Vegans Of Faith

By McDonald, T.   |  Date 19 of July 2021 This is a very tasty little dip that has been inspired by Star Trek.  It have a smoky BBQ flavour and is great for dipping tofu or vegan nuggets. A sauce ideal for Bregit lung . Ingredients BBQ sauce x 3 tbsp Cider vinegar x 2 tbsp Tomato paste x 1 tbsp Soy sauce x 1 tbsp Hot water x 50 ml Method Measure out all the ingredients into a small dipping sauce bowl and mix with a spoon.  Achieving the correct viscosity to the sauce is important because you do not want the sauce to run off the Bregit lung when it is dipped into it.  Neither do you want to think a sauce; you should be able to poor the sauce onto the food.  Aim for a thick gravy like viscosity but thinner than ketchup. I hope you decide to give this a try. If you do, please let me know how it turned out in the comments or on twitter.  Please like, share with your friends and subscribe.    

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 18th of July 2021     This is a vegan interpretation of a British pub classic.  A cauliflower stake in place of the chicken, vegan bacon, BBQ sauce and vegan cheese sauce all combine to create a fantastic dish.  Servers 1 Ingredients For Cauliflower stake Cauliflower  Facon (i used Richmond meat-free rashers) BBQ sauce (I used levi roots Reggae Reggae Jerk BBQ sauce) Vegan cheese sauce   Black pepper Salt Paprika  x 1 tsp Coriander x 1 tsp 1/2 a lemon juiced  For side dish Mushrooms Aborigine Onion  Cabbage  Potato to make wedges Method Step 1 Cut a stake out of the heart of the cauliflower. Put the stake in a baking dish and squeeze the lemon juice over the stake.  Cover in the spices and leave in the fridge for 0.5 hours. Roast in a preheated oven for 15 minutes.  Prepare the vegan cheese sauce.  Cauliflower in spices Step 2  Take out of the oven and cover with the vegan rashes. Cover in the BBQ. Cover in the vegan cheese sauce. Put back in the over

  Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 12th of July 2021       There are many different ways to prepare this dish, but i like to make it with cashew cream.   This is an easier dish than you might think to prepare and is very customisable.  For instance, you can add veg or do without the lime juice.  The main ingredients are the tofu and cashew cream, with is easy to make.  I hope that you like, subscribe and share with your friends.  

Written by McDonald, T.   |  Date 9th of July 2021  This is great for stuffing in something like a bell pepper. Very tasty dish that has its origins in Star Trek.  It is great on its own, but is better as a side dish to complement your feast. Serves 2 Ingredients  Mushrooms x 60g Aborigine x 70g Onion x 1/4 Cranberries x 1 x tbsp Garlic x 2 cloves Nutritional yeast x 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar x 1 tsp Soy sauce x 3 tbsp Method Heat a frying pan to a medium heat and add some oil. Dice all of the veg ingredients, add to the frying pan and stir. Mix all of the wet ingredients together and poor into the frying pan.  This will result in a lot of steam, which is good, but now you need to put the lid on to keep the steam in.  Add the nutritional yeast with B12. Keep checking every minute and stir.  Add more liquid if it starts to dry out.  Once the veg has softened, turn the heat off. You can add spinach or kale to the recipe to give it more nutrition if you want.  I hope you decide to give t

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 filling or try the sweet potato flatbread .

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 What you need to do Get rid of all plastic such as: 

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 your friends and subscribe.   

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 with your friends and subscribe.  

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 150g of plain flour 2 tbsp of golden syrup 2 tbsp of almond butter 75

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 lentils, see figure 1,2 and 3.  Figure 1, di