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

auspicious · 07-04-2019 4:37pm

Adzuki beans with peas and broccoli and mashed spuds , all carefully seasoned.
Simpl meal full of protein, nutrition and energy.
No lips or hooves in it

auspicious · 07-04-2019 4:38pm

Adzuki beans with peas and broccoli and mashed spuds and gravy, all carefully seasoned.
Simpl meal full of protein, nutrition and energy.
No lips or hooves in it

auspicious · 07-04-2019 4:41pm

Adzuki beans with peas and broccoli and mashed spuds and gravy, all carefully seasoned.
Simple meal full of protein, nutrition and energy.
No lips or hooves in it

Tar.Aldarion · 07-04-2019 6:32pm

I roasted things, simple, delicious, healthy. Over 70g protein.

DoozerT6 · 07-04-2019 7:57pm

I had some (half-price) Good Mood Chilli from Avoca with brown rice, and some hemp seeds sprinkled on top. Very delish, but not photogenic. Think brown and sludgy!

igCorcaigh · 08-04-2019 7:32pm

Feeling too lazy to cook so went to Quay Co-op for nut roast.

auspicious · 09-04-2019 3:57pm

Greens, grains, veg. curry( apple, onions, carrots) and seitan ( mushrooms and kindney beans).

davidjtaylor · 09-04-2019 4:41pm

Looks brill.

davidjtaylor · 09-04-2019 8:13pm

Butter bean curry with red rice.

Fresh lime zest and a bunch of my own coriander leaf added just prior to serving gave it a wow factor.

auspicious · 10-04-2019 11:41am

davidjtaylor wrote: »

Butter bean curry with red rice.

Fresh lime zest and a bunch of my own coriander leaf added just prior to serving gave it a wow factor.

Those butter beans look really big and plump. Where did you get them/ what brand?

Everyone must try avantgardevegan chickpea curry. It's really easy but fantastic. Grounding the mustard seeds after toasting is the key plus the fenugreek spice which I adore.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.avantgardevegan.com/recipes/chickpea-curry/&ved=2ahUKEwiF0svRqcXhAhUdShUIHRf0CzQQFjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw2xhpVGiE1NpqXyFVec_nc-&cshid=1554892690511

I made it without the coconut flour and still tasted great. This is a dish to impress.

auspicious · 10-04-2019 12:47pm

Day off work with a lie-in
Breakfast is porridge with cinnamon, chia seeds, goji berries, crushed walnuts, milled linseed and red grapes.
With fruit afterwards.
Scrumptious! Has that crunch!
The bowl is four inches deep.

Tar.Aldarion · 10-04-2019 1:40pm

avantgardevegan is great, wonderful youtube channel. I know a lot of people care not for meat substitutes but I'd like to try these:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad4kA8e51g4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU5VFjgj1_M

The chickpea curry looks amazing.

davidjtaylor · 11-04-2019 2:01pm

auspicious wrote: »

Those butter beans look really big and plump. Where did you get them/ what brand?

I got them loose in Meanwell in Ennis. I'll ask their origin. They were really creamy, cooked to perfection, I can boast.

davidjtaylor · 13-04-2019 6:13pm

auspicious wrote: »

Those butter beans look really big and plump. Where did you get them/ what brand?

Sadly, it turns out they're from China. This will influence future purchases. Butter beans are native to Peru, so that would be slightly better.

Apparently China is dominating that market - the dried organic bean/pulse/lentil/pea section.

Still, their chick peas are European and black-eyed beans Peruvian. And we personally bulk-buy organically-grown dried broad beans, lentils, quinoa, marrowfat peas and similar things from the UK.

embraer170 · 13-04-2019 8:50pm

Took a few attempts, but finally managed to get vegan meringues done right (made with aquafaba - chickpea cooking water).

Tar.Aldarion · 13-04-2019 9:03pm

They look really well made, well done.

auspicious · 20-04-2019 10:30pm

Chickpea coconut curry with spinach and mushroom.

auspicious · 24-04-2019 9:24pm

Lovely mashed spuds with spicy tomato lentils.

davidjtaylor · 25-04-2019 10:11am

auspicious wrote: »

Lovely mashed spuds with spicy tomato lentils.

My kinda meal. Looks highly edible!

auspicious · 25-04-2019 10:15pm

Spuds, smokey bbq style soybeans with broccoli and special gravy.

auspicious · 25-04-2019 10:35pm

davidjtaylor wrote: »

And we personally bulk-buy organically-grown dried broad beans, lentils, quinoa, marrowfat peas and similar things from the UK.

I'm intrigued.
Do they have a website?

davidjtaylor · 26-04-2019 9:12am

auspicious wrote: »

I'm intrigued.
Do they have a website?

hodmedods.co.uk

ElKavo · 26-04-2019 1:27pm

Been a while but here are some of my filthy meals.

Bean chilli cheese chips,

https://www.instagram.com/p/BrnPnIhAKz6/

Viera stake sub cooked in reggae reggae sauce.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8X6ezAaki/

Moodly manor roast with a mass of other roasted bits, home made croquets .

https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8YjPzAdNO/

Massive lentil lasagna

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsWOmc3AYLU/

Some filthy double cheese burgers (think they were quorn pattys)

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv6P2dkgiyF/

KFC style drumsticks, I had a goo on me for southern fried anything.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv9uOQTgGwJ/

All instagram links, its just easier to post them than host images and then link to them. Hope that coolipoo.

auspicious · 27-04-2019 7:24pm

Beetroot, chickpeas, onions and tomatoes, on wild rocket and spinach with balsamic vinegar. Potato salad made with Hellmans' mayo.
And of course some prerequisite 'red-sauce'.

auspicious · 27-04-2019 9:24pm

Mish mash of leftovers: the bbq beans, the coconut curry and golden air fried wedges.
Looks good. Tastes better.
It's easy to limit animal suffering.

29-04-2019 8:34pm

My daughter made this - everyone else had the 'normal' version.
My version is vegan, so great !
I asked for the recipe but it was too long winded for me at the time !

igCorcaigh · 29-04-2019 8:37pm

65535 wrote: »

My daughter made this - everyone else had the 'normal' version.
My version is vegan, so great !
I asked for the recipe but it was too long winded for me at the time !

Taco fries?
Love them, but how was the cheese?

29-04-2019 8:52pm

Well it's OK -
I am not a full Vegan - just Vegetarian.
However I have reduced all the dairy except for the odd smoked cheese !

This cheese is fine but it would need to be more readily available, also in slices and possibly smoked flavours etc.

davidjtaylor · 30-04-2019 9:53am

A lazy meal on Sunday evening but delicious. Lazy because it was easy to make but also because it undermines my aim to avoid foreign or processed foods as much as possible! Still, all EU ingredients to the best of my knowledge.

A jar of arrabbiata sauce, mixed with cooked green and black lentils and a leftover bit of nut roast crumbled up.

Poured over wholewheat spaghetti in olive oil and salt.

Topped with "parmesham" and window ledge alfalfa sprouts.

Everything organic of course, except the salt.

Last night's was even better but I didn't take a snap. It was large local spuds and beetroots baked and topped with a leek sauce followed by rhubarb crumble. Gorgeous.

TheKBizzle · 03-05-2019 2:44pm

Made this in work, banana blossom fish and chips with vegan tartar sauce and minted mushy peas.

New Home · 03-05-2019 2:47pm

It looks scrumptious! Where would you get the banana blossoms in the first place?

Worztron · 03-05-2019 3:12pm

I love the Quorn Fishless Fingers with oven chips and a can of peas. Add some ketchup, salt, vinegar, pepper (on peas) - scrumptious. 🍽

TheKBizzle · 03-05-2019 9:18pm

New Home wrote: »

It looks scrumptious! Where would you get the banana blossoms in the first place?

Got them online. Good Asian supermarkets will have them

davidjtaylor · 03-05-2019 9:32pm

New Home wrote: »

It looks scrumptious! Where would you get the banana blossoms in the first place?

I've seen cans in wholefood shops. It's very much like jackfruit, which I prefer.

davidjtaylor · 03-05-2019 9:35pm

A regular dish for me is chick pea (or whatever pulse I have) curry. It's usually scrummy. Adding fresh lime zest and juice just before serving seems to give it great depth.

Doesn't look great on the picture but I'd happily serve this up to anyone.

davidjtaylor · 07-05-2019 8:47pm

Onion gravy with sunflower mince, purple carrots, peas and arame seaweed, in raw crushed garlic-mashed spuds surrounded by roast purple sweet potatoes and beetroot. All organic except the seaweed.

Roast beetroot is to die for…

08-05-2019 3:14pm

That sounds and looks amazing.

auspicious · 20-05-2019 12:39pm

Veg. curry, brown rice, black turtle beans and sprouts.
In me lunchbox!

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 1:10pm

auspicious wrote: »

Veg. curry, brown rice, black turtle beans and sprouts.
In me lunchbox!

Brussels sprouts! This time of year? I love the brussels sprouts season, eat tons. Don't tell me they were frozen? Are they really any good once defrosted? I like by brussels just lightly steamed (and grated raw) and have horrific memories of liquid veggies.

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 1:19pm

Here's what I had for dinner a week ago-ish:

Tatties 'n' neeps wi' haggis.:rolleyes:

Left: purple carrots and swedes mashed with black pepper.
Centre: McSween's vegetarian haggis, a rare treat. If you've never tried it, you should. Oh, with a radish on top.
Right: mash with raw garlic (yes, we like garlic).

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 1:32pm

…and last night I did a stir-fry.

Kicked off with heated dilute lemon juice in a wok, then in it I 'fried':

chopped onions
grated ginger
crushed garlic
salt
chopped fresh chillis
chopped red pepper
chopped mushrooms
pine kernels

for five minutes, then added lightly steamed:

chopped purple and red carrot
purple sweet potato
sweetcorn kernels
peas
broccoli
mung bean sprouts
sesame seeds

and it was pretty damned powerful, plus very low fat (no oil involved).

anewme · 20-05-2019 2:29pm

Where can you buy the Haggis? Looks lovely!

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 2:56pm

anewme wrote: »

Where can you buy the Haggis? Looks lovely!

It really is good. Some 'health' or wholefood shops would stock them, in the freezer and this page gives some supermarket sources. They also do a Moroccan spiced veggie haggis which I'd love to try.

auspicious · 20-05-2019 3:47pm

davidjtaylor wrote: »

Brussels sprouts! This time of year? I love the brussels sprouts season, eat tons. Don't tell me they were frozen? Are they really any good once defrosted? I like by brussels just lightly steamed (and grated raw) and have horrific memories of liquid veggies.

Yep. Frozen. Don't hate on me. Love them.
Wouldn't chance them in smoothies though.

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 3:59pm

davidjtaylor wrote: »

Brussels sprouts! This time of year? I love the brussels sprouts season, eat tons. Don't tell me they were frozen? Are they really any good once defrosted? I like by brussels just lightly steamed (and grated raw) and have horrific memories of liquid veggies.

auspicious wrote: »

Yep. Frozen. Don't hate on me. Love them.
Wouldn't chance them in smoothies though.

No hating on you auspicious: feel the lurve.

So what's the texture of your brussels like? Freezing technologies have improved over the years - maybe I ought to try them again.

auspicious · 20-05-2019 5:18pm

oops.

auspicious · 20-05-2019 5:19pm

All you can do is try david.

My second dinner today.
Spuds, sweet spuds, lentils done with carrots and carrot greens, green beans, plant burger and delicious gravy.
In dother lunchbox.

davidjtaylor · 20-05-2019 5:52pm

auspicious wrote: »

My second dinner today.
Spuds, sweet spuds, lentils done with carrots and carrot greens, green beans, plant burger and delicious gravy.
In dother lunchbox.

Looks great, good gravy by the look of it.

Ben Done · 20-05-2019 7:15pm

davidjtaylor wrote: »

Looks great, good gravy by the look of it.

What is the gravy auspicious, out of interest?

Tar.Aldarion · 20-05-2019 7:44pm

pearl couscous, brocolli, baby corn, mushrooms sun-dried tomatoes, capers, chickpeas, kidney beans, garlic, turmeric, ginger, smoked paprika.
Simple, healthy, delicious.

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