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Make Emma Harrel's Comforting Carrot Dal

This delicious dal is light and creamy, thanks to the coconut milk and sweetness from the carrots. It’s gently spiced with cumin, turmeric and mustard seeds with a slight earthiness from the spinac...

Make Alternatives To Christmas Crackers

Christmas crackers are often seen as a traditional part of Christmas dinner proceedings. There's something about having a small token at each place setting, often filled with a festive joke and hat...

Read With Thought: Books For Now

With the various events of last year, the need to educate ourselves on social and environmental issues has become even more prevalent. Read on to discover some of the books we've found insightful o...

Share The Love This Christmas

Christmas is a time to stop, reflect and give back. This year more than ever, we have all had time to think about the things that really matter, and perhaps we have (rightly) become more aware of t...

Tips To Minimise Food Waste This Christmas

For many people, Christmas is the most wonderful times of the year. With the amount of food and alcohol consumed throughout this month, it is also one of the most wasteful. This year, with a little...

Thank You For Supporting Thoughtful Friday 2020

We started Thoughtful Friday back in 2015, because we wanted to create an alternative to Black Friday that gives back to the community rather than promoting excessive consumerism. On this day each ...

Try An Alternative To Christmas Dishes

The Christmas season often involves lots of food and drink. Usually what springs to mind are turkey dinners, cheese boards and steaming puddings. However, just because these things are part of trad...

Print Your Own Christmas Cards And Wrapping Paper

Get into the Christmas spirit with some festive crafting. Making your own Christmas cards and wrapping paper not only saves money and reduces waste, but it is also a fun evening and weekend activit...

Make Your Own Christmas Decorations

As we enter the festive season, what better way to get into the Christmas spirit than to make your own decorations? We've been getting crafty over here at Thought, and have put together a tutorial ...

Small Changes From The Thought Team

As a team, we've been putting a lot of thought into the small changes we can make at home. Making small changes that will impact the environment in a positive way doesn't need to be time consuming,...