Written for YMCA St Paul’s Group Mince pies, mulled wine and Christmas dinner – ‘tis truly the season for indulgence. While the run-up to Christmas and New Year’s Eve is the perfect excuse to treat yourself, it doesn’t mean you have to completely abandon your fitness routine. Although hitting the gym doesn’t have to be…
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Vegan Pumpkin Curry
Read moreOriginally published on Vegan Food and Living Now the autumn equinox has passed, I often find myself gravitating towards nourishing meals packed with warm spicy flavours when I get in from work. On these days, I don’t want to spend ages making dinner: instead, I want a straightforward and simple recipe that’s easy to follow.…
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Ultimate Vegan Mac n Cheese Recipe
Read moreVegan Mac n Cheese Recipe Last month, I wrote my first column for Vegan Food and Living Magazine featuring five of my favourite comfort food recipes for nights when you’re craving something warm and satisfying. Amongst those, was the king of comfort: Mac n Cheese. Notoriously this cheesy carb delight has seemed inaccessible for those following…
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How you can get involved with Oxfam’s #SecondHandSeptember
Read moreOxfam is encouraging fashion-lovers to rethink the month that’s usually associated with Fashion Week, in a bid to urge shoppers to think more consciously about their clothing purchases and curb our fast fashion habits. In the UK alone, around a whopping 11 million items of clothing end up in the landfill every day, research by…
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I’ve Graduated: What’s Next?
Read moreRecently I finished my undergraduate degree, and so whilst I figure out what I want to do next, feel like I’m on the threshold of the ‘real world’, as I have no solid plans of what I am going to do next. Throughout my whole life, the next step has always been planned: after GCSE’s I…
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No Yeast Pizza Dough Recipe
Read moreWith social distancing being imposed across huge parts of the world, people are looking for new ways to both entertain and feed themselves. One of the most popular activities has proven to be baking, and Instagram has been inundated with pictures of home-cooking attempts from banana bread to sourdough loaves. This does however mean that ingredients such…
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Vegan Creamy Broccoli Soup
Read moreThis vegan creamy broccoli soup is made with tons of veggies, and is made creamy with cashew nuts, almond milk and nutritional yeast! An easy and healthy recipe that is great for lunch or a light dinner! Serves: 6 Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 Courgette, chopped…
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Coronavirus could cause a global food shortage, so now it is more important than ever to cut down on food waste
Read moreAlthough harvests have been good this year so far, and the outlook for staple crops is promising, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation border closures, quarantines, and supply chain disruptions could restrict people’s access to sufficient, diverse and nutritious sources of food, especially in countries hit hard by the virus or already affected…
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Baked Porridge Recipe – Banana and Blueberry
Read moreFor as long as I can remember, porridge has been my go-to breakfast, but after seeing a few people making ‘baked porridge’ recently, I thought I would give it a go! The texture of baked oats is somewhere in-between a dense cake and a chewy oat cookie – and the blueberries burst in the…
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Bosh Vegan Creamy Korma Recipe
Read moreA couple of weeks ago, I went for a curry night round my friends and we made this delicious homemade completely vegan creamy korma inspired by Bosh TV! Ingredients: 1 large sweet potato 1/2 butternut squash 2 carrots 3 tbsp vegetable oil 2 white onions (finely sliced) 2 tsp cardamom seeds 2 tsp poppy seeds 2…
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