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Vegan potato and leek soup

For some reason this month (in spite of the heatwave!) I have been obsessed with soup! I had a few different ones on holiday, and back home I really fancied potato and leek but all of the ones in the supermarkets had milk in to make them creamy. I wondered if if was possible to […]

Surviving my first holiday as a vegan

I was a little bit worried about how I would get on when we went away on holiday. Now I know Scotland is part of the UK, but I was concerned that I would struggle to find wheat free vegan food easily. We had purposely chosen to have a holiday cottage so that we could […]

One pan veggie pasta

One thing that I have never tried before is cooking pasta IN the sauce. Time to try it! Actually I have become obsessed with this and made it several times a week over the last month. You can make this as simple or complicated as you want (I’ve even done it just with tinned tomatoes […]

Love where you live: Odiham Castle and the Mill House

On my #Project365 post this week you may have seen 2 pics from the same venue: so good I went twice! On Tuesday I had a long overdue catch up with a friend. She suggested trying the Mill House at North Warnborough and I was seriously impressed at their menus. They have clear allergen information […]

Free From Festival, Oxford

Last weekend I attended the Free From Festival, held in the magnificent Oxford Town Hall. I wish I had discovered this festival years ago! My wheat allergy began in 2001 and it was tough. I was a student and on the day of my diagnosis I’d eaten toast, pasta and pizza. My cupboards were full […]