The vegged up 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread

Páid · 27-08-2020 12:37am

https://www.101cookbooks.com/vegetarian-paella/

I didn't have saffron so I substituted some tumeric instead and a little chili powder because I like a little bit of heat. I didn't have artichoke hearts or asparagus so I used whatever other veg I had. I made the sofrito linked in the article first and took my time with the paella. I got the paella rice in Tesco.

This will be my Christmas dinner 2020.

auspicious · 30-08-2020 8:42pm

Don't really want to start a thread so I'll just stick this here.

This cheese is outrageously good. Gave it to a few at work and some said it was actually better than dairy.

30-08-2020 11:00pm

auspicious wrote: »

Don't really want to start a thread so I'll just stick this here.

This cheese is outrageously good. Gave it to a few at work and some said it was actually better than dairy.

I've only found it in Dunnes - it's great

auspicious · 30-08-2020 11:23pm

65535 wrote: »

I've only found it in Dunnes - it's great

That's where I got it. I had a laugh. They were seriously shocked at how good it is. Me too.
Combine it with Dennys' meat free burgers and you could fool anyone.

31-08-2020 1:40am

I find it a lot nicer than the Violife.
The Tesco Applewood and Tesco own brand chili cheeses are nice too.

Páid · 31-08-2020 10:06am

auspicious wrote: »

Don't really want to start a thread so I'll just stick this here.

This cheese is outrageously good. Gave it to a few at work and some said it was actually better than dairy.

What is it made from?

auspicious · 31-08-2020 3:21pm

Páid wrote: »

What is it made from?

Water, Stabiliser (Modified Potato Starches), Coconut Oil (21%), Coconut Cream (8%), Salt, Humectant (Vegetable Glycerine), Calcium Phosphates, Maltodextrin, Colour (Carrot Concentrate), Natural Flavouring, Preservatives (Acetic Acid, Lactic Acid), Yeast Extract, Dextrose, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12.
Calcium: 736mg (92% RI*)
Salt: 2.5g
Protein: 0.7g
Fat: 26.3g

Mystery Egg · 31-08-2020 4:31pm

Does it melt?

Tar.Aldarion · 31-08-2020 4:48pm

That cheese is indeed excellent, perfect texture. A bit coconutty on it's own but perfect in things.

My fave is the smoked applewood sliced cheese, delicious and melts really well.

adelcrowsmel · 01-09-2020 3:41pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

My fave is the smoked applewood sliced cheese, delicious and melts really well.

Same....makes a lovely toasted sandwich....yummy and melty!!

ednwireland · 08-09-2020 12:32pm

well have a surplus of cabbage and cauliflower at the moment so was looking for cabbage recipes and came across this from rick stein in turkey.
http://betterbellyburst.blogspot.com/2015/10/turkish-spiced-cabbage-and-minced-lamb.html
Replace the lamb mince with quorn and absolutely delicious , wizzed up some mushrooms that needed eating for extra flavour. oh and yest flakes.

wizzed a red pepper and chilies that was lying around as well ! as no harrisa in the house

Tar.Aldarion · 14-09-2020 9:07pm

I made a vegan tiramisu.

DoozerT6 · 14-09-2020 9:16pm

^^ y-you can't just tease us like that, man....

deaglan1 · 14-09-2020 9:23pm

auspicious wrote: »

Don't really want to start a thread so I'll just stick this here.

This cheese is outrageously good. Gave it to a few at work and some said it was actually better than dairy.

Texture wise it is lovely. But do you not get the coconut taste coming through?..that brings it down a star and a half for me.

deaglan1 · 14-09-2020 9:24pm

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

I made a vegan tiramisu.

Don't send me the recipe, just the cake will do...I want it now:pac:

Tar.Aldarion · 14-09-2020 9:53pm

DoozerT6 wrote: »

^^ y-you can't just tease us like that, man....

Haha, have a blast it's very simple:

Ingredients:
- 1 tub of vegan mascarpone (got in @thecarrotstail ), alternatively 1 block silken tofu
- 1 lemon
- 1 tub of elmea double plant cream, alternatively coconut cream
- Icing sugar, according to taste
- Cinnamon
- Rum or rum aroma
- Coffee
- Biscuits (used digestive but vegan lady fingers are ideal if you can find them, maybe online?)

1) Whip the cream. This can take ages with a handheld whisk. Life hack - put it in a jar with some air and shake it for a few minutes instead.
2) Mix mascarpone with the lemon juice, cinnamon and icing sugar.
3) Fold them into each other.

Mix the rum with coffee, dip biscuits in it one by one as you use them. This needs a lot of coffee/rum as it will weaken in the final product.

Layer a row of biscuits then cream, etc as tall as you want. Finish with a layer of cream (and pour remaining coffee/rum on it) and pour cocoa over the top. Put in the fridge overnight. Et voilà.

auspicious · 14-09-2020 11:32pm

deaglan1 wrote: »

Texture wise it is lovely. But do you not get the coconut taste coming through?..that brings it down a star and a half for me.

I have a piece in my mouth as I post this, just to be sure>< , but no I actually can't. I'm smacking as much as I can, on second piece now, and....nope. Tastes great to me. It has been over three years though...I'm going in for a third piece.

auspicious · 03-10-2020 6:11pm

Looks great Tar.Aldarion!

My humble efforts pale in comparison.

Brekkie
Chocolate weetabix, walnuts and almonds ( good for calcium), mixed seeds especially sesame ( calcium) and mixed berries with Tesco unsweetened soy ( €1.50 good value ).
-I had a look at Flahavans' milk but doesn't have added calcium so a pass for me.

Celery soup ( onion and garlic base obvs. ) with tofu and Alpro single ( cream ).
After squeezing water out I 'marinated ' tofu in veg stock and 2tbls soy about 20mins and added all to soup thereafter for cooking. I took most out before blending then put back in.
Cream at end.

KennisWhale · 22-10-2020 9:47pm

I had these as a snack since I ate dinner far too early (spirallizer twisty fries in the air fryer and double vegan cheeseburger - tasty but lacked fibre).

2 of those Tesco wholemeal pittas done in the microwave until softened then filled with a huge dollop of hummus and pickled cabbage, with some onion salt to taste. My go to power snack (a beastly 15g of fibre).

auspicious · 27-10-2020 9:00pm

Miso soup
Leek, garlic, a lot of ginger, chopped lemon, couple of veg cubes, red onions, parsnip, cabbage, tin each of kidney beans, black beans and chickpeas, miso paste and soya sauce and black pepper. Left sit for 24 hrs.

auspicious · 28-10-2020 8:23pm

Meatless Farm Co. burger. I like these a lot.

igCorcaigh · 01-11-2020 11:17pm

I haven't made this yet, but i will and it looks incredibly easy and delicious!

BBQ Chickpea Tacos

https://honestcooking.com/bbq-chickpea-tacos/

BBQ sauce is never a thing i buy, i just don't have a use for it, but i never thought of putting it on chickpeas. Perfect!

I will use the small wholemeal wraps from Dunnes, they are really good.

Páid · 02-11-2020 10:22am

Tarka dal with garlic and coriander naan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tarka_dahl_with_rice_01844

Páid · 02-11-2020 11:08am

First attempt at baking. I put chia and flax seeds in the dry mix.

https://youtu.be/hn0TgkfSzgg

auspicious · 04-11-2020 9:35pm

Chickpea curry and wholegrain rice.
Added a dollop of mango chutney too.

Panch18 · 05-11-2020 12:42am

auspicious wrote: »

Chickpea curry and wholegrain rice.
Added a dollop of mango chutney too.

How did you manage to get a camera phone into the prison?

Faith · 06-11-2020 11:28am

Mod note: Rudeness will not be tolerated. Food doesn't have to look good to taste delicious, as we all know very well.

Thelonious Monk · 06-11-2020 12:12pm

Faith wrote: »

Mod note: Rudeness will not be tolerated. Food doesn't have to look good to taste delicious, as we all know very well.

It's a farmer trying to wind someone up because they hate vegans, I don't know why this is tolerated.

Faith · 06-11-2020 1:36pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

It's a farmer trying to wind someone up because they hate vegans, I don't know why this is tolerated.

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White Clover · 06-11-2020 2:13pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

It's a farmer trying to wind someone up because they hate vegans, I don't know why this is tolerated.

Such an inflammatory post, no need to use that kind of language.

Faith · 06-11-2020 2:35pm

Mod Note: White Clover infracted for ignoring my incredibly clear mod warning.

Prominent_Dawg · 06-11-2020 3:52pm

auspicious wrote: »

Chickpea curry and wholegrain rice.
Added a dollop of mango chutney too.

Whats on top of the rice?

Tilikum17 · 06-11-2020 4:01pm

Prominent_Dawg wrote: »

Whats on top of the rice?

Nutritional yeast maybe?

auspicious · 06-11-2020 4:10pm

Faith wrote: »

Mod note: Rudeness will not be tolerated. Food doesn't have to look good to taste delicious, as we all know very well.

I thought she was referencing an exchange we had on another thread. Now it's been brought to my attention I guess it does actually. Perhaps had I put it in to a bowl with a brighter and wider camera shot and a sprig of coriander it wouldn't have had garnered such interest.
Anyway if that's the quality of grub they serve inside, while I'll always avoid the place, if the unforseen ever did happen I'll be safe in the knowledge that I'll clean my plate each and every time. No lips or hooves in my food.
(That's nutritional yeast on top of rice.)

auspicious · 06-11-2020 7:14pm

The Great Escape
Sweet and sour and satay veg from the local.

Tom Mann Centuria · 07-11-2020 7:44pm

Vegetarian, not vegan (they have feta in, but I'm sure there's plenty of vegan alternatives) but I had pea and mint fritters from an ottolenghi cookbook for me tea. Very nice indeed.

Had the Persian Tomato and Cauliflower One Pot thing from Aldi for my tea when I got in from work yesterday and that was very nice as well, nice big chunks of cauliflower in it. Those one pot things are excellent, very filling and tasty.

ElKavo · 10-11-2020 10:24am

auspicious wrote: »

Chickpea curry and wholegrain rice.
Added a dollop of mango chutney too.

Holy nooch batman! How does the rice taste with the extra nooch on top? I find that it can be a bit over powering when not mixed / cooked in. Anything else in the rice or just boiled (maybe a stock in the rice?).

auspicious · 10-11-2020 3:11pm

I put 3 or 4 cardamon pods/seeds and a star anise in the water while boiling the rice. Learned that one from Gordon Ramsey vid.
The curry was so rich that the nooch was lost in it. Had apple in there too.

I'm eyeing up this baby to make today or tomorrow. He has a vid on his youtube channel too.
https://www.thevegankindsupermarket.com/recipes/Gaz's-Pepperoni

ElKavo · 10-11-2020 4:38pm

auspicious wrote: »

I put 3 or 4 cardamon pods/seeds and a star anise in the water while boiling the rice. Learned that one from Gordon Ramsey vid.
The curry was so rich that the nooch was lost in it. Had apple in there too.

I'm eyeing up this baby to make today or tomorrow. He has a vid on his youtube channel too.
https://www.thevegankindsupermarket.com/recipes/Gaz's-Pepperoni

Nice, apple in curry sauce is excellent. My OH makes a mean chipshop curry sauce from scratch. First time I had ever seen apple used in a curry!

11-11-2020 10:59pm

Gonna be all over this thread soon.

Photos will include recipes.

Just wish I could show photo, not link, from phone but don’t think it’s possible ?

igCorcaigh · 11-11-2020 11:21pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Gonna be all over this thread soon.

Photos will include recipes.

Just wish I could show photo, not link, from phone but don’t think it’s possible ?

I use postimages.org, then select Hotlink for Forums option, and remove the anchor tag.

11-11-2020 11:38pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

I use postimages.org, then select Hotlink for Forums option, and remove the anchor tag.

Thanks.

I’ll try that.

Think it’s mad you can’t post photo straight from phone and I loathe to post a link.

igCorcaigh · 11-11-2020 11:43pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Thanks.

I’ll try that.

Think it’s mad you can’t post photo straight from phone and I loathe to post a link.

I know, it's a pain

I guess server storage and bandwidth are not up to the task.

New Home · 11-11-2020 11:55pm

You can post images from a phone, but you have to add as an attachment first and then embed the link for that.

igCorcaigh · 11-11-2020 11:58pm

New Home wrote: »

You can post images from a phone, but you have to add as an attachment first and then embed the link for that.

This functionality is not available on the touch site, AFAIK?

auspicious · 14-11-2020 7:52pm

Short video on making seitan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYubcYQvFKY

auspicious · 14-11-2020 8:06pm

Borlotti beans with tomatoes in harrisa sauce.
Cumin seeds, fennel seeds, two chopped chilies, veg. cube.
Two diced red onions, garlic, celery, balsamic vinegar, maple syrup. Scallions.
Very spicy.

New Home · 16-11-2020 8:50pm

igCorcaigh wrote: »

This functionality is not available on the touch site, AFAIK?

I'm looking at my phone now. I switched to touch because, I'll admit, I prefer the desktop site. But yes, I can see just under "post your reply" that there's a paperclip symbol. Start from there.

Funsterdelux · 17-11-2020 2:41pm

Made this yesterday.

Non meat cottage/shepherds pie. Used a tin of green lentils from aldi I usually precook the dried lentils in a stock cude to make sure theyre soft. Not the most appetitising photo, just had some for lunch, even better today.

Bigbooty · 18-11-2020 9:36am

Funsterdelux wrote: »

Made this yesterday.

Non meat cottage/shepherds pie. Used a tin of green lentils from aldi I usually precook the dried lentils in a stock cude to make sure theyre soft. Not the most appetitising photo, just had some for lunch, even better today.

I made shepherdless pie a few weeks back and ended up with 10 portions in the freezer. Nothing better than having something hearty like that for lunch the next day imo. What did you use for the sauce?

The vegged up 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread

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