Welcome to May! Hopefully the start of this new month means that there’s many sunny days ahead… But in the meantime, a “quick” look back at April! I gave a nerve-wracking presentation at the Trees, People and the Built Environment conference on the 5th, and rolled my ankle leaving the venue (the University of Birmingham)…
Fuel your day: refreshing berries, carrot & greens smoothie
Here’s the second recipe in the fuel your day series: it’s another smoothie and it stems from the desire for something refreshing after experiencing post-Easter-chocolate-overdose-nausea! Read on for how to make this easy healthy smoothie… Ingredients: Half a cup’s worth of berries (around 125ml) – I buy frozen berries to be able to enjoy them…
What have I been up to? March 2017
Time for my March monthly recap – read on for lots of lists! Please share what you have been up to this month in the comments. I spent the first third of the month alone in the flat as my hairier half was away, which was quite a strange experience. One of the positives is…
Easy plant-based meals: three vegan breakfast recipes
Are you new to veganism? Or just trying to be healthier and do your little bit for the planet? Creating vegan meals can seem quite daunting at first: what do vegans actually eat? Do I need to stock up on quinoa and seaweed? Well, the answers to those questions are: more than you think and…
We’re halfway through 2018! – An honest update
The year is more than halfway through! How scary is that? If you want to be even more scared, check out this Twitter account, which gives regular updates on the percentage of the year already past. Anyhoo, less of the drama. This past quarter has been neither fantastic nor terrible. Here I unpack what I’ve…