Vegan dinner ideas

[Wishin986]

yesterday i had a huge and amazing lunch!

I had mock chicken carolina bbq on a ww dinner roll and lots of steamed broccolli. also had lots of free samples in whole foods bc I think they just got their shipment in! haha it was exciting. (side note - there was more mock chicken bbq that I had besides what was on the roll)

[herbwormwood]

Today we will have chilli, I made it yesterday and I have tried it.
I fried 3 chopped onions in some sunflower oil, then added some chili powder, some turmeric, some black pepper, ginger powder and some Fern's hot garlic pickle. I then added 2 red peppers, 2 sticks of celery, and 2 carrots, chopped. Then a cupful of quinoa, a cupful of dried aduki beans and a cupful of dried black eyed beans.
I added water by approximating. Then I cooked it some more, then I added some carob powder and tomato puree, and some salsa, adding more water as the beans cooked.
I served it with rice, apricot spread and vegan sour cream. Today I may do some extra vegetables (green beans and sweetcorn) to go with it.

[Tigerlily]

I'm planning on a big salad (have to use up some lettuce before it goes bad), a baked or mashed sweet potato, and maybe some hummus if I feel like making some.

[foxytina_69]

mmm tigerlily i envy you. all ive been craving lately is salad!!! i so badly wish we had some fresh veggies!

tonight were going to have tacos and veggie/bean/lentil/rice soup. mmmm. my stomachs growling just thinking about it.

[Tigerlily]

Yeah, I spent 20 dollars on produce and it's almost gone!

[foxytina_69]

argh thats annoying! i hate how fast produce goes lol.

[Tigerlily]

I know. I guess I'm eating a lot of it. I hope my mom goes shopping and buys some. I'm too cheap.

[foxytina_69]

hahaha.

[Tigerlily]

Haha.

[foxytina_69]

hmmm tonight i think ill just have leftovers, like soup and salad. or ill bake rice bread today and make myself some "tuna" melts with a salad.

[Wishin986]

most likely food from the pit. i always either get food from the dining hall or go to whole foods and i dont think ill really have the time for whole foods tonight plus im trying to cut back on spending! but the pit gets really monotonous - its pretty much plain salad and pretzels or now sometimes sauteed veggies and pretzels. occasionally they have a veggie soup. so boring!

[cedarblue]

chilli & rice

[Roxy]

Amy's pizza!!! And beer!!!

It's my cheat day woohoo

[strawberry]

Roxy, have u seen the new Amys vegan pizza now w/ vegan cheese and rice crust? it looks delicious!

[Roxy]

You made me gasp!!! No I haven't seen it

You know though, there seem to be quite a few more Amy's products available down in the States than what we get up here. If I ever get over the border to Seattle, I'm going to take a cooler bag with me!

[strawberry]

I should send you one! haha but yeah it looks delicious and its finally vegan! I'll try it and let you know how it is

[Roxy]

Mmmmm - please do let me know what you think. Foxytina would probably be able to eat it too if it's rice crust!

[Wishin986]

strawbs - I had heard about it - its the spinach one, right? But I have yet to see it at any whole foods! so I havnt tried it yet. they still only have the no cheese one. ohhh welllll.

i had a really good dinner tonight that I havnt had in ages from our a la carte pay separately dining hall. a real big wrap w. hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. w. a pickle. and 16 oz of ministrone soup. I hate it at the new cafe section in the library (aka just a place for people to eat and study w/o bringing food into the actual library off of the 24 hr study rooms)

[foxytina_69]

omg lol. i would start screaming!

[Roxy]

At the pizza or at Wishin and her dining hall?

[veganvita]

I ate half of a tofutti pizza that I topped with diced tomatoes, spinach, & seasonings. Very good!

[foxytina_69]

at the pizza. i cant believe they have vegan cheese topped rice crust pizza. lol.

[foxytina_69]

omg here it is!

http://www.amys.com/products/search_...oglutenadded=1

its the third one.

[foxytina_69]

i think tonight im either going to have pizza, now that ive talked about it so much, lol, or a bbq. which would be portobello mushroom burgers, potato salad and maybe corn on the cob.

[Tigerlily]

omg here it is!

http://www.amys.com/products/search_...oglutenadded=1

its the third one.

Wow, I wish my grocery store carried that!

[cedarblue]

frys 'schnitzel' in a burger bun with onion, salad and mayo with some chips and corn on the cob on the side.

[maya]

BBQ seitan brown rice and a spinach salad.

[foxytina_69]

me too tigerlily! and yes, we are having pizza lol. were having pizza with leftover taco meat, sundried or fresh tomatoes, onions, corn, and sprinkled with spices and nutritional yeast. mmmm. so it will be kindof "mexican" pizza!

[philfox]

tonight im serving (prebought) tofu steaks, spinach in marg and white wine sauce with roughly chopped onions with small side salad and a little bit of pasta.
all of which will be shared with my 4 rats oh and my other half

[Smoothie]

we have leftover spinach pie, but think i may cook something else too, since we have sooo much in our fridge right now.

[Melanie]

Shall be having toast for dinner, I REALLY need to go shopping!

[Melanie]

Wish you could get that Amy's stuff over here in the UK!
Edit; Well apparently you can, hmmmmm i've never seen it :s

[Tigerlily]

This evening I'll be making red lentil dhal (from the thread in the beans section). I feel like being evil and having white rice with it... I might make half white and half brown rice.

[Roxy]

I don't know.......

It'll have to be an early dinner around 4.30pm though, because I have my Yoga class at 6.30 and I don't want to go on a full tummy. And by the time I get home it's 8.30pm and to late for dinner when I have to go to bed early-ish.

[Tigerlily]

Maybe a sandwich? Or toast with Tartex and tomatoes?

Or fruit salad?

Or a regular vegetable salad?

Soup?

[Roxy]

Might have some Tartex for lunch

[Tigerlily]

I love that Tartex stuff. I still have a lot left, it's really flavourful so a little goes a long way. I might have some for an evening snack.

[PygmyGoat]

^ bleugh! I used to eat that stuff ALL the time and now I can't even bear the sight of it!!

[Tigerlily]

Hopefully I won't become like that.

[PygmyGoat]

Consider yourself warned!!!

[Roxy]

Well I can't buy it here - I bought mine when I was over the other side of the country. So I've got to make it last!

[xwitchymagicx]

What is tartex?

And I wish we had that Amy's pizza here, although I should really just make my own rather than buying packeged stuff, but sometimes I have a lazy day. lol

[Roxy]

Tartex is a vegetarian (well vegan) pate. You buy it in a tin, on the shelf, and after opening it, it has to be refrigerated. You should look for it there Witchy - I'm sure you can buy it in England.

[xwitchymagicx]

Oh yeah, I just searched for a picture and they sell it here I was looking at it yesterday in the store. lol We have it in tubes.

http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/detail/753495b.jpg

[Tigerlily]

Like toothpaste tubes? (the link doesn't work)

[PygmyGoat]

Yeah, like large metal toothpaste tubes.

[RedWellies]

Which are IMPOSSIBLE to squeeze when they've been refrigerated!!

[strawberry]

strawbs - I had heard about it - its the spinach one, right? But I have yet to see it at any whole foods! so I havnt tried it yet. they still only have the no cheese one. ohhh welllll.

i had a really good dinner tonight that I havnt had in ages from our a la carte pay separately dining hall. a real big wrap w. hummus, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. w. a pickle. and 16 oz of ministrone soup. I hate it at the new cafe section in the library (aka just a place for people to eat and study w/o bringing food into the actual library off of the 24 hr study rooms)

yeah Wishin, its at my whole foods now and yes the spinach one!
p.s. Im a horrible friend and Im currently working on an email to you. Grad school just started and Im so fucking BUSY.

[Wishin986]

yeah Wishin, its at my whole foods now and yes the spinach one!
p.s. Im a horrible friend and Im currently working on an email to you. Grad school just started and Im so fucking BUSY.

Aw I'm jealous - Chicago has everything! At least my whole foods has all sorts of vegan food that no other one does - like the good mock chicken salad, mock crab cakes, vegan lasanga, vegan banana nut muffins, oh it goes on!

And thats okay love no worries I understand completely seeing as my life seems to revolve around reading and more reading.

[cedarblue]

tonight we are having baco rostis:

you need;
jar of bacos (if you cant get these you can substitute by frying vegan rashers and chopping up small)
mashed potato
onion
fresh parsley


chop the onion finely and gently fry till soft.
chop the parsely
add onion, parsley & s&p to mash and mix in - preferably leave for a while to solid up.
shallow fry till golden

we are having these with roast butternut squash, roast zucchini, roast garlic and steamed asparagus