Taking the leap

Me with Molly and Dolly

So I have finally made the leap, from being a veggie for the last 27 years to the world of veganism. There's a mixture of reasons but the main one is the way we treat animals, the lack of love in looking after them and how even a glass of milk somewhere down the line has killed another living creature.  

We have been feeding the lambs next door for the last 3 months, "Molly and Dolly", their  mum died in lamb birth, they are so friendly with there own little characters, Molly is a bit bolshy and poor little Dolly is a bit lopsided but she goes at her own speed - theres a lesson to be learnt there.  I was walking Esther (thats one of my dogs) this morning and the local pub has local South Downs lamb on the spit this weekend. Breaks my heart, Molly and Dolly are safe as they are going to be used as lawnmowers for the rest of their life. 

Looking at our diets now we pretty much live a vegan lifestyle, but I have a weakness for a good milky cup of coffee in the morning and soya milk does that weird separating thing. So this morning I invested in the premium BonSoy milk. Its £2.79 a carton and worth ever drop, Its creamy and rich and very lovely. It still separates a little but a quick stir and its fine.

A while ago we ate at the fabulous Aloka in Brighton so I tried last night to recreate an amazing risotto I had there. A garden vegetable medley of home grown courgettes, organic broccoli, french beans and onions, served on a pea puree with a touch of mint. Side order of tomato bruchetta . Not bad and tasted delicious, almost to delicate, next time I will add a few chives or a hint of a spring onion to give it a little more punch. I

Garden vegetable risotto with pea puree