No Thyme Like The Present

15 May

It has been raining in London for a month and a half straight. I’m not even kidding. They claim to be building the Olympic Stadium just over from my house in East London, but I’m convinced it’s actually an ark and I plan to be first in line when the truth comes out that this whole city is going down by the head and that we’re all going to die.

In the meantime, though, we all need something good and hearty to warm us from the inside out in this chilly, miserable weather. Enter my Mushroom & Tri-Onion Soup! Continue reading →

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You’re Just a (Cauli)Flower from an Old Bouquet

28 Feb

Since I moved to London in October I have lived in the predominately Pakistani East End neighbourhood of Upton Park, or, as my friends and I lovingly refer to it, Upton Parkistan. I live in a house share with Indian and Pakistani housemates and have learned a lot of new things since being here. I’m going to share one of those things with you now.

This is the rough recipe for Pakistani Cauliflower Curry, as taught to me by my lovely former housemate, Hana. Continue reading →

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He’ll Always Be Puff Daddy to Me

13 Jan

Hello and happy new year! I know I’ve been horrendously slack as of late. I neither apologise nor ask for forgiveness. We shall accept the fact that I’ve been galavanting around London with reckless abandon and move on.

Here’s a post that you were supposed to get at the beginning of the holiday season. You didn’t, so I’ll give it to you now. I found this recipe in a Vegan Society leaflet and did my own thing with it. This is the easiest little hors d’oeurve to make, like, ever. But only if you’ve got pre-made vegan puff pastry at your disposal. Continue reading →

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Thoroughly Unimpressed

2 Dec

A couple of weeks ago my friend and I went to Vantra Organic in Soho and we were not very impressed by our experience. This post is not to tell you not to go there, but to tell you why we won’t ever again.

I have avoided writing this post for so long because negativity is not really my bag, but here we are. Let’s do this. Continue reading →

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I’ve Gotta Stop Going to Vx

22 Nov

As I announced on Twitter and Facebook a couple of weeks ago, I now work at the only fully vegan bakery in all of big, bad London, Ms Cupcake! About once a week I’ll get sent to deliver a special order of cakes and treats to Vx, the fully vegan shop near King’s Cross.

“What?!” you’re probably thinking. “Getting paid to visit a vegan shop?!?” Trust me, it’s nothing but trouble. Every time I go there I find something new to buy and I’m spending far too much money. Though, I’m sure the owner is not complaining. Continue reading →

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Share the Love: London Vegan Potluck 7

13 Nov

I covered this month’s London Vegan Potluck 7 in a guest post for Fat Gay Vegan’s blog. Here is that post, but with more on the fandango that was cooking a facking casserole in East London and transporting it on the Tube to Central London during rush hour. Oy vey. Continue reading →

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What’s the Punch Line?

31 Oct

A Canadian, three Italians, and a Polish girl walk into an all-vegan Chinese restaurant in North London. Sounds like the set up to an awesome joke, eh? Well, it’s not. It was how dinner started last night with a few friends at the Loving Hut in Archway.

My vegan coworker, Fib, swung by work on her day off yesterday with a crew of vegan Italians in tow. They were heading out for Chinese food and, since I was almost finished my shift, invited me to come along. All-vegan Chinese with mock meat options for days? Hell. Yes. Continue reading →

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Stroganoff and On

30 Oct

As if eating together for six hours straight at the West Midlands Vegan Festival wasn’t enough, when we got back to the city Fat Gay Vegan, Josh (his handsome man) and I went for dinner at 222 Veggie Vegan. FGV has talked in the past about how 222 VV was one of his favourite spots in London and I have been keen to try it. Continue reading →

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My First Vegan Festival!

30 Oct

I have lost my vegan fest virginity! …In Wolverhampton. How utterly unromantic.

On Saturday I got up before the crack of dawn and hopped a train northwards. After a couple of hours of sheep and countryside I arrived in the quaint midwestern town of Wolverhampton. (Not John Wayne midwestern, though. West Midlands midwestern.) Continue reading →

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STOP! Burger Time!

28 Oct

My friend Rachelle is in town and is staying with me this weekend. She met me at my new workplace and we headed to Soho for some din. When I told a vegan friend that I needed someplace blog-worthy to eat tonight, she recommended we check out Mildred’s. I’m glad we listened. Continue reading →

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