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Holiday Season
(clique aqui para versão em português) Better late than never, right? Even though we are in mid-January I still want to share with you my experience throughout the Holidays. As this is always a tough time for me for some years now, I was able to objectively look back now and write something I think it is worth sharing. Oh well… How should I start this? If you’ve been following my adventures through veganism you might have noticed that these were my first Holidays as a vegan. Therefore, I had to adjust some of my behaviors, like making my own food, and to have conversations that sometimes I didn’t…
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Welcome 2019!
(clique aqui para versão em português) And I’m back! In the beginning of December I went to Brussels for two weeks to visit family and I was really nervous about having the time to blog. I thought that was what was expected of me as a wannabe blogger. I had to constantly feed my audience (do I even have one?) with information, opinions, recipes… and for the first time the blog left me anxious. This obviously defeated the purpose of having the blog. At least for me. So I decided to take the time off to rethink my strategy and what I wanted of all this. When I came…
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Trip to London – Part 4
(clique aqui para versão em português) On the last day we woke up early again and intended to go to London. However, there were no trains available and we decided to go to Cambridge instead. So, even though this post is called “Trip to London – Part 4”, we made a little detour along the way. M and I had already been to Cambridge before and visited the different Colleges, but it is always good to return to those beautiful places. Especially when we had been to London for the past three days. We hopped on the train and there we went. Day 4 – Sunday We arrived at…
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Vegan Chocolate Brownies
(clique aqui para versão em português) The recipe is from Tasty Vegetarian and they claim these are the best vegan brownies ever! Well, I think I might agree with them. They are so gooey and chocolaty, that you wouldn’t even know they were vegan if nobody told you. So, here’s what you need to make them: 200g of vegan cooking chocolate 2tbsp of flax meal 6 tbsp of water 1 cup and 2 tbsp of sugar ¾ cup and 2 tbps of flour ¼ cup of cocoa powder 1tsp of baking powder First make the flax eggs. In a bowl, add the water to the flax meal and…
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Trip to London – Part 3
(clique aqui para versão em português) We weren’t the only ones visiting our friends that weekend. Another couple that is currently living in Ireland had arrived the day before and as one of them had never been to London he wanted to go to some of the most known places. Day Three – Saturday We decided to wake up really early that day, me especially, because I always take a while getting ready. Maybe you won’t be able to tell by the photos (or maybe you will) but I can’t get out of the house without some make up on. So, because I didn’t want to have everyone waiting…
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Trip to London – Part 2
(clique aqui para versão em português) Did you think I used all my words with day 1? Well, I’m back! This time to tell you about the second day (I’ve been trying to write smaller posts, but it has been proven to be almost impossible!). Day 2 – Friday We arrived home the day before a bit late, close to 11pm, and we had walked so many miles that I could hardly move. I’ve been really lazy lately and I haven’t exercised as much as I should. Who am I kidding? I haven’t exercised at all! Most of my days are spent seated in front of a computer and…
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Week 4 – The End Of The Challenge!
(clique aqui para versão em português) Suddenly this is it. The thirty days are over and I’ve managed to have a plant-based diet this entire time. Because of that, this needs to be the most honest post I’ve written so far. I’m not saying I lied in previous posts, I didn’t, it’s just that I feel I have the responsibility to tell things exactly like they are (and were), not to sugar coat difficulties, and to be truthful about how I’m feeling today, the 30th of October and 30th day of my 30 day vegan challenge. Sitting here, in front of my computer, writing the last post of the…
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Eating Out
(clique aqui para versão em português) Where to go? For a vegan living in Portugal, eating out can be an adventure. Even though in big cities like Oporto and Lisbon is easy to find vegetarian restaurants or even some vegan ones, outside of these places can be very difficult. It is true that most restaurants are starting to have vegetarian options in their menus, but the traditional ones that revolve around codfish, grilled fish and a lot of meat dishes, usually don’t. And note that I said vegetarian, not vegan. I believe that if it is a bit confusing for people not eating meat or fish, it is even stranger…
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Third Week – What do I usually eat?
(clique aqui para versão em português) Week three is officially over and I couldn’t be happier. I’m starting week four full of strength and determination. Since my feelings are very similar to the ones I had finishing week two, I decided to change a little bit the content of the weekly checkup post and show how my week looks like when it comes to food. Hope you like it! When someone says they are vegan, we tend to wonder what they eat. Do vegans only eat salad? These past weeks I’ve been eating 100% plant-based, and, obviously, some of my habits had to change and I had to find…
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Second Week
(clique aqui para versão em português) Week number two has just finished and week three is taking over. I always get really surprised on how time flies. A little while ago I was still eating meat and fish and getting ready to start the challenge. I was worried about reacting to people’s opinion, going to a friend’s place or even going out for dinner. I was afraid not to be able to satisfy my sugar cravings and wanting to cut sugar of my diet at the same time, but here I am, going strong and standing by my decision. This past week was very important on building my mindset.…
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