Oh hey..its 2018 and Veganuary

Oh wow. So I have been so busy with life that I have neglected VeganRibs! Sorry. Not sorry

So whats going on?

I'm 3 and a bit years Vegan..and still loving it! Made even better by having my vegan love by my side. We're living together and loving that vegan life. We have been together nearly 2 years and they really are my rock. We went to Berlin and i finally got to live the dream and spend all my money in Veganz..we ate soo much food in 4 days its impressive!

Me living the dream at Veganz in Berlin!

Sean is also working part time at a Vegan cafe soon, I mean..i have won the lottery there, they are an amazing cook and I'm lucky that I get fed proper good food every day!

3 years Vegan

Weve had vegan cafe drama in Huddersfield. Goat went ape shit and called me their least favourite customer on facebook. They told some poor love Bethany to fuck her plans to visit. It made national news..so they shut down last year. But it was taken over by a babe called Alex. She is amazing and its now called peppercorn. Deffo worth a visit if You're in the Hudds. Proper good hearty food made with love!

A platter of goodies from peppercorn! Alex gave us these on cmas eve eve!

My life has been Crazy, I lost my job just over a year ago and then started a new one and then got diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes which gave me mad depression. So all in all its been a crazy journey. Plus lots of needles..hypers and hypos.

Hypo fun..coke to the rescue

However its 2018 and I have a steady job and Im managing my mental health and diabetes ok! The main reason im plodding on is because of my friends and my family. Most importantly my clique of garbage vegans, 4 other people like me who are Vegan, love crips, drinking, good music and being a safe space for each other. I like cry at them all the time and they make me laugh. They are my family here! So big love to Becka, Sean, Rob and Kim.

Garbage Vegans

So whats happened in Vegan world since i last wrote here..hmm

Vegan Ben and Jerrys
Vegan Pizza Hut
Gary..more vegan cheese
Ikea biscuit loving
More vegans
More food options..like you can get sandwiches from m and s
More vegan bars
More vegan cake
Like i can't think of all the cool stuff  we have now..theres soo much!!

So whats the plan..well...im not sure..im flakey..but hey i will try blog more and keep up to date on my vegan journey. Might even let sean post and share recipes on here..

Anyways. Heres to 2018 being a good year. Another year when Veganism gets even more mainstream! If you're doing Veganuary..good luck and keep eye out for the odd update.

Much love

Veganribs xxx

Me and my Vegan Love..Sean

VeganRibs goes to Zizzis

Aloha Vegan Cutie Pies

I've had a backlog of posts to put up on here, but just been such a busy avocado..anyways, for anyone who hast tried it..ZiZzis now has a vegan menu. Which includes Pizzzzaaaaa. I went with my partner for tea and the food was really nice (as was the gin..) but overall very expensive for what it was. I am spoilt in Huddersfield with Bar Maroc pizza for like a fiver, but it is nice to know that I can go eat at other places with my non vegan chummies. Plus the toppings are really diverse. I had chutney, butternut squash and mushrooms, om to the nom.
The vegan cheese was nice, but more like a white sauce, good effort for making that an option though. I do prefer violife on my pizza, but again, its nice to have this option on the high street!!

So I would recommend, especially if you are a taste card user as you can get 2-4-1 (again found this out after ha)

Heres a picture of foods, gin and peak at the menu...

Oh to add, they also have VEGAN WINE....

for more info and the full menu..click HERE FOR THE NOMS


Hope its Helpful

Much love

Vegan Ribs

xxxxxx

VeganRibs gets taken to C-A-L-F cafe in Scarborough

Aloha Vegan Friends......

Again I've been all level of useless at blogging..but in general life is awesome. So in June I  had a week of British holiday fun. It started in Somerset with my chummies and then got taken to Scarbrough by my lush partner. Whilst there he took me to c-a-l-f cafe for some epic vegan noms. The place is just fantastic, a 100% vegan menu, beautifully  decorated, friendly staff and so many wonderful items of clothing/food/accessories to buy.

The menu was great and I was struggling to choose but I went for a lovely burger. It did not disappoint :)

the menu, also loads of specials

Epic vegan burger OMG

Me and Sean in our Vegan Hoddies..Seans said Meat is Murder and mine 'All life is Equal'
This is one of the cutest things EVER... He does treat me well!! <3 <3

some of the best chocolate cake ever <3

So if you're in Scarbrough having a jolly at the seaside, check out CALF for some awesome threads and some epic food!!

Much Love

Vegan Ribs

xxxxx

When people don't understand the word VEGAN

Aloha my beautiful vegan friends

So today was a frigging hard day to be vegan. It was a very big birthday for a family member and their choice of restaurant was a portugease place that mainly served steak. I went with low expectations, anxiety and dread. And to be honest I was not wrong. I got served crab as a starter. They said it was meat and dairy free. I wanted to cry when that was put in front of me. I asked for an alternative starter.  I got given a bowl with spinach in. I was shocked that this was even considered respectable.my family laughed..that's what you get for being fussy..I wanted the earth to swollow me up.

As you can imagine I dreaded my mains. I was angry and trying to laugh through it..but ultimately I was extremely upset that this was my dining experience and that everyone found it funny.

However, I think the waiter gathered my sher shock and upped the game slightly for my main course. I had veg and rice. Still not a great meal for the price..but Atleast it wasn't a bowl of blooming spinach..that was until they came out with more of the stuff to add to my plate. Atleast this time it wasn't crab..but still..I must've said...I ONLY EAT PLANTS about 15 times.

Dessert was fruit salad..which was nice enough.  But overall I left the meal feeling upset and angry, 1. Because people found my struggle funny and 2. The lack of understanding of a plant based diet. I'm hoping that if anything the restaurant has learnt that they need to cater to all lifestyle and dietary needs.
The meal ultimately wasn't about me..it was about a person I love dearly celebrating their birthday so I kinda put up with it, however I still don't think it's acceptable on any level to serve a bowl of spinach as a starter. To conclude though..

Tonight was a bloody hard night to be a vegan. ..

Hopefully next time we go for a meal I can either be anti social and bring my own food..or the place will make me a good meal.
I'm not letting this crappy experience stop me from being vegan. It's a inconvenience for me..but the slaughter of a beautiful cow for a greedy steak in someone's face, is a bigger, much worse price to pay and if it means I have the odd shit meal..then so be it. I didn't hurt a cow..I didn't partake in a cycle of death,pain or suffering and I hopefully made a restaurant slightly less ignorant.

Keep fighting the good fight vegans

Much love

VeganRibs

Xxx

Dating and veganism

Aloha Vegans

Today's blog has a slightly different tone..I'm actually going to discuss something! Shocking I know as this blog mainly consists of life updates, festivals and food porn!  Hah anyways..so I've been thinking about this topic for a while.
So until nowish I've been single for around 2 years, before then I came out of a long term relationship with an Omni (who randomly did veganism for a few weeks when we split up??) ..he ate meat..I was veggie. ..we ate some meals together but mostly cooked our meals separately. It was never an issue. .he would order chicken curry, I'd order veg, it worked and was never really something I particularly thought about. The simplicity of being vegetarian kinda never made me stop and reflect or really see his omni ways as a problem. It was normal...id sub meat for quorn..it just sort of worked...it was hassle..but it worked. We split up in the end (not due to diet..other reasons ha) and about 6 months later I became a legend of a vegan. I changed my entire purpose of being, my hobbies, my washing powder and ultimately my friendship groups. I put my life into the vegan community, a very welcome distraction from being sad about stuff..a new support network and ultimately doing something possitive. Veganism took over my life in a very positive  (slightly preachy at times) way. I didn't even think about dating..i was busy..vegan life was everything.

Last year I felt that I was ready to date again, having spent a lot of time alone, throwing myself into vegan life and jobs and partying I finally started looking for some sort of relationship . I dated omni guys and it was strange, it affected me, I sat with people as they chewed on flesh and cheese and then I'd kiss them and I just thought..ewww..this is awful. The guys I dated did try embrace it, one guy even learnt how to make vegan brownies from this blog for his work colleagues, that was sweet. However i still had stupidly long conversations with guys about why I was vegan, why I chose to live my life how I do. Questioning me, saying bacon, telling me how they would never do it, why I wouldn't make a difference and taking me on dates to nandos.
 I figured after a while that the importance of my lifestyle stretched to every aspect of my being, including dating. I took a brake..I left the game and decided that a nice vegan guy didn't exist. I went on vegan dating sites. .Fb groups..did the lot. .not one vegan out there for me. I guess I really cut down the guys I could date. ..I was now one of those folk who had to date someone who understood and thought like me...who didnt judge me or immediately call me fussy or an inconvienience. So low and behold..I gave up on dating all together.

A few weeks ago however. .I decided to use some apps for dating, I felt settled in my job, my labyrinthitus was a lot better and I really felt the gap of not having someone. I decided to be open in my search, however..as soon as I mentioned the dirty v Word I would immediately feel embarrassed an ultimately like a preachy vegan...but i felt that it had to be said.
Randomly one night I swiped right on a cute bearded guy. ..he was a Veggy. .his Facebook cover pic included a line of chocolate soya milk cartons and I swooned. Turns out he grew up vegan. .but now eats some cheese. Not vegan..but deffo not an Omni.  He didn't judge me..didn't make bacon jokes and proceeded to share his love of falafel and hummus with me. Cooking food became easy..ordering takeout became easy and for once I am with someone who respects my views and my lifestyle.
He eats vegan with me and it's epic. I never thought I'd date someone who didn't panic about it..who actually suggests places I can eat, what booze I can get hammered on and who brings me tofu when I'm Hungover. Yes he's not vegan fully..but he gets it and that is lush. I am lucky..and for the first time in 2 years not single.
Dating as a vegan has been a challenge. .people sending me shit On tinder for it..people taking me to chicken restaurants..but finally I've met someone who cooks me nutroast. What I'm trying to say is...that dating is hard. .but..if I can get lucky and meet someone supportive. .then..the world is your avaccado. ..nice people exist. .and when you find them..it's epic!!
#soppylovedupvegan

Much love

VeganRibs

Xxx

A Very Vegan Easter

Aloha Vegan friends..and a Happy Easter to you!

Archi presenting me with an egg hahaha

My Easter this year started off slow and lonely, sat in bed watching Sabrina the Teenage Witch  missing my family, thinking of last year when I was flying around Harry Potter world drinking butter beer with my daddykins.

So yep, I didn't have high expectations, I had a little pitty party then remembered that Archi (my cat) had bought me an Easter Egg from asda yesterday!!..As if she went to all that effort and just knew that chocolate would cheer me!! haha
I would have inserted more up close pictures of the egg, but It seems to have disappeared..no idea where!!! All I can see is that asda freefrom Easter eggs are epic..and very moreish!

So after a whole series of Sabrina, my vegan Chummy Linn Boo invited me around and cooked me a nut-roast, all home made, completely tasty and made with pure vegan love (and insane effort with only one working shoulder atm!!) Without the Huddersfield Vegans, my beloved group, we would never have met, so if I have anything to thank veganism for (I have soo much to thank veganism for!!!) making fiends..FAMILY is one of them!

Me and the Mighty Boo, soo happy to have a vegan roast, epic chatter and wine!

THE Roast <3

So the above plate of beautiful food contained;

• Homemade Nut roast, with chestnuts in..super yummmmmy
• Leeks
• Beans
• Carrots cooked in maple syrup
• Gravy
• Roast Potatoes
• and flipping sweet potatoes

OM TO THE NOM NOM

Overall, a beautiful meal, with an awesome friend, totally made my Easter!!...Yay for vegan food, yay for vegan friends!!

Hope you all celebrated with cruelty free chocolate and a cruelty free roast, with people you care about!!

Thanks for reading

Much Love

VeganRibs

xxxx

Guess who's back..tell a friend!

Aloha Beautiful Vegans

I haven't blogged since the start of year, and now its blooming Easter weekend!! Time has flown this year and so much has happened, making blogging low on the priority list, plus the lack of a working laptop has really made blogging an impossibility. But hey..I'M BACK ON IT.....soo YAYYY..and now I intend to do some more videos too..again no working laptop made that tres difficult!

So where are we at...Its the end of march, Easter weekend, and I'm just revisiting all the things that one has been up to. I have had labyrinths, that sucked, started a new job, which is bloody awesome..found my niche i think, woo!! I've done soo much with the hudds vegans including a vegfest, Ive become an auntie and life in general is going lovely :). So onto the vegan stuff...

Becoming an auntie!!

On the 28th January Marlo Betty arrived. The most beautiful, perfect little girl. I am madly in love with her and cant wait to take her on adventures, have lots of fun!! <3 <3 <3

Brighton Vegfest:

So this years vegfest has been my absolute favourite so far. Was a beautiful day in Brighton with my wonderful chummy Linn Boo. We got the forever bus from sunny tunbridge wells, where we met Jordan and just had a fantastic day, on the beach, eating food, meeting Tim Shieff and making vegan friends :). there was a great variety of stalls, loads of space to eat, shop and in general it was a wonderful day out! :)

Huddersfield gets a vegan cafe!!!

So, we hit the jackpot in Huddersfield, from literally nowhere, a Vegan Cafe opened!! Called Goat
(Totally check them out on facebook/twitter) The people who run it are completely lush, the cafe is quirky, cute and the food is AMAZING..like literally the best cake ever!! So yup I am buzzing, the whole vegan community in Huddersfield are!!

Huddersfield Vegan Fun

As per usual i have had soo much fun with my Huddersfield Vegan crew :)

Curry Nights, Pub quiz, Harry potter fun, pizza nights, trips to Toby carvery. I literally love this bunch of people so much <3 The group is growing and growing and I couldn't be more proud to be part of it :)

 General Fun/Happy times..

I been having a heap load of fun!!

Making myself look and feel good

Times with the bestie

cakeeeeeee

choir fun!

Manchester with hudds vegans

Cat cafe and newcastle with rachey

Cooking a mothers day brunch

Wagamamas with the girlies

Save our A and E rally

Fun times with my family

The  Used with Rachey

 So in general, things are full of sunshine, and its such a relief to be able to say that, that for once in my life things seem to be going really well. I have epic friends, soo much vegan love in my life,  a lush job, and beautiful new niece and in general a much more positive outlook! I'm feeling really happy atm!..so yayyy

Catch you soon beautiful people!

Much Love

VeganRibs

xxxx