my photography
Taking photos helps me to take notice and appreciate the beauty around us. It’s one of my well-being tools, although that’s not why I do it, it just also happens to make me feel good too.
Beach Clean at Westport Beach, Scotland
Websites for great #recipes and inspiration
I have lots of cookery books! Recently I’ve been perusing them more than usual and finding lots of inspiration in there, plus things I haven’t made for a long time. I’m enjoying it. While I don’t always follow recipes to the letter, I find they are a brilliant guide and…
#pinto #bean and rice soup
Wow – I made this at the weekend! You’ll find the recipe here. Whenever I make a new recipe, I follow it to the letter. Then next time, I adapt it, if I want to. This recipe is hearty – it was perfect for the stormy, wet weather we had…
#Mexican #refried #beans at the weekend and beyond
I made refried beans at the weekend. There are lots of recipes out there, I used one very similar to this one, perhaps with a bit extra garlic as I do love garlic. I bought dried black beans from my local refill shop and soaked them overnight, then the following…
#refried #beans for me this weekend!
I’ll be making refried beans and salsa this weekend. I’m trying to reduce my waste so am currently soaking my dried black beans. I’ll be posting the recipe on here very soon. In the mean time, more information about amazing black beans can be found here. They’re basically fantastic –…
My weekend #vegan #lowwaste #lowcarbonfootprint #recipe – Zeviostrone
My weekend #recipe – hearty mung bean stew with kale by MAŠA OFEI
So I was having a look through my cupboards and discovered I had quite a lot of mung beans. So, I got onto Ecosia (the search engine that plants trees) to look for recipes. I came across this fantastic recipe on The Minimalist Vegan website. It’s a gem, and so nutritious.…
My weekend #recipe – Andean-style quinoa from Diabetes UK
This is a gem of a recipe. I found it on the diabetes UK website here. Why reinvent the wheel? It’s #glutenfree, balanced and #vegan too. A portion provides 10.5g of #fibre and 15.7g #protein. Enjoy.
How much food are you wasting? #FridayThoughts
We all have an important role in trying to reduce our impact on the environment. One way to do this is to reduce our food waste. Here’s a great TED talk by Tristram Stuart. This is a great place to start. More information on how to reduce food waste can be…