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team NotLeafy
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Lovers of fine vegetarian food. If we're not cooking or eating it, we're reading, talking or writing about it. Messy eaters, we wear our food with pride!
Faithful servants of feline overlords.
Based: Cardiff, Wales
Writing at: blognotleafycardiff.home.blog
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Writing for Wellbeing: South Asian Stories - Our first session is on Monday 17th November. ⬇️⬇️
We’re happy to announce three workshops in partnership with @durreshahwar.bsky.social: Writing for Wellbeing – South Asian Stories.

Each one is a ‘standalone’ workshop, and you can register for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/writing-f...
November 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
We're big fans of Chococo, The Purbeck Chocolate Co & their advent calendar's our spirit raising go-to treat.

Spotted today they've 10% off a £50 spend & 15% off a £100 until Mon (codes on site).

Fresh local & seasonal ingredients & direct trade single origin chocolate.

They're nice people too.
Chococo home
Multi award-winning chocolates, handmade in our Dorset chocolate kitchen since 2002. Find our famous chocolate boxes, novelty and amazing flavours here.
www.chococo.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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The RSPCA has cautiously welcomed the UK Government’s first-ever strategy for replacing the use of animals in research and testing as a “significant step forward” for science and for animal welfare
RSPCA cautiously welcomes first-ever UK Govt strategy to phase out animal testing
The RSPCA has cautiously welcomed the UK Government’s first-ever strategy for replacing the use of animals in research and testing as a “significant step forward” for science and for animal welfare. B...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Remembering a place we happened upon at Chasseneuil-sur-Bonnieure in Charente.

Among the 2255 graves at the resistance memorial & military cemetery are those of the Bir Hacheim Maquis & Muslims who fought with the allied forces during WW2.

(Our photo sadly out of focus, so this one c/o MdeD).
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Where to turn when you can’t keep up with the cost of eating. Read about the initiatives in Splott, Tremorfa and Adamsdown tackling food poverty head on: www.inksplott.co.uk/is-food-no-l...
Is food no longer affordable? | Inksplott
Supermarket profits are up while the quantity of food in people's baskets is down. Where can people turn for low cost food?
www.inksplott.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Also relevant to academic papers & book chapters (never mind, to Stage 9, a related thesis).
Note from my notebook (2018). Still relevant.
November 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Passing a front garden, a huge shrub called us to a halt; a sudden patch of vivid colour on one of Roath's clouded grey and dusk-dark streets.
November 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Good gravy...it's supposed to snow tomorrow: The perfect time for comfort food.

COINCIDENTALLY I spoke with 5 local chefs about their comfort foods for this week's column!

And there's a recipe for vegan cottage pie!

#FoodSky #ChefLife #Recipes #WaterlooRegion

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It's a geographic nope, Wales Online. The clue's in the name. Brød - The Danish Bakery.

"The actor has been spotted in Penarth's branch of Brod - the Norweigan bakery and coffee shop..."
www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/wha...
Major TV and film star to turn on Christmas lights in Welsh town
Christmas has landed in this seaside town and with it a famous fan who is filming in Wales this year
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Google translate is *not* your friend 😀
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“It is very encouraging to see the ASA affirm what we have long known to be the case: wood burners are not a clean or green way to heat your home, and industry narratives to the contrary are misleading. Wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“We all come across a lot of drinks brands where, marketing-wise, you might think, ‘Oh, they’re brilliant’. But scratch the surface & they are not doing what we at Luscombe do."

Quality through & through, Luscombe's stuff is brilliant.
www.devonlive.com/whats-on/foo...
Inside the factory - secrets behind Luscombe Drinks' accidental empire
The South Devon brand never intended to make juice
www.devonlive.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Congratulations to Lidia Morawska, the Aussie scientist who alerted the world to the airborne nature of COVID-19. Winner of the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science. I’ve learnt so much from being a (very minor) part of Lidia’s team. Brilliant, incisive, generous.

www.industry.gov.au/publications...
www.industry.gov.au
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 AM
...And it's not just for Christmas (jolly handy for that, mind)!
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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I'm breaking my ban on reposting Substack content because this piece by Rukmini Iyer about a disgusting attempt by a Cornish deli chain to sue Yasmin Khan needs to be publicized. Yasmin is sui generis and doesn't need to copy anybody!

substack.com/home/post/p-...
it's cultural appropriation GONE MAD
call in the lawyers
substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Two photos, same place, less than 30 secs apart.

It might be changeably wet & blustery outside but we've sunshine inside, courtesy of Mami Maggie's West African dishes, Fabrizio's Sicilian panelle & Sophia's Greek pastries. Roath Market was raring to go, the queue for Pav's veg was as long as ever.
November 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Sad to read of actor Tchéky Karyo's death. He truly wore a character's skin. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72
The French actor was known for supporting roles in films that spanned nearly 40 years.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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October's favourites list has landed! With cute gonks, food and drink writing, kitchen inspiration, and two TV picks, I hope you'll enjoy dipping into this month's selections.
snigskitchen.blogspot.com/2025/10/octo...
October 2025 favourites list
Welcome to my virtual kitchen table and this month’s favourites list. This month’s photos are from my very recent evening out in the Londo...
snigskitchen.blogspot.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Costume unnecessary
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"...A1 Tyres, is under threat as the landlord would like to demolish the building to make way for a 5 bedroom HMO..."
Online comments can be made until today's end (link in OP's piece). Objections must be on material planning grounds to be valid, not personal preferences. Material list on subskeet⬇️
A planning application has been submitted by the landlord to demolish A1 Tyres and build a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO). You can have your say! There is a consultation open until Friday 31st October on the Cardiff Council planning portal. Read more here: www.inksplott.co.uk/planning-app...
Planning application to demolish Splott's A1 Tyres | Inksplott
A planning application has been submitted to Cardiff Council to demolish A1 Tyres and build a five bed HMO.
www.inksplott.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It's definitely that time of year again. Just noticed Matsudai Ramen's limited edition Vampire Slayer kit is back until 26th November. It's even got enough garlic to make Mme happy.

matsudai.co.uk/products/veg...
VEGAN VAMPIRE SLAYER RAMEN KIT
assemble-at-home vegan vampire slayer garlic tonkotsu ramen ramen kit (1 portion). available for national delivery across mainland uk. as featured in the observer, the guardian, the mail, with uncle r...
matsudai.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Don’t let your pumpkins go to waste after Halloween 🎃 Here are some tasty ideas for perfect pumpkin dishes 👉https://18-61.co.uk/perfect-pumpkin-dish-ideas-from-soups-to-cakes/ #halloween #foodies #wales❤️
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM