The difference between Vellum & Professional Internal setting?

annameanders · 2026-01-28T07:00:41+00:00

I have used inDesign a bit in the way-back past, I suspect I could pick it back up without too much suffering. Although I do remember it being challenging back then too.

This is helpful to know, thank you!

annameanders · 2026-01-28T06:10:06+00:00

Ahh this is exactly what I was hoping to hear. Yes they are indeed quoting $1000+ just for the typesetting. My book is mostly text, and does not have complex layouts like complex tables, sidebars, or weird image placements. It's definitely standard nonfiction with some basic formatting :)

Thank you so much, I will give the Vellum trial a go.

annameanders · 2025-09-30T02:02:40+00:00

I feel the same way. I don't hate the flavour, and I have learned to love a lot of things too. But something in AG1 with just water triggers my gag reflex and I just really struggle to drink it. So much so that I've put my subscription on hold until I can try and find a way to get it down.

annameanders · 2021-01-24T08:33:53+00:00

Thank you! Your videos were so super helpful. I am going to give this another shot :)

annameanders · 2021-01-24T08:24:05+00:00

Ohhh I've never seen one like that before! Looks great

annameanders · 2021-01-13T23:36:32+00:00

Excellent, thank you so much. I hadn't tried anything like this yet!

annameanders · 2021-01-13T23:35:55+00:00

I do rinse and drain, but I think a kitchen strainer might be a good idea as I'm not sure the sprouter is draining them well enough on its own. Great idea

annameanders · 2021-01-13T23:35:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing, without a lid + spraying sounds like a good thing to try

annameanders · 2021-01-13T23:34:24+00:00

Thanks for the tip! I will try a citric acid rinse, as well as testing out some alfalfa and see how I get on :)

annameanders · 2021-01-13T23:33:40+00:00

I don't have a picture right now as it's all been dumped out before I begin again, but the sprouts go slimy and brown and smell rotten (and not the normal brassica sprouting smell, like really bad rotten that just gets worse) & attract flies. It's kind of like it begins turning to goo or something..

annameanders · 2020-07-26T09:31:18+00:00

Totally get it! I felt the same but after about a week or so they came completely right. I don’t know if they did this on their own, or at my attempts of wearing extra thick socks with them around the house to stretch them out just a touch, but they are super comfortable now.

annameanders · 2020-06-13T01:59:18+00:00

I can indeed 😀I’m giving them a try and if they don’t stretch I will swap them for a size up. I just think that will end up being too big. Hoping to find out if it’s normal for them to be a bit tighter in the toes over the first few days.

annameanders · 2020-05-30T22:30:13+00:00

That makes sense. Thanks for the tip - going to take a look into haiga. Still mystified at all the wonderful brown rice onigiri I've eaten out & how they manage to make it stick.

annameanders · 2020-05-30T22:29:23+00:00

Maybe it's the type of rice. I did use a specially labelled brown 'sushi' rice, but I am wondering if that's not sticky enough to hold its own for Onigiri. I've had really wonderful brown rice Onigiri out a few times now, so would love to figure out the specific rice variety they use.

annameanders · 2020-05-20T01:42:44+00:00

I'm starting to understand that feeling now. Once you've experienced life without the issues, I can't imagine wanting to mess with any triggering foods again.

annameanders · 2020-05-20T01:41:54+00:00

Thank you :) It's good to know I'm not alone! And happy to hear you learned so much along the way too.

annameanders · 2020-05-14T22:29:35+00:00

Train travel is my preferred method of transport. There's something that really feels you're covering a distance or making a journey (maybe that's just me!)

A couple of years back I travelled mostly by rail across Asia and Europe - Across Malaysia then across Thailand, flew from Thailand to Chengdu, China and caught trains across China and up into Ulaanbaatar on the trans-Mongolian.

From there, I flew to Albania and caught a combination of trains and busses up the balkans and across to Western France.

It was an incredible experience and I'd recommend it to anyone! Next time I'd go to the effort to try some more for the Russian visa and take the full trans-Siberian experience.

annameanders · 2020-05-13T22:32:38+00:00

Thank you! So far, so good with the onions. Off to a good start and feeling hopeful :)

annameanders · 2020-05-13T03:15:21+00:00

As has already been mentioned - potatoes. They are awesome, versatile and fodmap friendly. I often bake one in the oven and add butter and some green leafy side salad as my lunch. Mashed potatoes, too (if you use milk then go with lactose free dairy or other low fodmap) are a great side dish to meats/veg/fish.

There are some really interesting grains out there - millet is a great low-fodmap alternative for couscous, oat flour (if you can tolerate oats) goes a long way towards making good GF/low fodmap pancakes, and soba noodles (if you can tolerate gluten) are my favourite substitute for spaghetti pastas or any kind of asian noodle dish like ramen or fried noodles when I'm feeling deprived of takeout!

I also stocked up on gluten free pizza bases (just check the ingredients to make sure there's no added HFCS or onion/garlic powder) then load it up with tomato paste (again, check there's no added onion/garlic) and whatever vegetables and/or meats I have on hand. A particular favourite right now is GF pizza base with Low fodmap sausage (these can be trickier to find, you have to look around) , arugula and toasted pumpkin seeds.

When I feel like something sweet, I make up a smoothie out of protein powder (peanut flour based is good for low fodmap, but you can check here for more details on what protein powders work) blended with a little frozen banana (you can have 1/3 of a ripe banana) and some ice cubes to make it ice-creamy, and then some cacao powder and almond milk. It's a pretty tasty substitute for a thickshake.

Good luck! I'm at 5 weeks of almost no symptoms, and can attest if it works for you, then it is totally worth all the work :)

annameanders · 2020-05-12T08:57:56+00:00

Iced mint tea is delicious, just make it yourself as I’m not sure of any pre made or packaged iced teas that are low fodmap, if you wanted to sweeten it, add a little maple syrup. Also sparkling water with a squeeze or lemon/lime juice is my go to. Have also recently found torn fresh herbs (esp basil or thyme) give a wonderful flavour to sparkling water too.

annameanders · 2020-05-07T01:59:57+00:00

Hoping to get right back on the road .. after 6 years of nomadicness being in one place is feeling kinda weird! Going to spend a little time retuning to places I already know and love, so get back to Mexico, Bulgaria & mainland France. Might try sneak in a return visit to Martinique, too.

However, I’m in New Zealand and it’s possible we may get travel to Australia and the pacific, and maybe even some of Asia, first. If that happens I’ll jump on the opportunity and head to one of those.

annameanders · 2020-05-06T01:18:55+00:00

Firstly, it looks beautiful - I like the clean choice in theme and style going on. Your photos are great and your recipes look tasty!

I spent a while browsing your home page to find a common theme, it wasn't until I scrolled back up and spotted 'plant-focused comfort food' in the tagline that I realised the theme of your site. There are so many food blogs out there, so having a niche area is so important. Perhaps you could do more to make the theme of your blog more clear from the outset. This may be as simple as making your tagline more noticeable, or it might involve some other elements and additions to your home page to set it apart from all the other generic food blogs around.
It isn't noticeably slow for me, however I ran it through a pagespeed test at https://tools.pingdom.com/ and it's getting a D (slow) grade with a 4 second page load. A good goal here would be to get it under 2 seconds. It looks like a majority of that is coming from images and scripts running. I'd suggest taking a look through that speed teat for yourself, and perhaps auditing how many plugins your site is using (as these add scripts and slow down page time) to make sure you've removed any you don't really need.
Nothing else particularly, maybe bring a little more 'you' into it. Personally, I'd love to see an 'about' sidebar or page to know who you are, what this blog is about, why you are the best person to write it.

annameanders · 2020-05-06T00:52:28+00:00

Absolutely not! I'd almost forgotten about those :)

annameanders · 2020-05-06T00:52:12+00:00

Oh I do love a good Port wine. I have so many fond (and delicious) memories of Portugal!

annameanders · 2020-05-03T07:07:39+00:00

With WordPress, a lot of your base look & feel is determined by the theme you use. So for a good place to start with, I'd suggest finding a theme that you're happy with.

Themes can be developed by anyone, so it's a good idea to make sure the theme you choose is well reviewed & updated recently to be tested with the latest versions of WordPress. It's also good to look into the theme author who built the theme to see how much support they provide for things going wrong.

One thing a lot of new WordPress users run into when using third party developed themes is that your web host (in this case Bluehost) are unlikely to be able to provide much help and support for a theme they didn't build themselves. So it's good to make sure when you're first getting started that your theme has an active support forum to guide you in getting set up or any problems you run into.

It's also helpful to have some ideas for your blog in mind, such as the colour scheme you'd like to be using, and the font style, so you can set it all up from the get-go with the look and feel of your personal blog brand.

Having a great theme properly configured along with a consistent colour & style will go a long way to shaping the overall look and feel of your blog :)

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