Pictures of good vegan food you've eaten! (2)

[pusskins]

It is! Very more-ish. And their chocolate tiffin slices are just as, if not more, delicious!

[Vegan-bellydancer]

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My stir fry I had for lunch made from vegan chicken style pieces, onion, garlic,ginger, green beans, broccoli, baby corn, mushrooms, coriander and spices etc.

Leftovers with spaghetti tonight

[Vegan-bellydancer]

Which code do I need to copy for the picture to come up and not as a link?

[pusskins]

Direct code, and then click on the Insert Image icon on here (next to the envelope icon)

[Vegan-bellydancer]

Thanks Pusskins

I will try that next time

[fondducoeur]

Pusskins, that shortbread looks so good! I checked out the site too, they have lots of delicious looking goodies! To bad I am in the States...

[pusskins]

@Vegan-bellydancer - no problem!

@fondducoeur - yes, I can't find info that they post overseas. Veganstore.co.uk sell them.

[LuvAllLife]

Oh man, I am loving this thread! So many delicious options! As a newer vegan, I have been stressing over things to bring to our families Christmas gathering this year (ideally food that would win over vegan critics) but now I have tonnes of ideas Thanks to everyone who has contributed!

[RubyDuby]

Super easy dinner we make several times a week- Broiled tofu (this one has garlic salt and rosemary) and steamed broccoli, to be eaten with BBQ sauce and Buffalo sauce... way yummier than it looks!




Homemade tofu veg soup




My new potato obsession- McCain Smiles! (with ketchup and Buffalo sauce)

[rainbow]

Oh yum, that all looks so good!

[RubyDuby]

Thanks

[fondducoeur]

Veg soup looks excellent, Ruby.

[Firestorm]

Here are a couple of photos of good food I've had recently...

Veg, Tomato Pasta, Tempeh Slices and Cheezly with Bacon style bits


My usual Saturday junk fest - Salad, Crackers, 1/2 a Porkless pie, Cheezly with Bacon Pieces, Spring Rolls,
Kafka Bites, Cheezly Pepper Jack bites, Mini Sausages, Bhaji Bites and Pickles

Chocolate Trifle


Some healthy porridge for a change

[rainbow]

@Firestorm: links don't work (you have to use the source code, not the web link), but I followed the web links from the email telling me about your post, and from those photos, all I can say is: looks yummy! Especially that chocolate trifle, nom nom nom...

[Firestorm]

@Firestorm: links don't work (you have to use the source code, not the web link), but I followed the web links from the email telling me about your post, and from those photos, all I can say is: looks yummy! Especially that chocolate trifle, nom nom nom...

I was using the direct links that Flickr gave me but that just wouldn't work, Photobucket has been a lot more successfull, the links should work now

[RubyDuby]

the junkfest and the trifle look especially amazing!

[Assaye]

Made sesame & maple tofu with herb & garlic mushrooms, spinach and sugar snap peas. We ended up putting it with mashed potato as we had potatoes that needed using, and although the tofu and the mash were both individualy excellent, they did make for a weird combination! We used some hummus and tahini dip for the tofu which was so delicious.

[Blueberries]

although the tofu and the mash were both individualy excellent, they did make for a weird combination

It's always good to shake things up a bit! Vegans are pretty good at that!

@Firestorm- Is the Cheezly with bacon bits nice? I've seen some of those unusual Cheezlys and have been afraid to try them! Isn't there also one with cranberries in it?

[Tofu Monkey]

I was incredibly bored last night and made the biggest chocolate cake! It's literally 30-40cm tall! It might look like a mess but it's yummy!

[Blueberries]

Wow Tofu Monkey, that cake looks insanely amazing!!! Especially the icing! What's the icing in the middle made out of? Is it buttercream? It looks like the type of the cake that's messy but in a good way! You should try it with some ice-cream

[rainbow]

Mmm, cake! That looks seriously good! Voluminous, moist, rich - I could so eat a slice of that! And I echo Blueberries' comments about the icing. I want a slice!

[Firestorm]

It's always good to shake things up a bit! Vegans are pretty good at that!

@Firestorm- Is the Cheezly with bacon bits nice? I've seen some of those unusual Cheezlys and have been afraid to try them! Isn't there also one with cranberries in it?

Hi
Yes the Cheezly with Bacon bits is VERY NICE - I find the normal Cheezly flavours (Cheddar, Edam, Mozzarella etc) a bit bland unless they're in something like a quiche or pizza, but the Bacon flavour Cheezly is great. Redwoods have managed to take 2 quite bland products (Cheddar Cheezly and Streaky Rashers), combine them and make a product that has all the best bits and none of the bad.
I have tried the Cranberry Cheezly, thats nice but not as good as the Bacon flavour and I think they may have stopped making the Cranberry flavour now (its not on the Redwood website or Veggiestuff).

[Firestorm]

Dinner a few nights ago, Sausage casserol...


A nice quiche with a tortilla crust (keeps the sat fat down)...


This is my "Friends" sandwich (based on the sandwich that Monica makes for Ross in friends), there is sliced Redwood Turkey style roast, a layer of roast potatoes, carrots, bread sauce, a slice of gravy dunked bread, sprouts, stuffing and cranberry sauce on an oven bottom muffin. This is from Boxing day 2009, if I can find the picture of 2010's I will post that in future.

[RubyDuby]

tortilla crust... what a great idea!

[Anouk]

@Firestorm, could you leak the recipe for the quiche? It looks amazing!

[rainbow]

And the recipe for the sausage casserole please? That gets my vote! Yum! Thanks for sharing!

[Firestorm]

Yes of course, I will put both recipes up in the next 24 hours

[Firestorm]

@Firestorm, could you leak the recipe for the quiche? It looks amazing!

Sorry about the delay, I wrote this out in my lunch hour then forgot to email it home to myself and I'm not back in work until Tuesday so I had to write it again.

Quiche (Single Serving Size)
Ingredients:

The “Egg” bit:

110 Grams blended silken tofu (blend to a thick creamy consistency first, then weigh 110 grams)
5 Grams Nutrition yeast
5 Grams Corn flour
Splash of liquid Aminos (if you have any)
Good pinch Onion powder/granules (about 1/8 Tsp)
Good pinch Garlic powder/granules (about 1/8 Tsp)
Approx ¼ Tsp Turmeric
Salt and Pepper

Crust:
Use a crust of your choice (I sometimes use a Tortilla as a quick and healthy alternative to pastry, or you can use a potato pasty).

Filling:
Choose whatever you want as a filling, depending on what filling you are using you will need approximately 160-180 grams of it.

A good example which I will use for this recipe is:
30 Grams Soya Cheddar style cheese
30 Grams Soya Ham
50-60 Grams diced onion
50-60 Grams mushrooms

Method:
Pre-heat the oven to gas mark 4
Dice the mushrooms and onion, place in a parcel made of kitchen foil with a few tablespoons water poured in, then seal the parcel and cook in the oven for 10-15 minutes (you can also place the mushrooms, onions and water into a bowl covered with foil and cook that way).
This will precook the onions and mushrooms and reduces them in size, while they are cooking mix all the “Egg” ingredients together, grate the cheese and cut the ham into thin slices.
Remove the parcel from the oven, drain the water off using a sieve and let the veg cool for a few minutes.
Mix the veg into the “Egg” mixture followed by the cheese and ham.
Line a dish* with your crust and then spoon the “Egg” mixture in, using the back of a spoon to spread it evenly (you might want to make it slightly more shallow in the middle as this is the bit that will cook last).
Cook on gas mark 4 for about 1 hour or until it is golden yellow on top and cooked through – it should be firm but not too firm.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before eating.
It can also be cooled completely and kept in the fridge to eat later (it sometimes tasted better cooled), but if you have used a tortilla crust it will quickly become soggy.
*The dish I use is a rectangular dish and is 15cm X 11cm X5cm – but this is only about ¾ full when made with this recipe-you could make the filling before deciding what dish to make it with so you get a better idea of the size of dish needed.
Next time I make this I will edit this post and add a photo of the finished (uncooked) product –this will probably be a few weeks off though.

Here is the update

[Firestorm]

And the recipe for the sausage casserole please? That gets my vote! Yum! Thanks for sharing!

Here you go, again sorry about the delay.

Sausage Casserole (Single Serving Size)

Ingredients:
50 Grams Carrots sliced thinly
50 Grams Onion sliced thinly
50 Grams Mushrooms sliced thinly
2 Vegan Sausages (In the picture I used 1 Fry’s and 1 Wicken Fen, but Linda McCartney work well) defrosted (if necessary) and either chopped into bite size pieces or left whole.
Approximately 10 Grams gravy powder (I use plain Bisto)
Approximately ¼ tsp English mustard (or any mustard you want).
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

Add the vegetables and a pinch of salt & pepper to a medium saucepan with 1-1 ½ inches of water and boil until the vegetables have cooked and there is about ½ an inch of water left.
Mix the gravy powder with about 100ml hot water to make a thick gravy and stir in the mustard.
Add the gravy to the pan and stir well (this will increase the liquid content and make it quite thin – that is fine it will thicken).
Add the sausages to the pan and stir well.
Continue cooking for 5-15 minutes (until the sausages are cooked and the gravy has reduced to a consistency that you are happy with – I like mine slightly thinner so that any spare can be poured over the veg).
Taste to check that it is nice and tasty then serve, or chill and eat cold the next day.

[rainbow]

Yay, thank you! I am currently bereft of a kitchen, but will make this as soon as I can. Looking forward to it, sounds yummy!

[Anouk]

Thank you, sounds mouth-watering - I will definitely give it a try! Again, thanks!

[ems.w]

'cheese' burger with oven fries and onion rings and corn

[Firestorm]

Just had Tomato, Mushroom, Greenbean and Chorizo Risotto


And an attempt at a homemade crunchie bite

[Risker]

Sliced wholemeal bread spread with vitalite, covered in spaghetti hoops and topped with a few thin slices of cheezly and a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper with brown sauce on the side. Served with a glass of Fanta.

[Firestorm]

Lunch today (Slightly burnt but still tasty) slices of toast arranged like a bread and butter pudding, covered in baked beans, topped with crumbled ritz crackers and Redwoods Cheddar style with bacon bits.

[rainbow]

Firestorm, the risotto looks awesome! Would it be too greedy to ask again for a recipe please?

[Firestorm]

Firestorm, the risotto looks awesome! Would it be too greedy to ask again for a recipe please?

Rainbow (and anyone else out there), you can ask for any recipe you want, it also gives me a good excuse to write them down so I dont forget them.

Tomato, Mushroom, Green bean and Chorizo Risotto

Ingredients
65 Grams Arborio Risotto rice
Either 1 400 gram tin chopped Tomatoes and 400ml hot water/veg stock OR 2 tins chopped tomatoes (the second tin will need to be warmed up) - I used the first option as I only had 1 tin of toms in the house.
100 Grams Mushrooms, sliced
25 Grams Onion, diced
25 Grams Green Beans , cooked and cut into 1 cm Pieces
1 Vegan Chorizo – I used Wheaty Space bar, but you could use Viana Chorizo (or Redwood if you’re desperate)
Salt, Pepper and Mixed Herbs

Gently fry the onions and mushrooms in a little oil for 10 minutes until they are nice and soft.
Add in the rice followed by 3/4 tin of tomatoes (reserve the last quarter for the very end), salt, pepper and a good pinch of mixed herbs.
Stir constantly. When most of the liquid has been absorbed, keep adding more liquid (either the 2nd tin of warm toms or the hot water/stock) as it is needed and continue stirring and adding liquid for the next 20-25 minutes.
When the rice is soft and tender add a little more liquid, the Green Beans, Chorizo, a little more seasoning and the reserved ¼ tin of Tomatoes (this will ensure that if you have been using water/stock the Risotto will still taste like Tomato when finished) and continue cooking/stirring for a few minutes until the Green Beans and Chorizo have warmed through and the Risotto has reached a nice consistency.
Done!

[rainbow]

Hero! Thanks so much! Can't wait to get back to my kitchen and start cooking again!

[Assaye]

The pizza we made tonight. Crispy 'Italian style' base, tomato passata, mozzarella style Cheezly, mushrooms cooked in garlic 'butter' (Pure Soya) and slices of Redwood ham and bacon. OM NOM! Better than the stuff omnis buy in the shops and much cheaper too!

[fondducoeur]

All of the food is looking good!
Firestorm- that trifle looks amazing! As well as the risotto!
Assaye- I am intrigued by the sesame maple tofu, sounds great! As does that pizza! The garlic mushrooms on it sound lush!

[xwitchymagicx]

Simnel Cake - minus the marzipan "top" covering as I didn't have any and was too lazy to buy any, so I used yellow icing and 11 almonds. I made it for Mothering Sunday. This was great, I wasn't sure what to expect as I've never eaten Simnel Cake but it tasted *really* really nice!!

Gluten free!

This will certainly be a new tradition for Mothering Sunday weekend.

[rainbow]

I don't even know what simnel cake is, but that looks GOOD!

[xwitchymagicx]

Traditionally it is a light fruit cake...with almond paste sandwiched into the middle of it...then covered in marzipan. I hate anything related to marzipan/almond paste, but the marzipan in the middle made the cake I think! Maybe I'm converted. haha So glad I decided to make it, I nearly didn't.

[Assaye]

All of the food is looking good!
Firestorm- that trifle looks amazing! As well as the risotto!
Assaye- I am intrigued by the sesame maple tofu, sounds great! As does that pizza! The garlic mushrooms on it sound lush!

The second pizza was a little less brown =) the mushrooms were just fried lightly in vegan 'butter' and garlic, and then extra garlic butter was added before the pizza went in the oven.

The tofu was easy but kind of slap-dash. I tend to just throw ingredients at things and see what happens. I think I marinated the tofu chunks in a seasame oil and maple syrup mix and then fried them until they browned up, with some green veg and more maple syrup, seasame seeds and herbs. I don't have a proper recipe although I wish I'd written it down now!

[ems.w]

Sliced wholemeal bread spread with vitalite, covered in spaghetti hoops and topped with a few thin slices of cheezly and a sprinkling of freshly ground black pepper with brown sauce on the side. Served with a glass of Fanta.

i dont mean to pry but do you know orange fanta isn't vegan? its got fish gelatin in it........hears a site which tellls you about drinks
http://www.veggiewines.co.uk/popularmixers.htm

[Firestorm]

Tofu Salad Sandwich in the making:


Finished Product (with a bite taken out)


Last nights dinner (Twice baked potato with soya cheese, Cowgirl steak, Broccoli and Carrots.

[xwitchymagicx]

Chocolate Biscuits sandwiched together with Fudge Icing

[Risker]

i dont mean to pry but do you know orange fanta isn't vegan? its got fish gelatin in it........hears a site which tellls you about drinks
http://www.veggiewines.co.uk/popularmixers.htm

Don't worry, it is vegan That website is out of date.

http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/ingre...getarians.html

[Assaye]

Chocolate Biscuits sandwiched together with Fudge Icing

Those are pure win.

[rainbow]

I'm with Assaye on this one, xwithchymagicx! They are so cute with all the different shapes, and I can only begin to imagine how delicious they must taste.