Sanctuary Coffee shares profits from its coffee (in easy-to-recycle box packaging) with animal sanctuaries. So you can enjoy a morning java and donate to good causes, at the same time. You can also buy coffee pods. Avoid caffeine for pregnancy/nursing and medical conditions (chain-store coffee is high-strength, so goes over NHS recommendations). New advice is…
always take time to listen to good music!
100 Pieces of Classical Music is a book for those of us who kind of know that we should get into classical music but perhaps it can be too serious and long, and we don’t really know what we’re doing! Historian Tim Bouverie has created a compilation of 100 classical masterpieces that are sure to…
switch to biodegradable plant wax candles
You don’t need candles, but millions of people buy them. So if you do, choose ones made from biodegradable plant wax, which is also safer and cleaner/slower to burn. Use with recycled candlesticks. Follow candle safety tips. Keep away from pets and children (essential oils including citronella can harm), air rooms after use and never…
homemade (vegan) banoffee pie from Sussex
Banoffee pie is one of England’s favourite desserts, created in a Sussex restaurant in the 70s (apparently someone in San Francisco claims also to have invented it, but using a variant recipe). A blend of banana and toffee, it uses vegan condensed milk for a very rich pudding. Vegan Banoffee Pie (The Veg Space) has…