I'm British, and grew up with a grandmother who went through war time, so bread pudding is in my veins! To be honest I have no idea what the difference between bread 'n' butter pudding and plain old bread pudding, but to me they've always equalled kind of the same thing and it's a brilliant way to use up old bread and warm the cockles on a cold night.

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I am a total novice when it comes to vegan cookery, but I'm excited about the prospect of trying new recipes! My friend Kate, who is currently in the process of transitioning to veganism, gave me this recipe for delicious poached pears with surprisingly satisfying almond cream. The quantities below were enough for three of us, as a nice wintery dessert after a hearty bowl of Kate's pumpkin and lentil soup.

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Reading labels and seeing what ingredients are listed in a food product is how to figure out if it's vegan. Unfortunately you can't assume that if it should be vegan, it will be. You will discover many traps to that rule - like that there's milk powder in everything - and may even find yourself being grossed out by the very un-veg products in your veg-looking groceries.

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Our Pumpkin plant suddenly bore fruit a few weeks ago and I thought it was time to try a delicacy that I sadly never got to try on trips to the USA... Pumpkin Pie.

I'm not very good at following recipes and generally make things up as I go along, so apologies for the vagueness of the instructions, but trust me, the results are good and all Vegan of course!

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Author of Vegan Indulgence, Leigh Drew is running a new 'Introduction to Vegan Cuisine course at Sydney Community College.

If you want to learn Vegan Cuisine in Sydney, then this course is for you, find more details here.