It being summertime here in the UK, we’ve been thinking a lot about picnics lately. We’ve noticed that the shops are full of flaccid pies, dreary dips and limp salads, all purporting to be ‘perfect for picnics’. Psht, they’re messing with us! Homemade picnics win by miles. That said, you don’t have to do it…
Baba Ganoush
Early Victorians grew aubergines purely as ornamental plants, suspicious of their resemblance to nightshade. As with a few other things things – workhouses, child labour, ignoring women – they got things quite wrong. Aren’t aubergines great? Aren’t we glad to live in such enlightened times? A source of B vitamins and fibre, they’re adaptable to pretty much…
Irresistible Tahini-Miso Dressing
In my own words, I used to be a complete “peanut-butter head”, eating about a jar a week on everything, from sliced apples to porridge. The thought of being without a jar filled me with dread, so much so that I would take it to hotels when I was working away. And yet, I haven’t…
Superfood Smoothie – Mango, Cinnamon and Tahini
We know our readers hail from around the world (Hello, lovely readers in Kaula Lumpur!) so wherever you are and whatever the weather, we’d like to treat you to a little bit of sunshine in a glass. This Vegan Mango, Cinnamon and Tahini Smoothie will put a spring in your step and a smile on…
Vegan Strawberry, Tahini and Mint Smoothie
We Veggie Runners are decent people. At least, we think we’re relatively OK; nobody ever tells us otherwise, but maybe that’s because we’re so not OK that they daren’t… Anyway, for the purposes of this post let’s just assume that we are relatively nice. So, relatively nice people like us care about the environment and try to…