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Pumpkin Gnocchi Recipe

I’m still here talking about pumpkin! Did you know that only 42% of British adults surveyed knew that pumpkin was edible? Well, it’s not only edible, it’s delicious, so here’s one final pumpkin recipe for you to try out with your left over pumpkin. Enjoy! Ingredients: 600g of fresh pumpkin 400g potato (peeled and chopped)Continue reading “Pumpkin Gnocchi Recipe”

Pumpkin Cake Recipe

Did you know that 95% of pumpkins are used at Halloween and then thrown away? Well, here is another recipe to use up left over pumpkin and get that autumnal flavour – it’s a tray bake! Pumpkin cake is pretty similar to carrot cake, and it’s great to add to a spiced sponge, so whyContinue reading “Pumpkin Cake Recipe”

Pumpkin Soup Recipe

So Halloween is over, and people are already starting to think about Christmas, so what do you do with that left over pumpkin? 95% of the 10 million pumpkins used at Halloween are thrown away, so how can we avoid sending pumpkins to landfill? By eating them! My personal favourite is pumpkin soup, because it’sContinue reading “Pumpkin Soup Recipe”

Halloween Consumerism

Boo! What’s the scariest thing at this time of year? The inevitable consumerism that comes at Halloween. What could be scarier than the consumerism we are bombarded with by every shop, advert and Instagram post? With an estimated 50% of the UK spending money on Halloween, or 85% if we look at parents with childrenContinue reading “Halloween Consumerism”

Circular Nature

Autumn is my favourite time of year. I love being bundled up in jumpers and scarves without it being absolutely freezing, I love the food, I love those chilly but sunny walks, I love it all. But one other thing I love is that we can see nature at work. The leaves turn brown andContinue reading “Circular Nature”

Periods: Attitudes and Materials

This week is Environmenstrual Week, so what better time to talk about the history of period products. A lot of conventional period products are now made mostly of plastic, but was this always the case? And, is there a reason that this area of health care is often neglected, leaving many in period poverty, whenContinue reading “Periods: Attitudes and Materials”

Why do we measure environmental damage in football fields?

Environmental damage is one of those topics that is used widely in the media as an indicator of our impact on the planet. Wildfires, deforestation, you name it, we’ve measured it. We measure it in many different ways, like trees cut down per second, the size of the area deforested compared to country sizes, andContinue reading “Why do we measure environmental damage in football fields?”

Apple Meatballs Recipe

It’s another seasonal recipe! This is a recipe I can take no credit for, because it’s one that my boyfriend introduced me to that has become a personal favourite. He makes it with pork, but it works really well with meatless mince and is a nice way for me to enjoy the foods I eatContinue reading “Apple Meatballs Recipe”

Donating My Hair

So, after two years without a hair cut, I chopped off my hair to a chin length bob. I only tend to have my hair cut once a year, and it grows pretty quickly, so this wasn’t too drastic a change for me. What was a change was that I then sent that hair offContinue reading “Donating My Hair”

Eating Seasonally in Autumn

It’s the next instalment of the seasonal series! At the beginning of each season, I will release a guide to eating in that season. Throughout that season, I’ll release seasonal recipes, usually a savoury, a sweet and some sort of beverage or snack. I will be sticking to fruits and vegetables, but I’ll link aContinue reading “Eating Seasonally in Autumn”