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Comfort food now the nights are drawing in

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TitaniaQueenOfTheFairies · 31/10/2019 17:30

What are your favourite vegetarian comfort food dishes? I just made shepherdess pie, one for tomorrow and one for the freezer. Thinking macaroni cheese, baked potatoes, stew and dumplings, anything with puff pastry...

What are your favourites for this time of year?

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Grumpbum123 · 31/10/2019 17:31

Baked Camembert with crusty bread

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TitaniaQueenOfTheFairies · 31/10/2019 17:33

Swoon Smile

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MangoSalsa · 31/10/2019 17:35

Chestnut soup

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AtleastitsnotMonday · 31/10/2019 18:28

Veggie sausage casserole
Veg and bean chilli over jackets

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 31/10/2019 18:29

Macaroni cheese
Chilli and tacos
Really thick veggie soup
Rice pudding (I could live on that)
Ratatouille

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AutumnCrow · 31/10/2019 18:35

Macaroni cheese definitely.

Simple things like tomato soup and crusty rolls, cheese & onion on toast.

Vegetarian pizza - mushrooms, onion, capsicum peppers and jalapenos.

Falafel in pitta bread with salad, jalapenos and yogurt.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 31/10/2019 18:36

I'm currently making a veggie lasagne - perfect comfort food

Macaroni cheese or cauliflower cheese
Sausage and mash (Sainsbo's Shroomdogs are brilliant)
Jacket potatoes with leeks and cheese
Stilton and mushroom pie
Mushroom stroganoff
Veggie sausage casserole with butterbeans or lentils
Dhal
Toad in the hole
Leek and potato soup

Crumble and custard

Nigel Slater's new Autumn veggie book is rather lovely

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TitaniaQueenOfTheFairies · 02/11/2019 14:37

Nigel and his new book are on my Christmas list.

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Lyingonthesofainthedark · 02/11/2019 23:43

Pearl Barley risotto. Takes longer than rice but very filling.

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YourVagesty · 02/11/2019 23:48

This is good inspo. I've just found out that I'm pregnant so am very much looking forward to indulging in a tonne of comfort food this winter Grin

Bring on the crumble!

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YourVagesty · 02/11/2019 23:50

Am going to add to this that I recently discovered suet dumplings. Sounds vile and old-people-y but honestly. So good in a stew.

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Schwibble · 02/11/2019 23:57

Jacket potatoes with crispy skins, with lots of butter.

Vegetable stew with sage and onion dumplings, all done in the slow cooker.

Pasta with mushroom, cheese and onion.

Veggie sausage and pear bake.

Mashed potato and peas with veggie pie or sausages.

Desserts - apple crumble and custard, cherry pie, warm chocolate sponge (the little microwave ones are good).

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/11/2019 08:34

Schwibble - do you have a recipe for your veggie stew? I've yet to find one that I'm really happy with.

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TitaniaQueenOfTheFairies · 03/11/2019 08:39

I make veggie stew with leeks, a bag of prepped carrot and swede and some dried veg mix like thus simmered in really good stock. I add veggie sausages sometimes and / or dumplings made with veg atora. It's all about the stock.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/11/2019 09:50

Thank you, Titania. Do you make your own stock? I usually use Marigold.

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 03/11/2019 09:53

I make stock - onion, carrot, celery, pepper corns and any fresh herbs that I have knocking around. Simmer away then strain.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/11/2019 10:04

Thanks, Prof. I am never going to be a person who makes stock though. I used to be all for such things, but now I am lazy!

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AgnesNaismith · 03/11/2019 10:06

Venison chilli
Sausage cassoulet with butter beans
Beef stew with all the veg

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milliefiori · 03/11/2019 10:15

DS is veggie and his are:
Veggie chilli - made with sofritta (celery, onion and carrot very finely diced and gently cooked until soft in olive oil with garlic, then add chopped peppers in red, orange and yellow, diced courgettes, passata, very finely minced field or chestnut mushrooms to give it depth of flavour, smoky paprika a splash of red wine, chilli powder, cumin poder and a square of 70% dark chocolate, a can each of red kidney beans and black turtle beans. (Or rose cocoa beans - I prefer the milder beans but DS like the dark ones.)

Also veggie goulash - chunks of carrot, shallot, baby mushrooms, red peppers in passata with lots of smoked paprika and garlic, put veggie dumplings on top made with vegetable suet, flour, dried thyme, nutmeg, black pepper and salt and serve with sour cream.

He also loves dal and rice with spicy sag aloo.

Gnocchi bake with either creamy cheese sauce and leeks, topped with a nut and white breadcrumb crust or tomato, basil, olives and mozzarella topped with a cheese and brown bread crumb crust.

Stuffed squash - with bron rice, chopped nuts, crunchy onions and quorn mince if you like quorn mince.

DS also loves veggie meat balls made with veggie mince, chopped walnuts, shallots, soft dried apricots, fresh sage, black pepper, breadcrumbs and beaten egg, rolled into balls and baked. Very Christmassy smell - goes well with sweet potato fries or mash and baked red cabbage.

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milliefiori · 03/11/2019 10:17

Does anyone have a really brilliant recipe for ratatouille. I've yet to make one that has that gorgeous rich depth of flavour and yet the veg still has texture.

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DanceMonkeyDanceMonkey · 03/11/2019 10:26

@RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie I use marigold and kallo.

For ratatouille, roast the veg and make the tomato sauce separately, with lots of Tom purée and red wine. I always add stock powder to tomato sauce and sugar.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/11/2019 10:29

Thanks, Dance.

I do a weird version of ratatouille, because I don't like the normal one. I roast onions, garlic, peppers, courgettes and mushrooms with herbs and paprika, then stick a load of cherry tomatoes in it to form a vague kind of sauce.

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LordProfFekkoThePenguinPhD · 03/11/2019 10:31

No aubergine? Sacre bleu!

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milliefiori · 03/11/2019 10:32

Imo, the best veggie stock is Marigold vegan stock. It's much nicer than their vegetarian one. It has real depth of flavour.
@Remus - that sounds delicious but I'm still after that elusive perfect classic ratatouille recipe.

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