Tag: Vegan

Oatly whippable vanilla custard

To start with, I have never actually liked custard. I never liked the taste or he texture and no matter what custard always had that gross skin across the top of it, so I made sure to avoid custard like nothing else. HOWEVER, my partner and I had his parents round for dinner the other … Continue reading Oatly whippable vanilla custard →

Milkybar chocolate

I was very excited when the main chocolate brands said that they would be making vegan versions of their favourites: Milkyway, Bounty Bars (don't hate me, I loved bounty bars back in the non-vegan days!), Galaxy. But they truly lied to us with this, because all they really did was bring out chocolate bars with … Continue reading Milkybar chocolate →

Vemondo chocolate brownie ice cream

It may have taken me a while but I finally managed to get my hands on Lidl's vegan ice cream range. I've seen articles that it is a cheap man's Ben and Jerry's, so I was very keen to try it. Unfortunately the Lidl near me is not fantastic, and their vegan offerings can be … Continue reading Vemondo chocolate brownie ice cream →

Tesco jelly beans

My favourite sweet of all time is the jelly bean and I was far too excited to realise that tesco had removed the beeswax from their own brand jelly beans!! These taste no different to your regular jelly beans and are now clearly labelled as suitable for vegans. I also believe the packet is only … Continue reading Tesco jelly beans →

Barry M gelly nail polish – Goji Berry

As much as I love getting my nails done, since becoming vegan my nails grow so quickly that it's only about a week before my nail polish will need to removed or redone due to the amount of growing nail visible. I am therefore always on the hunt for some decent nail polishes that I … Continue reading Barry M gelly nail polish – Goji Berry →

Pancake Day 2022

Here in England we have what is known as Pancake Day. It is actually Shove Tuesday and is the last day before Lent starts on the Ash Wednesday. Lent is the 40 day period which leads us up to Easter and is meant to be the time where you give up bad habits for 40 … Continue reading Pancake Day 2022 →

The reality of the dairy industry

Earlier this month BBC Panorama released an expose into the diary industry. The programme contained undercover footage of a dairy farm in Wales and showed very graphic footage of abuse and violence towards the cows, the calves that were of no use being piled into skips and just the overall low conditions of the farm … Continue reading The reality of the dairy industry →

Short break!

Hi all! I am actually on annual leave this week and have a lot of day trips planned. Therefore no usual posts this week, although I do have a big Reality Of post on Wednesday for your mid-week reading. So for now enjoy this picture of Lola, who deems the hay outside of her litter … Continue reading Short break! →

Vegan tuna and sweetcorn recipe

Not sure if this really counts as a recipe as it is literally 3 ingredients and it takes absolutely zero skill to be able to make, but it has been quite the game changer for me so I thought I would share! This recipe makes roughly 8 servings: If you want more/less, then just amend … Continue reading Vegan tuna and sweetcorn recipe →