Vegan Effect

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 26th of February 2024 Great for a winter's day because of its spicy warmth.  This soup has a sweet taste with the warmth from the cumin coming through with a hint of parsnip at the end.  

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 20th of November 2023 This soup is surprisingly sweet.  Both the carrots and the parsnips have a sweet taste; however, the sweet spicy flavour of the Green Ginger Wine just takes it to a new level.  I like this soup because it is so tasty and filling.  Furthermore, it provides a huge amount of vitamin A.

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 4th of March 2021 If you suddenly end up with a lot of red peppers, this is a great way to use them.  This is spicy and rich and just the thing while the weather is still cool. 

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 6th of January 2022 This is a great soup for a cold winter's day.  It is made mainly with butternut squash and sweet potato. It is freezable and will keep for 2 -3 days in the fridge.

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 7th of August 2020 Easy to make soup with some kick!  100% vegan and ready very quickly. Servers 2 Ready in 15 minutes Ingredients Montoute 6 Baby corns 8 Asparagus sticks cut into pieces some vegan Quorn pieces  1/4 cup of hotdog mustard 2 tablespoon of maple syrup 1 tablespoon tomato relish 1 tablespoons of mango chutney 4 Cherry tomatoes halved 6 – 8 Olives 3/4 of a pint of vegetable stock Apparatus Small saucepan Wooden spoon Sharp knife Chopping board Method  Add all the ingredients to a saucepan and bring to a simmer.  Simmer for 10 minutes.  Serve with sourdough.

By McDonald, T. | Date 12th of July 2020.  This is a light meal that has a nice heat to it because of  the chilli powder.  The inspiration for this dish comes from the story of Jesus going up a high mountain with three of his disciples, Peter, James and John. Once at the top, Jesus is transformed and is seen conversing with Elijah and Moses. 100% vegan. Serves One Ready in 10 minutes Ingredients 1/4 cup of garden peas (frozen is fine) 1/4 cup of sweetcorn  (The peas and the sweetcorn represent the men an women of  of the world) 3 small florets of broccoli  (Represent Peter, James and John) 3 pieces of spaghetti pasta 1 x tsp of tomato puree. Black pepper to taste  150ml of vegetable stock 1/2 tsp of paprika 1/4 tsp of turmeric 1/4 tsp of chilli powder (mild if you want it hotter, make it 1/2 tsp) 1/2 tsp of Garlic granules 1 tsp of soya source 1/2 tsp of balsamic vinegar 4 pitted olives. (To represent the transformation) 2...

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 29th of June 2020 This meal is very quick and easy to prepare, yet still packs a lot of flavour.  Humble and light meal that is great with some sourdough.  100% vegan.  It is worth noting, although very rare, some backers use milk to make the sourdough instead of water making the sourdough not vegan.   Ingredients Broccoli Green Lentils 1/3 of a can Cabbage A tomato Horseradish source Veggie stock cube 1/2 tsp of tarmac 1/2 tsp of paprika Apparatus Suitable sized source pan Sharp knife Wooden spoon Chopping board Measuring jug Method Chop the broccoli, cabbage and tomato into bit size pieces and put them in the saucepan. Add the green lentils. Make the stock in the measuring jug with the tarmac and paprika. Poor in the stoke and bring to the boil.   As soon as it starts to boil, reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook until broccoli is tender.  Serve with spilt bread.  Hope you li...