Where: Carluccio's, Heathrow Terminal 4, Landside, Heathrow Airport, Hounslow, London, TW6 2GA When: 5th March 2018 What a relief, despite the snow we made it to London, ready to escape to Thailand for an adventure! But first, we were both ready for a meal. We settled for Carluccio's, where we found a vegan spaghetti dish with …
This is my easy version of millionaire's shortbread. It always goes down well with friends, vegan and non-vegan alike and I've been asked for the recipe quite a few times, so here goes! For the shortbread base: 160g plain flour 50g dairy free margarine/spread 50g vegetable shortening (e.g. Trex) 50g caster sugar For the caramel: …
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UPDATE: The Blue Moon Cafe sadly closed January 2019 Where: Blue Moon, 42-44 High Street, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland DG13 0JH When: 16th February 2018 The Blue Moon was situated on the high street of the lovely Scottish border town of Langholm. For 5 years it had been a craft and …
Where: Doughnotts, 26A Long Row W, Nottingham, England, NG1 2DR When: 30th January 2018 Just off the Old Market Square in Nottingham and down a wee flight of stairs marked by a window of donuts, leads to donut wonderland, also known as Doughnotts. Doughnotts, formerly known as The Nottingham Doughnut Co, has a most excellent …
Where: Withybrook Village Hall, Withybrook, CV7 9LQ When: 27th January 2018 I was delighted and honoured to be bridesmaid at my sister’s wedding in Coventry, and after a beautiful ceremony at the medieval registry office, the reception was held at Withybrook Village Hall. The organisers were lovely and accommodating and turns out the chef’s son …
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Where: Koko, 2 Castle Erin Road, Portrush, BT56 8DH When: 13th January 2018 Cycling the small distance from The Giant's Causeway to Portrush seemed like a bit of an expedition in high winds and soaking rain and panniers packed full of luggage, so I was glad to find a little cafe open at 9am when …
Where: The Smuggler's Inn, 306 Whitepark Road, Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, BT57 8SN When: 11th January 2018 The Smuggler's Inn is a family run inn and restaurant just outside Bushmills on the way to the UNESCO world heritage site of the Giant's Causeway. I stumbled across this place as I cheekily popped in to …
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Where: Token, 72-74 Queen Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 When: 31st December 2017 I'd been looking forward to visiting Token - a retro arcade, restaurant, bar and event space opened May 2017 near the centre of Dublin. I'm a geek at heart and I always love a chance to beat my lovely boyfriend at Mariokart, so …
Where: Food for Thought, 5 lower Abbeygate St, Galway City When: 28th December 2017 My fella and I treated ourselves to a coach trip from Dublin to the Cliffs of Moher, the Burren and Galway City, by Finn McCools tours, the guide was brilliant, knowledgeable, humourous and even sung us a song in Gaelic. We …
Where: Eat Street, 231 Lisburn Road, Belfast, BT9 7EN When: 21st December 2017 Cakes, delicious teas, healthy salads, imaginative comfort food and not an animal product in sight, what more could anyone ask for?! Completely vegan cafe Eat Street opened a mere couple of weeks ago, and already has a storm of positive feedback on …
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