The Dopey Vegan

This is a very special recipe as it's actually my dad's creation. We ate this as a starter on Christmas Day and it was delicious. Dad described it as simple luxury, and I have to say I agree. This soup is really simple to make, but tastes delicious. You can posh it up...

I had the best intentions of starting the new year off by working hard, getting a schedule going, kick starting a few new projects. Despite hating new year, I always fall for it. I always think January 1st I'm going to wake up a new person and funnily enough I never ev...

I started writing this gift guide thinking, like yesss I'm going to nail this. Only to realise, gifts are very much based on who you're buying for and writing a generic gift guide is a lot harder than I had originally imagined. So I tried to stick to things that I like...

Its mushroom season! If you've taken a walk in a local park or woods recently you will probably have ambled right by some sprouting fungus. Wet and cooler weather make it the perfect time for mushrooms to grow. Obviously I'm not suggesting you pick the mushrooms from y...

Remember last year when I went a bit Halloween mad and did a Harry Potter Butter Beer recipe? Well I've left it a bit last minute but I've gone Halloween mad this year too! I wasn't done at just an ethical Halloween shoot, nope I wanted a Halloween recipe too! And I'm...

A few weeks back I made some absolutely delicious chutney, enough to fill three jars, and then I took some photos of it, which I was really proud of. Then I lost my memory card, and all my photos from the last few months. Including chutney pictures, photos of my garden...

Halloween is my ultimate favourite time of year. I’m all about spooky season! But it’s also a time of year when people spend a lot of money on cheap fast fashion and costumes that they are likely to never wear again. “Halloween spending in the US hit $9.1 billion,” in...

I wrote this to be a part of Oxfam's Secondhand September, but before I could edit the photos and share it I got sick and went into hospital with a kidney infection. All better now so I'm sharing it anyway, cos I had done all the work. And secondhand ain't just for Sep...

Shopping secondhand is now more accessible than ever. Whatever your budget, size or style there are ways to find great secondhand pieces. Secondhand can take a little more time and effort, but I think it’s totally worth it. Shopping secondhand is a great way to reduce...

This year I grew 8 potato plants. In July they were ready for harvest. This recipe is a few weeks old but I found keeping my potatoes in a large metal bowl, in a dark dry cupboard, they kept very well for quite a few weeks. I got a real variety in size of potatoes, fro...