Vegan Effect

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Updated 6th of July 2021 This is a quick and easy lunch that is packed with goodness and it is zero waste.  Making your own bread can be time consuming and work intensive, but this flatbread is easy.  I was very surprised at the results and now make it all the time because it is simple.  The filling is equally as easy and so worth it.  The garlic really comes throw and the mustard gives it that stronger flavour. Ingredients Flatbread home-made or sweet potato flatbread Avocado  Red bell pepper Chilli pepper Garlic  Mustard Method Scrape out the avocado into a bowl and mash it. Chop up the chilli and garlic and add them to the mashed avocado. Mix in 1 or 2 tsp of mustard.  I use the mustard and horseradish, but any mustard will do.  Spread on the home made flatbread and add slices of bell pepper.  Fold the bread and eat.  You can, if you wish, sprinkle a little nutritional yeast with B12 over the f...

By McDonald, T.   |  Updated 25th of October 2021 The Earth is not only our home, but the home of many other creatures.  We have all seen and heard of the problems caused by pollution, but what can we do to solve the problem?  Even if you are not a scientist you can still help by making some simple changes in your life.  Food What you need to do Find a good range of shops so you can get all the things you need.  You will be able to find shops online and locally.  When you are looking for food, try to choose produce that is not in plastic.  For example, choose loose mushrooms instead of ones in plastic trays.  You can buy produce bags to put things like mushrooms, Brussels sprouts and other veg in.  Produce bags Look for the lose vegan and fruit.  In addition, look for zero waste shops in your local area. They will have dispensers that you use to fill up a container that you bring with you. Dispensers with spoons Dispensers Kitchen ...

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 2nd of July 2021 This mouth is plastic free July.   If you are new to this way of living, you way feel overwhelmed by it; nonetheless, don't worry.  Take it step by step.  One of the easiest things you can do is to swap your plastic toothbrush for a bamboo one.  You can get ones with replaceable heads, one piece or children.  You can also get hard, soft and medium. Once you have finished with your toothbrush, you pull out the bristles, which can be recycled and put the the wooden part, which can be recycled in the recycling.  Replaceable head Ready for recycling Where to get them from You can get them from the supermarkets since Colgate do a bamboo toothbrush.  You can get them in zero waste shops. You can buy them online. Just look for Bamboo toothbrushes.  I hope you decide to give this a try. If you do, please let me know what you thought in the comments or on twitter.  Please like, share with ...

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 1st of July 2021       I have heard a lot about these ranging from yuck to very positive.  Being i am almost a scientist, i decided to test them out for myself. The first noticeable thing is the plastic packaging, which will put a lot of their target audience of buying it straight away.   What i though of the rashers I liked them a lot.  They had a pleasing look and tasted very much like bacon.  The texture was also great! I fried them as stated in the instructions.  I then tried them naked, without anything, and in some flatbread with tomato and pepper, which made a really good sandwich. How to make the flatbread  If you liked this, maybe you would like: Vegan Fry Up All Day Vegan Breakfast Vegan B12 Bomber Breakfast without the oink   I hope you decide to give this a try. If you do, please let me know what you thought in the comments or on twitter.  Please like, share wit...

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 28th of June 2021 While visiting my Mum, she told me about some vegan recipes that she knew about so i wrote them down and now i am sharing one of those little wonders with you.  This is a lovely little treat that is simple and fun at dinner parties or festivals.  If you like vegan food, why not subscribe to this blog?  This is lovely desert with great texture and is filling. Waste Short term  None  Long term Oat container unless you can get them from a zero waste shop. Vegan butter wrapper.   Flour bag. Golden syrup tin. Almond butter jar.  Cornflour packet. Tips  Get fresh cherries from the market and freeze them yourself.  This will make them zero waste.  If you can get almonds from a zero waste shop, why not try making your own almond butter? Choose a vegan butter that is not in a plastic tub. 6 Large slices Ingredients  250g of defrosted and drained frozen cherries 100g of oats ...

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 25th of June 2021 Zero waste is the idea of having zero waste from businesses and households.  It is an ideal that we may never fully achieve and is more of a goal that we aim for.  For instance, some food packaging is unavoidable.  However, with new shops like Unwrapped form the prospect trust the problem of food packaging could be a thing of the past. Although some changes still need to be made to reach zero waste, this kind of forward thinking is taking us in the right direction. Unwrapped is about 3 - 5 minutes walk from the Cathedral in Ely, England heading towards the Police Station and is situated near the lighthouse community centre. What was on sale? Lentils, beans, pasta and other food items as well as toiletries and cleaning products.  I saw non vegan food, which was a little disappointing and not all the products where zero waste.  Nonetheless, they did have dispensers  for the pasta, beans and lenti...

  Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 23rd of June 2021   While looking around for different types of bread, i found several posts for making lentil bread and i though i would give it a try.  However, when i looked in the cupboard all i had was yellow split peas.  Nonetheless, i thought i would give it a try to see what it was like.  This has 2 basic ingredients: yellow split peas and water.  The salt is optional and you could even add some sugar if you want.  Blended yellow split peas Serves 4 Ingredients  Yellow split peas x 0.5 cups Water x 300ml Salt x a pinch (optional) Method Soak the split peas in the water for 4 hrs or better still overnight. Without draining, add the split peas and the water into a blender and blend until a creamy paste forms. This should take about 1 -2 minutes on high speed. Poor a thin layer into a hot frying pan.  Use the back of a tablespoon to shape it into a circle if needed.  Use the flippe...

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 21st of June 2021         I used to love star Trek as a kid and have spent many hours watching it as an adult. Subsequently, i and many others noticed a Bajoran food called hasperat in Deep Space Nine.  Although it is not clear what Hasperat is, this is my interpretation of this classic DS9 food.  If you want to know how i arrived at this recipe, please read my report on it titled, Rebel Region Hasperat Wraps: the report. Waste Short term Tortilla wrapper (but only if you use the store bought ones otherwise it is zero)  Long term  Zero unless you make your own tortillas in which case you will have flour a bag and a glass bottle from the oil. Serves 2 Ingredients   Tortillas x 2 or 3 Avocado x 1    Onion x 1/2 a large   Gloves of garlic x 2   Bell pepper x 1/2 Mustard and horseradish x 1 tsp Method Part 1 Cut the avocado in half, remove the stone in the middle...