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This week's guest blog post is by the lovely Tamsin. Tamsin lives in rural Suffolk and is an award winning Green Living blogger over at Eco Fluffy Mama. She has a keen interest in the Zero Waste lifestyle, and a slight obsession with menstrual cups. Her hobbies include cold process soaping, crochet, reading and photography. She is a huge sci-fi geek, and an even bigger fan of Amanda Tapping (from Stargate SG1 & Sanctuary), who she's been lucky enough to have had afternoon tea with.  I don't know about you, but I love nothing more than a relaxing bath after...

As it's Pancake Tuesday tomorrow, we thought we'd pop up this easy peasy vegan recipe for you - any excuse to make/eat pancakes... Prep time: 5 mins | Cook Time: 10 minutes | Ready in: 15 minutes What you'll need: 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups of water (or you could use a plant milk of your choice) 2 tablespoons white sugar 1 tablespoon oil of choice (we just used olive oil) 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of salt What to do: Sift the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt into a large bowl. Separately, whisk the...

Contratory to belief, vegan recipes do not need to be bland - as the following recipe from the lovely Emily from Dystopic.co.uk (social media links are included at the bottom of the page) perfectly illustrates! This is a great dish if you get in tired and hungry from work and just want to chuck loads of things in a pan and be done with it. It's delicious, hearty and packed with loads of nutrients such as protein, iron, vitamin C and fibre. It's also great to make when entertaining - even meat-eaters will be satisfied with this! Ingredients Dash of olive oil...

What we eat is just as important as the products we put on our skin, with a growing body of research showing that diet really does affect your complexion. With this in mind, I regularly eat this scrumptious 'overnight oats' recipe, which not only tastes delicious, but gives me the energy I need first thing in the morning, and contributes to beautiful glowing skin! Ingredients: 250ml rice milk (or milk of your choice. This particular recipe is a vegan one. You can add more of less milk, depending on how thick/running you like it to be!) 30g porridge oats. I really...