This book embraces the modern evolution of porridge, with 55 recipes including different grains, sweet and savoury, hot and cold variations, there is a porridge for everyone and every season. The New Porridge is all about creating a nutrient-dense meal in one bowl – the comforting kind you look forward to eating when you get out of bed in the morning. Nutrition and wellness expert Leah Vanderveldt brings you 55 inventive porridge recipes including some with eggs and dairy but plenty of vegan and vegetarian options too. The book begins with an introductory section with tips and tricks for making perfect porridge and an ingredient directory for superfood add-ons and protein boosts. This is followed by essential basic recipes for nut and plant-based milks and nut butters which are used throughout the book. A chapter on creative toppings gives you plenty of options for mixing and matching and adding various textures to your bowls. The main recipe begin with the Sweet & Warming chapter, featuring the more traditional versions of porridge in Western countries, with flavour combinations that take advantage of seasonal fruit and warming spices for natural sweetness, and nuts and seeds for texture. Recipes include Cinnamon Apple Pie, Coconut and Mango and Stewed Rhubarb Crumble Porridge. Next up is Savoury and Cozy - savoury porridge is a great meal for any time of the day. This chapter features both traditional interpretations of porridge (like Asian congee and Italian risotto) and versions that incorporate different vegetables and cuisines. Try the Shakshuka Porridge with Tomatoes Chilli and Eggs or the Red Lentil Risotto with Peas, Asparagus and Lemon. The final chapter, Cold & Make Ahead, is full of summertime versions of porridge. Bircher muesli, chia pudding and fruit blends make this refreshing chapter the key to enjoying porridge all year around.

Nutrition and natural food expert Leah Vanderveldt puts the joy into plant-based cooking with over 100 easy and inventive recipes that redefine the boundaries for nourishing food. With experience as an editor for the health and wellness website MindBodyGreen, Leah offers a new outlook on eating plant-based dishes for health and wellbeing. This is unashamed comfort eating – big hearty bowlfuls, packed full of goodness and rich in flavour. Her philosophy is to get the maximum enjoyment from foods by using seasonings and cooking techniques in over 100 simple recipes that offer indulgence and balance all at once. Affordability and accessibility is key, too, and these tasty, comforting and hearty meals are designed to bring excitement to the palate. Expect lots of colour, texture and flavour, with combinations of spice and freshness, creamy and crunchy, umami, sweet and sour. Try Spiced Buckwheat Porridge, Red Lentil Dahl, Winter Roasted Veg Bowl with Honey Balsamic Dressing, Curry-infused Quinoa with Herbed Black Lentils, Veggie Tacos with Five-seed Slaw, Planty Paella, Peanut Butter Cookies and Chocolate Bark with Dried Cherries and Almond Flakes. Plant-based comfort food incorporates an abundance of plant foods in meals that nourish the body and soul. It isn’t heavy or overly rich, it can be light and healthy, while still being filling and flavourful.

A guided journal to unlock your own personal brand of magical self-care and discover what works best for you to nourish and celebrate your body, mind and spirit. Self-care belongs to everyone, and it’s especially important if you feel stretched thin. Self-care is typically portrayed as the surface-level stuff that you can spend money on. There’s nothing wrong with that, though to feel the way you want to feel at your core, step into the world where magic meets self-care. With ample writing space and inspiration, this guided journal invites you to be inquisitive, dive deep and trust yourself and your instincts. Cultivate a kinder relationship with yourself through simple actions and routines to honour your body, mind and spirit. From moon rituals for setting aligned intentions, to tuning into intuition, breathwork for releasing stuck energy, to enhancing your life with healing crystals, movement and meditation, you’ll be empowered. Treat yourself well and recognise your life as successive moments of magic and self-care.

Magic meets self-care in a feel-good guide that’s both practical and mystical, exploring the different ways we can honour our body, mind and spirit to create personal wellness. Join well-being and nutrition expert Leah Vandervelt in a wellness practice that integrates centuries-old traditions and concepts into everyday modern living. With herbal infusions for calming and mood boosting, tarot cards to tune into intuition, moon rituals for setting aligned intentions and breath work for releasing stuck energy, Leah weaves together spirituality, high vibe meals, astrology, meditation, movement and more. Inspiring photographs accompany Leah’s selection of magical tools as she shares her experience with them, including the benefits, and a few simple actions, rituals and recipes to do on your own. Setting up supportive routines is key for feeling good every day. This is wellness for the witchy – people craving a more playful, receptive and healthy approach for tangible transformation. Celebrate the power to make your life more amazing. It’s where the magic’s at!

Start your vegan journey the right way by going back to basics with Leah Vanderveldt's recipes for plant-based essentials and more. Choosing to eat a plant-based diet can be good for your health and good for the planet, but many people dive straight in without proper understanding of how to get a nutritionally balanced diet when they suddenly stop eating animal products. Enter First-time Vegan; this book features essential information on how to ensure your plant-based diet ticks all the right nutritional boxes. Learn how to make the daily essentials you can’t live without: from dairy-free milks to plant-based condiments, these things can be costly to buy readymade and/or full of additives you don’t need. Finally, master the easy recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks that will underpin your vegan diet and allow it to be sustainable and enjoyable. Be well-informed, save money, keep healthy and go out there and live your best vegan life, with First-time Vegan.

Discover magic, practical advice, and opportunities for self-inquiry, along with self-care ideas that correspond to the themes of the cards. Praise for Magical Self-Care for Everyday Life: “A bewitching blend of earthy and otherworldly self-care ingredients.� – Better Nutrition magazine “A veritable feast for the senses and the spirit.� – Indie Mystic “Young, modern, stylish witchcraft… This holistic guide jump starts any magical self-care routine.� – Moody Moons Tarot is a centuries-old tool used for divination, advice, play, and more, including self-care. Join tarot card reader and teacher Leah Vanderveldt to uncover how the cards can go beyond predicting a likely outcome based on the current energy. In the Magical Self-Care Tarot deck each card holds understanding, solutions and healing tools for mind, body and spirit, offering something constructive and helpful to focus on. In the guidebook, along with upright and reversed meanings, you will find a self-care action, an associated keyword, a spell and an astrological association and modality explanation for each card. With spreads for energetic support, reparenting, clarity, and elemental and inspired action, discover how to use the tarot for self-care. Whether you’re looking for direction, support, or a way to deepen your self-care practice and add a little more magic to it, this deck can help.