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

twinkle_star_2

Well, last night's dinner was so totally yummy that I thought I better post the recipe up here ASAP. Its a sweetcorn soup adapted from Vegan with a Vengeance by Isa Chandra Moscowitz.

Sweetcorn Chowder
1 onion
1 large red pepper
2 carrots
1 tsp cayenne (approx - depending on how spicy you like it!)
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
Salt and pepper
1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
500g sweetcorn (approx
2 medium-size potatoes
Pinch cayenne
1 tbsp lemon juice
4 tbsp unsweetened soya milk
1 tbsp maple syrup

Chop and fry onion, red pepper and carrots in a little olive oil. Once they have softened a bit add the cayenne, thyme, rosemary, salt & pepper.

Add the peeled and chopped potato and sweetcorn kernels. Give a quick stir then pour in the vegetable stock.

Bring to the boil then allow to simmer well for approx 15-20 mins or until the potato and carrots are nice and soft.

Blend approx half the soup until smooth and then mix back with the chunky bits.

Add lemon juice, soy milk and maple syrup (and more cayenne if needed). Allow to sit for 10 minutes then stir well and taste. Adjust seasoning if necessary and serve!

This is totally delicious - sweet, spicy and savoury all at once.

lolarentt

Just did a quick google of marmite and it turns out the animal testing thing is becasue their parent company is Unilever which also does soaps and things (and may test on animals - couldn't find confirmation on this). Hmmm...[/quote]

Yes indeed Unilever are one of the baddies, and they make Bovril as well so I have dreams of the production lines getting mixed up - AAHHH!!

http://pleasebekind.com/unileverpage.html

and Proctor & Gamble are even worse

www.uncaged.co.uk/pg.htm

We use Vecon for flavouring soups, casseroles etc, but it's not much good for putting on toast!

redmandarin

Doom_and_Gloom wrote: »

For the omega 3, 6 and 9 I use Granovita omega oil blend it comes in a 260ml bottle. I managed to buy 3 bottles for £6 (well £5.40 after discount ) as they were in the reduced section but have dates of 17.06.09 :eek: . It said the usual price is £3.15 a bottle but for some reason I'm sure it's more than that . There are others but this was I found the cheapest but it does depend where you live.

Thanks for the info D&G! That's a great bargain find!

Hi twinkle_star! Thanks for all your inspirational tips and recipes! You're doing fabulously well - I'm proud of you!

Don't forget your essential fatty acids! As you'll know, oils and supplements can be expensive (as noted by D&G), but seeds bought by the bag can work out cheaper. Whilst seeds are good for us, they tend to pass through the body whole (!) and therefore we can only access their full nutritional benefits if they are first broken, ground or have their oil extracted before eating (but don't heat them/it, as nutrients are lost). Ground seeds also have the fibre that oils lack!

To increase my omega 3 intake, I use brown or golden linseeds (flax) - golden ones are best, but more expensive. I grind them up in an old (cleaned!) coffee grinder and store in the fridge in an airtight jar. I usually sprinkle a couple of teaspoons on my porridge each morning (takes a bit of getting used to, so start with half a spoon and increase gradually) or I sprinkle it onto salads! You can also do the same with mixed seeds for salads too!

twinkle_star_2

Hi redmandarin. I used to always have a mixture of ground seeds sprinkled onto my cereal along with cranberries and almond flakes when I had access to a grinder. Haven't had one for a while now so I try and smash some up with a rolling pin and add them to flapjacks and a nut, seed and fruit mix I have for snacks but I really need to get my hands on a grinder soon.

Was thinking of getting the oil at the weekend as I saw some in a health food shop but got confused about which one to get so ended up not getting any of them!:rolleyes:

Also, on the milk-front I have found that soya milk (unsweetened) or oat milk are pretty much fine in tea but can't vouch for thier non-curdling in coffee (i don't know why but I imagine coffee curdles things more easily).

Justamum

twinkle_star wrote: »

Also, on the milk-front I have found that soya milk (unsweetened) or oat milk are pretty much fine in tea but can't vouch for thier non-curdling in coffee (i don't know why but I imagine coffee curdles things more easily).

I've found only one soya milk which doesn't curdle in coffee, and that's White Wave.

ETA: Made by Hain Celestial

redmandarin

Thanks Justamum. Do you know where I can buy it?

Justamum

redmandarin wrote: »

Thanks Justamum. Do you know where I can buy it?

I buy it from my local supermarket - though our local Tesco doesn't stock it. The company who makes it also do Linda McCartney food and Realeat (I just googled them) so I suppose if you can't find the White Wave you could ask any shop which stocks those things if they could stock White Wave - tell them you are desperate for a cup of coffee which isn't 'separated'! (yuck!)

frugalmumof4

we have soya milk and find that most brands are fine in coffee, just make sure you add it last and put in plenty. tescos sweetened one for 64p a carton is the one we used to have, and its fine in coffee and tea, we are making our own milk now, and that is working a treat also!and saving us a fortune!with 6 of us using soya milk we get though lots!

Justamum

frugalmumof4 wrote: »

we have soya milk and find that most brands are fine in coffee, just make sure you add it last and put in plenty.

If you put lots in it will make the coffee cold! I don't like it too milky, so find that the White Wave works fine. Others I've tried curdle no matter how much I put in, even if I heat the milk up first.

sleepymy

Hey twinkle, welcome to the dark side vegweb is a great site for recipes http://vegweb.com/