Eating vegan from your own back yard. Anyone got any good recipes?

[4390evans]

Is anyone on here Vegan?

I've been vegetarian for a while now and over the past 6-8 weeks I have been more vegan but I still struggle with the odd bite of chocolate and some family meal ideas.
Lately I have been eating so much veg that can be grown in my own back yard and that I already have seeds for I am looking forward to saving so much money growing them next year.
I was wondering if anyone has any good recipes? Ive trawled through the web and took all the ones I think I might like but with me being a picky so n so I'm on the hunt for more, and I thought where would be better than a place that people grow their own

Thanks guys x

[Nicos]

I don't have any recipes, but I have a couple of vegan friends who seem to eat mostly homemade curried food of various types.

They are very keen to make sure they have different types of proteins in their diets and also calcium.

I did find this list of veg you can grow though for calcium intake.....

Top 10 Vegetables Highest in Calcium

And some of these fruit you can grow!...

Top 10 Fruits Highest in Calcium

Actually the other lists on there are really interesting!

Hope that's a bit of a help?

[Alison]

I'm not vegan (or even vegetarian) but cook quite a few bean based stews and curries which will be vegan. I've had a really good dried bean year so they'll be lots this winter . Tend to involve frying an onion, adding garlic, adding spices or herbs as required, tomatoes (and any other veggies either fresh or frozen eg courgettes, squash, carrots, potatoes, aubergines etc etc) and loads of cooked dried beans. Really filling and tasty. Tend to cook loads and freeze individual portions.

[Patchninja]

No recipes, but check out food combinations. I understand that it's really important. There are lots of websites.....
I'm not a veggie, but we do enjoy veggie meals and I cook for those that are and have a bible called How to cook everything vegetarian by Mark Bittman and it really is wonderful. Much more than just a book of recipes.How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food eBook: Mark Bittman: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

[muddled]

protein is very important.
Realseeds sell grain amaranth.
It's very easy to grow and self seeding...you cook the teeny tiny grains with rice (in the same pot) and they impart a nice nutty flavour and provide protein.

And you'll need nuts.
Hazlenuts are good to grow, the wood being good for bean sticks and wigwams....the nuts delicious fresh and dried.

[Scarlet]

You're a real foodie Patchninja

[Knight of Albion]

I'm vegan.

I'm not much into cooking, I eat simply, but this is a very good site for vegan recipes
Vegan recipes - All recipes UK

PS: You can get vegan chocolate!

[Alicante]

Hi, I have been a vegetarian for over 30 years and one of my children is a vegan. They have been vegan for about four years. It really is a whole lifestyle choice, and to start with I found it quite difficult to make balanced meals. I worried about protein, calcium and iron (very important for women!) as well as all those other trace elements. There is loads of information on the web, the vegan society web site is a good place to start.
But there are many substitions you can make like using soy milk instead of cows milk in recipes. As others have said curries and stews are easy to do especially with beans, and for a quick meal, a stir fry with what ever veg you have in the garden and a handful of cashew nuts!
Vegan " chocolate" is sold in Sainburys in their freefrom range or you can get some called I think Moo. It is quite expensive though!
Hope this helps a bit

[veggiechicken]

Does this help? Home | Vegan Recipe Club | The biggest collection of tried and tested Vegan recipes and Vegetarian recipes on the internet

[rksteel]

Spice of Life

I have really enjoyed Tess Challis's recipes. She is a vegan chef and she doesn't shy away from a little oil and sea salt. She really likes garlic and vinegar. I would have never been able to transition to a vegan diet without her recipes. Google her, Radiant Health is one of her cookbooks.

[Kirk]

Friend is vegan and even then does not eat all things most vebans would, does not like rice. I work on the basis of: If it doesn't move eat it, if it does move hit it, then eat it.

So visits make life interesting.

Odd named site but it is Vegan.
We Don't Eat Anything With A Face

Found a good vegetarian recipe 2 weeks back, it had chorzoi sausage in it.

Not the first time I have come across similar.

[Lumpy]

Love Food Hate Waste has a decent vegan section - I regularly use their vegetarian section as well.

Healthy Recipes - Quick, Easy Recipe Ideas | Love Food Hate Waste

[Lisasbolt]

I am pretty much vegetarian, technically i would be classed as pescetarian (because you can't go anywhere in a Spanish house without being forced fed something and easier to eat a prawn, mussel or clam than nothing ).

But i try to be my own type of vegan.

Everyones choice is different. I am like this to do with animal welfare. So eating a mussel or a clam that has no cognitive ability, if fine by me.

I keep my own chickens and quails for eggs as i can give them a wonderful life and they will be with me till they die naturally. And i also saved them form a life of hell. I find this really helps with my protein leaves. I would never buy eggs from the supermarket etc.

I do not have any milk etc, unless bought from my retired neighbours who have pet goats and again the goats live a very nice life. I still shouldn't though

One thing i am going to try this year is growing a lot of bean, peas etc. I have already got some soya beans to try…….Infact if anyone one knows a good supplier for seeds like this please share

I try to grow a lot of spinach and leafy greens and put them into so much i cook for the extra iron.

this guy is great for info and i often put on in the background whilst doing the washing up etc https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUn...pASikm0YPb8pSw in case it does not work the channel is called learn organic gardening at growingyourgreens

Like already mentioned, currys are great. you can go thai etc But i really love a chilli, with homegrown tomatoes etc. I am going to try growing kidney beans this year.

In the winter soups are great, chuck it all in and blend. The variety can be amazing i love tomato, leek and potato, mushroom, pumpkin etc any type of vegetable. Even those veggies you don't like as they blend into each other. I have to start liking lentils.

I use a lot of wine whilst cooking, and put a little into the food. But if you want to be a true vegan most wine is not. Although you could make it yourself or buy from someone you know

You could also try growing mushrooms, i have just started and going great. I have also learnt to put into direct sunlight after harvesting and the levels of vitamin D excesses dramatically

Grow lots of herbs add so much flavour so almost anything.

Finally before i go on too much, try and have lots of seeds and nuts. make pesto, put into salad. Again easy for me as i have almond trees

Good luck and keep us up to date with any good recipes

[4390evans]

Yeah well I thought along similar lines to eggs @lisasbolt as we are going to get a few in the new year as everyone else in the family eats them but I think because I have thought about them and what they are and where they come from I have put myself off them, I do it with loads of stuff its annoying really haha Im allergic to milk so thats no probs, I drink alpro soya which I have found the closest thing to milk and it doesnt taste any different in mash, although it is expensive.

[4390evans]

Asparagus soup I made it is luscious. Even the bf looks forward to it.
Great for freezing to!
Ingredients:
10 shallot
2 large onions
4 bunches of asparagus
1 bag of frozen petti pois
4 veg stock cubes
5-6 large potatoes
4 tbls of veg oil
4 pints of boiling water

Sweat the onions and shallots in the oil for 15 mins add water and all the other chopped ingredients leave to simmer for 40 mins then blend and serve with crunchy baguette. Enjoy!

Serves 8-10 people