As this is the first post on my new blog, I thought I’d explain a bit about myself, and the inspiration for this blog. I am an American girl living in Leicester, England. I came over in 2007 for an internship from the very sunny state of Arizona, fell in love and stayed. Just a regular girl meets guy story. The transition has been tough at times, but there are so many things I love about this country and city in particular: pubs, cream teas, seasons, canals, long summer days, delicious Indian food… the list goes on. And of course there are those things I don’t like quite so much: dark winter days, endless rain, narrow roads… and the lack of decent vegetarian food in Leicester. Which is how I’ve arrived at this blog. I grew up as a vegetarian in the midwest, and as a teenager in Arizona began to eat a bit of fish and chicken. Then, as an adult in England I began to eat red meat on very rare occasions. About a year ago my husband, who was very much a “meat and two veg” guy when we met, decided to go vegetarian for moral and health […]