When? April 15, 2008
Firstly, I have to admit that I’ve never made a falafel in my life. These falafels were made form a box. You know the “just add water” types. However, they were amazing and quite cheap, about three quid in the the Asian Market on Drury St.. They bake in the oven for about 10 minutes either side. I would like to try and make these from scratch, if anyone has any good recipes let me know.
I put them in a wrap with some lettuce, hummus, vegan mayonnaise (That is available in the Tescos “free from” section), and some bean sprouts and shoots.
On the side, is a tossed salad with more sprouts and shoots and a spicy salad dressing. This was a bit of an experiment. Usually I make my dressings using mustard, but we accidentally bought mustard with honey, and that definatly wasn’t going on my salad.
Ingredients:
- About 4 rough tablespoons of nice olive oil. You know when you let the oil keep pouring as you measure out the next spoon
- To two tablespoons white wine vinegar
- A teaspoon of cayenne
- Teaspoon of celery seeds
- Which have been used to mild anxiety and agitation, loss of appetite, fatigue and coughs
- Teaspoon lemon juice
I threw the whole lot of this into a jar and shook. This was so tasty that we’ve had it twice since. Drizzled on salad, it’s in small enough doses that I can handle the spiciness.
The mushrooms are classic garlic mushrooms. I use about a clove and a half of garlic for each mushroom, blended with a large teaspoon of soya butter and the stalks of the mushrooms. These are baked for 20 minutes or so, but sometimes I like to bake them for an hour until the mushrooms are a tasty garlic mess.
Edit: Tuesday 15th 20:30 vegan.com has blogged about my falafel photo. They say I had my first pita and falafel sandwich shortly after I began transitioning to a vegetarian diet, and my first thought was, “Wow, this tastes so much better than hamburger!” and boy is that so true. A falafel with tasty sauce is so much more satisfying that any of the hamburgers I’ve had in the past. nomnom
When? April 11, 2008
One of my favourite left-overs is boiled spuds. Growing up I picked up a few spud habits from people around me that have stuck. For one, soup and spuds. Thick vegetable soup with a dollop of mashed potato (cold) is fantastic.
Another favourite was boiled spuds in a bowl with a good layer of milk and absolutely tonnes of pepper. I picked that one up for my granny, who rarely ate sweets unless there were visitors, but loved to pick out her peppery spuds. Since going on the soya milk, I haven’t quite enjoyed this as much. I have yet to get the taste for soya milk on it’s own, but now I’ve got something new: Spuds with soya butter and tonnes of pepper.
Awesome, in particular because the soya butter was bought at tesco! Up until a few months ago, all of the olive oil of other non-dairy spreads contained buttermilk, and thus were not vegan. This meant that we had to buy our soya spread in a health food store at about twice the cost. Now tesco sells Pure, regular and organic dairy free soya spread, and it’s fantastic. Quite creamy and salty, which is the perfect combination for a tasty vegan snack. Developed for the lactose intolerant, but enjoyed by vegans 
According to the website the Pure brand was developed for people with food sensitivities in mind, particularly those who have an allergy or intolerance to dairy. It’s free from:
- Dairy
- Artificial colourings & preservatives
- Added flavourings
- Gluten
- Hydrogenated oils
- GM ingredients
When? April 3, 2008
After my last post about teese vegan cheese, I sent an e’mail inquiring about the possibility of postage and the costs it would incur. The guys over at teesecheese.com got back with a speedy reply as follows:
Sorry Vicki.. . too much paperwork, too much $$. You MAY be able to through veganessentials.com… who will be carrying it within the next few days.
Over at veganessentials.com they have added teese cheese to their shop. It’s going on sale on the 7th of April. The page also says:
This item can be shipped outside of the USA, however, it must be done at the risk of the customer, as we cannot guarantee that it will arrive in perfect condition if you live in a very hot climate. Most likely the item will be fine, however, as noted above, this is shipped at your own risk.
I’ve been wanting to try out the dairy free white chocolate chips for a while, so I think a test order might be called for after my next pay day. mmmMelty.
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When? April 1, 2008
Never have I seen vegan cheese melt quite like this.
The folks over at teesecheese.com have from what I can see the meltiest vegan cheese ever! They are of course, an American based company, however they do have an online shop. I’m not quite sure about the legislation governing the postage of vegan cheese from America to Ireland. So, to find out I have sent them an e-mail. Results will be posted
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