All posts tagged: Veganism

One year and counting

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March marks my first veganniversary. Yes, I’ve done it, 26 years an omnivore, 1 year a vegan. I know I’ve got a long way to go to balance out that ratio but I thought it would be a good time to reflect on the choices that led to my first year of a plant-based, cruelty-free lifestyle. And yes, we want to offer you all some more reasons to try out our new years resolution number three, eat less meat and dairy. Don’t think we’d forgotten : ) Whilst rescuing these lovely lasses was indeed the catalyst for my change in lifestyle, it was by no means the full story. Sure being vegan would mean I’d have a clean conscience when it came to animal suffering but what about the environmental consequences of eating more foods such as soya and could I really justify kicking up such a fuss about animal cruelty but turn a blind eye to issues such as labour exploitation? I think in the end there were three factors in my decision making; compassion, the …

A Perfect Autumnal Recipe

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I used to be the sort of person that scoffed about Vegetarians let alone Vegans! “Who in their right mind would want to give up meat let alone cheese or mayonnaise!!!?” Then I slowly started to think I could go Veggie but the smell of meat would lure me back within a day of that thought. When Amy became vegan I thought she had gone mad. I mean, I totally agreed with her reasoning but thinking about changing my eating habits all seemed a bit too much effort for me and being a Vegan just seemed a little too out there!  “Good on her” I thought, ”but Veganism isn’t for me”. Then a few months later a switch in my brain just clicked, I declared myself Vegan. Recently I watched this film called ‘Earthlings’ and it has confirmed with me that I made the best decision. I recommend you watch it, but it is not an easy one to sit through. I made the following recipe earlier this year using a massive hunk of beef and …