Pictures of good vegan food you've eaten! (1)

[DiaShel]

gourmet food always looks gross to me. I guess I'm just a simple girl :p

was it tasty?

[Kitteh]

Marrers - yummy lookin' pies and crumble and I think your meal @ Saf looks good too, apart from the seitan (I couldn't eat all that gluten!)

[fiveqs]

That pie looks great! Please tell me you can get the recipe for the crust from your friends! I've been trying to come up with a good vegan crust that will hold together like that but no luck so far. We've been doing the olive oily crusts and they just don't seem to work that well.
Thanks a Bunch!
Paul Q


Cauliflower and mushroom pie my friend made me last weekend - it's fab, the gravy is all contained in the pie somehow!

[Risker]

Just a shame about the filling, cauliflower and mushroom? Might as well totally ruin it and put brussel sprouts in :p

[clare155]

That pie looks great! Please tell me you can get the recipe for the crust from your friends! I've been trying to come up with a good vegan crust that will hold together like that but no luck so far. We've been doing the olive oily crusts and they just don't seem to work that well.

I would also like the recipe! Mine tend to go soggy whilst cooking :confused: Ive started to just put pastry on the top... and can Marrers friend be my friend as that food looks LOVELY! :D

[RubyDuby]

wow, really good looking stuff since I'd been on here last!


Way late, but hasn't the veggie medley burger got egg in it?

don't scare me like that!

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w85/rubyduby2b/food/vegmedley.jpg

List of vegan Gardenburgers. (http://www.gardenburger.com/burgers.aspx)

[Marrers]

.. and can Marrers friend be my friend as that food looks LOVELY! :D
He is such a good vegan cook, though sadly since splitting up with his vegan g/f he is now only veggie. :(

The pastry recipes for both pies pictured are adapted to make them vegan.

The pie pastry I use is a hot water pastry, like pork pie pastry, from a Vegetarian Society cookbook - I can list that recipe but no-one seems as impressed with my pie! :eek: (Actually my friend used to make that pie and it was so good I started making it.) You just push the pastry into the cake tin base, no need to roll it out except for the lid.

His pastry in the cauli and mush pie did not taste so nice in my opinion but admittedly it did keep all that gravy inside, except where it bubbled out on the lid a bit. I know it is a Colin Spencer recipe and is from this book (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colin-Spencers-Vegetable-Book-Spencer/dp/1840914025/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1235050066&sr=1-1) (which is not a veggie book).

[Cherry]

The pie pastry I use is a hot water pastry, like pork pie pastry, from a Vegetarian Society cookbook - I can list that recipe but no-one seems as impressed with my pie! :eek: (Actually my friend used to make that pie and it was so good I started making it.) You just push the pastry into the cake tin base, no need to roll it out except for the lid.

Aw! Give me your spinach, corn and nut pie ANYDAY!!!

They looked such a similar shape I presumed it was the same pastry recipe. I've never thought of doing such a deep pie in a cake tin. Didn't the pastry at the bottom go soggy with all that gravy in the mushroom one!? I've been thinking about pie a lot recently, and what the ideal vegan pie filling would be, but haven't thought about it enough yet.

[Marrers]

Thanks Cherry! Yes both are made in a spring sided cake tin, so you don't break it up trying to get it out. Very impressive looking I think.

In the same recipe book at the spinach, corn, nut there is a mushroom one - very tasty too. What I like is that you can make the filling ahead of time. I reckon you could put any filling into those pies.

The cauli pie pastry was a bit more crumbly but didn't go too soggy on the bottom. Obviously the sides and top stayed crispier. (I still have some in the fridge as he let me take the leftovers home!)

[Gwydion]

(I still have some in the fridge as he let me take the leftovers home!)

Where do you find friends like this? I need to find me one! Maybe two...

[Marrers]

On the one hand I like vegan people who don't eat leftovers as I can raid their fridge! On the other hand to find food I could have nicked rotting in the fridge when I've not been round in a while is very painful for me!!

[BlackCats]

Poison Ivy - that cake looks delicious.:)

All the food on here is looking very yummy indeed.:thumbsup:

[stumbleine]

Where do you find friends like this? I need to find me one! Maybe two...

so do i. gwydion, i'd suggest we become friends, but unfortunately we live so far away that a food-related relationship wouldn't work quite as good.

[fondducoeur]

Clare and Marrers, your pies both look delish!

[Gwydion]

so do i. gwydion, i'd suggest we become friends, but unfortunately we live so far away that a food-related relationship wouldn't work quite as good.

Sure, a long distance food-relationship might not be the best idea. Well, fresh food anyway, more than happy to share me non-perishables ;)

[fondducoeur]

curried udon noodle stir fry with seitan and veggies from v-con

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/fondducoeur/DSCN1048.jpg

7 layer dip (superbowl watching food :smile:)

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/fondducoeur/DSCN1012.jpg

my awesome brunch from the Quiet Storm Restaurant and Coffeehouse in Pittsburgh: scrambled tofu, black beans, mashed red potatoes, onion gravy, a tortilla

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/fondducoeur/SANY1106.jpg

butternut squash risotto and steamed broccoli

http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm292/fondducoeur/DSCN1028.jpg

[jamboxrock]

white pizza

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/food/2-16-09whitepizza2.jpg

salad - arugula, radicchio, balsamic vinaigrette, red onion, roasted radishes & apples, soy bleu cheese, dried cranberries, pistachios

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c241/jamboxrock/food/2-17-09arugulasalad.jpg

[cedarblue]

mmm that 7 layer dip look awesome fond!

i recently made roast butternut squash risotto too - but added some nutritional flakes and a little vegan parmezano for cheesiness - lovely!

[!!]

i made this today.... rarg! haven't had the heart to cut him up yet though.

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj108/exclamationmark/LJ/omgcake.jpg

[Poison Ivy]

I'm not surprised, I wouldn't want to cut it up either...that's awesome!!:D

[DiaShel]

oh my god, the world biggest cupcake!

[!!]

http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj108/exclamationmark/LJ/mmmcake.jpg

I finally did it, aww :( Is yummy though! :)

[Astrid]

That is so awesome, !! A gargantuan cupcake. <3

[stumbleine]

Sure, a long distance food-relationship might not be the best idea. Well, fresh food anyway, more than happy to share me non-perishables ;)

ha, guess you're right. now, i wonder what kind of food is non-perishable, other than canned?:confused:

[vegcurry]

Baked Tofu [marinated in Thai green curry paste & coconut milk], & Vegetable Stir Fry with Noodles. Served with Sweet Chilli Sauce, Pickled Ginger & Soy Sauce.
(the photo quality isn't as good as normal as I only had my phone with me at the time)

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p46/vegcurry/Vegan/TofuStirFry.jpg