Recent Posts – Veggie Runners

Cumin-Roasted Cauliflower Cheese Soup

Someone told us recently that what she likes about Veggie Runners recipes is that they feel like real food made by real people in real kitchens. None of that marinading ingredients for 2 days, chopping 40 bulbs of garlic into tiny slivers or sourcing obscure ingredients (well, only occasionally). Our deal is: You get hungry….

Pecan and Pear Recovery Cake

We Veggie Runners like to think of ourselves as kitchen innovators, experimental culinary artists who push definitions of (good?) taste and nudge the boundaries of what constitutes ‘cooking.’* In this spirit of epicurean adventure, we have invented what we believe will prove to be our greatest triumph: the Recovery Cake. Yes, one must eat after…

Running a Marathon is Hard : 5 Stages

Intellectually, I knew that running a marathon would be hard. I pictured blisters, sore legs, maybe being sick a bit. In the end, the physical wasn’t actually the worst of it. I had trained well, had some great kit and have learned (sometimes the hard way) how to fuel myself through a run. I was…

Ras-El-Hanout Butternut Squash Risotto

This Ras-El-Hanout Butternut Squash Risotto is something I’ve been tweaking for a while – the sweetness of the squash works well with the cinnamon in the North African spices. I’m sure a risotto purist would recoil at the sound of it, but they’d soon change their mind when they got a taste. If you have…

The Tetley Gallery Launch – Art Run

Like art and love running? Lucky you – Veggie Runners have teamed up with The Tetley, Leeds’ new centre for contemporary art and learning, for an incredible Art Run event. Join us at noon on Saturday 30th November to celebrate the launch of The Tetley with a unique 3-mile run that blends art, history and exercise in one…

Running Away From Home: Barcelona

I love not marathon training! It was a bit (I imagine) like trying for a baby: worthwhile, and with a great goal in mind, but with a bit of the fun taken out of the process. </end of comparison> I’ve just been doing 3-5 milers, a few times a week, at the pace I want…

Spiced Leek and Chickpeas

All images: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK This lightly spiced dish has a delicate, distinctive flavour. We created it for the vegan brunch we hosted after the Jane Tomlinson Leeds 10k in July. All of our guests had bravely (foolishly?!) sweated their way round the course on a sweltering day. The least we could do was…

Natural Hero 20% Discount

This giveaway is now closed but you can still make the most of 20% discount on Natural Hero products. Simply enter the code VEGGIE20 at the checkout. www.naturalhero.co.uk Hey people, we have a fantastic Natural Hero giveaway and discount for you! You’re probably aware that we Veggie Runners did the Yorkshire Marathon recently – we did…

Yorkshire Marathon Race Report

Sunday was an emotional day for us. After months of training, it was finally time to get our tried and tested running gear on, slap on a bit of vaseline, fill our pockets with gels and Shot Bloks and run the Yorkshire Marathon. It felt like we’d been on this trajectory forever but, despite our…

Mile 20 Hero : Terry Fox

This Sunday, we’ll be running the Yorkshire Marathon and I’m… apprehensive, to say the least. Though I’ve trained well, had a very successful 22 mile run and have got my nutrition strategy in the bag, I’m still worried. The great guys at Marathon Talk say – “Half of 26.2 is 20”, and I’ve heard that you…