Vegan Feminist Bakers at the Female Glaze

December 17, 2020

When we went to the Be The Future vegan market on Saturday we were very fortunate that the Vegan Feminist Bakers from the Female Glaze were there too 😀

As you can imagine, Miranda went back and forth to their stall to buy vital sustenance for us …

and gifts for he who was not there 😉

If you live in London you might already know the joy of biting into a soft Marsha P Johnson chocolate & orange cookie, or a Melitta Bentz coffee and walnut cookie, but if you don’t you really should.

The Vegan Feminist Bakers, Alessia & Francesca, say The Female Glaze is not only a business that is kind to animals, but it also promotes women empowerment by sourcing from women-run and ethical suppliers. They further add –

“Remember, women belong in the kitchen, men belong in the kitchen, non-binary folks belong in the kitchen… Everybody get to the kitchen: there’s cake in there!”

Francesca and Alessia will personally deliver your cookies if you live in London (zones 1 to 6), or you can opt for tracked delivery if you live outside London. Don’t be put off if everything in the shop is marked ‘out of stock’, they had to put a cap on their weekly deliveries as everything is handmade by Francesca and she’s only one human! So if the shop page says all items are out of stock, it means they have reached capacity and their delivery slots are full, but they’ll re-stock on Tuesdays at 10am. Cut-off for orders is 5pm on Mondays for Wednesdays delivery and 5pm on Thursdays for Saturdays delivery.

So now you know, if you didn’t already –

veganism is not a sacrifice,

it’s a joy ❤

Presents!!!

October 12, 2016

By Violet's Vegan Comics

But before they sat down to tea, Kauri gave Grandpa his present.

“Happy Birthday Grandpa, I made this for you,” he said.

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“Oh thank you Kauri,” said Grandpa when he’d unwrapped it, “I just love it!”

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And Myrtle gave her present to Grandpa.

“Happy Birthday Grandpa,” she said, “I made this for you.”

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“Oh thank you Myrtle,” said Grandpa when he’d unwrapped it, “I absolutely love it!”

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And he was thrilled with the delicious birthday tea the children had made for him. But Cedro was too excited to wait for everyone to finish the savouries before they got to his present …

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… so he cut a slice for Grandpa straight away and said

“Happy Birthday Grandpa, I made this for you.”

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And with a great big smile Grandpa took it and said,

“Oh thank you Cedro, I really really love it.”

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And he really REALLY did.

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The End 😀

You can read the whole story here and it is available in paperback here 🙂

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That’s it!

October 6, 2016

By Violet's Vegan Comics

While Cedro continued to ponder, Grandpa walked behind him, into the kitchen.

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Grandpa picked up the biscuit tin, rattled it, put it back down and trudged back to the living room.

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“That’s it!” thought Cedro, “Grandpa’s got a sweet tooth! I’ll make him a birthday cake!”

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Cedro washed his hands and gathered together all the ingredients he would need. They were flour, baking powder, sugar, sunflower oil, water and vanilla essence. Then he carefully switched on the oven and set it to 160° centigrade.

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continues tomorrow 🙂

but if you don’t want to wait you can read the whole story here now 😀

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Children have good instincts

February 1, 2016

By Violet's Vegan Comics

Ilana Kadonoff

Meet Ilana Kadonoff, owner of the Canadian vegan company Sweets From The Earth.

She says:

“It all began with a rabbit.

Yes, the cute fluffy little animal is in a way responsible for Sweets From The Earth. It was the mid-70s, and my dad went out hunting with a neighbor. The next day, the neighbor came over with rabbit stew, and as a 7 year-old animal lover, I was horrified. It was then I declared myself a vegetarian. I began fending for myself in the kitchen amongst my meat-eating family, and learned to love cooking and then…baking.

My passion for food meant that years later when I adopted a vegan lifestyle, I didn’t think for an instant of giving up my love of luscious, decadent desserts. Instead, I decided to learn the craft and science of baking in pastry school, and soon enough discovered that no animals or animal by-products need be used in the making of sweet delicious things. I began whipping up the kind of scrumptious cookies, cakes and treats that dessert lovers everywhere dream about, and in 2002, Sweets From The Earth was born.

Today, Sweets From The Earth makes a full line of original recipe, egg and dairy-free baked goods, which are made all the more delectable by using only the best all natural, 100% plant-based, GMO-free ingredients.
Bonus: You don’t have to be vegan or have dietary restrictions to love these desserts – any old sweet tooth will do. They’re a healthier alternative to your run-of-the-mill baked goods, and you’ll never miss what’s missing from them!

And where is all this yumminess created? In two separate facilities: One dedicated dairy, egg, peanut and nut-free, the other dairy, egg wheat and gluten-free.”

This is a great story of a child trusting their natural good instincts and not being swayed by grown-ups – she reminds me a little of Luke Walker for whom it also began with a rabbit 😀

And look at these for a happy ending:

gluten-free, fair trade, espresso cheese cake

gluten free flourless cashew cookies

nut-free vanilla cupcake

And those are just a little taster. Get over to Sweets From The Earth and see what else they’ve got!

What did you bring?

December 24, 2015

By Miranda Lemon

Miranda at Loving Hut Belgium!

April 17, 2015

By Miranda Lemon

So here I am at Loving Hut in Belgium!

Tammy and I thought this was a fantastic place! With fair trade organic lemonade! And chocolate sponge cake!

We had cake first, of course, and this was fantastic. Mmm tasty 🙂

And then it was time to try the Loving Hut burger! This was delicious in a toasted sesame bun with vegan cheese and gherkins and onion slices 😀

Here is a painting from inside the Loving Hut – it says “The best way of life, is the veggie way”

I visited the Loving Hut several times during my stay in Leuven. I went back for chocolate chip cookies, more cake, and on Thursday I tried the Broccoli pasta met champignons en roomsaus! Which was absolutely brilliant! I loved it! Unfortunately by this time in the week my camera battery had run out, so I couldn’t take a photograph. I did draw a picture of it:

Address: Tiensestraat 65, 3000 Leuven, Belgium

Click here to see more about Loving Hut Belgium.

Miranda out and about

April 7, 2015

By Miranda Lemon

I have been on holiday to Leuven in Belgium! I chose to visit Leuven because I discovered that they have a Loving Hut. After arriving I was ecstatic to find that they also have Vegaverso a vegan cafe, Greenway a vegetarian cafe, and Shavt which is a vegan food shop!

Here I am at Vegaverso, vegan cafe in Leuven, Belgium!

This is a wonderful cafe which serves a delicious and tasty selection of vegan sandwiches and cakes!

More interiors at Vegaverso, with books and comfy chairs

It took me a while to decide what to have, there is so much to choose from!

I had a peanut butter and jelly cupcake, a vanilla cupcake and a chocolate cupcake, on different visits! They were all delicious and beautiful!

I also tried a chocolate coconut macaroon, and an oat cake, which were fantastic!

This is what I had on my first visit to Vegaverso! It was the most scrumptious food you will ever taste! I had vegan cheese with vegenaise and a blueberry cupcake! It was wonderful!

The menus there all have different, individually embroidered fabric covers! They are so special and lovely 😀

If you live anywhere nearby, and even if you don’t, I strongly recommend you make a visit to Vegaverso.

They are open Tuesday to Saturday, 11am to 6pm. You could go now!

I had a wonderful time at this cafe, it is run by friendly people and has a relaxing, happy atmosphere. Brilliant 🙂 Try the chocolate coconut macaroon.

Sc-raw-umptious!

April 1, 2014

By Violet's Vegan Comics

A cake is a cake

That you could make

And it’s unhealthy

Make no mistake

Unless it’s a cake

That you don’t bake

Made from fruits and nuts still raw!

My first attempt at making raw cake and it’s deeelicious if I do say so myself 😉

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Having just finished reading 12 Steps to Raw Foods by Victoria Boutenko, I couldn’t wait to have a go at making raw cake. At the back of the book are some really useful recipes which are designed to be adapted to suit your own tastes so, using the Generic Cake Recipe, I had a go.

For the chocolate base I combined 1 cup of ground walnuts, 1 tablespoon of flax oil, 1 tablespoon of agave nectar, and half a cup of cocoa (that should have been raw carob powder but I don’t have any of that yet).

This made a stiff, damp mixture which I formed into a cake shape on the plate.

Then for the topping I combined half a cup of fruit (banana in this case), half a cup of ground cashews, and half a cup of fresh coconut. I put all these through my manual juicer (using the smooth screen) so that they were all ground and mushed, and then I mixed them together with a fork.

Then I spooned the topping onto the base and put it in the fridge to chill. So easy.

Now I’m off to have another piece! 🙂

How about a strawberry one?

For the strawberry version I just omitted the cocoa from the base and added a teaspoon of vanilla essence.

Then for the topping I combined half a cup of mushed strawberries, half a cup of ground cashews, (both of these were put through the manual juicer as above) and 1 tablespoon of agave nectar.

And voila: