Hi there
I'm new here, and also newly vegan (have been about 3 weeks now, have a checkered food history, including having been veggie for a long time, going back to being omni (various reasons) and then suddenly deciding that I really need to be vegan. So here I am!
Now, I have a veggie OH, and two omni kids (they have NO interest in being veggie or vegan, but do love some veggie meals, eg felafel, tacos with veggie chilli, macaroni cheese).
I work silly shifts, and so would love to organise myself better, and do some batch cooking for the freezer, meals that would appeal to everyone (I might occasionally put some chicken drumsticks or sausages in the oven to cook, to be served alongside what we are having, but I will not do separate meals for everyone) but I am looking for inspiration. I could also do with losing some weight!
Ideas I have for batch cooking and freezing at the moment are:
Bolognaise
Chilli
Soups
Lasagne
Curry
Dhal
Pies/pasties (although not so good for the waistline, they can be cooked from frozen which is great in a hurry)
But from here I'm a bit unstuck. What else could I do that would appeal to the family and would freeze well? I make my own bean burgers/felafel - would they freeze? They can sometimes fall apart a bit when cooking, so I'd be a bit wary freezing might make that worse.
All ideas welcomed!
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