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Vegan Christmas food
tiacat
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One of the kids is now vegan, the other 2 like their meat.
They are all coming at Christmas and I have been ill recently so really dont want a lot of faff so will need to pre buy lots of things.
Normally when she visits she seems to live on falafels and I cant keep giving her these.
Any ideas for Vegan christmas food, or shop bought products that I can just get and keep in the freezer or fridge?
They are all coming at Christmas and I have been ill recently so really dont want a lot of faff so will need to pre buy lots of things.
Normally when she visits she seems to live on falafels and I cant keep giving her these.
Any ideas for Vegan christmas food, or shop bought products that I can just get and keep in the freezer or fridge?
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Parsnip Soup either plain or curried.
You can make vegan puff pastry and make some sort of vegetable tart.
Cook the spuds in veg oil. Cook the veg in water or steam them etc.
For her serve some quorn type chicken breast with veg gravy.
quorn is not vegan and its not just the main dinner which of course the side dishes can be vegan, its the other snacks and nibbles throughout their stay.
If she's used to eating vegan food then tell her to bring her own for throughout her stay.
And as said, easy enough to do vegan stuffing, roast and steamed veg.
You may not take her veganism seriously but she will respect your effort... why not ask her to help choose and a cook and vegan menu?
That is unfair
Holland and Barrett do fake vegan meats and cheese (the blocks of cheese are not good but the ones like garlic spreads are ok) - meat is sliced or small joints and they are fine - I have bought the joints for my Vegan son and he has eaten them without complaining and he is a person who cooks all his own food.
If you want to buy pastry then the ones marked with the V symbol for vegetarian are usually Vegan - just check the contents list - and make a pie or tart.
Linda McCartney sausages are Vegan and look in the frozen cabinets of the supermarket for burgers etc which are vegan (lots of them contain milk or egg products) but there are some there.
I would also ask if you are not sure what she likes.
Some commercial Christmas puddings are vegan though you have to read the ingredients to know, we always make our own well before Christmas, if you make your own the vegan puds will be just as good as non vegan and other guests won't care or know. You can make custard perfectly well with soya or other non dairy milks, try it before Christmas as you might find the rest of your family prefers this to custard made with cow's milk or you can buy vegan custard, cream, ice cream etc.
For snacks that shouldn't be a problems as there are nuts etc. Most crisps except cheese flavoured are probably vegan - the reason I say "probably" is that I haven't looked in a few years as I don't like them but most (all?) smoky bacon, prawn cocktail etc flavour crisps certainly used to be vegan.
Mince pies can be a problem if you don't make your own, there are a few cheap value packs from Sainsbury and Waitrose that are vegan but most have milk powder or butter in.
We are vegans and most of the year don't go for meat substitutes etc but for Christmas at first glance our dinner doesn't look much different to a "standard" Christmas dinner, this would probably be the easiest for you. If you do it right it should be very little extra work.
That is the worst piece of advice anyone could give. It is far better for the dinner to be a complete disaster than to do something that could result in your offspring losing trust in you. Whatever you do don't do this - I'm sure you wouldn't anyway.
First of all "vegan" is not a fad, I suggest you learn something about why people are vegan before you make such an idiotic statement. (Note I'm not calling you an idiot just saying your statement is idiotic based upon your obvious ignorance of the subject).
Secondly it is imposing nothing on anybody, there is no problem with having most of the veggies vegan and in a normal family (as I'm sure the OP's is) Janet and John will be quite happy to have their roast potatoes done in oil rather than goose fat so that Jack can have some as well.
EDIT: On reflection I would apologise to the OP for replying to an obviously trolling post when you are only interested in practical advice about the Christmas dinner.
Just read the labels and you - and they - will be fine.
Have a nice Christmas.
How is being vegan any more of a fad than cooking roasties in goose fat?
OK. Scrap "fad" replace with "choices."
I have a vegan DiL, so yes, I do know about veganism. I have a veggie son, so I can quote chapter and verse on that too.
Either everyone has to eat vegan or you cook twice.
That could be said about many "choices" though not just veggie, my husband hates several vegetables so I cook different ones for him than the rest of us. What you really want is to cook for him actually as his Asperger's has meant he has to have all his foods separate, not touching each other at all. Sometimes has 4 or 5 dishes in front of him to keep everything apart.
Everyone having to "eat vegan" is hardly imposing on anyone though. How would you make a non vegan carrot, for example?
Yes if we eat at non vegan friends' houses then either they do something separate for us or more commonly everything is vegan making everything really easy - surprisingly none of them are allergic to eating the occasional meal without animal products and they manage to survive or even enjoy the process.
Some people may cook them in butter or sprinkle bacon choppings on them or something like that, it's hardly an imposition not to do so though.
Persuade me.
I've had a fair few Christmas dinners in my time and I've never had milk as part of it. But if you insist on it, you can easily get milk alternatives (soya, almond, oat milk) that require no cooking whatsoever.