#Vegan And #Vegetarian Friendly Food Themed Thoughts - October 2019 Edition

I had my first attempt since becoming vegan at making a quiche the other day. I'm a fan of quiche normally, but it took me a while to get around to trying a veganized recipe. I'd seen a bunch of different ones online, some more complicated than others, some using actual egg replacers - which I tend to avoid doing - and some that were more like vegetable tarts than quiches in my opinion, so not really what I was looking for. So I used those as a base for ideas on how to veganize my usual quiche recipe. Basically, for the eggy part, I blended tofu, nutritional yeast, and garlic granuals. Then I put those in a pastry-lined tin along with some vegan cheese, some mushrooms, and some spinach, and baked it in the oven for about 40 minutes. The result was actually really good, though I think a bit more seasoning is called for next time... I forgot to adjust for the fact tofu needs plenty of seasoning, so didn't add the bit of crushed garlic I usually add to my spinach and mushroom quiche, since I was using the garlic granuals in the tofu mixture. But I think I should have used both. Or, for a recipe without garlic - if you don't want to use it for whatever reason - use plenty of whatever seasoning you decide to use. It had the right sort of quiche-like texture though, and tasted good, so I was really pleased with my first attempt at making a vegan quiche.

I'll get the recipe written up, and when the person in charge of doing so gets a chance, it will get put on my website's recipe section, along with a few other vegan recipes I plan to put on there. No promises as to when though.

In the meantime, since today marks three months since I went vegan, I thought it was a good day to give a mention to some of the websites I didn't list in my last post like this, so you can check them out if you're looking for vegan or vegetarian friendly recipes, information, and nutrition resources. It's also a good way for me to gather them together, so I can find them more easily myself when I want to. *wink*

Remember: just because these are vegan recipe sites, doesn't mean they aren't worth checking out for those of you who are non-vegans. Sure, some of the recipes won't appeal to you. But that's the case for vegans checking them out too. Besides, you might find some great ideas for starters or side dishes, or things you can serve your vegetarian and vegan guests if you're cooking for a crowd, or even something you fancy trying for a meat-free Monday meal idea, or healthy breakfast/lunch. You might even get inspired to create your own recipe based on one of the ones you see on these sites, but adapted to fit whatever your own dietary preferences might be. Options are limitless when you're cooking and baking, so check out as many recipes as you can, and experiment. After all, that's half the fun of cooking!

Anyway, as I said in last month's post, this is far from a complete list, but here are those websites...

• So Vegan
• Rabbit And Wolves
• The Buddhist Chef
• PETA UK
  
• Oh My Veggies


• Rebel Recipes


• Ordinary Vegan


• Art Of Zen Foods


• Vegan Recipe Club


• Fat Free Vegan Kitchen


• Minimalist Baker (mainly vegan/plant based, but not exclusively).