Can't see a thread on this so here goes.

What you having for Christmas lunch/dinner, and other eateries over the festive season? Anything special?

This year I've decided to have 'everything' except the meat. I usually have a mushroom loaf or something but have decided against it this year as I want to savour those lovely veggies. I don't much like fake meat either. So this is what i'm having:

Roast potatoes/parsnips/onion
Sprouts and chestnuts
Carrots
Braised red cabbage
Yorkshire pud
Home made gravy with caramelised onion and red wine.
Cranberry sauce (made and in the fridge )

Ho hum that doesn't look much does it? Wonder if i've forgotten something?

Home made Christmas pud with lashings of cream.

Also having some sosmix sausage rolls, pickles, veggie cheeses, crisps, sweets, chocs, nuts.

Plenty of alcohol. Well maybe not 'plenty' - I get drunk fairly easily as I'm not much of a drinker, usually.

Just had a slice of my Christmas cake; it's delicious if I say so myself.


So what's everyone else having?


I love the new food forum btw.

I just have whatever takes my fancy at the time, even if it isn't what could be called traditional. Once when I was still vegetarian, I had vegetable lasagne for Christmas dinner. I don't really celebrate Christmas anymore, but even now as a vegan if I was to have a special Christmas meal, I would probably still just have whatever I fancied, with perhaps some of the vegetables prepared for the meal everyone else was having.

Me too, it's great isn't it! I looooove food!

You might like to check out these old veggie/vegan Christmassy food threads from GD:


http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...mas+vegetarian

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...mas+vegetarian

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...mas+vegetarian


Your gravy sounds delicious, BTW!

This is my vegan Christmas dinner menu:

Nut roast (which I'll probably buy ready-made from the local health food shop)
Garlic and rosemary roast potatoes
Sprouts with roasted chestnuts
Herby buttery carrots
Petit pois
Redwood's Lincolnshire style veggie/vegan sausages
Veggie bacon (to put round the sausages)
Broad beans (someone in another food thread reminded me that I want some!!)
Stuffing
Bread sauce
Onion gravy

Followed by either home-made vegan pear and strawberry trifle, or Christmas pudding with Alpro soya custard or Swedish Glace vanilla ice creammmmm... *drool*

Some favourite snacky-type things will be Kettle chips, dips, mushroom pate, falafel, puff pastry nut roast pinwheels, which I make with peppers and mushrooms, potato salad, shortbread, mince pies, um... that's all I can think of at the moment!

...washed down with copious amounts of Southern Comfort and cream soda...

Can I ask where you buy these?

Thanks

Holland & Barrett


Edit: They also do them at Goodness Direct
Last edited by Snowfairy : 22-12-2007 at 18:38

Thanks. The only other shop I've found that is good for vegan food is Waitrose, but the nearest one is a 31-mile round trip for me, so I'm always on the look-out for a stockist closer to home.

You're welcome. I've never seen them in Waitrose (though I think they at least do the Redwood's 'fish style' fingers) or any of the other supermarkets. I can usually get them in my local health food shop, apart from H&B. Please see my edit above, although having just looked again I see that they are temporarily unavailable.

Thanks for the link above. I think I've got the Redwood sausages confused with another vegan sausage at Waitrose. I seem to recall they come in two varieties - Carrot and Coriander, and Tomato and Herb. I can't remember the manufacturer though. I'll have to try the Redwood sausages - I quite like their Sage and Onion slices, available at Morrisons.

I was going to ask you if it might be Cauldron, but I didn't think their sausages were vegan-friendly, unless they've added to their range. I will have a look out for those you mention if I get to Waitrose. I know there are some Linda McCartney tomato and herb sausages available but I've never tried them, I don't mind the ordinary ones though when I can't get Redwood's.

I think my nearest Morrison's is over 40 miles away, but I seem to recall seeing those sage and onion slices in H&B - will give them a try if I can get some

It's definately not Cauldron. In fact very little of Cauldron's range I've come across is suitable for vegans. I'm racking my brain trying to think of the name of the manufacturer of the other sausages. They come in a plastic tray, with a predominately black cardboard sleeve, and do specifically state being suitable for vegans. I've never seen them anywhere else and despite having a good look around, I can't see them listed on the Waitrose website. In any event, I'm not keen on coriander so don't buy those ones, but the tomato ones are really nice.

Could it be Wicken Fen? I'd not heard of them but they list Waitrose as a stockist and do several types of vegetarian sausage (didn't see the word 'vegan' and couldn't find any ingredients) including carrot and coriander and tomato and garlic... no pictures of packaging though...

Thank you! That's the one. It's been driving me crazy for hours that. It is tomato and garlic, not tomato and herb as I stated earlier. As you say, it doesn't mention being suitable for vegans on their website, but it is clearly stated on on the packaging.

Oh thank goodness for that! I'm so relieved! My nearest Waitrose is listed as one of the stockists, so hopefully I'll be able to try both varieties very soon!

My arm is recovering from surgery so I'm not cooking this Xmas. We'll be having loads of alcohol and oven ready veggie samosas, onion bhajis and spring rolls!! I normally make a huge four course vegan meal but not well enough (even apart from my arm) this year! (My vegan trifle is yummy! )

Hi! I've only just realised it's you!


I tried to get some in Sainsbury's earlier but they'd all gone!

Would you be willing to share your trifle recipe?

Hope your arm is better soon, and that the New Year brings better health for you generally

Yes, it's me!

Have you got 'The Cake Scoffer' recipe book? The trifle is from there. If not, I'll write it out for you!

Thanks for the best wishes

We're not having a big meal or a roast. I'm having halloumi, asparagus and artichokes.

Starter: Melon and cherries.

Main meal: Quorn roast covered with veggie bacon slices. Roast potatoes, roasted veggie lincolnshire sausages, bread sauce, cauliflower and sprouts.

Dessert: Tesco luxury individual veggie Christmas pudding with double cream and fresh raspberries. Then a selection of veggie cheeses.

Roast taters and parsnips, Yorkshire puddings, carrots, cabbage, sprouts, gravy and a portion of nut roast, I believe. For New Year's Day I'm having a 'beef' and ale pie, made with Quorn beef-style pieces, mushrooms and carrots with a nice beery gravy. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! *drools in anticipation*

I'm starving now just thinking about it!

I don't think I've had the 'beef' quorn. We make a nice 'chicken' pie with leeks and carrots and mushrooms in a white sauce.

I'm having roast potatoes, broccoli cheese, peas, yorkies and an M&S brie and tomato tart.
For pudding, I've got cheesecake.

Yes, thank you , I remember you recommending it to me last year, but I'd put it away somewhere and forgotten about it! Having found it again I'm just about to make the cream topping from that recipe for the first time - I hope it turns out well, I have some non-vegans coming tomorrow!

Well we had a Quorn Roast on christmas day and Quorn chicken in a black pepper sauce on boxing day with all the leftover veg - mmm lovely

I've never had the Quorn roasts. Do people like them? Are they like chicken or beef?

Hi Snowfairy

Bit late to warn you but I found I had to double the ingredients for the cream topping to have a decent amount! Maybe that's just me being greedy!

Hope it worked out!