Yes, you heard that right! These are some of the yummiest hits of vegan foody madness that you’re ever likely to lay hands on. Popcorn is having a big moment these days, as I’m sure you’ve noticed. It’s positively trendy and there are dozens of gourmet (really?) flavours in the shops right now. No one has…
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Lakeland Trails Coniston Marathon Race Report
Last year, I made my running all about PBs and, with some sweat and swearing, I did rather well. Good For Age London Marathon 2016 here I come! All very well, of course, but you can’t keep going faster forever now, can you? Well, maybe some people can but I doubt if I have the…
Maple and Pecan Protein Balls
If you train hard you need protein to repair your muscles, right? If you’ve trained really hard, you probably want that protein to taste a little bit special. Delicious is a word often over-used by food bloggers, ourselves included, but really, these Maple and Pecan Protein Balls are the bees knees. (Question: do bees even have…
Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie
You know we Veggie Runners love a good protein smoothie. This vegan Peanut Butter Protein Smoothie is great for post-run repair and for helping to keep your immune system in good shape. It tastes rich and creamy, though it’s neither, and it’s lovely poured over ice cubes. A bit like Baileys but better for you….
26 Ways Skiing is exactly like Training for a Marathon
I just had a spectacular week skiing in the French Alps – huge amounts of food, even more exercise; the highest of highs and the lowest of lows; decked out head to toe in sportswear. And I thought, “Hold on, I’ve been here before. More than once. Skiing and training for a marathon are literally the…
Vegan Protein Pancakes
Image: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day, Mardi Gras – it’s time to fatten yourself up before the privations of Lent, if you happen to believe in such things. I didn’t turn out to be quite the good Catholic girl my dear, departed father hoped for but I do still give something up every…
Vegan Risotto Cakes
We Veggie Runners are full of the Blitz spirit. We’re all about make do and mend, waste not, want not and putting a few stitches in our lucky race knickers so we don’t have to buy new ones. We’re the same with food. Why make one meal when you can stretch it out to two,…
Goji Berry Multi-seed Flapjacks
Goji berries are very good for you but, on their own, they don’t really suit my palate. Nutrition experts will tell you they have a ‘herby after-taste’. That may be true but my tongue reads it as ‘ick, bitter, blurgh.’ I need to blend them with a few choice ingredients to make them palatable for…
Vegan Festive Energy Balls
Photo: Zsolt Sandor / MothershipUK We all need extra energy in the lead up to Christmas. Even if you don’t celebrate it, the world seems to go MAD at this time of year. It all gets a bit fizzy and busy and, if you’re not careful, rather overwhelming. Don’t worry though, we have a two-part…
Vegan Rosewater and Pistachio Cake
We believe our greatest gift to humankind is our invention of the post-marathon recovery cake. No doubt our OBEs are in the post. This Vegan Rosewater and Pistachio recovery cake, created for our recent Yorkshire Marathon efforts, was so good we ate it all before I had chance to take any photos on the day. Still, at least that…
Vegan Gingerbread-Spiced Protein Granola Bars
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman, upon finishing a half-marathon, will be in want of ALL THE FOOD. I created these protein filled bars to save my life after the Great North Run. They’re based on a recipe from the really wonderful Oh She Glows, who does incredibly beautiful vegan recipes. Her…
Chocolate Pretzel Energy Bars
After a big race, I’m always starving, and desperately crave two things – salt and protein. This can lead to some of my most pleasing food inventions. After the Pocklington 10 miler, I demolished Harissa Hummus and beetroot crisp sandwiches in my chia seed pittas. After a training run last week, I went weak at the…