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  • Recipe: How to Make a Vegan Creamy Cauliflower Soup
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    Recipe: How to Make a Vegan Creamy Cauliflower Soup

    ByHeather May 27, 2025June 7, 2025

    Are you looking for a nourishing, healthy soup? Whether you’re vegan or not, this creamy cauliflower soup is filling and packed with essential nutrients. I guarantee it will be a hit with the whole family. You need to add this to your meal rotation! If you’re on the lookout for a new lunch option, then…

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  • Vegan fishy pie, served with a green salad. Photographed in the worktop of a farmhouse kitchen, in front of a woodburning range.
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    Recipe: How to Make a Vegan Fishy Pie

    ByHeather April 29, 2025April 30, 2025

    Are you looking for a nourishing, delicious, whole-foods, plant-based dinner option? Then look no further, because my vegan fishy pie ticks ALL the boxes. You NEED to learn how to make this recipe! There are so many more plant-based alternatives to animal products now than when I first went vegan, almost 10 years ago. These…

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  • Red lentil tofu set in a Pyrex container. Some of the tofu has been cut into squares and placed in a cast iron skillet. The container and skillet are on the worktop of a farmhouse kitchen, in front of a wood-burning range.
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    Recipe: How to Make Lentil Tofu

    ByHeather March 25, 2025April 15, 2025

    Are you looking to pack some more protein into your plant-based diet? Are you fed up of ultra-processed meat alternatives, and looking for something more wholesome and sustaining? Then you absolutely need to know how to make lentil tofu! First and foremost, I cannot take credit for this idea. I saw this YouTube video about…

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  • Three bowls of freshly made, creamy broccoli soup with fresh sourdough bread, situated in front of a wood burning range in a farmhouse kitchen.
    Food and Recipes

    Recipe: Creamy Broccoli Soup

    ByHeather January 28, 2025January 28, 2025

    Are you after a nourishing, healthy, warming soup recipe? Then look no further! This delicious, sustaining, creamy broccoli soup is sure to tick all the boxes! Recipe Serves 6 | Prep time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 1 hour Ingredients Method

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  • Dinner plates containing fish-less cakes and seasonal veg, positioned in front of a wood-burning range cooker in a farmhouse kitchen
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    Recipe: How to Make “Fish-less” Cakes

    ByHeather November 26, 2024March 27, 2025

    Are you looking for simple, protein-packed, nourishing vegetarian dinner ideas? These fish-less cakes are delicious and full of goodness. They are sure to go down well with the entire family! These fish-less cakes are loaded with plant-based protein, iodine and other essential micronutrients. They are full of flavour with a wonderful contrast between the creamy…

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  • A bowl of vegan bolognese served over steamed new potatoes
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    How to Make My Delicious Vegan Bolognese

    ByHeather July 7, 2023August 6, 2024

    Can vegans or vegetarians eat Bolognese? The traditional Bolognese sauce originates from the Italian city of Bologna. Locally it is know as “Ragu” and is served with pasta or as part of a lasagne. It is a rich tomato-based sauce with ground meat, onions, celery and carrots. My take on a Bolognese sauce is somewhat…

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  • A pan of potato and spinach curry simmering on the wood burning range top
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    How to Make The Best Vegan Potato and Spinach Curry

    ByHeather June 23, 2023August 9, 2024

    Are you looking for a flavoursome, satisfying vegan curry recipe? Then look no further! This potato and spinach curry is packed full of healthy, whole food ingredients and tastes just as good as a takeaway. Curry has become a popular dish around the globe. In the UK, takeaway curry is a staple. Though this is…

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  • A pot of warming winter stew and dumplings, alongside a serving of the stew in a bowl. The pot and bowl are displayed in front of a range cooker with the fire going.
    Food and Recipes

    Recipe: Delicious Vegetarian Sausage and Bean Creamy Stew

    ByHeather December 17, 2022July 31, 2024

    There’s nothing better than a hot bowl of hearty, comforting stew on a cold winter’s day. I especially like that stews and casseroles can be prepared ahead of time, avoiding a late afternoon panic about what to make for dinner. Today, I’ve assembled the stew during the afternoon, keeping myself warm in front of the…

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Hi, I'm Heather!

I am a busy wife, mother, smallholder, knitter and spinner. Join me as I share my tips for simple living, meals lovingly made with home-grown ingredients, and crafty home-making.

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