And finally… What will 2010 be remembered for?

Just because I love ‘year in pictures’ round-ups.

The Gulf Spill?

Haiti’s catastrophic earthquake?

Eyjafjallajokull?

Vegan Yum Yum

My house is full of vegans – bar Bella, she eats fish with her Amicat – and it means there are a lot of cook books. I make it sound like there are a lot of people in my house but in fact there’s just the two of us and our cat, Bella. And I [...]

Out with the old and in with the new…

I’m not much of a New Year’s Resolution type person but last year I did write a list of 25 things I wanted to do in 2009. I thought it’d be worth going over what I did and didn’t do ready to prepare a new list of 26 things I want to do in 2010. [...]

Sheffield Vegan Food Fair

Last week saw the return of Sheffield’s FREE vegan food fair. We had a great time making up soups, chillis, curries, pizzas, vol au vonts, dips, cakes, cookies, displaying fresh fruit and serving up jo-public. Although essentially the fair was 100% free, donations were welcomed and ended up covering the entire cost of the venue [...]

Granny Dresses

I saw this a while ago but considering it seems to be doing the rounds again I thought I’d throw in a quick “what the hell were you thinking woman!?” I love granny squares but this is seriously yak. I’d be a little impressed if Cate Blanchett actually made it herself… but only a little.