Going vegan......old style?!

VeganClaire

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

Does anyone here eat sprouts? I don't know about anyone else but I think sprouts are SOO yummy. I use them in sandwiches, stir frys, salads as well as snacking on. I'm sprouting some green lentils right now but have done chickpeas, aduki beans and mung beans before. You can also sproutand/or soak nuts, seeds as well as soak quinoa and other grains if you want to also :T . Sprouting your own is a lot cheaper than buying the packs from store but it can be a bit of trial and error to get it correct at first. Once you have it's very easy and well worth it.

I thought at first you ment sprouts the vegetable rather than bean/lentil sprouts was thinking about those in a sandwhich! Do you need any special equipment for sprouting?

suep

Kafkat The soup sounds lovely, but how much water do you add to it ?

sleepymy

Just thought I'd drop in and let you all know that Tesco's organic medjool dates are a pound a packet atm. I know some don't shop in Tesco but thought I'd drop it in for those that do.

Perfect for making those raw brownies D&G

kafkathecat

Hi SueP
I don't know how much water I use sorry, it depends on the amount of split peas which varies and I just keep adding it as I go along until I get the consistency I like, which is a very thick soup. That isn't very useful if you just want to leave it to cook I know, sorry.

sparklewing

Today was my cooking day. I am lazy with a capital L and so when the urge to cook takes me I cook loads.

Today I cooked:

16 portions of lentil & chickpea curry (my current favourite meal)
6 portions of veggie sausage & butterbean hotpot
4 portions of lentil bolognaise sauce
6 portions of 3 bean chilli
4 portions of chickpea & bean stew

So that's my food sorted for the next month :j
Only took 3 hours too.
Means that when Mr s gets home for work he cooks whatever meaty 'delight' he is having and chucks one of my portions mthe freezer in the microwave to heat up. Then all I have to do each day is throw some potatoes/rice/pasta in a pan.

Doom_and_Gloom

sleepymy wrote: »

Just thought I'd drop in and let you all know that Tesco's organic medjool dates are a pound a packet atm. I know some don't shop in Tesco but thought I'd drop it in for those that do.

Perfect for making those raw brownies D&G

It's a shame that I'm a person that now doesn't shop at Tesco. I used to shop there but when they were so stubborn when it came to carrying on selling their cheap chickens with no thought to the animals but their profits only I had to step away. I’ve been vegan for years and knew how bad supermarkets can be but that was sickening. Constantly moving the barrier like they did as they were so worried about the profits and not even what their customers thought let alone the other implications could not escape me :mad: . I haven't shopped there since and refuse to even go in.

Don’t worry sleepymy I still have a lot of places to buy raw dates (which I’m not sure Tescos are ) and have some in at the moment. The only problem is I’m out of walnuts(raw or not for that matter) which I forgot about when I replied to you and haven’t been able to go out to get since:o . I really want to try them as well .

Doom_and_Gloom

VeganClaire wrote: »

I thought at first you ment sprouts the vegetable rather than bean/lentil sprouts was thinking about those in a sandwhich! Do you need any special equipment for sprouting?

Lol don't worry a lot of people think I mean brussel sprouts at first :rotfl: .
I have a sprouter that is jar like called the bio snacky http://www.sprouters.ca/html/biosnacky.html and one day would really love an automatic sprouter one day although you do not need to buy these to be fair. I only have the bio snacky as my partner bought it for me. You could make your own buy using an old jar (such as a penut butter one) cut off a circle or square (whatever you want really) from the top of the lid, get some small mesh that what you use in it will not fall through and fix it to the lid and off you go a cheap version of it :money: .

The way to sprout is easy. I rinse and then soak what I'm using in the sprouter for 12 hours. Then 2-3 times a day you rinse what is in the jar and then rest it on something at an angle (if you look at the bio snaky jar that is the perfect angle). Depending on what you are sprouting will depend on how long it takes, usually 3-7 days really.

suep

I had a great time at the Vegan fair in Brighton today, there was lots of stalls selling all sorts of vegan products and a few for animal charities there was the usual crowds around any stall that was giving away free samples of food, I had trouble getting near most of them as I was in my mobility scooter, but I got d/h to push in for me a few times especially if it was chocolate, the Plamils orange and cranberry is gorgeous and I wish Id brought more than 1 bar now another favourite was at the Provemal stall and their blueberry soya yogurt, as I said I couldnt get near quite a few stalls and got a bit annoyed by how I seemed to be invisible to some of the stall holders when I was waiting to pay for something or ask a question, but others went out of their way to help me out.
I did enjoy it though and got a few bargains, even meat eating d/h had a good time although we had to go to his favourite burger stall when we came out :rolleyes:
Did anyone else go ? did you enjoy it ?

suep

Sorry I forgot to say Kafkat thanks, thats fine I do it myself with some things, Im planning to have it on Friday so will let you know how it turns out.

Also Sparklewing thats a great idea to have a cook day and make up lots of meals, you are super organised.

vixtress

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

Lol don't worry a lot of people think I mean brussel sprouts at first :rotfl: .
I have a sprouter that is jar like called the bio snacky http://www.sprouters.ca/html/biosnacky.html and one day would really love an automatic sprouter one day although you do not need to buy these to be fair. I only have the bio snacky as my partner bought it for me. You could make your own buy using an old jar (such as a penut butter one) cut off a circle or square (whatever you want really) from the top of the lid, get some small mesh that what you use in it will not fall through and fix it to the lid and off you go a cheap version of it :money: .

i have this sprouter, its ridiculously simple and works a treat. not expensive either. hth, i would definately recommend it

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/pages/sprout.htm