Issue 24  ·  Spring · Summer 2026

A quieter table.
A slower
kitchen.

Plant-based cooking written like it's Sunday afternoon, with room for tired weeknights, generous weekends, and the people you sit down with.

By Caleb Leuchi · 48 essays · 19 recipes · No pressure
Five vegan smoothies on a wooden counter with oats, berries, banana and seeds
Cover · Smoothies for slow mornings

§ 01 · The four rooms

Four corners of a plant-based life, written one essay at a time.

Each pillar holds a long anchor essay and a small family of recipes, routines, or trips that link back to it.

A long table of plant-based dishes for sharing

Pillar Nº 01

Recipes

Bowls that keep you full, sandwiches that feel like home, simmering pots for tired weeknights.

19 guides · 1 pillar
Morning wellness table with porridge, tea, journal and candle

Pillar Nº 02

Wellness

Quiet morning habits, sleep rituals, stress relief, and the wellness kit you'll actually open.

11 guides · 1 pillar
A cozy living room corner at dusk with tea, a book and pink florals

Pillar Nº 03

Lifestyle

Slow living, sustainable choices, cozy home rituals, and weekends that don't disappear.

12 guides · 1 pillar
Travel

Pillar Nº 04

Travel

Slow trips, vegan-friendly cities, gentle itineraries, and food-led wanderings.

9 guides · 1 pillar

§ 02 · From the desk

What's new on Leuchi this season

Six recent essays, ordered the way I'd hand them to a friend.

A toasted vegan chickpea tuna salad sandwich with greens and side salad

Recipes · Lunch · 12 min read

The chickpea sandwich that brings lunch back

Mashed with lemon, celery, a kiss of dijon, it's the deli comfort I missed for years without realising. A short story and a sandwich that actually keeps you full until dinner.

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Morning wellness habits

Wellness · 11 min

A first hour worth keeping

Water, light, breath, breakfast, gentle wellness habits for mornings that don't ask too much.

"Comfort and clarity can live in the same paragraph."

From the Recipes desk

All recipes →

§ 04 · Lifestyle

How the rest of the day holds together

Slow rituals, sustainable swaps, a digital detox you might actually keep, and family meals without drama.

Travel, slowly

All travel notes →

The Sunday note

A short letter, one Sunday each month.

One small recipe, one ritual worth trying, one place I'm thinking about. Sent slowly, by me, with no autoresponders.

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