Áine Carlin

For these moreish boxty (Irish potato pancakes) youll need some waxy potatoes (I used about 6 large salad potatoes), scallions, parsley, salt & nooch (optional). Grate the potatoes into a tea towel and squeeze to remove all the excess liquid. Return to the bowl (once youve poured away the liquid ...

A few moments from our afternoon in St.Ives

I dont think this requires a recipe suffice to say Ive consumed enough pain au chocolat to last me lifetime so its back to bircher for the foreseeable. I wish Id brought some cinnamon with me but the coconut more than made up for it. My enamel plates are taking an absolute battering in this van ...

My current motto is doing is better than perfect its actually been quite freeing and Im starting to feel a renewed sense of purpose. I am undoubtedly one of my own worst critics and this often prevents me from putting stuff (me) out there. Im not saying I still dont possess huge self doubt and w...

Make-do panzanella salad using cherry tomatoes, a nectarine thats seen better days, croutons I bought weeks ago, vegan feta, scallions, olive oil, dried mint/salt mix, lots of evoo and a deliciously sweet balsamic glaze #campervanvegan

Todays edition of #campervanvegan pesto chickpea smash sandwich filler using odds & ends from the cooler box. I loved the crunch and freshness of the chopped apple & cucumber so highly recommend. I eyeballed the ingredients but its basically 1 x tin chickpeas drained and roughly mashed (I prefer...

Been a weird day so we attempted to reset before bed with an evening walk - seemed to do the trick and were all settled in for another night in our cosy little van. Its blowing a gale out there but weve bagged ourselves a sheltered spot. We learned quickly after having to move in the middle of th...

Trying to do this one handed in an awkward space with a hungry child in the background was erm, challenging. Anyways, nothing beats a big bowl of porridge on a rainy day - I use 1 cup oats, 1 cup plant milk, 1 cup water, pinch of salt, heat gently for 5-7 minutes and serve with banana, pb, maple ...

Well were at the 3 week mark and so far I think weve done pretty well. Its early days but there havent been (m)any meltdowns and the four of us are coping surprisingly well in such a small space. Theres been a mixture of wild camping, campsites and luckily we have relatives and friends here too, ...

The blackberries are almost ready to pick here so no doubt a batch of beetroot hummus topped with chives and blackberries is imminent. The one essential piece of kit I did bring was my little hand blender, which will be very useful once we actually have the kitchen area properly sorted - long sto...

I never know what to write in a caption anymore I had a lovely weekend? I did. And we get another day before this holiday of ours ends and dear Husband has to return to work, which means real van life begins - namely me and kiddo (Whinnie gets to go to the office) are fending for ourselves. Shou...

Simple but delicious black bean chilli in the van last night we havent actually sorted the kitchen area yet so Im just using a basic portable gas hob, which is totally serviceable. Were still getting into the swing of things but totally loving the adventure Well start to view properties here soo...