Food

broad beans are in season.
that is all.

yes! wow, those too. serious nostalgia trip :)

serves one then... ;)

piggy :p

I've been experimenting with vegan pizza tonight. They said it couldn't be done… they lied :)

The key is letting go of any sort of purist approach to toppings.

Well....tomato, oregano, basil, onion, mushroom, s&p.....what did you use for a cheese substitute?

vegan pizza? i would eat one of those, as long as it was followed by saltimbocca alla romana.

i guess the Italians have the same attitude as the french to salad eaters.

....and a couple of limoncello's

No cheese. Artichoke hearts, mushrooms and olives on a good tomato sauce, with garlic and oregano. When it comes out, a slug of extra virgin, fresh basil and some rocket.

All going so well until the artichoke hearts :-(

Marinated in chilli oil, they are delicious.

And no onion on pizza, ffs. What kind of godless shit is that?

Red onion FTW!

broad beans are in season.
that is all.

broad beans in the blender mixed with others bits n pieces make great vege burgers

I really love Broa, I mentioned it earlier but its sooo nice.

[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broa[/ame]

broad beans in the blender mixed with others bits n pieces make great vege burgers

pour boiled water over them de-skin and split, then fry with finely chopped chorizo and a tiny bit of balsamic or sherry vinegar.

I've been experimenting with vegan pizza tonight. They said it couldn't be done… they lied :)

The key is letting go of any sort of purist approach to toppings.

The 'super melting' Cheezly (Redwood Foods) works well.

There's also this American stuff, which hasn't reached these shores yet:

http://daiyafoods.com/

quarrygirl.com has reviewed this favourably, including a version from Wholefoods Market:

http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/05/19/daiya-vegan-cheese/
http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/06/17/daiya-vegan-cheese-pizza-now-at-whole-foods/

[quote=Oliver Schick;800919]The 'super melting' Cheezly (Redwood Foods) works well.

^ what is that Ollie? Im not familiar with it?

[quote=Oliver Schick;800919]The 'super melting' Cheezly (Redwood Foods) works well.

^ what is that Ollie? Im not familiar with it?[/quote]

It's a kind of cheese 'substitute'. You can get it in health food shops and probably some mainstream shops by now. It's not that great, but it melts and you can use it on pizza:

http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/products/cheezly/index.php

It's a kind of cheese 'substitute'. You can get it in health food shops and probably some mainstream shops by now. It's not that great, but it melts and you can use it on pizza:

http://www.redwoodfoods.co.uk/products/cheezly/index.php

thank you, I make a vegetarian lasagna and typically dont add cheese but that might be a nice addition, whats the taste like?

pour boiled water over them de-skin and split, then fry with finely chopped chorizo and a tiny bit of balsamic or sherry vinegar.

that sounds really good, ive just gone back to a vege diet but ill pass that one along to friends-thanks.

thank you, I make a vegetarian lasagna and typically dont add cheese but that might be a nice addition, whats the taste like?

As I said, not great, but serviceable. If you're used to dairy cheese, it will taste quite artificial.

I try this substitute stuff regularly because I'm curious as to how it develops, but I'm not really a fan.

It'll be interesting once this daiya stuff is available over here, though.

sorry Ollie, I didnt see it wasnt great, tired eyes, I'll check it out, thanks for the info.

The 'super melting' Cheezly (Redwood Foods) works well.

There's also this American stuff, which hasn't reached these shores yet:

http://daiyafoods.com/

quarrygirl.com has reviewed this favourably, including a version from Wholefoods Market:

http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/05/19/daiya-vegan-cheese/
http://www.quarrygirl.com/2009/06/17/daiya-vegan-cheese-pizza-now-at-whole-foods/

Thanks. I am sure I will get to cheese substitutes one day, but so far I haven't been able to bring myself to.

I thought I'd miss cheese terribly, especially since I love cooking Italian food so much, but I've found it amazing how quickly your tastebuds adapt. I'm starting to think that it's used as a bit of a crutch in a lot of cooking to disguise a lack of flavour.

Thanks. I am sure I will get to cheese substitutes one day, but so far I haven't been able to bring myself to.

No worries, it's not very important to do that. It's just that a lot of people who go vegetarian or vegan want these substitutes in a straight swap. It's the sort of processed food they're used to (of course, as a vegan you can eat only junk if you want), it means that they don't have to be too imaginative about how they adapt their diet, and all in all it's a bit like saying that you want your bike to have four wheels and an engine. For instance, I used to drink a lot of milk, but I've hardly ever touched soya drinks because I think that most of them taste revolting. On the other hand, I do like vegan ice cream, which isn't really a 'substitute', as it's better than dairy ice cream (try it if you don't believe me). I also like vegan yogurt, although that is still less successful than dairy yogurt, but passable. It'll all improve over time, anyway, as new procedures and ingredients are discovered. I just hope it won't stray into too much chemistry and still be moderately natural in conception.

I thought I'd miss cheese terribly, especially since I love cooking Italian food so much, but I've found it amazing how quickly your tastebuds adapt. I'm starting to think that it's used as a bit of a crutch in a lot of cooking to disguise a lack of flavour.

That's certainly true. Your palate changes really quickly. I recently got some Bute Island Scheese, which they attempt to flavour like dairy cheese--Redwood Cheezly is much more subtly flavoured (some might say that it doesn't taste of much, and they wouldn't be far wrong). But I really didn't like the Scheese, as it reminded me too much of dairy cheese. There are also those vegan all-you-can-eat buffet places in London, which do various meat substitutes, most of them quite nicely flavoured, not really tasting like meat, but there is a kind of prawn substitute, shaped like prawns, tasting really fishy, which I don't like at all. It reminds me too much of fish corpse, and I really don't want to eat that shit any more.

Anyway, that old 'so what do you eat?' question is now fairly pointless, as a two-second Google brings up millions of vegan recipes.

Oliver, you have missed my pizza party last year.

It was, and is every year, Awesome. Ask Em, he knows. And it's completely vegan.

No worries, it's not very important to do that. It's just that a lot of people who go vegetarian or vegan want these substitutes in a straight swap. It's the sort of processed food they're used to (of course, as a vegan you can eat only junk if you want), it means that they don't have to be too imaginative about how they adapt their diet, and all in all it's a bit like saying that you want your bike to have four wheels and an engine. For instance, I used to drink a lot of milk, but I've hardly ever touched soya drinks because I think that most of them taste revolting. On the other hand, I do like vegan ice cream, which isn't really a 'substitute', as it's better than dairy ice cream (try it if you don't believe me). I also like vegan yogurt, although that is still less successful than dairy yogurt, but passable. It'll all improve over time, anyway, as new procedures and ingredients are discovered. I just hope it won't stray into too much chemistry and still be moderately natural in conception.

That's certainly true. Your palate changes really quickly. I recently got some Bute Island Scheese, which they attempt to flavour like dairy cheese--Redwood Cheezly is much more subtly flavoured (some might say that it doesn't taste of much, and they wouldn't be far wrong). But I really didn't like the Scheese, as it reminded me too much of dairy cheese. There are also those vegan all-you-can-eat buffet places in London, which do various meat substitutes, most of them quite nicely flavoured, not really tasting like meat, but there is a kind of prawn substitute, shaped like prawns, tasting really fishy, which I don't like at all. It reminds me too much of fish corpse, and I really don't want to eat that shit any more.

Anyway, that old 'so what do you eat?' question is now fairly pointless, as a two-second Google brings up millions of vegan recipes.

I quite like soya milk, but then I do drink a shit-load of tea. Other than that, and smoked tofu, there's no other substitute type things I eat. Never tried the ice-cream or yoghurt, maybe I will.

Veganism is easy if you're a good cook, I reckon. I imagine it's a nightmare if you hate it. That said most things I eat are dishes I haven't really adapted at all from just being vegetarian, other than, um, leaving the cheese off the top :)

Oliver, you have missed my pizza party last year.

It was, and is every year, Awesome. Ask Em, he knows. And it's completely vegan.

I'd love to come, Nhatt, but I'm always in Germany around Christmas. :(