Vegan Store Cupboard Challenge

cod3

kacie said:

Sorry to see you go squirrelgirl, your posts have been very helpful to me, and I'm sure many others. 

Going to attempt to bake a courgette loaf today, baking isn't my strong point, or cooking in general really, but I have some homegrown courgettes I was given and a loaf will be great to take to work. 

https://domesticgothess.com/blog/2019/08/22/vegan-courgette-cake/ 

This recipe looks really good.  Thank you for sharing.  I will check the slugs haven't nicked the remaining courgettes as I have all the other ingredients.  

Sorry to see you go Squirrelgirl.  I don't post much but would often lurk when at work.  Your posts were always entertaining, creative and knowledgeable.  Perhaps you will be back after a break x

candygirl

So sorry to see you go SQ .I loved your posts

kacie

cod3 said:

kacie said:

Sorry to see you go squirrelgirl, your posts have been very helpful to me, and I'm sure many others. 

Going to attempt to bake a courgette loaf today, baking isn't my strong point, or cooking in general really, but I have some homegrown courgettes I was given and a loaf will be great to take to work. 

https://domesticgothess.com/blog/2019/08/22/vegan-courgette-cake/ 

This recipe looks really good.  Thank you for sharing.  I will check the slugs haven't nicked the remaining courgettes as I have all the other ingredients.  

Sorry to see you go Squirrelgirl.  I don't post much but would often lurk when at work.  Your posts were always entertaining, creative and knowledgeable.  Perhaps you will be back after a break x

I enjoyed it, and it froze well too, probably one I'll keep and make again. 

Living_proof

I am a recent convert to Jackfruit, having had it on the Morrison's Vegan pizza and I am amazed that the tins are only about a pound or so. There's enough in a tin for four meals for me, with added ingredients so can I ask you all what your favourite jackfruit recipe is please?

VeganLois

Living proof, I made a variation of this yesterday and was very successful.  I have a recipe  book which suggests once cooked leave for 12 hours for the flavours to develop.  I did this which I guess allows the jackfruit to absorb the spices.  Anyway, it tasted good layered up with salad, thinly sliced gherkins and baked red onion 😊

https://minimalistbaker.com/bbq-jackfruit-sandwiches-with-avocado-slaw/

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Just came on here after a long maternity-leave+lockdown madness - induced hiatus. Sad to see squirrelgirl has gone. I've always loved her recipes. 
I have a store cupboard full of stuff but keep finding myself shoving convenience foods in the oven at the moment. Just started full time work again after my second maternity leave, and frequently find myself just having 20 minutes to come up with something in the moment. If anyone has any kid-friendly easy and quick recipes to share, I'd be very grateful. DS1 will eat most things except courgette, peppers and aubergines (still working on that but he's only 6). 

savagelyric

Hi all, long time lurker here but hoping to get some pointing the right direction please!
I'm looking for:
1) a vegan version of 40 meals in 4 hours, where you meal prep for slow cooker of similar in one go
2) an app where I can load my ingredients (store cupboard and fresh/frozen) and it churns out meal suggestions.
I've seen both aimed at meat eaters and just wondered if there are similar vegan versions available
TIA

FoxFace

Hi everyone, can I join in please?
I've been vegan for almost 5 years now and a forumite here (on and off, I'm a drifter) for years too... I am currently battling a few things and the food budget is one of them, so I'm back for inspiration!

I have done the Grocery Challenge often, and I started a vegan recipe thread for it... it's here somewhere. I'll see if I can add to it.
Anyway, today I have done a full storecupboard inventory. I won't bore you with it, but it spanned 5 pages. I'm grateful, it's mostly lentils, rice, tinned tomatoes/veg etc... all stuff I can work with. It's all in a spreadsheet ready to go.

I've reverted back to cash shopping (£80pw), which is a little against the grain at the moment, but it's the only way I can stop myself bunging my card in the machine and overspending.

Just about to try and cobble together a menu plan for the week, as I shop on Sundays. There is me, my husband, two teenagers and our Yorkshire Terrier, Frodo. We are all super busy so sometimes having the time to cook is a challenge. But it's one I need to attempt. 

I look forward to talking with you all.
Fox

joedenise

Good luck.  Will look forward to seeing meals you come up with.  Budget seems pretty good to me.

VeganLois

I find the important way to kickstart my cooking is to inject plenty of variety. A vegan diet can become a bit samey without some effort...or us that just me?  I have found myself in a food rut more than once due to time constraints.  Now, after inserting a rocket somewhere, I make one new recipe a week.  It reinvigorates me and sends me off down different culinary paths.  I visited a stately home last week and they were kindly gifting veg out of their kitchen garden - what a treat 😊.  I came home with a fennel tucked under my arm and no idea what to do with it!  Anyway, out of the hat came roasted fennel, new potato and tomato stew with black olives.  A first and it shot down the hatch.