Pair some delicious vegan chocolate cake with some bargain reading this weekend! To celebrate the arrival of spring sunshine and flowers, the kindle version of SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD is on sale at the bargain price of 99p/99c in the UK and USA this weekend, 24th to the 27th of March. Amazon UK Amazon Worldwide Aspects of the story: The main characters are fiercely bonded chosen sisters, one of them neurodivergent. The story is set in the 1st century CE and features the battle of Mons Graupius between the Romans and the Caledonian tribes. There’s romance, but it’s rather c ..read more

Set in 1st century Northern Scotland, SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD is a story of chosen sisters, fierce warriors, divided loyalties and, ultimately, love. And it’s on sale through Halloween at 99p/99c in the UK and USA. The book is also on Kindle Unlimited and in paperback. Amazon UK Amazon Worldwide Author website Snippets of early reviews: An extraordinary read.️ A fabulous story.️ Eye-opening, heartbreaking and beautiful. The post Chosen Sisters and Fierce Warriors on Sale! appeared first on Vegan Family House ..read more

The new book from vegan author Ailish Sinclair releases today, and it features beautiful Bennachie in Aberdeenshire, pictured above. Set in 1st century Scotland, SISTERS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD includes the battle of Mons Graupius between the Romans and the Caledonian tribes, a neurodiverse main character and some rather complicated romance. See the article Roman Aberdeenshire features in author’s new book from Grampian Online. Blurb When Morragh speaks to another person for the very first time, she has no idea that he is an invader in her land. What she does next constitutes a h ..read more

Eat this vegan chocolate mousse cake in the sun, or in the rain, or in the snow. It’s good for all weathers ? Vegan Chocolate Mousse Cake Method Choose a cake recipe. Chocolate is good; vanilla would be nice too. Bake cake in two 9″ sandwich tins and cool. Prepare the mousse by blending a box of silken tofu with a heaped tablespoon of icing sugar, a tablespoon of  cocoa powder (also heaped) and a tablespoon of coconut oil which won’t heap in this heat so two splodgy spoonfuls will do ? The coconut oil goes in at the last minute of blending; you will see the mixture thicken and ..read more

The range of vegan skincare for men from Shakeup Cosmetics is exceptionally high quality, and actually great for everyone, ladies too! Back in my dance college days, I remember a young man borrowing my foundation as he had an audition and was desperate to cover a spot. He had no makeup of his own. It just wasn’t the done thing back then. How stupid was that? Now it’s for everybody, and that’s as it should be. And we all tried it! All the products smell lovely, like really lovely, not floral and overpowering as some female targeted brands sometimes are. These have a slight spice to them. They ..read more

Our latest vegan newsletter. We don’t usually post them here, but thought it might be nice for people to see what they’re like! Vegan Newsletter We’ve been building things with discarded pallets again! Above is our new corner seating unit, just awaiting facings. You can read more about our recent garden and polytunnel exploits here on Frugal Living and don’t miss the most popular post over there: the 25p meal There’s a new post about some of the vegan companies we’ve received goodies from recently up here. Above are medicinal Lion’s Mane Mushrooms served in a noodle bowl. Favourite and Sea ..read more

We’re giving some shout outs to the wonderful vegan companies that have sent us goodies and been featured on our Insta in recent weeks. The Vegan Companies Pictured above is a beautiful soy wax candle, no dyes, from Tilly’s Candle Shop. Then there’s the wonderful Creative Nature for gluten-free, nut-free, vegan cake mixes, bars and the Malteser-esque Gnawbles pictured. Use code VEGANFAMILYHOUSE10 at the checkout for a 10% discount. Magic Tree Superfoods sent us medicinal Lion’s Mane Mushrooms. They were meaty and delicious and full of anti-inflammatory goodness. We cooked them with noodles ..read more

This vegan chocolate cheesecake is from an older post from the happy fun-filled days of home ed Happy Solstice! The Vegan Chocolate Cheesecake We eat blue stars (borage flowers).  Based on recipe here The Study Studying sonnets here just now. Apparently in the 1590s May did extend into what is now our June so not too inappropriate: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date… Set in the 1590s: Set in a fictional castle in Aberdeenshire, Ailish Sinclair’s debut ..read more

We love the humble potato, or tattie, here in Scotland. We eat mince with tatties. Haggis, neeps and tatties. Baked potatoes. Chips. We even put them in our sweet treats such as coconut macaroons. So when Scotty Brand, one of Scotland’s leading food producers, asked if we’d be interested in developing a potato milk recipe for them, we happily said yes. Some Potato Facts Potato milk is the most sustainable of the plant based milks. Potatoes are a land efficient crop. They use up to 56 times less water than other plant milk crops. One medium potato gives you 30mg of Vitamin C, as much as a gla ..read more

Vegan chocolate nests. Perfect for Easter. Perfect anytime really. Vegan Chocolate Nest Ingredients (makes 12) 5 Weetabix style cereal biscuits 150g of dark chocolate 1 tablespoon of golden syrup 1 tablespoon of vegetable margarine mini eggs (we used Doisy & Dam ones, found in Asda). You could also use other sweets or make little eggs with marzipan. paper cake cases Method Crumble the biscuits into a bowl and melt the chocolate, syrup and margarine together in a Bain Marie until well combined. Mix it all up. Divide the mixture between the cases and top with the eggs or sweets. Cool unti ..read more