40 something PR guru, herbivore baker and biker who happens to love rock music, tattoos and life
I do love a product review opportunity and I’ve been so busy with work recently I’ve not had the time to take up any offers. However when my friend and Tropic distributor, Frances Hamilton contacted me and asked if I’d do a review I jumped at the chance. The lockdown means I’m working harder as … More Tropic skincare – a feast for the skin
I have some amazing friends who completely go above and beyond – not just by being them but by accepting me for who I am – especially those who never question my plant based dietary choices. I started a new job a few weeks back and was surprised when there was a parcel for me … More A very sweet reason…
There’s a few dishes from my childhood that fell into the ‘comfort’ food category. One of these is stovies. Stovies is for those not north of the UK border – a Scottish dish based on potatoes and meat. Everyone has their own recipe but it always contains potatoes and onions – and then pretty much … More Stovies
I made a version of these many years ago using red lentils but it’s a bit of hassle to be honest so I’d heard of a few vegetarian scotch eggs using chickpeas and thought I’d give it a try. I’ve got some ideas to create a vegan egg but you’ll need to wait a while … More Vegan scotch mushrooms
We landed on Lopud Island here in Croatia on Sunday and since we arrived It’s fair to say I have been a hungry herbivore. I had a few happy herbivore moments when I discovered a place that sells three flavours of vegan friendly ice cream and I managed to get Oreos to stave off the … More Obala Restaurant, Lopud Island
I recently was up in the very north of Scotland on a road trip with my folks – it was a celebratory road trip for my Dad’s 70th birthday. We came across this cute wee bookshop come coffee house in Gairloch that had the most awesome scones – I was gutted, no, I was devastated … More Peach Melba Scones
Saturday night with my best friend – we’re so rock and roll we decided to have a girl’s night in with a takeaway and watching Frankie and Grace on Netflix. Except takeaway when best friend is on Slimming World and I’m still on my strict training diet was never going to be easy. What we … More Vegan chickenless korma
It’s Shrove Tuesday this week and of course that means pancakes. There are very few places that ever make vegan friendly pancakes let alone gluten free and vegan. It’s been two years since I had the coffee house and I made sure there were vegan options available for our lovely customers. It’s so simple to … More It’s more than pancakes
I am not going to lie – I really miss the firm but crumbly, buttery texture of Mr Kipling’s pastry. Be it bakewell tarts or apple pies – there was something about it. I pride myself on making good savoury pastry (I have little tricks to make it completely awesome and unlike anything you’d ever … More Sweet short crust pastry
It’s nearly time for us to celebrate Scotland’s greatest bard – Rabbie Burns. And as is tradition, 25 January is dedicated to a supper in his honour. I can’t say even before I turned to a plant based diet that haggis was one of those dishes that filled me with joy, when I discovered what … More Haggis
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