The No Waste Blogger.

Country gal living in a big old city. Follow my Instagram: @natalie.willetts

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Big changes imminent 🙏🏼 #happynewyear #personal (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2hst1orlB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I've been sitting on this post since the start of the month, going back and forth as to whether I should make this announcement. I'm really embarrassed and upset, considering how hard I worked to get this ready for the 1st of September. I am sure that by making this post, those expecting this venture to fail will be feeling rather smug. But luckily, this is not an announcement of failure, but rather a small adjustment to what we had originally planned. Due to procurement difficulties caused by time wasters, the printed copy of @thegoodnewsemporium is postponed until further notice. I am in the process of building a website where each issue will be available to read as a PDF, so please watch this space. #newspaper #writing #smallbusiness #change #business #smallbusinessuk (at Manchester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiSPrMqowMy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm no royalist by any stretch, but hearing of the Queen's sudden passing is something deeply saddening to me as a historian and feminist. Although this country and its royal family have their obvious flaws, the Queen has been a constant in all our lives. She has firmly held her position longer than any royal in British history, she has visited this country's sick and poor, witnessed wars, witnessed peace, shown her disapproval of certain politicians/world leaders in various subtle pieces of statement jewellery. Stories about her sense of humour and love for Prince Phillip are the most basic human things we can all relate to, and above all, the royal family is a family who has lost the beloved head of their household. Their mother and grandmother. Rest easy, Liz. #queen #queenelizabeth #royal #royalfamily (at Manchester, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiQYGc9rHGe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION!! 📷 ENTRIES WANTED!! 📷 Whether you are a pro with a camera or love to take snaps with your Iphone, the front page photo competition with @thegoodnewsemporium is open to you! We want to see your beautiful, interesting, or downright funny photographs. We accept any subject, as long as the general theme is positive/inspiring. The competition will be run every month, with the winner's photo featured on the front page of each monthly issue of The Good News Emporium newspaper. Our competition is open to everyone, regardless of where you are in the world and it is completely free to enter. Our debut issue is out on the 1st September, so don't miss out on being the very first photographer to feature on our front page! Please send submissions, a short bio about yourself and the story behind your photo to our email: [email protected] Can't wait to see what you send us! Best of luck! #competition #positive #photography #newspaper #art #photographycompetition #news #feature #frontpage #photooftheday #photoofthemonth #competitiontime #win #artcompetition #getinvolved #launch #publishing (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChSR4j_orNC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🎨WRITERS AND ARTISTS WANTED!!📝 For an ongoing project, The Good News Emporium, a positive people-empowered newspaper, I need writers and artists who want to be featured in our debut issue. Whether you are a student looking for experience in journalism or exposure for your artwork, or a seasoned writer wanting to make a positive impact, we have a place for you in our publication! We are taking short stories, comic strips, features, and interviews- just to name a few. I am also still looking for exciting, happy or otherwise positive announcements you wish to share with the world on our front page. We are accepting contributions from all over the world 🌎 Please DM or email me if you are interested in knowing more. #callforartists #news #publishing #journalism #art #newspaper #exposure #marketing #artwork #artistsoninstagram #writerscommunity #writer #journalist #positivity #positivethinking #positivevibes #worldnews #world #worldtravel (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CguJzESIks5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Super excited to announce I am now a proud co-owner of a positive world news newspaper, @thegoodnewsemporium 😍 Our debut issue will be published on the 1st September 2022, and we have set up our monthly subscription through Patreon: patreon.com/TGNE There's some information on our cause and the kind of content we will be publishing, so if you are interested in collaborating with us, please contact me via my dedicated email: [email protected] #news #newspaper #worldnews #positive #collab #startup #goodnews #startupbusiness #publishing #newcontent #announcement #writing #journalism #independent #indiepublishing #indiebusiness #indiepublishing #indie https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg6-ODgojXC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🎨WRITERS AND ARTISTS WANTED!!📝 For an ongoing project, The Good News Emporium, a positive people-empowered newspaper, I need writers and artists who want to be featured in our debut issue. Whether you are a student looking for experience in journalism or exposure for your artwork, or a seasoned writer wanting to make a positive impact, we have a place for you in our publication! We are taking short stories, comic strips, features, and interviews- just to name a few. I am also still looking for exciting, happy or otherwise positive announcements you wish to share with the world on our front page. We are accepting contributions from all over the world 🌎 Please DM or email me if you are interested in knowing more. #callforartists #news #publishing #journalism #art #newspaper #exposure #marketing #artwork #artistsoninstagram #writerscommunity #writer #journalist #positivity #positivethinking #positivevibes #worldnews #world #worldtravel (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CguJzESIks5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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📢ANNOUNCEMENT!!📢 I am looking for positive, exciting or otherwise lovely messages and announcements you wish to share with the world for a project I am currently working on. I am accepting announcements or positive messages/mantras of any kind. Maybe you've recently got engaged, you just submitted a report for your degree you're really proud of, or you simply tried something new. Positive messages/mantras include quotes you love or advice you live by which positively influence your life and mental wellbeing. Your messages and mantras will be published as part of a positive newspaper which myself and a colleague are putting together. Please feel free to share this post around so we can get messages from all over the world! #positivevibes #positivequotes #positivethinking #positivity #publishing #news #newspaper #project #announcement #publicannouncement #art (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgRfG8OIOkm/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I'm going to the library to work on my most recent freelance commission tomorrow, so I have made a bento box for lunch, including these overnight soy-cured eggs! The tub they're curing in is a repurposed hummus tub! The curing mix is light soy sauce seasoned with sesame oil, ~1tsp of black sesame seeds, ~1tbsp of chilli flakes/seeds, 1 chopped red chilli and ~2cm stub of ginger. This isn't the first time I've made these cured eggs to enjoy alongside salad, rice, etc., and I like to fiddle around with my ingredients and their quantities to see how it changes the cure. So far, I've never been disappointed, so if you want to try out this recipe, don't be afraid to change it up to suit your tastes! The sauce won't go to waste, either! Some of that will be taken with me to season my sushi rice and salad 😋 The rest will be saved for ramen later this week! #food #foodie #foodblog #foodblogger #soy #soysauce #eggrecipe #egg #vegeterianfood #bento #bentobox #zerowaste #zerofoodwaste #zerowasteliving #foodwastewarriors #ramen #asianfood #asianinspired #eco #ecoconscious #ecofriendly #spicy #recipe #recipes #rice #sushirice #bentoboxlunch #lunch #lunchideas #lunchbox (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfkSkQuINDH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🔥🎆 SPICY POST🎆🔥 It has been over 3 weeks since I set the radishes and the cucumbers and red spring onions off to pickle in a spicy pickling mix. And they are DELICIOUS! They came out better than anything I ever imagined! The cucumber slices have retained a lovely crunchy edge and middle - which I was really surprised by, considering their water content! They have really absorbed the spiciness of the black peppercorns and mustard seeds, and the pickled flavour hasn't been overwhelmed by the cloves like I had anticipated. The radishes have really retained their natural flavour, and now have added spice to compliement their rustic, earthy flavour. They have softened only a little in the pickling vinegar, giving a fantastic crunch! Their red pigment has leached into the vinegar, giving it a beautiful ruby hue. We are nibbling them with cheese and crackers, while we play D&D 😊 If you are interested in making these pickled vegetables yourself, please check out my YouTube video: https://youtu.be/KmYQOZq6WEg #food #foodie #foodblogger #update #picklerecipe #pickled #pickledonions #pickledveggies #preservation #zerofoodwaste #zerowastelifestyle #zerowasteliving #video #youtube #dnd #zerowasteblogger #eco #ecofriendlyliving #ecofriendly #vegeterianfood #veganrecipe #organic #radish #onions #cucumber #spicy #recipes #recipeshare (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjemoEo4DH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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My Instagram app seems to be having difficulties creating stories, so I'm posting it here - I'm really grateful to @nine_real for starting off the @plannedparenthood fundraiser with a bang! So many people with uteruses benefit from the work of Planned Parenthood, who provide vital accessible healthcare. Safe abortions are a dominant form of healthcare provided by Planned Parenthood affiliates. We must band together to support their work in these unprecedented times. Please share my fundraiser and donate if you can. We have 26 days left to raise some money towards their vital work. The fundraiser is in the bio. #plannedparenthood #fundraiser #abortionrights #humanrights #healthcare #womensrights #feminism #uterus #politics #charity #health #womensupportingwomen #womenshealth #nonbinary #lgbt #sexualhealth #biology #abortion #abortionishealthcare #abortionban #america #usa https://www.instagram.com/p/CfXN9k7LUgZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Can't believe this has to be fucking said. An estimated 25 million unsafe abortions happen annually. Nearly 8% of maternal deaths are attributed to unsafe abortions annually. Those most affected are women and girls in poverty or who are marginalised. Almost all deaths from unsafe abortions happen in countries where abortion is severely restricted by the law and/or in practice. These deaths are entirely preventable. In countries with less restricted abortion laws generally had lower abortion rates than countries with highly restrictive abortion laws. Source: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Women/WRGS/SexualHealth/INFO_Abortion_WEB.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjd1Z6H78b4AhXObMAKHTg2AmYQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw1dTTBhEzA3CJyvu3gnapDj I have attached a fundraiser for Planned Parenthood in the hope we can support women who will be seeking appropriate and accessible healthcare in the coming weeks/months. Please give whatever you can, if you can. Please also let me know if there is another charity which helps women with relevant healthcare needs. #roevwade #humanrights #abortion #america #womensrights #unitedstates #usa #unitednations #safeabortion #abortionrights #womenshealth #healthcare #righttohealth #law #humanrightslaw #medicallaw #unhrc #plannedparenthood (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfM2UU0LkZu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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While stocking up on ingredients on Saturday, I visited my local plant shop and found this Lupinus plant dying on the street, so I asked the owner if I could take it to try and save it. As soon as we got it home, it bloomed some beautiful violet petals, so I think it's happy about being saved! We also picked up a Coriander plant for our curry last night. I'm going to restore my herb garden eventually - it's on my to-do list!! #Imsecretlyadruid #flowers #lupinus #plants #plantmom #coriander #herbgarden #herbgardening #zerowastelifestyle #zerowasteliving #zerofoodwaste #zerowasteblogger #zerowastehome #zerowastelife #plantlover (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfEDa5BI2hZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Had a busy weekend seeing friends - and making new ones - so I don't have a lot of content to share right now. A bigger post will be coming later, so watch this space! In the meantime, enjoy this photo of these surprisingly adorable meringues we made last night, with leftover egg white from a hollandaise sauce I made on Saturday. The hardest part was stopping myself from eating them as soon as they came out of the oven!! For a total of 12 meringues, you will need: 💫 The whites of 3 eggs 💫 150g sugar (we used granulated white sugar, but you can use caster sugar too) Equipment: 💫 Bowl big enough to whisk in 💫 An electric whisk 💫 Oven pre-heated to 140⁰C 💫 A baking tray covered in baking paper OR a muffin tray lined with 12 cupcake cases. Method: 1. Pre-heat oven to 140⁰C. 2. Pour egg whites into bowl, whisk until white, foamy, and creating stiff peaks when you remove the whisk. 3. While continuing to whisk the mixture (I use a slow, 8-formation), gently pour in 1 teaspoon of sugar at a time until it is all incorporated. Don't be tempted to rush this step, as you will beat out all the air that makes the meringues fluffy in the middle! 4. Using two tablespoons, separate the mixture into 12 cupcake cases. 5. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 1 hour. Enjoy! #foodie #baking #recipe #foodblogger #foodblog #meringue #homecooking #homemade #nowastefood #nowastecooking #zerowastelifestyle #zerowasteliving #zerofoodwaste #zerowasteblogger #zerowastehome #homebaking #sweet #treat #treatyoself #easybaking #easyrecipe #easycooking #easyrecipes #bakingfun #bakinglove #bakedwithlove (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfECYrUIxn0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NEW UPCOMING VIDEO!! As I will be using the beetroots collected from @oldwoodorganic in my salad tomorrow, and again on Tuesday for our fajita night, I'm going to use the beet greens to make a beet green pesto. It sounds really boujee, but in reality it only needs 7 simple ingredients! If you're not already subscribed and you're interested in seeing my latest videos in full, please subscribe to my YouTube channel: Natalie Willetts | The No-Waste Blogger (link to my latest video in bio). I'd really appreciate it! #upcoming #video #comingsoon #foodie #food #foodblogger #foodblog #foodvideo #cookingvideo #cookingchannel #youtube #youtubevideo #youtuber #youtubechannel #smallyoutuber #followme #subscribe #vegeterianfood #veggierecipes #pesto #recipe #pestorecipe #boujee #gormet #gormetfood #zerowastelifestyle #zerowasteliving #zerowasteblogger #zerofoodwaste #ecofriendlyliving (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CerEfHVoBH_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Decided to experiment with pickling other veggies which had been left in the fridge - a cucumber which was going soft and some red spring onions which were reduced in Tesco yesterday. I'm hoping they'll make for a spicy and acidic addition to salads and the various Asian-inspired dishes I frequently make. I'm always looking for more traditional Asian dishes to try, so if you know of any recipes requiring pickled veggies, hit me up! #foodie #food #experiment #foodexperiment #foodexperience #foodblogger #foodlover #blog #blogger #nofoodwaste #pickle #picklerecipe #picklerick #pickling #ecofriendlyliving #ecofriendly #eco #ecoliving #ecoconscious #ecoconsciousliving #vegeterianfood #veganrecipe #veggies #vegetarian #veganfood #cucumber #onion #spring #summerrecipes (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CemJujuLI3o/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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🍴SPICY PICKLED RADISHES🍴 My first proper video has finally been uploaded to my YouTube channel! Please follow the link below to watch it: https://youtu.be/KmYQOZq6WEg I'd really appreciate it if you liked, subscribed, and commented your thoughts and your own zero-waste tips. Please also share with people who may benefit from this recipe! Whoever thought pickled radishes could be so exciting? 😂 #foodie #foodblogger #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #zerowastehome #zerowastelifestyle #nofoodwaste #recipes #nowasterecipe #foodpreservation #preservation #pickle #pickling #picklerecipe #zerowasteblogger #eco #ecoconscious #ecofriendly #ecofriendlyliving #ecoresponsable #ecoliving #ecotips (at United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cel5RIboU9g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=