Vegan Life Magazine December 2021 Back Issue

A very Happy vegan Christmas to you all! We’ve got a bumper of an issue in store for you this month to help you get ready and excited for the Big Day, as well as for 2022.
For many people, food is an important part of Christmas celebrations, so try your hand at our festive recipes — Christmas breakfasts, sensational starters and sides, gorgeous centrepieces, and of course, delicious desserts and drinks. There won’t be a single person at your holiday gathering that goes hungry, or unimpressed! Make sure to send us a photo if you make any of our recipes — we love seeing people enjoying food from our pages.
Are you worried about this month’s festivities having an impact on people, animals and the planet? Well, fear not. Head over to our special feature, where we list 25 innovative ideas that you can apply to your celebrations in order to reduce your Christmas impact. If you’re an avid crafter, there are plenty of homemade gifts for you to make for loved ones; if you enjoy cooking, try whipping up presents for others in the kitchen, and if you prefer to shop for friends and family, there are also plenty of suggestions to help you to shop more ethically and sustainably.
Food waste is also an issue at this time of year — in the UK, we waste a whopping five million Christmas puddings, 74 million mince pies and more than 17.2 million Brussels sprouts each Christmas! (bigissue.com) With this in mind, we catch up with food waste gurus Laura Gaga and Celine Steen, who recently appeared on Vegan Life Magazine Podcast. If you want to find out ways to limit the amount of food you waste this December (and all year round), make sure you don’t miss out on their advice.
Also in this issue, we chat to the incredible activists behind the extremely tasty vegan fried chick*n brand, VFC; Jo MacDonald tells us why refill plant milk is the future, and Amy Rohu explores the wintry trend of hygge.

See you in 2022!