Veganuary month

[Amyw Profile]

Made this https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/squ ... inaigrette today though used fresh tomatoes rather than sunblush . First time I’ve used pearl barley in a salad and it was really good , made it a lot more substantial . Definitely one I’d repeat .

Curry sounds good KKA

[Gillthepainter Profile Website]

Nice cooking, KK.

That's a great looking salad, Amy. I've saved it. I was brought up on pearl barley and love it.

[Stokey Sue Profile]

In the interests of filing everything in one place, I posted a link to the vegan recipes of Jack Munroe (Bootstrap Cook) on another thread, here it is again

https://cookingonabootstrap.com/category/vegan-recipes/

[Pepper Pig Profile]

More here Amy.

https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/fo ... 36261.html

[Stokey Sue Profile]

22C71DBB-1057-491C-9C51-FA4AFBE7CC43.jpeg (94.15 KiB) Viewed 6344 times

Unexpected vegan lunch, rice and peas, chickpea curry, spiced pumpkin from Roti Stop N16

[MagicMarmite Profile]

Wow, that looks delicious.

[Amyw Profile]

So I guess my Veganuary month is kind of over as I’ve done a couple too many slip ups mainly involving extra mature cheddar .

I certainly think I can have a couple of vegan days a week . I will use just plant based milk in future and I tend to use non dairy spread anyway . It’s just cheese and eggs really . I do feel healthier and have definitely expanded my repertoire .

Have lost a couple of pounds , eating a lot more veg , which is only a good thing and discovered a love for tofu

[Mrs Vee Profile Website]

Amy at least you tried. I’ve never attempted to go fully vegan because I know cheese would be my downfall, even though I don’t eat very much of it. Cheese calls to me from the fridge!

Just eat whatever suits you and your health best. Some days you may eat vegan, some days you don’t – nothing wrong with that at all.

[jeral Profile]

I reckon it takes a year or so to change one's eating completely. There's so much to learn. Aside from what's in bought things, it's learning new food combinations when meat is no longer the determinant of other flavourings. Also, it takes a while to learn how lookalikes like milk behave for different uses. Strangely enough, I thought the not-Cheddar by Sheese was one of the better cheeses I tried (and would buy if I was fond of cheese).

[Pepper Pig Profile]

This looks nice.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/j ... cipe-vegan

[Amyw Profile]

I don’t really like baked beans on their own and normally tend to tart them up a bit otherwise I find them a bit meh . Normally it’s a bit of chilli or some curry powder . Those do look nice

[Sakkarin Profile]

I'm planning some Fish Fragrant Aubergine with a nice fat aubergine I got from Lidl for 49p. The recipe uses chicken stock, but I'm going to try it with Marigold veg stock, which should render it veggie.

Tesco used to stock Chianking vinegar, I'll check later to see if they still do. Unfortunately in my view there isn't really a substitute.

https://andrewzimmern.com/2013/03/28/fu ... -eggplant/

[Pepper Pig Profile]

That recipe looks wonderful. Wish my OH was a more adventurous eater . . .

[Sakkarin Profile]

Made my Fish Fragrant Aubergine with Marigold veg stock powder, and it was still delicious, so I assume this is completely Vegan. Very oily though (what do you expect with deep fried aubergine!?!), so not for everyday consumption. I ate it on its own, but of course easily pairs with plain rice for a full meal.

There, that's my Chinese New Year dish done.

[jeral Profile]

That does look good, if one is a chilli belly. I always swear by natural yoghurt for somehow separating oil and bringing it to the surface (to blot off with kitchen paper if excessive).

Sakkarin et al, please check Marigold label as the classic green one is not vegan (milk) but the purple low salt one is vegan. The two also have different ingredients by the way so don't taste the same.

[karadekoolaid Profile]

Just a question, sakks - how can it be vegan if it is " Fish Fragrant"?

[Stokey Sue Profile]

It’s called Fish Fragrant because the blend of flavourings are those traditionally used to cook with river fish, not because there’s any piscine content

[karadekoolaid Profile]

Thanks, Sue!

[Sakkarin Profile]

Reminds me of the Cock Soup that says "may contain fish" but has zero cock in it, that I did an ingredient chart for a while back.
http://www.sakkarin.co.uk/foodforumpix/cocksoup2019.jpg

"Piscine content" - although he doesn't look happy...

[dennispc Profile]

Thought I posted this yesterday.

You should feel pleased with yourself Amyw, because you’ve found a ‘diet’ you feel comfortable with and has improved your health.

My BiL was asking yesterday about plant based diet - his GP has put him on statins because his cholesterol is 6.9. It’s not a surprise as its been high for a little while, but puzzling because he’s slimmer than me, does a lot of exercise and they mostly cook from scratch with plenty of veg and fruit.