What I ate today for vegans 3!!

[Kobanidaughters]

New thread for all the deliciousness!

Evening!

FD yesterday
L: small portion chickpea and tomato curry
D: Sri Lankan curry from healthy Bosh with cashews

Today
B: orange, trek peanut bar
L: pear, 2 small random (different) veg stew leftover pots from the freezer
S: Apple
D: big salad (lambs lettuce, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot and artichoke hearts), small handful of frozen wedges, plant kitchen coleslaw, plant burger in a bun with lettuce, burger sauce and Mexicana

@AlmightyBob kimchi greens sound good, I'll take a look at that. Where do you get your kimchi? I really like Eaten Alive (need to order some more). Really hope you like the tiramisu, especially with all the effort for the chocolate!
And agree, what a wasted opportunity to showcase some amazing vegan cooking
@KobaniDaughters that recipe looks good. I love a moist cake, especially one with almonds in it

Agreed @AlmightyBob your DD’s dish sounds amazing, I love kimchi!

Today I met up with a friend for lunch and had a shaved Brussel sprout, avocado, fermented cabbage, coconut bacon salad and Smokey mushroom bourguignon with polenta which was lush and very filling

Cashews to nibble on because I’m greedy and the leek and lentil bake again because it is the food of the gods

I am making that bake! I also ordered a new cookbook, East by Meera Sohda - I think it's been mentioned in this thread a couple of times and I've been wanting it for a while.

@PartTimeDomesticGoddess it was a bit of a production actually - had to buy the kimchi online, because the only stuff I could find in the supermarket wasn't vegan. The brand I bought is called 'Yumchi', and I don't know how authentic it is, never having had kimchi before. There isn't much cabbage in it, which was disappointing, but it was tasty. I'll see if I can find the brand you mention.

@KobaniDaughters

I want to make that leek and lentil bake. What do you use in place of the creme fraiche?

L: homemade butternut squash soup with loads of pearl barley.
D: Buddha bowl with hummus dressing

The day before was same for lunch and
D: Spaghetti alla Norma, which is one of my favourites

B oats with cacao nibs
L lentil soup with sourdough
D three bean chilli with quinoa
Snacks pmt disgraceful six yes six digestives and too many dates

Hope everyone has a good Thursday hail showers here x

@Kintsugi16 there’s a cashew based sour cream I can get here in wholefoods and I use that. Sorry am not much use because I don’t know what’s available in the UK

Oh I love Wholefoods @Kobanidaughters and spend hours wandering around there when we’re on the US. I will have a search here - thanks

@Kintsugi16 I used oatly creme fraiche. I agree with @AlmightyBob that it has an aftertaste that I don't like, but I'm fine with it mixed in something. I wonder if that's why I didn't find it 'wet' enough as the oatly is very thick. I think I'll try yogurt next time and see how that is

FD today
L: roasted cauliflower with spiced veg
D: chickpea, spinach and tomato curry

L: Mexican chopped salad with chickpeas
S: a banana
D: Mexican cauliflower rice with spinach and lentils

Thanks @PartTimeDomesticGoddess I may try yoghurt or make my own cashew creme fraiche. DH thinks the oatly creams give him indigestion so we avoid them. He’s ok with the milk.

B: oats with nuts, fruit and chia
L: rice and beans with crunchy salad
D: hummus and veg stuffed pittas with salad and a few chips.

Hello, dh has been messing with the techs so my laptop has been 'down' for a while. Funny how I miss it!

B. 2 apples, soaked dried apricots, apricot juice\filtered water, half a pomelo, ground linseeds.
L. Endive,grated carrot, shallot salad with ryvitas and pnut butter.
Sn. Tofu yoghurt and molasses,
S, Curried carrot\leeks. With whole rice.

B oats and cacao nibs and almond milk
L bagel and hummus
D quinoa with broadbeans, broccoli and peas in a Tahini and lemony sauce

Snacks oatcakes and dates. DH been over to the city, Inverness and has purchased me 3 noses of fancy dates whoop. Day 12 dechox longest off choc in my life.

Have a great weekend and mothers day everyone x

You too @Coconut80 !

Just swinging by to say that the tiramisu is made and in the fridge for tomorrow @PartTimeDomesticGoddess ! I have tasted all the elements and I think it's going to be immense. The white chocolate ganache works so well. I took your advice and upped the kahlua quotient. I thought the sponge fingers wouldn't hold when I soaked them but they did. It's made me feel quite emotional - I thought tiramisu was a thing of the past!

It's my birthday tomorrow so the tiramisu is a special present to myself (er, and anyone else who wants to try it too). Our friend who has joined households with us is coming round for dinner, it's his birthday in a couple of days, so I'm making a big feast. I'm making samosas for the first time, been watching a lot of Youtube videos today. Also chana dal, an old favourite mushroom and coriander curry from my Madhur Jaffrey book, a baby aubergine curry and a jackfruit sabzi from Zaika (Romy Gill) - neither tried before. What else. Raita, and I've bought some good naans (Clay Oven, heavily recommend if you can get them - they're the best shop bought ones I have had) and poppadoms and couple different chutneys. So I'll be cooking all day probably, but there's bugger all else to do! And it's my happy place.

I hope you have a great birthday @AlmightyBob What a feast!

@Almighty I'm on my way over your food sounds divine can you post some pics I'd love to see your feast x

Seconded! Sounds like a glorious birthday feast and I share your sentiments @AlmightyBob it’s my happy place to spend a day in the kitchen cooking

I've defrosted the last of our japanese curry roux for this evening

L: mung bean soup with focaccia and garlic spread
S: cashews and a few oranges
D: Japanese curry with green beans, chickpeas and courgettes

Oh and half a bagel with marmite

Yes that does sound nice, Almighty Happy Birthday! This seems to be a celebrations weekend; dsis's bday tomorrow, English Mother's Day, our good neighbour's birthday on Monday and it's our ds and dil's 8th annniversary ! Shame no one can have a Party! You're lucky Almighty

B. Leftover smoothie
L. Spelt toast, pnut butter, olive oil and yeast spread sandwich with sliced onion!
Sn. HM Oatmilk custard and molasses
S. Bowl of chopped figs with pear juice, half a pomelo.

Happy birthday @AlmightyBob! Hope you have a lovely day and enjoy the results of your effort (needless to say, the kitchen is my happy place too)
@ppeatfruit it's funny how dates cluster like that, isn't it?

Yesterday was
B: oats with soya milk/yogurt, chia seeds, raspberries and flaked almonds
L: Indian spiced tomato and lentil soup, pear, blood orange
D: veg gyoza and 1 veg bao bun (both itsu) with wok greens and sort of bang bang cauliflower (this recipe which was more like breaded cauliflower with a spicy Mayo sauce, and breadcrumb mix doesn't stick with just milk so I quickly switched to aqua faba! Was nice, but not bang bang cauliflower, will try a different recipe next time. Does anyone have a recommendation? https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/bangbanggcauliflower38036)
S: 3 booja booja honeycomb truffles, hot chocolate made with soya milk and real chocolate flakes

B oats with cacao nibs and almond milk
L 2 slices home made sourdough with hummus and spinach
D 2 home made vegan cinnamon buns

Snacks 5 dates. Xx

Yes Part Time and dh just remembered that his cousin's ds's b\day was yesterday it's uncanny! Is there a Bank Holiday approx. 9 months ago I wonder? Not being a great fan of HOT food ( I love ginger in my curries but not chilli) I can't help with a better recipe for your cauliflour.

B. Leftover smoothie and half a pomelo
L. Curry and rice
Sn.S. pasta\peas and fresh garlic\shallot\ olive oil

Morning all 

Hope everyone's having a nice Sunday. Happy Mother's Day to those it's a happy occasion for and hugs to anyone who finds it rough for any reason 

How was your birthday feast @AlmightyBob?
at bank holidays @ppeatfruit

Yesterday was
B: pineapple, dates, 2 small slices of granary toast loaded with naturli and marmite
L: the roasted aubergine recipe below (subbing vegan butter/yogurt obvs) which was divine, eaten with a large salad of lambs lettuce, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, beetroot and artichoke hearts. I think you could miss the butter out and mix the harissa paste with the yogurt if you wanted to reduce the calories and it would still feel lovely and rich, although I used one of the graffiti aubergines I bought last weekend so they may be sweeter than a regular one
D: birds eye fake chicken pie with roast parsnips/swede/butternut/cauliflower/ shallot, peas, broccoli and gravy

Plus quite a few snacks - alpro cherry yogurt, half an orange, pistachios, 2 small bowls of Rice Krispies with soya milk and sugar, stewed rhubarb (which I bought from the local farm and it was lovely, I'd forgotten how much I like stewed rhubarb!)

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/roast-aubergines-yogurt-harissa

Thank you for the Mother's Day good wishes Part the same to all Mums and Moms on here of course.

oh I keep forgetting to tell everyone on here how I've found out another way to make a nice rich textured "cheesy' sauce for Mac n Cheese. I made a roux (white sauce) using olive oil,oat milk, yeast flakes with quinoa flour, which really helped the texture that can sometimes be the problem.

Hello everyone! Thanks for birthday wishes.

@Coconut80 I did manage to take a picture of the samosa because I was so proud of them! But then everyone came to the table and I forgot about pictures. The samosa are pretty wonky but you can see an improvement from the first to the last I think. They were so good, I'll post the recipe and method if anyone is interested (from Zaika).

The baby aubergine masala was probably my favourite of the curries. The aubergines are fried nearly whole, and then cooked in a creamy tomato and coconut sauce, with onion, green chillis, various spices and loads of chopped dill. It's from Zaika as well - I would really recommend that book to anyone who loves Indian food.

@PartTimeDomesticGoddess the tiramisu went down well with everyone. Like you, I wish I'd soaked the sponge fingers for longer, I'll be braver next time. But otherwise it was gorgeous and it's a recipe I'll use again and again - thank you.

Re cauliflower - I've never tried bang bang cauliflower so no help there! But I do have a suggestion for breading things. I dip the veg in cornflour before the milk, that makes an instantly sticky paste that holds breadcrumbs on really well, in case you don't have aquafaba one day.

Today:

Breakfast: Leftover tiramisu (breakfast of gods)
Dinner: Leftover curries!