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Healthy Vegan - Zucchini - Courgette and Apricot Chutney

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The rain from the skies came pouring down this weekend, and most people looked up at the sky as if they had forgotten what rain looked like?!  It was kind of funny, well I thought it was.   Anyway, here is a link to some of my  homemade  jams, chutneys and preserves. The reason I am sharing the link is to highlight how surprised  I am at myself in that I have never blogged a Zucchini - Courgette Chutney recipe, considering its the one vegetable I grow every year.   I have also bookmarked these from Pam Cobin Spicy Courgette Chutney and Courgette Jam . I would have made these too, but I am running out of jars. By the way, d o you have a courgette chutney recipe to share? Courgette and Apricot Chutney Makes around 10 x 190ml jars Ingredients 4 medium onions, peeled and sliced 600grams courgettes, chopped into cubes 400grams dried apricots, chopped small into the size of a sultana:  OR other dried fruit like sultanas or raisins 2 large cooking apples, peeled and chopped in

Healthy Vegan - Welcoming Your August Eat Your Summer Greens

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So it's August and it's  my turn to  host this months  Eat Your Green s challenge.   To participate  in the #EatYourGreens challenge all you have to do is make either a vegan or vegetarian recipe  with green vegetables or fruit on your blog.   Then copy the blog link to the comment section below.   If your looking for some seasonal inspiration, then please do check out the  Eat Your Greens  Round Up hosted last month by The VegHog . For more details  Follow this link on how to participate  just please remember to link back to the host page (this page) and my co-host  The VegHog.    T he use of the new #EatYourGreens logo is optional, but is appreciated .   The  deadline is the 30th August 2018 and the Round up will be on the 1st September - wow, this year is flying by.

Healthy Vegan - Things on my Wooden Floating Shelf

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A few weeks ago, we had some new windows put in.  D decided to inject some colour into the space and put up some wooden 'floating shelves'.  This room is actually supposed to be a conservatory, but it hardly gets any sun, so we decided between the two of us it would be an extension of the kitchen. This extended kitchen space is looking even more awesome now, as  I have got to showcase some of our hard earned kitchenalia from years gone, including Tierra Negra pots, Fairtrade tea cups and saucers from Natural Collection.   Some Le Creuset soup bowls with lid (all on the top shelf), as well as many unbranded kitchen gifts from from family and friends.  Here is a picture of the extended kitchen space with a breakfast table  for two (on the left) looking out onto the garden.  D has been loving this aspect of the space, as he will come down with his ipad, make himself a black coffee and gaze out at the birds on the feeder. Some of you may remember last year we purchased

Healthy Vegan - Hereford Vegan Festival and Firefly Vegan Pub

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Two weeks ago we went to Hereford, a cathedral city in Herefordshire. Hereford lies on the River Wye and borders with Wales.  D  tried to remind me that we had been there before, but I really did not remember when.  The reason we were in Hereford was to check out the Hereford Vegan Market at Shirehall in the town centre (below). Would you believe it if I told you I was the first in line, well I was . Here's evidence, some of the stalls were still setting up.  Bubberlicious had some interesting bath products, I regret not picking up some as we had planned to return there later in the day.  Badger Action Network were there.   I signed their petition.  I was also reminded of my copy of  Innocent Badger Cookbook :  The Tried to Bury Us...But They Didn't Know We were Seeds   which I recommend.  Hunt Investigation Team were also there.  HIT expose the truth about hunting and other cruel spots in and around Herefordshire.  HIT were also

Healthy Vegan - Jurassic Kingdom Comes to Cardiff Bute Park

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Last weekend, we went into the city of Cardiff for a bit of shopping, but as usual we were there early and many of the shops were not open, so we decided to have a mooch about in Bute Park - dubbed as the green heart of the city.   Well what an interesting sight we stumbled upon. We learned very quickly that Jurassic Kingdom had taken over Cardiff Park  as one of its five stops in the UK. Jurassic Kingdom is an outdoor educational touring  experience for people of all ages to explore green spaces and encounter more than 30 life size epic animatronic dinosaurs from a 85 foot long Diplodocus, to Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus Rex in the most unexpected of green spaces. It was pretty cool, in fact very cool to see the workers putting them together like a  jigsaw.  We were also very lucky to be able to get up quite close and personal and touch some of them.   Here are some photographs we took.  If you find youself in Cardiff between Saturday August 11th to Monday 27 August 2

Healthy Vegan - Medley of Courgettes - Zucchini

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The rain poured from the skies non stop over the weekend and many of us were thankful for it.   I am harvesting courgettes aka zucchini.   I so prefer calling them Zucchini , but i live in the UK, so it has to be courgettes.  Above we have T ondo de Piacenza. I scooped the seeds from the middle and stuffed it with some meatfree soy mince.  See the meat free filling recipe here. Some marrows aka Summer Squash in other parts of the world and courgettes: gold rush and a stripey variety, whose name I have forgotten.  I have made another Marrow Curry, but this time with the addition of chickpeas . It will be our dinner for three days of the working week. As for the courgettes, they have been used mostly for lunch.  I haven't taken many photographs of my courgette dishes this year, as they have featured on my blog before such as courgette pasty , courgette cake, c ourgettes flapjack  and  pasta sala d. The climbing beans are dwindling.  In fact these are the last.  I may