Great Vegan Expectations

Hunkering down Hello, friends and strangers and everyone in between. Looks like I’m back… And all it took was a pandemic. Why didn’t we do this sooner? I’ve had a few attempts at reviving...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2020/03/30/the-coronacrisis-chronicles-episode-1/

Hello, and happy Summer (to those of you who count it from 1st June – I am still undecided)! Man, have I been looking forward to writing this blog post… Since my last post about six weeks ag...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2016/06/12/sunday-thoughts-post-retreat-edition/

Hello friends! My last draft of this was saved three months ago, and this is what I had written: This blogging thing is not on my side – maybe it’s punishing me for not having its back – an...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2016/04/22/transatlantic-vegan-food-swap/

Happy Monday to all long-weekenders and working-week-starters alike! Last week I mainly worked really hard at reducing the amount of thinking I’ve been doing. I submitted the coursework for my...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2016/03/28/kitchen-fun-lately/

You know you’ve been away from your blog for a little while when you don’t recognise the post editor (is that even what the bit where I type all my words in is called?) anymore. It’s obviou...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2016/03/06/sunday-thoughts-6th-march-2016/

Sunday thoughts are back! I hope you are excited as I am about this new development! Although I will hasten to add that they may not be a weekly occurrence as they used to be, and that they may ...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2015/10/04/sunday-thoughts-vegan-mofo-edition/

I’m one of those “all-or-nothing people”. If I don’t think I can cook a dish authentically, I don’t even really attempt it. In my mind, this means that if I haven’t eaten a dish tha...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/vegan-mofo-2015-day-30-fusion-challenge/

So… There’s not really a good way to put this, but I’ve never been on a road trip. I mean, I’ve gone from A to B in a car, with other people, and it has usually involved snacks, but not l...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/vegan-mofo-2015-day-29-vegan-road-trip-supplies/

Vegan MoFo has been a great study in how my attention, prioritisation and motivation work. When trying to draft a few posts in advance in August, I jumped on some prompts eagerly and finished th...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/vegan-mofo-2015-day-28-tacos-vs-burritos/

Initially, when I was going wholeheartedly down the “food memory” route for these posts, one particular seasoning screamed out for attention. There are distinct food phases in my life, but a ...

https://greatveganexpectations.wordpress.com/2015/09/27/vegan-mofo-2015-day-27-favourite-herb-or-spice/