Mmm yum, ^^^ this. Only I would say it tastes like Kohlrabi. Delicious raw, but otherwise just cook as you would the florets, be that steamed or stir-fried or soup-ed, works just the same and equally tasty.
Veganaunary - Jan 20
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kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
Make broccoli and almond soup or hazelnuts if you don't want to use almonds.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
I just add it to whatever I'm putting the broccoli in, just cut into batons and cook them for a bit longer than the florets.
braindancer
not for long
Mixing up silken tofu with crumbled firm
It's a bit of a faff - but combining silken and crumbled firm tofu (half and half) results in a great consistency for scrambled tofu...
It's a bit of a faff - but combining silken and crumbled firm tofu (half and half) results in a great consistency for scrambled tofu...
8ball
As seen on TikTok
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Tbh if I'd done a little research I would have found that there are lots of things you can do with broccoli stalks/stems - the outer layer is quite tough but the inner part is perfectly edible, and you can roast, fry, make soup etc etc. It's just not going to be cookable in the exact same way as the florets.
I am going to buy some more broccoli and try it out.
I am going to buy some more broccoli and try it out.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Oh, and B&W camera film and paper is not vegan 
it isn't even vegetarian actually - it does use very small amounts of gelatin but it's the standard binding material and seems unlikely to be replaced any time soon.
en.m.wikipedia.org
it isn't even vegetarian actually - it does use very small amounts of gelatin but it's the standard binding material and seems unlikely to be replaced any time soon.
Gelatin silver print - Wikipedia
Mrs Miggins
Eternal
I ordered a tub of Ben & Jerry's chocolate fudge brownie with my delivery pizza tonight and when it came it was fucking vegan. It was not advertised as such. I was furious but too lazy to complain. Turns out it was absolutely bloody delicious.
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Mrs Miggins
Eternal
Why angry? It was lovely.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I dunno, it made sense in my head when I clicked it.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
I am generally feeling very well and feel more positive then I have I'm years. I am also a lot less tired at the end of my shifts. Several people have also mentioned that I'm looking really well and have lost weight. I feel that this change in diet is a small part of me properly taking care of myself. I've also stopped smoking (I smoked very little, like one a day) but I'm struggling with that especially after work when the psychological craving and wanting a reward for working hard are at its strongest.
I now shit 2-3 times a day
I now shit 2-3 times a day
Grace Johnson
i like dairylea dunkers
I am generally feeling very well and feel more positive then I have I'm years. I am also a lot less tired at the end of my shifts. Several people have also mentioned that I'm looking really well and have lost weight. I feel that this change in diet is a small part of me properly taking care of myself. I've also stopped smoking (I smoked very little, like one a day) but I'm struggling with that especially after work when the psychological craving and wanting a reward for working hard are at its strongest.
I now shit 2-3 times a day
I found lollipops really helped with that psychological craving. Bit of a wierd one. Something to do with my hands and that helped. After being vegan for a while I stopped craving sugar the same. Figured was just cuz blood sugar was more stable overall like. But at first it really helped.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
I haven't lost a huge amount of weight on it which is not surprising as my diet was already fairly plant based and I cooked for myself most of the time. My problem with consumption has generally been less the food and more the beer.
A friend of mine who went vegan a little before the new year has lost a massive amount of weight. I haven't asked her how much exactly but it's noticeable and people have remarked on it.
I don't think it's an intrinsically healthy mode of eating - you could eat like shit as a vegan - but it's also perfectly capable of being healthy, and the sheer fact of modifying your diet means that you have to consciously look at what it is that you're eating already and pay attention to what you choose. That in itself can make a huge amount of difference I think - it can break you out of bad dietary habits.
A friend of mine who went vegan a little before the new year has lost a massive amount of weight. I haven't asked her how much exactly but it's noticeable and people have remarked on it.
I don't think it's an intrinsically healthy mode of eating - you could eat like shit as a vegan - but it's also perfectly capable of being healthy, and the sheer fact of modifying your diet means that you have to consciously look at what it is that you're eating already and pay attention to what you choose. That in itself can make a huge amount of difference I think - it can break you out of bad dietary habits.
FridgeMagnet
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Also yesterday I made a pasta sauce with sprouts and it wasn't bad tbh but not perfect. I had to add a tiny bit of sugar to it because with the sprouts plus tomatoes it was quite bitter/sour. I'd prefer to balance that out with another veg, I'm just not sure what right now - maybe peppers.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I'm convinced tinned tomatoes have got more sour than they used to be. I often find myself adding a tiny pinch of sugar to tomatoey things now.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Normally I cook with the sainsbury's normal chopped tomatoes and they're ok, fairly well balanced. This time I was using value tinned (whole) tomatoes and they were definitely more sour than I was used to.
Half a teaspoon of sugar isn't going to make any nutritional difference but it's kind of annoying to have to add stuff to make something edible.
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
I'm going to keep going with the vegan diet as really happy with it for now and it does not feel like more effort also it was not much of a leap as I've always eaten this way but also had meat and fish and dairy too.
However I'm not labeling myself. I don't think I can be a proper vegan simply because I don't think there is anything wrong with eating animals or their products, but I don't like the cruelty of mainstream farming.
However I'm not labeling myself. I don't think I can be a proper vegan simply because I don't think there is anything wrong with eating animals or their products, but I don't like the cruelty of mainstream farming.
Schmetterling
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
You can also add a teaspoon of dried yeast to it to take away some of the acidity. I discovered that by accident when I followed a pasta sauce recipe that used yeast for flavouring.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Oh interesting, never heard that. I might have some yeast in the back of the cupboard, will give it a go.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Is that just baking yeast, not nutritional yeast? I have some of the latter I've been putting pinches of into things, it's nice.
Schmetterling
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
Baking yeast. I also have nutritional yeast and use just pinches of it; I find too much of it makes food taste weird.
Grace Johnson
i like dairylea dunkers
Tried this the other day because it was on special for a pound. By far the nicest plant milk I have tried. Closest I have tasted to cows milk. Got similar consistency and is quite creamy. Will defo buy in future if not too expensive. Made excellent white Russians.
Hollis
bloody furious
That's one of the main things I've got out of Veganuary.
All in all, on the positives, I've learnt some new recipes and ingredients, done some excellent vegan curries, I've appreciated my food far more, I've ate loads more fruit and more veg, I've not been hungry at all, I had some excellent vegan takeaway and eat-out food. I've also discovered that I've not missed meat and fish much at all, and cheese, milk and eggs far less than I expected...
The neutrals - I haven't felt energised or particularly healthier, or lost any weight..
I still haven't sussed out the bread problem or really found a decent regular breakfast. I expect though that these could easily be solved with abit of effort.
I can't honestly say I'll be keeping it up for now... apart from anything I've still got loads of non-vegan food in the house.... but I'll definitely be looking to cook more vegan stuff and choose more non-meat and dairy alternatives..
kalidarkone
Bringing YOU round.....
What bread problem ?
Grace Johnson
i like dairylea dunkers
Kfc have got a special offer in the new vegan burger today. It is 1.99. Popped in on me way back from the big asda because it is just across the way. Its pretty decent tbf. Tastes like that kfc flavour and also a bit dirty. Overall like a solid 6/10. Probably be a 8.5/10 if pished. Not quite good enough to justify the usual price tag if a fiver with a drunk though. Also kfc is minging as fuck really so probably wont buy again but was glad to try it.
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