Blog — this vegan life

For the November 2018 issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed Nicola Morek, who makes delicious raw, plant-based desserts. From cakes to powerballs, Snixers bars to blackberry and lemon bites. Come drool!

ArticlesKim WillisJanuary 11, 2019vegan chef, plant based, plant based cakes, raw cakes

The Unexpected Truth About Animals

A quick review of one of my favourite books of the year, for your delectation.

Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time

Worried about what to feed your family this Christmas season? Worry no more, my friend. Viva! have launched a Christmas recipe guide, for a mere £2. I’m off to dazzle my fam and friends with my best Christmas banquet yet.

MusingsKim WillisNovember 12, 2018Vegan Food, vegan cooking, vegan christmas, Christmas, Viva, Christmas cookbook

Fireworks and Bonfires

This is Lola. Look at that happy face! She gets very frightened during fireworks season, as do millions of other domestic and wild animals. I wrote a report about animals, fireworks and bonfires for Best Magazine. Read on to find out more…

ArticlesKim WillisNovember 5, 2018Animal Welfare, bonfire night, fireworks, Best, report piece

Bosh Burrito Samosas

I made Bosh Burrito Samosas and was really patient while my husband took pictures of them even though I was hungry. Only the first part of that sentence is true.

RecipesKim WillisOctober 29, 2018vegan kitchen, Bosh, burrito samosas

Meet The Producers - Kings

For the October issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed Blue from King’s Grooming - King’s is an ethical aftershave brand and Blue is dedicated to giving back and helping other chaps. He’s a wonderful man on a wonderful mission.

Chef of the Month - Tammi Willis

For the October 2018 issue of Vegan Living I interviewed Tammi Willis of Nourish Cafe, Bangkok. I loved finding out about Asia’s Refill Not Landfill initiative and Tammi’s other eco-friendly touches, as well as her tantalising menu. Read on!

Talkin' bout a revolution

Hot off the press! Tesco are broadening their Wicked Healthy range and the new additions sound and look DELICIOUS. Top marks!

MusingsKim WillisOctober 17, 2018Wicked Healthy, Derek Sarno, Tesco, vegan living, vegan food, vegan meals, plant powered, readymeals

Recipe for Success

I don’t profess to be a good cook, but what I lack in skill, patience or culinary know-how, I make up for in enthusiasm, illustrated via my penchant for purchasing cookbooks.

MusingsKim WillisOctober 14, 2018vegan kitchen, vegan, vegan cookbooks, vegan cooking, recipe books, Bosh, How Not To Die, Thug Kitchen

Not Air Balloon

How to make my birthday twice as good - first, make me fear it’s going to be half as awful. It’s just birthday mathematics. Here I am bonding with (a descendant of) a wildcat, because I’m a brave girl…

Recipe for Disaster

Parting ways with all the cookbooks I accumulated during my if-she’s-pretty-I’ll-buy-her-cookbook phase. I am #veganforlife and my recipe book collection needs to be on brand.

MusingsKim WillisAugust 10, 2018vegan cookbooks, vegan kitchen, plant based, clean eating, recipe books

Chef of the Month | Amy Ogilvie

For the June issue of Vegan Living, I interviewed the lovely Amy, entrepreneurial ice cream inventor on tour every summer, coming to festivals and food fairs armed with rhubarb and custard, peanut butter and chocolate, cookie dough and caramel honeycomb Ice Green - all vegan!

Kaylah's call to end animal cruelty

This is a photo of my beautiful niece, taken by my rather handsome husband. I’m sharing a letter Kaylah wrote to her senator calling for an end to animal cruelty and testing on animals. Read it and have hope - the next generation rock!

MusingsKim WillisJuly 16, 2018vegan kids, Animal Welfare, animal cruelty, animal testing

Stop the Shocks

My feature for Vegan Life magazine’s May issue about Refuge for Wildlife, a Costa Rican charity helping thousands of howler monkeys brutally electrocuted by power lines. Warning: very cute (and only a few sad) photos included!

ArticlesKim WillisJune 4, 2018monkeys, Costa Rica, Animal Welfare, stop the shocks, save the monkeys

Wicked Healthy

Mmm mmm. Busy salivating over scrumptious new cookbook Wicked Healthy. Don’t mind me.

ReviewsKim WillisMay 2, 2018Vegan Food, cookbooks, cooking, vegan, Vegan Kitchen

But where do you get your protein?

Feeding my pistols some extra protein thanks to Protein World protein powder. How else could you get the word protein into a sentence three times?

The Ocean Brothers

I'm in awe (oar pun, oar pun!) of the Ocean Brothers. They recently completed a quick row across the Atlantic, which is more challenging than we can possibly imagine from the comfort of our sofas. And they are vegan, so, doubly brilliant.

MusingsKim WillisApril 16, 2018Vegan Life, vegan adventures, challenges, life goals, Atlantic Ocean, Ocean Brothers

Common People

A debaucherous weekend in London which started well, with fancy afternoon tea at the swish Egerton House Hotel, and ended with Tequila. Which is vegan, right?!