Flexitarianism

Today I’ve been researching flexitarianism for my work, and it’s thrown up some weird questions to me. Some people define themselves as vegetarian despite eating gelatine and fish, which to be honest I don’t really see as vegetarian, but how can people label themselves as vegetarian if they eat meat. I think it would be a whole lot easier if there just weren’t any labels, in the last 7 years I’ve gone from not eating meat but still fish, to giving up fish but still eating gelatine, then giving up gelatine and all animal by products and during...

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Findus Crispy Pancakes

On a brief excursion to face book this week I stumbled on a status about cheesey Findus Crispy Pancakes and as soon as I saw it I wanted one. I can't remember the last time I had one or even how they taste (according to the status they're disgusting, but that didn't put me off) but it still gave me such a massive craving. During a trip to the super market last week I spent...

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London, inSpiral and more

Last saturday I went to London to visit my friend. I don't know why I don't go more often, it's 30 minutes on a virgin train and costs next to nothing with my rail card. I love London because it's such an amazing cultural hub and offers so much more than I could ever find in Milton Keynes or Southampton. There wasn't really an object of the trip other than to find a party...

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Farmers Markets

Farmers markets are a great way of cutting down on your carbon footprint and helping your local suppliers. If you're vegetarian like me you can find an abundance of lovely fresh, seasonal vegetables and depending on where you are different cooking ingredients. I usually go to a local farmers market in Olney, but back in September my housemates and I went to one in Winchester....

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Comfort Food

For me the ultimate comfort food has be macaroni cheese. My favourite way to have mac and cheese is with loads of green vegetables, because not only does it make me feel a bit less guilty for eating a really indulgent meal, it also stops it being too sickly. When I made it this week I decided to add some kale too (as part of trying new things, although I haven't made any...

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Christmas Leftovers

Christmas always leaves tones of left overs, despite the fact we completely over fill ourselves! Most meat eaters are left eating turkey sandwiches, turkey curry, ect, ect. But being vegetarian I'm left with loads of vegetables to cook with (as my parents buy too much and don't cook them) and also a lot of cheese. And in keeping with my New Years resolution I used some to...

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New Years Resolution

I don't think I have ever really made a proper New Years resolution, and if I have then I definitely haven't stuck to it. This year is my final year at uni, so my resolution should be to work hard, but I think that is a given. So in order to help myself work harder I want to insure that my body and mind are in top working order too. My resolution is to go back to how I was at the start of the summer, where I got up early nearly everyday of the week to go for a run, searched for new recipes to make every day and didn't have facebook! I've never...

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