Vegan no,4 What we eat every day !! Everyone welcome

[ppeatfruit]

Hello newbies, regulars etc.

Sapat Thanks As you can probably tell I follow quite a strict way of eating for my health and weight. (not on any meds). Only the odd herbal supp. It's funny 'cos dh is always ill and he's the one who loves doctors. ! (i'll pm you with details if you're up for it).

B. Finished smoothie with grapes and extra fresh lemon juice for my gum!
L. Blended the pea\root stew to make soup with tamari, tofu yoghurt and pumpernickel.
S. Ryvitas with endive\raw red onion\ basil salad and spreads.

B. Smoothie; pears,pineapple juice\water ,lemon, ginger, ground linseeds.
Sn. pumpkin seeds and walnuts
L. Heated cauliflour and pea soup.
Sn. picked at not a good HM carrot cake ( I took it out too early and put yeast in it without letting it rise first ).
S. pumpernickel with spreads. Parsley and lettuce

Friday
B: kiwi, porridge with sultanas and sunflower seeds
L: small portion of leftover shepherdess pie and gravy
D: spiced lentil and butternut soup, hot dog made with Richmond sausage, mustard and fried onions
S: salted nuts, Kit Kat, mango cornetto

Saturday
B: porridge with sultanas and sunflower seeds
L: spiced butternut and lentil soup with buttered bread
D: stew (beans, M&S chorizo, Richmond sausage, carrots, celery and dumplings)
S: salted nuts, magnum, chocolate digestives, chocolate orange rice cakes

Today
B: kiwi, dates, trek protein bar
L: roast cauliflower/pepper/butternut in a wrap with tahini sauce
D: ottolenghi’s warm roti filled with jackfruit and chickpea curry. Magnum
S: collective raspberry yogurt with seeds, chocolate digestives

What does jackfruit taste like Part ? How do you cook it? For some reason I can't bring myself to try it maybe it's the name?

B. Smoothie and walnuts
L. I made a steamed leek\turnip\carrot dish with a mustard/nooch and yeast spread Bechamel sauce. Had it with spinach. Couple of pieces of low sugar no dairy dark. choc.
S. Fruit fest with HM grape and lemon juice, grapefruit and pumpkin seeds.

'Tis quiet at the moment! I hope you're all well.

B. Finished smoothie with figs,walnuts and pumpkin seeds
L. Salad of lettuce,endive,/red onion mustard dressing/ pumpernickel with spreads.
S. defrosted carrot/turnip stew.

Just checking in sorry haven’t been posting in a minute! @ppeatfruit jackfruit doesn’t really have a taste (very faintly similar to hearts of palms) but the texture means you can make things like “pulled pork” and I love it in a curry for a different texture too

Yesterday I ate a HUGE jar of cashew yoghurt meant to last a few days at 10:30am but then wasn’t hungry until 6:30pm!! Made vegan richa’s instapot lasagne soup for dinner which is a solid staple in our house

Going out for Ethiopian food this evening 😋

Have been busy (keeping notes but not finding time to post them!)
@ppeatfruit like @KobaniDaughters says, not much flavour which means it's quite versatile as it can take on the flavour of whatever you're using it in, but I like the texture (mostly in a pulled pork type sub or in a curry)
Hope everyone is enjoying what they're eating x

Monday
B: Monday smoothie
L: kiwi, beetroot. A piece of naan and roasted cauliflower/peppers/butternut with the dregs of the jackfruit/chickpea curry (and the sauce) from last night
D: creamy leek/cannellini bean/squash and pesto filo topped pie, broccoli, carrots, green beans

Tuesday
B: kiwi, porridge with sultanas and seeds
L: beetroot, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, veggie paella
D: leek and potato soup with crusty bread. Alpro pistachio and chocolate mousse, satsuma
S: Apple

Wednesday
B: same as Tuesday
L: bean and chorizo stew with dumplings
D: cauliflower, macaroni and spinach in a ‘cheese’ sauce with roasted cherry tomatoes
S: Apple

Oh thanks Kobani I don't like hearts of palm, they're sort of 'nothingy' if you see what I mean . Yes maybe needing lots of added flavour!

B. Made a prune\prune juice\lemon\pumpkin seed \water\fresh ginger smoothie
L. Endive/onion/salad with rice quinoa crackers with my spreads!
S. walnuts S. finished carrot stew with spelt toasts.

Hi, sorry I fell off the thread a bit. I've also been meaning to try Jackfruit. Is it better to buy the tins of ready pulled young Jackfruit or the tins with pieces and then chop them? The curry sounds like a good idea. I've also seen a recipe for a white bean chilli using it(and of course recipes for tacos, rolls etc.)

I finally saw some spaghetti squash (and acorn) for sale but they looked small, tired and were £5 each! so I passed.

Monday: Fridge clearout day.
B: vegan scone, jam, apple
L: fennel and canellini bean soup
thiswasdinner.wordpress.com/2013/12/10/sweet-fennel-soup-with-french-toast-croutons/
D: Roasted butternut squash (in the skin - thanks ppeatfruit), toasted walnuts, crispy sage leaves, lemon cavolo nero, mashed parsnips with cumin.

Tuesday
B: oatcakes, apple and cinnamon puree
L: Pumpkin soup(with leftovers from Monday)
www.jamieoliver.com/features/glorious-roasted-pumpkin-soup/
D: Courgetti ramen, lots of ginger, pak choi, spring onions, tofu
Sn: Pringles

Wednesday:
B: oatcakes, apple and clove puree
L: Bubble and squeak, mushrooms, tomatoes
D: Five spice tofu, roasted plum sauce, black Nerone rice, ginger pak choi. This was really nice and very easy to cook.
Plum sauce ( I cut the quantities and left out the 5 spice as I had roasted the tofu in it)
www.feastingathome.com/plum-sauce/

I'd not had black rice before, I really liked it. My H who hates brown rice liked it too, he said it is how brown rice should taste! My mind kept thinking I was about to eat black beans.

I'll be interested to hear what you ate at the Ethopian restaurant KobaniDaughters

I had the vegetarian delight so basicsllly a sampler of all their veggie dishes on injera- there’s a Little Ethiopia in LA so go not infrequently, I love it!!!

B: smoked carrot lox bagel
L: lentil and roast vegetable salad
D: Tofu and broccoli green curry with brown rice

Chopped feta salad
Prepped meals for the next few nights and picked (a lot) at them as I went
Pomegranate seeds (in season here and DELICIOUS)
Peanut sweet potato stew with beyond sausages

PartTimeDomesticGoddess sounds like the vegan chorizo has been a good purchase.
KobaniDaughters I like the sound of your Ethopian meal - lots of dishes and Injera to scoop with. I haven't the patience to make properly fermented Injera but have read recently about how good Teff flour is for you (it's getting much easier to buy (UK). As a result I put these really simple recipes (probably not authentic) in my recipe folder:
www.theguardian.com/food/2018/oct/06/yotam-ottolenghi-eritrean-ethiopian-recipes-berbere-vegetables-teff-flatbread
I think the lentil dish will make a change from Dal.

Yesterday:
B: Porridge, seeds, star anise baked plums
L: Big mushrooms stuffed with Paxo, mash, sweetheart cabbage, broccoli
Sn : Choc chip hobnobs
skipped dinner as Lunch was eaten late

Today:
B: Hot Chocolate, Seeded Oatcakes, plums
L: Beanburger, salad
D: Tofu, pea puree, shitake, baby potatoes, beetroot.

Kobani That Ethiopian food sounds like it's plug full of chillies and I can't stand 'em !

Yes Sapat I was surprised how nice black rice is (it doesn't look appetising does it? ) , but like whole ,brown, rice it really HAS to be cooked a LONG time. recipe; Soak the rice first for however long you've got. (I don't throw the water away) Using half a thumbs length of water above the rice bring to the boil without a top, then put the top on the saucepan tightly, some people put a cloth over it, DON'T LEAVE IT !!!!!! Then cook on the lowest heat you've got (I use a diffuser, because we have a very old fashioned gas hob!!) leave it till it gets little holes in it. Then turn off the heat and leave. (if it's not soft enough for you repeat the process). It's funny I never used to like whole rice when mum cooked it because she wasn't cooking it right!!!!
B. Smoothie
L Made a warm salad with rocket\endive and fried up a large mushroom with mashed tofu, garlic and onion\olive oil.
Picked at nuts,seeds spelt bread etc. Choc pieces. No room for Supper!

Thanks for the link @SapatSea I always come home wanting to cook Ethiopian food when I go out for it, and little Ethiopian has a few markets so I should be able to get any ingredients not widely available there

@ppeatfruit I would say a few of the dishes don’t have chilli in them, or at least don’t taste like they do. I love the flavours of Ethiopian food, so unlike anywhere else!

L: feta salad again
S: persimmon
D: kabocha squash (roasted using @ppeatfruit method GENIUS) and kimchi soup

Kobani Ref. chillies and pepper I LOVE ginger, mustard horseradish and other spices except them, it's just that they that set my mouth (and ahem TMI ..) on fire, they seem to kill my taste buds too ,which I've noticed is happening a bit anyway , due to age I suppose!. So you can imagine that buying foods anywhere is a bit tricky for me!

Oh and Sapat Thanks for that about the squash, it's so much better than sawing away at a raw pumpkin isn't it ?

B.Finished prune\pumpkin seed smoothie
L. Steamed spinach on toast, ginger dark choc.
Sn/S. almond butter, lemon,apple, pineapple juice/water smoothie.

@SapatSea as long as you buy the green jackfruit I don't think it makes much difference. I find that it needs quite a lot of agitating in the pan if it's in bigger pieces though so tend to chop it a bit before I use it if it's in bigger piece

Thursday
B: kiwi, collective raspberry yogurt with seeds
L: dahl, roasted cauliflower, piece of naan bread, satsuma
S: Apple
D: GRT sticky rice and sweet potato/butternut with broccoli and green beans

Yesterday was an odd food day, didn’t eat anything until lunch time and then kind of had 2 lunches and a snack followed by late night food as we were away for the night
L1: kiwi, veg and lentil soup with seeds
L2: satsuma, cherry tomatoes, marmite sandwich
S: trek protein bar
D: plant based whopper (Burger King) and a few onion rings

Have you tried pnut butter with your marmite sandwiches yet PartTime ?

B. Fresh prune\pumpkin seed smoothie
L. Steamed spinach on pumpernickel with yeast and pnut butter spreads.
S, Rice noodles and HM mushroom\garlic sauce. Tofy yoghurt with molasses/grated nutmeg.

Thanks PartTime.
Yesterday:
B: Toasted vegan scone, scrape of Flora Plant Butter (it smells like margarine, but tastes sort of like butter) apple
Sn: choc chip hobnobs
L: Cauldron Falafels, pink pickled onions, salad, harissa
D: Corn and ginger soup. Cauliflower rice with edamame, ginger, garlic, peas, cabbage, soy, sesame oil, white pepper, spring onions, furikake. Chilli oil on the side.

Today:
B: Seeded oatcakes, apple, blueberry and cinnamon puree
L: Miso soup, courgetti, mushrooms etc.
D: red lentil dal, spiced cabbage and potatoes, roti, coriander nut "chutney."

Saturday
Hotel breakfast - 2 slices of toast, veggie sausage, mushrooms, tomato, spinach, baked beans and potato
L: avocado and marmite sandwich
D: Thai red curry (tofu, cauliflower, red pepper, green beans, cabbage and sweet potato) with sticky rice
S: fry’s chocolate cream, Kit Kat

Today
B: kiwi, pear, porridge with seeds and sweetened soya milk (internet shopping fail 🤦‍♀️😂)
D: spinach and red onion quiche, sweet potato fries, roasted beefsteak tomato, peas and green beans
S: 2 crumpets with plant butter and marmite, mango cornetto

Saturday:
B: cinammon roll
L: random crap at the bottom of the fridge salad
D: went out with friends to a Mexican place, shared elote corn, crispy cauliflower and chips and salsa and had a mushroom taco and a falafel taco to myself. And two margaritas!

Sunday:
S: two banana, chocolate and oat scones made for me by an actor I had a meeting with in the morning
S2: took DC out for ice cream and had blueberry with preserved lemon flavoured one
S3: some of the mash I made to go on dinner
D: sheperdless pie with roasted broccoli followed by a bowl of blueberries

Oooh another treat weekend PartTime Lucky you

I take it that the temperature is not 8C and raining where you are then Kobani !!! (not like here ) That ice cream sounds gooood!

B. Prune Smoothie
L. Spelt toast, raw onion salad with steamed Broccoli/Cauli ( a new hybridised veg.) and spreads, Choc oaty dessert.
S. HM Root soup.
S

ppeatfruit I think that hybrid veg is branded as Caulishoots here. Did you like them? I bought some last month in my online delivery but sadly although they were 4 days within date they were a bit grey on top and lacking in flavour. Not worth the £2 for a tiny bag.
www.ocado.com/products/barfoots-caulishoots-562013011

lol no @ppeatfruit we had a heatwave this weekend with temperatures going to 32C!