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Lemon Chocolate Mousse
Lemon Choc Mousse Author: Taken from Divine Desserts – How To Have Your Cake & Eat It By Juliette Bryant www.julietteskitchen.tv Serves: (Makes 12 Portions) The combination of layers of lemon and chocolate really go well together. This creation has been a very popular dessert at my superfood feasts. Ingredients For lemon part: 1 tin […]
Buckwheat Bread
Buckwheat Bread Author: Taken from Divine Desserts – How To Have Your Cake & Eat It By Juliette Bryant www.julietteskitchen.tv Serves: Makes 10 slices This is a wonderful light and fluffy bread, which is a great substitute for wheat bread. This is gluten free and really delicious with some fresh jam or nut butter. Ingredients […]
Book now for Limmud in the Woods 2016: 25th-29th August 2016
For all of you who love the great outdoors Limmud In The Woods 2016 is a relaxed, intimate Jewish summer festival over the August bank holiday in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside. It’s a perfect opportunity to relax, reflect and reconnect at the end of the summer with an inspiring programme including sessions from JVS and […]
High animal protein intake associated with higher mortality rate, plant protein linked to lower mortality rate
Date: August 1, 2016 Source: Massachusetts General Hospital via Science Daily The largest study to examine the effects of different sources of dietary protein found that a high intake of proteins from animal sources — particularly processed and unprocessed red meats — was associated with a higher mortality rate, while a high intake of protein […]
Beet Pesto
Beet Pesto Author: pulses.org Serves: 4 Recipe courtesy of International Year of Pulses. In December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UN) voted unanimously to declare 2016 the International Year of Pulses (IYP). Since 1959, the UN has dedicated special years and observances to promote international awareness and action on various topics. Throughout 2016 the […]
It’s Shabbat chicken – straight from the lab
Written by Daniel Sugarman for the Jewish Chronicle If this is the future of the Friday-night meal, it’s not for the squeamish. An Israeli company has come up with a way to “grow” chicken meat out of cells taken from a live animal. Koby Barak, CEO and co-founder of SuperMeat, is convinced that the result […]
‘Why it’s never too late to become a vegetarian’ Telegraph feature July 2016
Steak tartare, slow-roasted shoulder of lamb, venison burgers, chicken and tarragon pie. A quick glance at some of my favourite foods wouldn’t leave anyone in much doubt. I’m a carnivore, through and through. Yet, as of December 2015, I’ve done what I hadn’t countenanced since I was a teenager: I’ve gone vegetarian. It all started quite innocuously just […]
New campaign ‘Mark It Vegan’ launched by Animal Aid
The Mark it Vegan campaign by Animal Aid launched on 26 July 2016. Interest in veganism is growing rapidly in the UK, with more than half a million people having now adopted cruelty-free living – a rise of more than 350 per cent in the last ten years. There’s been a huge increase in the number […]
Coming up: 50 years of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly
This September will mark 50 years of the Jewish Vegetarian Quarterly. We are celebrating with a special edition, and we need your help! Please send in your fondest memories and your best photos by 28th July, and help make this the best issue yet! Email [email protected]. You can read the very first issue here, and […]
Veganism is the fastest growing lifestyle movement ever according to new research
There are three and half times as many vegans as there were in 2006, making veganism the fastest growing lifestyle movement. There are over half a million vegans in Britain – at least 1.05% of the 15 and over population* – new research commissioned by The Vegan Society in partnership with Vegan Life magazine, has […]