult (which feels like about 14 months), I’ve wanted a dog. I wanted one, but was never in a realistic position to actually get one. Full time working – and therefore being out of the flat for twelve hours a day – always put paid to the idea. […]
Snack Election
I have a kind of ritual on election nights. Buy a carrier bag full of snacks on the way home from work, then settle in for a long night of gradually getting more dejected, as the democratic process belches out yet another disheartening outcome. All the while, demolishing my horde of sweet and savoury treats […]
Quorn Ultimate Burger
I have a long history with Quorn products – at least the vegetarian ones. I’ve been using them in my cooking since leaving university in the late 90s. On the whole, I think they’re a mixed bag – some good, some not so good. There’s enough to say about Quorn as a meat-free range of […]
Christmas in the wilderness
It’s been almost a year now. More or less twelve months of meat-free living. It’s not been without an occasional fall off the meat wagon. Like that time I was ‘tricked’ into eating a hotdog. Or when I succumbed to a fudge-crunch sundae at the beach. And a bit of chocolate cake square on a […]
Starting out
Beginnings… Somewhere between Boxing Day and New Year in 2018, things changed. For some reason, I believed that I hadn’t indulged enough with all the meat and chocolate, and I decided to make myself a spaghetti carbonara. It had all the good stuff: smoked bacon, italian sausage, cream, marscapone, and a liberal sprinkle of grated […]