When I turned vegan back in 2012, I had to reshape my kitchen must-haves into to vegan staples. Once the meat, dairy and eggs were removed, I needed to re-stock the shelves with those vegan must-haves so I could continue to cook effectively and healthily. It was really easy, and not as daunting as it […]
It’s Easy Being Green: My Vegan Kitchen Must-Haves Read More »
It’s that time of the month again when we can put a vegan spin on the latest food and travel news. While we can’t travel too far, we can still dream about those itineraries waiting to be curated in our own countries. We can also dream about where to go when travel bubbles become a
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This month’s Vegan View is travelling a little closer to home because it has a lot to do with the amount of vegan products hitting the market. While veganism is rapidly on the rise, so too are those products we can’t do without. If you didn’t know the difference between cruelty-free and vegan… There was
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Non-vegans lament they can’t eat cheese if they decide to go vegan. However, the vegan cheese movement is booming. AVS Organic Foods’ founder Melissa Murphy-Webster has been at the forefront of commercial vegan cheese-making in Melbourne since 2013. In recent years, her artisan vegan non-dairy cheese company has expanded to food products including sausage rolls
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It’s appropriate to publish February’s edition of The Vegan View a little earlier this month, because this week marks the Lunar New Year. Let’s veganise the Lunar New Year celebrations to ring in the Year of the Ox, and discover where the mainstream media is tapping into the power of travelling vegan in other parts
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It’s always a joy to see vegan news in the mainstream media. Though, it’s not very often that this type of news makes it to the most-read pages. So, I’ve decided to bring you a summary of the best vegan stories that made the cut in the mainstream each month, and bring you those stories
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Hot summer streets are paving the way for heavy and dry days here in Melbourne this week. While we’re in the middle of a scorching summer, we’re midway through Veganuary and it got me thinking. Why can’t we have a cruelty-free summer? Why can’t we channel that warm summer vibe and send it outward into
It’s a Cruelty-Free Summer. So, Here’s What Yours Can Look Like! Read More »
This week marks Fire & Tea’s 10th Birthday. You may not know, but Fire & Tea started out as a travel story blog so I could share the stories I wrote while out on the road or when I returned home. I was moved by the people I encountered, experiencing different cultures to mine, and
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A new year means new beginnings, new goals to achieve and new adventures to experience. When I first went vegan, it wasn’t an immediate thing. I decided to go vegan mid-way through 2012, and it took me a good six months before I removed all animal products from my diet. I initially cut out meat
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The act of Christmas gift-giving is a chance for you to give a vegan gift to someone who might not be vegan, or someone who is thinking about becoming vegan. This is a wonderful time to get that conversation going and pique someone’s interest if they’re curious about the vegan lifestyle. Likewise, Christmas is the
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