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Following a plant-based or vegan lifestyle, is about food, drink, clothes, shoes, body treatments, hair products and more.
It's a conscious decision to think, walk and possibly, talk a better lifestyle.
I support individuals who are thinking about making the shift, as well as, those who have already begun their plant-based journey.
This is my second attempt at making a chocolate chip cupcake. I was disheartened after my first try because although they looked amazing they tasted really doughy and they weren't very moist. I used a different recipe this time and was super chuffed! These cupcakes were delicious, moist, sweet but not too sweet, they didn't take long to make, and all the ingredients were easy to find.
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This soup is wholesome, comforting and tasty. Perfect for a cold night, when you need warming up.
Read MoreWith all the recent tweets about gram flour and pancakes, I developed a craving for Pudla. They are savoury, light, amazing with 'Indian' tea and quick to make. They're also versatile. You can make them thick or thin and you can put anything you want in them.
Read MoreI fancied making some pesto myself, rather than, relying on the ready-made stuff. So I had a look at a few recipes and got creative.
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I have often heard vegetarians say that they would miss paneer if they shifted to a vegan diet. Before I went vegan I enjoyed dishes like chilli paneer, but it was more about the flavour, rather than, the paneer itself.
Recently, a few of us went away for the weekend. We hired a self-catering venue so that we could enjoy cooking and eating together. One of the dishes we made was similar to this. I thought it was yummy, but what really stuck in my mind; was one of our friends who didn't believe that it was vegan. She insisted that someone must have brought it with them or that we had made it with paneer! She had to hear it four times from two different people before she accepted it. She thought it was delicious!
With that in mind, I made it again to get the recipe right for 2 people, rather than, the 16 we made it for when we went away.
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I wanted some comfort food which was full of greens, so I looked up a few recipes and then merged them to create this recipe. The creation was vegan kale, spinach and rocket cannelloni.
This recipe came about because I wanted something hot and although I wanted salad, I didn't want it as a side. I came up with chickpeas on a bed of salad and it was yummy! .
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I've made these treats a few times now. They're easy to make, it doesn't take long, and they're simply delicious!
This recipe makes about 16 Truffles - this will vary according to the size of the Truffles made.
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Chorizo-pockets with roasted vegetables and red pepper sauce
Doesn't the photo make you hungry? Norbert Ruhdorfer is a chef who focuses on vegan and vegetarian cooking. He has kindly sent this recipe to me so that I can share it with you.
The majority of vegans out there, weren't raised as vegans. With this in mind, Norbert has chosen to share this recipe because the stuffing of the pockets has a meaty kind of texture and taste. Norbert told me that this dish may help those who are shifting, or have switched, to a vegan diet and are having one of those days, when they miss meat or fish.
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Family and friends get together for Divali and New Year and this usually involves making and eating 'Indian' sweets, which are also known as Mitthai. However, they often contain non-vegan ingredients like ghee, butter or condensed milk.
Could this be an opportunity to explore making vegan Mitthai!
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Dudhi No Halvo
Sandip followed this recipe to make Dudhi No Halvo, which caught my attention from the minute I saw it! Why? The colour is stunning! Beyond that, it is soft and sweet and includes a variety of textures, which are created by the kind of, soft fudge effect plus the nuts which are within in it and on top of it. Very nice!
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