Showing posts with label tasty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tasty. Show all posts

Monday, 6 April 2015

A Very Vegan Easter

Aloha Vegans
Happy Easter

Now this is my very first easter..as a vegan...more challenging than christmas as this really is a chocolate themed event for most of us!..
For the last week my office has been insanely full of temptations..cream eggs, mini eggs, easter eggs, chocolate bunnies..all of this lovely yummy stuff..which in my pregan days..i would go mad for..this year however..I cant eat any of it...however..I am really proud and I have been super strong..so YAYY..go me!!..If in doubt..THINK OF THE ANIMALS!!


I cant even bring myself to watch earthlings or cowspiracy...this reminders keeps my veganisim going..if I slip..i know that i have to watch them..I dont want to..so it keeps me going..FOR THE ANIMALS



My colleagues however have been awesome and have made sure that I can enjoy the festivities, my manager got us daffodils instead of chocolate and other members of my team searched really hard to find me vegan chocolate. These gestures mean soo much to me!





Soo Thoughtful



Good Friday

Good friday involved the longest journey ever from Huddersfield to Paddock Wood (a rural village in Kent) to see my family. I had to say bye to my kitty and get home in time to surprise my mummy for her birthday. We did a meal and my sister made kebabs.

I love my Archi soo much...she got all snug before I left!..Glad she will be on holiday soon!

7 hours later..this smile wasnt soo big! HA

Made it home in time to make my parents house look all cute for my mums birthday

Good friday started off not soo good, but ended with great company and yummy vegan foods


Saturday

On the saturday I slept in until 12!! Woke up to a terrible lack of vegan food and went to meet some school friends. My bestest chummy Dev and my friend Ellie who Id not seen for a good few years. I drank soy chai latte and we had a wonderful catch up. Was also nice to know that her brother is in fact vegan ..were a growing breed!!

Chai Latte with chummies...<3 <3



Easter Sunday

I've been waiting for this day since christmas. Finally my chance to spend the day with my dad at the Harry Potter Studio tour! Now I have heard that they keep their owls in terrible condition, but we saw no animal actors on the day and just enjoyed the many attractions!
What a fantastic day!



My easter sunday started with a lovely Hotel Chocolat milk free egg from daddy rib!!




Me and my dad then set off on our adventures..i bought us matching tops..eeee



We had lunch in the cafe and although crazy expensive, i was impressed with the vegan options and had a roast veg and hummus sandwich. They also had salads and falafel burgers on offer!!




I also bought some butterbeer without the foam..as there was nothing on the internet to confirm if it was vegan. I loved the actual drink..was super sweet..but YUMMM


THE CASTLE WAS AMAZING

I flewwwwwww


Overall Harry Potter studios was AMAZING and really vegan friendly..totally would recommend!!


We got home and had chinese....rubbish picture as we were watching  film at the time (Harry Potter and the half blood prince ofcourse)! I had; sweet and sour tofu, veg spring roles, rice, chips and seaweed!
Om nom nom

This was the best easter sunday...EVER


Monday

So on the bank holiday we decided was going to be our family easter, mainly because I was at Harry Potter world yesterday.
The day started with a lovely catch up breakfast with Sarah, one of my bestest chummies. She fully embraced the vegan noms and even tried vegan bacon.
We had: Toast, beans, mushrooms, tomatoes, humus, hashbrowns, rocket and an assortment of drinks, yoghurts etc. Was NOM!! Most importantly it was lovely to sit and eat with a great friend who really supports my lifestyle..YAY..good start to the day!



After breakfast I started helping my mumsy prepare for our family meal. I made lots of nice vegan foods including an avocado chocolate pudding with strawberries. You can find the recipe in another post. Everyone was really impressed with the taste!!!




I also made Vegan cauliflower/Leeks in a cheese sauce..Made from scratch with the following ingredients:

SOOO TASTY...Proud of that!!!


Nutritional yeast, flour, vegan parmesan from VX in london, Almond Milk,Violife pizza block, salt and pepper

Making the sauce, I didnt measure..i just threw it in and hoped for the best!!



I also made Vegan parsnip puree. Again..NOM
Boiled parsnips, almond milk and vitalite butter..SOO TASTY
Although they joke, my family are really starting to get used to VeganRibs and they are slowly but surely embracing my lifestyle choice!!
Even got me a vegan chocolate bunny
NOM



Heres a picture of my complete roast...HOW FIT DOES IT LOOK THOUGH!?!? 
With every meal I have, i wonder why i didnt do this years ago, why if i can eat all this amazing food do we still have to use animals...



My roast! NOM

Yummy Sausages


Pudding: Vegan choc mousse, schlagfix and fruit..NOM





Overall a fantastic easter weekend, with lots of AMAZING food
I hope that you had a lovely day.

Much Love

VeganRibs

xxxx


Thursday, 15 January 2015

What did I eat today? January 15th

January 15th

Aloha
happy thursday :)
one more get up left! Time is flying!!

Breakfast

Standard marmite in toast!
Im so uncreative!!!



Break

The chocolate rice cakes are epic!!


Lunch

Salad box from the canteen
lettuce, onion, tomato, cous cous (so good they named it twice) peppers, pasta,carrot, croutons salad cream





Tea

Salad, Mediterranean bake, tomato pasta








Another nice day

Much love

VeganRibs

Xxxx






Wednesday, 7 January 2015

Vegan Tuck Box!!

Vegan Tuck Box


You know your day is a good one when your Vegan Tuck Box appears on your desk!!
Winner! Every month for £11 (inc postage) I get a box of new exciting vegan goodies to try (usually 5 or 6 items)! I love it! More info can be found here!

Todays Tuck box contained the following:

Free Pretzels-Vegan chocolate pretzels. I am SOOOOOO EXCITED to try these!!!


JJ's Seets: Cocomels- Coconut caramels. I am not a massive fan of caramel,but I will give them a go!




Whole Plus Choc-Orange Hot Pot- This looks like a porridgey breakfast type thing, I plan to have this tomorrow at work, sounds sooo yummy!!!


A chocolate santa!...Very tasty!




A 9bar Indulge - I gave this to a colleague as I don't really like large nutty type bars! They were impressed! (Apologies for the picture, I made this post on my phone and I couldn't turn it round..the height of professionalism on this blog!)






Overall I am very happy with my box :) I love trying new things and getting post!



Much Love

VeganRibs

xxxx



Sunday, 4 January 2015

What did I eat today?-January 4th

Day 4:

Well hello there! I hope everyone is doing well, those new to veganism...WELL DONE...youve done 4 days..it gets easier from here I promise!!

So I felt really poorly when I woke up this morning. Just a head cold I think and the sadness that today is the last day of the college holidays!! Back to work tomorrow, early mornings..boo!..I am excited to see all my colleagues though and get into the swing of a new term!

So todays fooodddd:


Breakfast:

Mushrooms, humus, sweet chilli and some Vbites vegan bacon. Breakfast of the gods. I love this breakfast a lot. I only really have breakfast in the holidays or at the weekend and this one is always a great treat. Also its kind of like a Bills restaurant breakfast. Which is NOM!






Lunch

I went to tesco today and found these parathas with bombay potato in, BOGOF making them 50p each!! Microwave, 3 minutes, serve with some spinach and you're good to go! I also had a naked bar because they are yum and raw vegan!




Tea

So for tea I just wanted some roasted veggies. I cut up sweet potato, onion, garlic, bell pepper and courgette, put on some bbq fry light and put in the oven for about 45 minute. I also had some vegan sausages. Yum





Finally I was on some facebook groups and i saw a really simple pancake recipe and thought i'd give it a whirl. So easy and the pancake was lovely. Had it with a banana, some schlagfix whipped cream and some chocshot sauce. Vegan heaven!!






So in general a good day for yummy food. I go back to work tomorrow and I know for a fact that I wont be treating myself as much. It will be back to the salad for lunch for me!



Thursday, 1 January 2015

Yummy Chocolate Brownies

Since I had nothing to do today other than be hungover I decided to make brownies!!







The recipe:


  • 5 tablespoons sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing
  • 200 g dairy-free dark chocolate
  • 170 g self-raising flour
  • 3 heaped teaspoons cocoa powder
  • 180 g golden caster sugar
  • sea salt
  • 1 vanilla pod (I used vanilla essence)
  • 230 ml unsweetened soya milk



  • Read more at http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chocolate-recipes/vegan-chocolate-brownies/#eYMptqatBSrhmbuF.99

    Firstly get all your ingredients together and preheat the oven at 180 degrees!


    Put on a cute apron!



    Melt your chocolate:




    Mix your dry ingredients together:


    Add your melted chocolate and the soy milk and give it a good stir!:


    Put in a tray:


    Put in the oven for around 20 minutes..and boom!



    Oh and dont forget to lick the spoons



    Put on a nice dish with some cream and you are in vegan brownie heaven!