I sat my insurance law exam on Tuesday. It went quite well I think, I get my results in December so fingers crossed! If I pass I will have my Diploma in Insurance and my company will give me a £600 bonus! Need to sign up for my next module ready for the next exam season in April.
I also received my first vegan food swap box on Monday. This is the swap scheme run by www.tohappyvegans.co.uk I received my box from Sarah at www.dadavegan.blogspot.co.uk
I had the Hazelnut Nougat & Dark Chocolate Bar on the way to my exam (I needed the energy!) it was really nice, like a nutty mars bar. I do find vegan nougat bars a bit heavier than conventional bars but they are usual smaller so its not an issue. I have tried the moo free honeycomb bars before and enjoyed them. The dark chocolate cover rice cake thins were great, a lot thinner then a regular rice cake but hit the spot and only 55 cals each! I really like Panda raspberry liquorice and have never seen this cherry version so I was really excited! (Cherry is one of my favourite flavours) These again hit the spot in a small volume (I am a vegan dieter after all!) and contain cherry juice so its a natural flavour. I haven't tried the soya meat yet although I am interested in trying it, hope I don't love it too much as Sarah found this on her travels in Sri Lanka! The nakd bar is rhubarb and custard flavour, I haven't tried this yet but I have loved the other flavours I have tried so I'm sure this will be equally tasty.
Another first this week was the London Vegan Meetup drinks, a monthly event run by www.fatgayvegan.com at http://www.tibits.co.uk/e/ I met a lot of new interesting people and some I had spoken to previously. The food was lovely and I tried a vegan cider called Wyld Wood.
I have a very vegan time coming up. I am baking some treats to celebrate World Vegan Day on 1st November and going to Amico Bio with a friend. I have Fat Gay Vegan's Mexican Fiesta for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and then I am going to Brixton market and the Vegan Tart stall http://www.thevegantart.co.uk/
Lastly I want to mention my best friend's husband who has come further on his own food journey this week by learning the difference between an apple pie and an apple crumble. As crumble is one of his wife's favourite desserts I am surprised how this has escaped his knowledge. But yay for more food discovery!
Until next time Veg Heads!
Vgirl Xx
