"Vegan" by Tony Weston

[fiamma]

I was just curious as to whether anyone has this book and has tried recipes from it. A couple of the recipes I've tried have been great, others so-so, others unappetising or inedible. I don't think it's my cooking ;)
Also the nutrition section seems unnecessarily complex. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts.

[Gorilla]

i have this book (twice - i bought it myself and then got another one as a present ;) ) i've only cooked a few of the recipes because a lot of them either don't appeal or sound too complicated. it is a really attractive book with some lovely photos, it looks very inviting, but for me it's not very useful. i think the nutrition advice is quite helpful.

[KezUK]

The chocolate chip and walnut ice-cream is fantastic. As I'm allergic to chocolate, I made it with carob, and I couldn't get enough of it. All the recipes in his book contain at least one ingredient that I just wouldn't have in my cupboards, and often it's such a small amount needed that I can't really see the point of including it.

[meggymaggoo]

He demonstrates a few of the recipes from the book on www.veggievision.co.uk

Click on the Veggie Viewer link at bottom right of screen.

While you're there check out Benjamin Zephaniah interview - such a lovely man! ;)

[Tigerlily]

He demonstrates a few of the recipes from the book on www.veggievision.co.uk

Click on the Veggie Viewer link at bottom right of screen.

While you're there check out Benjamin Zephaniah interview - such a lovely man! ;)

Great site! Hehehe, Benjamin...I have such a crush on him. :o

[meggymaggoo]

What's NOT to crush there! I hear he thinks you're cute too!! ;)

[Tigerlily]

Hahaha, he doesn't even know me!

[meggymaggoo]

Benjamin Zephaniah knows EVERYTHING - especially what he doesn't know! ;)

[Tigerlily]

Haha. :)

[xwitchymagicx]

All the recipes in his book contain at least one ingredient that I just wouldn't have in my cupboards, and often it's such a small amount needed that I can't really see the point of including it.

I agree, one cake out of there cost me £10 to make. :o

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I'm guessing this is the book you mean? If not my mistake. lol

I made the omlette (horrible), chocolate gautex (horrible) and the porridge (not bad) out of there. lol

I don't like how a lot of the ingrediants are hard to find.

[Gorilla]

that's the one witchy.

i made the mistake of buying some of the strange ingredients for recipes in this book and still have a cupboard full of stuff i'm never going to use, because i have no idea what else to do with any of it. :rolleyes:

[xwitchymagicx]

Yeah, one of the recipes out of there, i had to throw loads of ingrediants away as they went out of date before I'd used anything more than a pinch of it or whatever. :rolleyes:

[Cat]

I have this book too, but i've been put off trying most of the recipes because of the long ingredients lists.
I tried the peach and apricot crumble but left out a few of the ingredients - it wasn't nice at all, it tasted far too 'healthy'
I also made the sunday roast drumsticks but I didn't think they tasted too great - but again I left out some of the ingredients so I might have missed something essential.

[RedWellies]

I have this book. I think the nutritional advice is amazing and it's good for encouraging people to try new things. I tried quinoa because I'd never heard of it before and I love it. I haven't tried the recipes yet though (or rather, encouraged my boyfriend to cook them!!)

Tigerlily, if I'd read this thread earlier, I could have put in a good word for you with Benjamin Zephaniah when I met him at the London fayre!

[Kevster]

That's why i use a lot of Cherry's recipes on her Parsley Pot site, www.theparsleypot.co.uk They're mostly dead easy and really good too.

Cherry still hasn't made me anything though, all i hear is how much she's just enjoyed eating the chocolate cake or having pancakes for breakfast.

[RedWellies]

Maybe you've rolled your eyes at her too much, Kevster?

[Tigerlily]

I have this book. I think the nutritional advice is amazing and it's good for encouraging people to try new things. I tried quinoa because I'd never heard of it before and I love it. I haven't tried the recipes yet though (or rather, encouraged my boyfriend to cook them!!)

Tigerlily, if I'd read this thread earlier, I could have put in a good word for you with Benjamin Zephaniah when I met him at the London fayre!

:eek: I'm so jealous!

[DonQuinoa]

OK Cookery Workshop Starts Here

1)
"Healthy Ingredients we got to cook with Vegan - Now we don't know what to do with"

Please list ingredients.

2)
"Ingredients we left out please suggest easier to buy alternatives so recipe doesn't taste bogging"

Please list ingredients

3)
Recipes that didn't work for us - what went wrong?

(list didn't fluff, didn't taste right, didn't set)