Catch up with what we've been up to, the food we've been cooking and see what we think of some of the exciting new vegan products coming out, including Love Raw's nutty chocolate balls (dubbed 'the vegan ferrero rocher'), Eatplanted's gamechanging chicken-style skewers and the new supermarket cheese range from Nurishh.

This episode is sponsored by Beer52 - head to beer52.com/veganfood to claim your free vegan craft beers (all you need to do is cover postage!). 

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Known for her fast and affordable recipes, author of new book Vegan BBQ Katy Beskow joins us to share her know-how. From easy summer entertaining ideas and food prep tips to how to cook tofu, watermelon and marinades, today's episode is packed with ways to make your meals more exciting but without spending hours in the kitchen.

Today's episode is sponsored by Virgin Wines. As you probably know, not all wine is Vegan, but it can be really hard to tell what is or isn’t vegan-friendly when you’re staring at the supermarket shelves. That’s where Virgin Wines comes in.

The award-winning online retailer has over 400 vegan certified wines on their books… and the best bit is they are made by independent vineyards and winemakers around the world. These talented winemakers work  in partnership with Virgin Wines to create exclusive handcrafted (and often organic) wines that you won’t find anywhere else.

Whether it’s red, white, rosé or sparkling you’re after, it’s easy to set your preference on the website to ‘vegan’ so that every wine you see is suitable to buy.

Vegan Food & Living listeners can take advantage of a super offer with 50% off their first vegan case which is the perfect way to get started. To claim the offer, visit www.virginwines.co.uk/VeganFL.

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Today we're joined by cookery teacher, nutritionist and naturopath Sharon Gardner from Made in Hackney. Not only does Sharon know how to make food go far, she also has a passion for sustainability.

Have a listen if you want to know where to shop for low cost ingredients, the benefits of bulk buying, tinned versus dried and how to nail that vegan meal prep. Sharon also shares her expertise on foods that will keep us fuller for longer (saving us money on all those snacks!), how to utilise your freezer and what's worth growing yourself.

Coming up next week: Katy Beskow joins us a week later than planned after a bout of Covid to show us how to whip up quick and easy vegan meals with just a few ingredients!

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In part two of our vegan cookery series chef, author and podcast host Bettina Campolucci Bordi joins us to share her vegan baking tips. From egg replacements to gluten-free cakes, this episode is packed with info to help you master vegan baking! 

Coming up next week: Katy Beskow shows us how to whip up quick and easy vegan meals with just a few ingredients!

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Welcome to our brand new cookery series, where Holly and Molly chat to some of the UK's top vegan chefs, who will be sharing their insider knowledge on everything from baking without eggs to budget meal prep – and what on earth to do with an aubergine.

Today's episode is all about the veg – and who better to join us than Irish twins The Happy Pear? Don't miss their top tips on what to do with a glut of courgettes, how to cook leeks properly, what to do with cauliflower and much more. They also share some recipe ideas from their new book, The Veg Box, and explain why they went vegan in the first place.

From meal ideas to cooking hacks, this must-listen episode is not only packed with info but lots of fun too!

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In today's interview, Holly chats to Integrative Health Practitioner and Certified Health Coach Paula Benedi, who started out studying law before experiencing health problems that led her to retrain. If you suffer from asthma, eczema, acne, chronic fatigue, gut problems, inflammation or any other health issue that's not easily solved, Paula explains how we can use non-conventional methods to heal ourselves.

Paula discusses the importance of a whole food, plant-based diet, avoiding the 'dirty dozen', how we can combat inflammation in the body and much more – all whilst living  busy, modern lives.

Download Paula's free 'health handbook' which includes lots of resources and info at synergised.info/simplyvegan.

Tune in next week as we kick off our summer cookery series, starting with The Happy Pear, who join Holly and Molly to share their cooking tips and ideas for turning common vegetables into exciting and delicious meals.

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Today we're sharing our favourite accidentally vegan products – and discovering a few new ones too! From 'chicken' flavour noodles to prawn cocktail crisps, there are plenty of surprisingly vegan-friendly treats out there to enjoy.

We also review some activated snacks from Boundless and the new gut health range from Coconut Collaborative, before sharing one of your recipes for a whole food plant based version of Nutella!

Send your questions, recipes or funny stories to Holly and Molly at [email protected] and don't miss Thursday episode when Holly chats to Integrative health Practitioner Paula Benedi from Synergised Nutrition about healing ourselves from inflammation, toxic load and numerous other common health and skin complaints.

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Our best-selling magazine, Vegan Food & Living, is packed with fresh, nutritional recipes and you can try an issue for just 99p by visiting veganfoodandliving.com/podcast, or using code PODCAST when you order with us. Choose between our print and digital plus membership to receive the latest issue to your door or to your device, along with having easy access to 1000’s of plant-based recipes at your fingertips in our fully searchable digital magazine archive.

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Kate Thompson went from meat eater to vegan overnight during the pandemic and, after a chance online meeting with a Come Dine With Me researcher, she agreed to appear on the show. The five episodes finally aired last week (20th-24th June 2022), with Kate winning the £1,000 prize for her fully vegan three-course meal. Kate shares her experience in today's podcast – from how she chose her dishes to why she meditated every night and how she dealt with backlash on Twitter.

Try out Kate's winning recipes or follow her on Instagram.

Coming up next week: Holly and Molly share their best accidentally vegan finds and on Thursday, Holly chats to Paula Benedi about inflammatory foods and toxic load.

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Our best-selling magazine, Vegan Food & Living, is packed with fresh, nutritional recipes and you can try an issue for just 99p by visiting veganfoodandliving.com/podcast, or using code PODCAST when you order with us. Choose between our print and digital plus membership to receive the latest issue to your door or to your device, along with having easy access to 1000’s of plant-based recipes at your fingertips in our fully searchable digital magazine archive.

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In today's episode, Holly reports back on the crowds, the music and ALL the vegan food at Glastonbury whilst Molly has been making vegan toad in the hole and is looking forward to her escape to Devon.

As always, we review the newest vegan products including some treats for the summer. Find out what we thought of the new ASDA BBQ range, Japan Centre tofu sausages and burgers and hair, nail and skin supplements by Manifesto Nutrition.

Coming up on Thursday Meet Come Dine With Me's first vegan winner, Kate Thompson.

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For today's interview, we're joined by Dr Melanie Joy – author of Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows and founder of advocacy group Beyond Carnism.

We discuss what prompted her to go vegetarian and then vegan, what carnism means, and why our systems are structured to make us believe it's OK to support harm to animals.

She shares her views on how and why society has a bias towards meat eating, why carnivores get defensive, and why there are negative vegan stereotypes in which we are deemed over-emotional and irrational.

Should we try to convert people? How can we cope with that sense of urgency to turn people vegan? And how should we talk to our loved ones about veganism?  Dr Melanie Joy answers all these questions and more as she outlines how we can be  effective ambassadors for veganism without causing a divide.

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