Recently, my sister Kate (who runs this website) was interviewed on breakfast radio, together with the founder of the Plastic Free July movement: Rebecca Prince-Ruiz. I was so proud of her that I decided I would participate in Plastic Free July for the first time this year. From the outset, Kate…
I really love curries but a lot of the vegan curry recipes I've found just aren't that tasty. I think the thing you need to keep in mind is that you have to use quite a few different spices but not only that, you have to use more than you're probably…
Over the last few years I've made some fairly major changes to my way of life. There's so much more to do and sometimes I feel like I'm really not doing enough. I've written this to remind myself of all the things I no longer buy and to show other people…
My Mum recently sent me this recipe which she'd fed to her household, currently her, my stepdad, and my stepdad's parents who are in their 90's. They've been reducing their meat intake recently but I was as surprised as she was that this meal went down so well with my stepdad's…
Why make your own eco-friendly washing powder when you can buy it quite easily in the shops? Well for me it's about saving a bit of money but also knowing what I'm using. Not all eco-friendly washing powders are as 'green' as you might think, although some of them are. I've…
You've probably heard it as often as I have. 'You should start your day with a hot lemon drink'. You might even have attempted to start each day with a hot lemon drink but given up fairly quickly when you realised how much effort you had to make when you were…