| Veganuary 2020 12:16 - Jan 4 with 19441 views | J2BLUE |
Lets try and keep this civil people. The meat eaters versus vegans thing has been done to death. Most of the board have nothing new to add. If you feel compelled to reply telling us how you're knee deep in chicken wings that is entirely your choice.
Anyone doing it? Just tried the new Costa vegan 'cheese' and 'ham' toastie. I hope they keep it. It's good enough to for me to choose regularly.
Any decent product suggestions? Recipe ideas? etc [Post edited 5 Jan 2020 13:41]
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:19 - Jan 4 with 5108 views | footers |
Saw the queues for the new Greggs vegan slice... round the block!
As for recipes, I usually make Indian food for my vegan/veggies pals as it's relatively simple to do and doesn't require fake meat of any kind. Veg curries, daals, etc. Also a good excuse to load up your cupboards with spices.
Dunno if there's a Leon in Ipswich but the vegan lad at work goes there fairly often and their vegan options look pretty good. [Post edited 4 Jan 2020 12:19]
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:23 - Jan 4 with 5089 views | jeera |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:19 - Jan 4 by footers |
Saw the queues for the new Greggs vegan slice... round the block!
As for recipes, I usually make Indian food for my vegan/veggies pals as it's relatively simple to do and doesn't require fake meat of any kind. Veg curries, daals, etc. Also a good excuse to load up your cupboards with spices.
Dunno if there's a Leon in Ipswich but the vegan lad at work goes there fairly often and their vegan options look pretty good. [Post edited 4 Jan 2020 12:19]
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My first vegan friend was a chap who owned a small quaint restaurant in Diss.
As I worked the market there on Fridays, his place for a large bowl of their amazing dhal with fresh granary loaf, was my go-to lunch for a long time.
As you say, for vegetarian especially, but also vegan food, you can't go far wrong with Indian.
They do of course rely on dairy products for every day use in India, but that's another matter. [Post edited 4 Jan 2020 12:26]
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:26 - Jan 4 with 5075 views | BlueBadger |
What I don't get about any of these kind of month-long faddy things is why choose the most depressing month of the year to give up things you like?
Save it for the summer, folks. |  |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:28 - Jan 4 with 5060 views | hampstead_blue |
I think great food will always beat cheap ingredients.
If it's vegan then brilliant. We're always happy to eat something new.
I'd like a local restaurant to us in Wilts to offer a few vegan dishes. We cook but there is a huge difference when a good chef does something special.
Not worried if it's vegan/veggie/meat. Curries are an obvious which are amazing however I always smell lamb when I smell curry so I may have to tune to old taste buds a bit. |  |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:36 - Jan 4 with 5033 views | fabian_illness |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:19 - Jan 4 by footers |
Saw the queues for the new Greggs vegan slice... round the block!
As for recipes, I usually make Indian food for my vegan/veggies pals as it's relatively simple to do and doesn't require fake meat of any kind. Veg curries, daals, etc. Also a good excuse to load up your cupboards with spices.
Dunno if there's a Leon in Ipswich but the vegan lad at work goes there fairly often and their vegan options look pretty good. [Post edited 4 Jan 2020 12:19]
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If you, or anyone else for that matter, has a knock out daal recipe, I’d love to give it a go.
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:42 - Jan 4 with 5016 views | jeera |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:36 - Jan 4 by fabian_illness |
If you, or anyone else for that matter, has a knock out daal recipe, I’d love to give it a go.
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If I may offer one tip.
Cooking lentils can be time consuming so I tend to make a basic batch at a time and freeze them in portion sized tubs so I can pull them out for whatever use when I want.
Select your blend; maybe 3 quarters red split and a quarter yellow split (just an example) and after soaking and washing them thoroughly boil them up with a clove or two of garlic and a cube of ginger. You could add a little turmeric.
But then you have a plain blend to flavour as you like when you need them. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:44 - Jan 4 with 5012 views | J2BLUE |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:42 - Jan 4 by jeera |
If I may offer one tip.
Cooking lentils can be time consuming so I tend to make a basic batch at a time and freeze them in portion sized tubs so I can pull them out for whatever use when I want.
Select your blend; maybe 3 quarters red split and a quarter yellow split (just an example) and after soaking and washing them thoroughly boil them up with a clove or two of garlic and a cube of ginger. You could add a little turmeric.
But then you have a plain blend to flavour as you like when you need them. |
Cheers everyone.
Probably a stupid question but other than being more expensive is there anything wrong with using tinned lentils which are obviously soaked in water and ready to use immediately? | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:45 - Jan 4 with 5004 views | jeera |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:44 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Cheers everyone.
Probably a stupid question but other than being more expensive is there anything wrong with using tinned lentils which are obviously soaked in water and ready to use immediately? |
Not done that myself.
I think the only time I might consider that is for chickpeas.
Do your bloomin' own and don't be so lazy. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:45 - Jan 4 with 5005 views | Swailsey |
I’m going to eat nothing but meat this January instead, give myself a rest. |  |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:47 - Jan 4 with 5000 views | Swailsey |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:44 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Cheers everyone.
Probably a stupid question but other than being more expensive is there anything wrong with using tinned lentils which are obviously soaked in water and ready to use immediately? |
On a more serious note, I’d always go frozen rather than canned if you can - or if canned, go for ones in plain liquid - not oil etc.
I tend to always use frozen spinach etc and as long as it’s frozen instantly (it should say on the packet), it’s just as good I think. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:50 - Jan 4 with 4981 views | J2BLUE |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:45 - Jan 4 by jeera |
Not done that myself.
I think the only time I might consider that is for chickpeas.
Do your bloomin' own and don't be so lazy. |
Do I have to? Seems so pointless and time consuming.
I already resent having to boil pasta. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:51 - Jan 4 with 4975 views | J2BLUE |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:47 - Jan 4 by Swailsey |
On a more serious note, I’d always go frozen rather than canned if you can - or if canned, go for ones in plain liquid - not oil etc.
I tend to always use frozen spinach etc and as long as it’s frozen instantly (it should say on the packet), it’s just as good I think. |
Cheers, yea i'd never buy in oil. Just plain water. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:51 - Jan 4 with 4975 views | WD19 |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:26 - Jan 4 by BlueBadger |
What I don't get about any of these kind of month-long faddy things is why choose the most depressing month of the year to give up things you like?
Save it for the summer, folks. |
They did November too (world Vegan month) and I am sure they will think of something for March, May, July and September. |  | | |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:53 - Jan 4 with 4964 views | jeera |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:50 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Do I have to? Seems so pointless and time consuming.
I already resent having to boil pasta. |
No, you don't have to.
I can't even come up with a good reason why you should, but it's what I do so it must be right. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 12:55 - Jan 4 with 4954 views | J2BLUE |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:53 - Jan 4 by jeera |
No, you don't have to.
I can't even come up with a good reason why you should, but it's what I do so it must be right. |
My new obsession is pearl barley. Love that stuff. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 13:04 - Jan 4 with 4929 views | Herbivore |
I made this recipe this morning: https://www.ilovevegan.com/fudgy-vegan-walnut-brownies/
Best vegan brownies I've had, nice and light but still a bit fudgey.
Aquafaba is amazing stuff, incredible what you can do with it as an egg substitute. I made a delicious black olive aioli last night to go with dukkah crusted carrots, warm spiced carrot hummus, tabbouleh and crispy chickpeas. It was absolutely delicious. |  |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 13:09 - Jan 4 with 4906 views | footers |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:44 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Cheers everyone.
Probably a stupid question but other than being more expensive is there anything wrong with using tinned lentils which are obviously soaked in water and ready to use immediately? |
Made something the other week that insisted on using dried white beans instead of pre-soaked. The difference was marginal, so I wouldn't have an issue using canned if you can't be arsed to leave them to soak. Otherwise just stick in a pot overnight and they'll be ready in the morning.
Also if you're on a diet watch out for added salt/preservatives with the canned kind.
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| Veganuary 2019 on 13:13 - Jan 4 with 4892 views | Herbivore |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:44 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Cheers everyone.
Probably a stupid question but other than being more expensive is there anything wrong with using tinned lentils which are obviously soaked in water and ready to use immediately? |
I always use dried when making a daal as they absorb more of the flavour and start to breakdown nicely. Not sure how well tinned would work. It's not really a lot of effort, you don't have to stand over them when they're cooking. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:04 - Jan 4 with 4820 views | Dubtractor |
Mrs Dub, plus other vegan mates, reckon this is one of the best vegan cook books out there.
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:09 - Jan 4 with 4806 views | Herbivore |
| Veganuary 2019 on 13:09 - Jan 4 by footers |
Made something the other week that insisted on using dried white beans instead of pre-soaked. The difference was marginal, so I wouldn't have an issue using canned if you can't be arsed to leave them to soak. Otherwise just stick in a pot overnight and they'll be ready in the morning.
Also if you're on a diet watch out for added salt/preservatives with the canned kind.
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Red lentils don't really need soaking and only take under half an hour to cook. Not a great hardship really. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:10 - Jan 4 with 4806 views | Ryorry |
I just eat as wide a variety as poss of what I'm actually able to & which keeps me as healthy as poss - normally includes meat (usually red) once or twice a week from free range & high welfare standards sources (same for eggs, now usually Burford Browns that Waitrose stock).
What I have done that's new is bought a full-blown 3-pot steamer, on the back of a friend's mostly steamer cooked Christmas dinner, in which the potatoes & veg, all steamer cooked, were the most delicious & sweet I've ever eaten - and that includes my home-grown on veg plot ones!
New discoveries are Cauldron Middle-Eastern Falafals sold by Waitrose - yummy; and The Mighty Society Pea Mylk (both original sweetened & unsweetened) sold by Sainsburys - likeable, refreshing & very welcome additions to the alternative milks market. [Post edited 4 Jan 2020 14:31]
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:19 - Jan 4 with 4786 views | GeoffSentence |
Remember, ethical vegans now get the same protection as people do for their race and religion, so keep it legal fellas. |  |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:20 - Jan 4 with 4780 views | Ryorry |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:50 - Jan 4 by J2BLUE |
Do I have to? Seems so pointless and time consuming.
I already resent having to boil pasta. |
If you don't want to do boiling, have you thought about sprouting chickpeas, lentils & beanz? Meanz you get "veg" (vits & mins) included with your protein. Just stick em in separate jamjars, with lids you puncture with a fork or knife, soak em in full covering water for 24 hours, drain & rinse once or twice daily, ready in 3-5 days. Delicious on their own cold, or can be mixed into other things. You can also buy purpose built sprouters. | |
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| Veganuary 2019 on 14:33 - Jan 4 with 4747 views | Herbivore |
| Veganuary 2019 on 14:19 - Jan 4 by GeoffSentence |
Remember, ethical vegans now get the same protection as people do for their race and religion, so keep it legal fellas. |
Indeed. I will be reporting hate crimes if need be. | |
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| Aye on 14:46 - Jan 4 with 4744 views | Dyland |
| Veganuary 2019 on 12:26 - Jan 4 by BlueBadger |
What I don't get about any of these kind of month-long faddy things is why choose the most depressing month of the year to give up things you like?
Save it for the summer, folks. |
Though a week or two off the pop is probably a good idea for some peeps, for your mental state as much as anything. As far as food goes, I don't really get why people can't stick to a sensible diet all year round except for the obvious cluster of celebration dates that happen around Xmas. |  |
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