Going Vegan
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maes
hello i was gone and now am somewhat back
Yup I found your thread on the vegan recipes, didn't want to bump it as I felt I'd be invading the forum with veganess, but fuck it I will 
its a good thread
The wiki is still ordered in vegan sections, so dunno what you mean about someone not liking it
its a good threadThe wiki is still ordered in vegan sections, so dunno what you mean about someone not liking it
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
having just got back from almost two weeks in wales, it's actually been going pretty darn good! eating out is slightly problematic but not overly so... considering - have had to only have chips just a couple of times, so that's not so bad - otherwise it's very very easy and lovely. i must say that the £20 vegan easter egg from hotel chocolat has put paid to any suggestion that I might lose weight doing this though!!
oh, and good luck mae! it's a brilliant lifestyle choice - I don't see me going back now..., i have no desire for dairy or cheese or even eggses... (except perhaps cadbury's creme eggses
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i have no desire for dairy or cheese or even eggses... (except perhaps cadbury's creme eggses
i cant understand it at all. The foods seem so limited and no cheese is just crazy. A world without spag bol, chorizo, steak, omelettes, cheese on toast?? No way!!
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
i cant understand it at all. The foods seem so limited and no cheese is just crazy. A world without spag bol, chorizo, steak, omelettes, cheese on toast?? No way!!
and, yet, people live to tell the tale
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
i cant understand it at all. The foods seem so limited and no cheese is just crazy. A world without spag bol, chorizo, steak, omelettes, cheese on toast?? No way!!
I had spag bol for lunch
and you can have cheese on toast with vegan cheese, most are rank, but theres a few (like a mozzerella one by a company called cheezley) that fill the gap. To be honest, you get used to other yummy stuff and end up craving that instead. like I rarely crave a fried egg sandwich now, but I do lie awake at night fantasising about green lentil spaghetti or birds eye potato waffles
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
i cant understand it at all. The foods seem so limited and no cheese is just crazy. A world without spag bol, chorizo, steak, omelettes, cheese on toast?? No way!!
Also, it's reaaalllly not limited, when I was veggie i'd always have eggs or cheese for lunch, you have to be much more inventive. I've never done the meat thang, but Mr s reckons his diet is way more exciting now as when he ate meat he'd base his entire meal aroud it, now we try lots of different new things and combinations. Nom nom
It's not all mung beans and tofu
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
Also, it's reaaalllly not limited, when I was veggie i'd always have eggs or cheese for lunch, you have to be much more inventive. I've never done the meat thang, but Mr s reckons his diet is way more exciting now as when he ate meat he'd base his entire meal aroud it, now we try lots of different new things and combinations. Nom nom
not that there's actually anything wrong with mung beans and tofu
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
not that there's actually anything wrong with mung beans and tofu
True, true. I just think that a lot of non-vegans, especially meat eaters, get a bit put off by "whole food" type meals, I like to lure them in with a fry up, roast dinner, burger or pasta then hit em with the lentils and sunflower seeds when their guards down
how would you make a delicious and filling vegan dinner for around five people, (inc a meat eater?)
I am thinking I would parboil then roast a load of winter vegetables like sweet potato, butternut squash, parsnips and onions, in olive oil, lemon wedges, and fennel seeds. Served with balsamic and wholegrain mustard.
would that do?
I am thinking I would parboil then roast a load of winter vegetables like sweet potato, butternut squash, parsnips and onions, in olive oil, lemon wedges, and fennel seeds. Served with balsamic and wholegrain mustard.
would that do?
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
Nixon
peanut butter n.w.o.
Are you browsing the urban75 boards on a phone whilst your pissed,also because your pissed?
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
I'd lose the vineger and mustard, but I looove roasted veg in lemon, not had with fennel seeds though., but roasted fennel is lush. I reckon that'd be nice with maybe some coucous with a big dollop of homous, a nice tomatoey sauce (cok garlic, add tin toms and reduce with some sugar and sweet chilli sauce) or another sauce you like so it's not too dry, a beany salad (few tins mixed beans with some cucumber, pepper, sweetcorn in a dresing) and maybe some nice bread.
I like meals that are lots of little bits
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
What about getting some mushrooms and roasting them in the oven for about ten minutes with lots of garlic and olve oil?
Serve with some crusty bread to mop up the juices.
Serve with some crusty bread to mop up the juices.
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
the mention of butternut squash reminds me of the lushest thing ever...it was with a different squash but it'd work....I roasted it in chunks, just in all (parboiled it first n shook it like doing roast spuds) and it went all crispy, looked like chicken nuggets or somat, and dipped the bits in a creamy mushroom sauce....mmmmmmmm
Stobart Stopper
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Go and get a huge mixed kebab, doner meat, shish, chicken, loads of chilli sauce and chips. Eat, You know you want to.
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
roasted veg like mushrooms is yum with pesto (vegan if that's your thang) in a panini. And roasted garlis....*drools*
I'd lose the vineger and mustard, but I looove roasted veg in lemon, not had with fennel seeds though., but roasted fennel is lush. I reckon that'd be nice with maybe some coucous with a big dollop of homous, a nice tomatoey sauce (cok garlic, add tin toms and reduce with some sugar and sweet chilli sauce) or another sauce you like so it's not too dry, a beany salad (few tins mixed beans with some cucumber, pepper, sweetcorn in a dresing) and maybe some nice bread.
I like meals that are lots of little bits
excellent extras there, espesh the hummus. I have actually cooked the it for my pals before and they love it!
Stobart Stopper
Well-Known Member
I bet the Editor sneaks down an alleyway with a burger after Offline sometimes. All veggies and vegans do it.
Pig used to go out with a "vegetarian" years ago, one night he caught her hiding behind some bins at the section house eating a doner kebab, chilli sauce running down her chin.
Pig used to go out with a "vegetarian" years ago, one night he caught her hiding behind some bins at the section house eating a doner kebab, chilli sauce running down her chin.
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
having just got back from almost two weeks in wales, it's actually been going pretty darn good! eating out is slightly problematic but not overly so... considering - have had to only have chips just a couple of times, so that's not so bad - otherwise it's very very easy and lovely. i must say that the £20 vegan easter egg from hotel chocolat has put paid to any suggestion that I might lose weight doing this though!!
oh, and good luck mae! it's a brilliant lifestyle choice - I don't see me going back now..., i have no desire for dairy or cheese or even eggses... (except perhaps cadbury's creme eggses
Oooohhh, if you want a sweet treat that is pretty guilt free try Swedish Glace ice cream, it comes in chocolate flavour too and is to die for
scumbalina
Scummy Mummy
roast veg is always good! try parsnips coated with a mix of mustard seed and maple syrup next time you have a roast dinner
Herbsman.
Nah Lotion, Pet, Nor Powder.
True. I love nothing better than the taste, smell and texture of a fresh kebab burger. As soon as I see one I can't resist getting stuck in,munching away for at least half an hour, or however long it takes.
scifisam
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Useful thread. I'm currently being forced to go vegan, because I've developed a lactose intolerance (apparently this isn't uncommon with coeliacs - your guts are so messed up that they start rejecting other foods too), and have been wondering where I'd get enough iodine and B12, since I loathe all the alternate milks I've tried (and I can't take malt, either - you wouldn't want to be around me when I've eaten malt!)
So I'll be looking up Herbsman's recipes and making sure I have some curly kale available.
Mind you, I will still eat eggs, because I see the actual hens that lay the eggs I eat and know they're better treated than most humans. So it seems veganism isn't too difficult as long as it doesn't include laying off eggs. Hmm.
So I'll be looking up Herbsman's recipes and making sure I have some curly kale available.
Mind you, I will still eat eggs, because I see the actual hens that lay the eggs I eat and know they're better treated than most humans. So it seems veganism isn't too difficult as long as it doesn't include laying off eggs. Hmm.
crustychick
doo-woop-de-doo
have just found this site, which at first glance has quite a lot of stuff on it
http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/index.html
it's not particularly "inspired" and the photos are a bit, errrr.... but for those who think vegan cooking is tricky, or need to knock something up for a vegan guest, it should give you plenty of ideas!
http://www.recipesforvegans.co.uk/index.html
it's not particularly "inspired" and the photos are a bit, errrr.... but for those who think vegan cooking is tricky, or need to knock something up for a vegan guest, it should give you plenty of ideas!
