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Brought home a massive bag of wild garlic this evening, made a generous kilner jar of pesto, I intend to freeze some for the winter, but even still I have loooooads left so I was hoping someone would have some suggestions? Am going to use it to replace spinach in my pasta dishes and in a salad but besides that I'm stuck. I was reading online that its good added to the end of soups, but I'm not much of a soup maker, so all suggestions welcomed!

Hi all.
I am wondering, please does anyone know of substitutions for smoked fish? It was one of my favourite things to eat before I went vegy and find myself really missing it recently.
Any suggestions/advice appreciated thanks
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Hi all

As title says, just wondering if anyone has tried the veg menu at chapter one, and how was it? I was there when I wasn't a strict vegetarian so ate some fish then, but don't want to do that this time around. myself and the oh have booked there to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. If the veg menu there hasn't been tried by anyone suggestions of a place that has good vegetarian options would be good.
Thanks

Looking forward to trying this. Just Falafel is a vegetarian* Falafel chain that started in the UAE and is now planning expansion into a number of countries including UK and Ireland.

According to their company overview, they've 3 stores planned to open in Dublin in 2013. (article about UK stores)

To be honest, it doesn't look quite as good/healthy as Maoz, but still would be pretty awesome to have.

(* on a related note, I just discovered that Nutella is in fact vegetarian these days.. woot :) linky)

I am looking for a basic vegetarian cooking class i Dublin. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hey, I'm just wondering where I can find raw tofu in Galway, I'm a strict vegetarian, and need it badly, but I can't find any reliable information.
please help!
Eppa

Hi,

Does anyone know where I can get Nori (Seaweed for making Sushi) in Dublin city (preferably city centre) ?

Thanks,

Usjes.

Any vegans or vegetarians in Northern Ireland?
Here are a couple of groups on facebook you can join:

Tyrone Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/420264051382800/

Derry Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/158966404252667/

Armagh Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/190459957762251/

Down Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/147917338694858/

Antrim Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/400788053340134/

Fermanagh Vegans and Vegetarians:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/199356540202930/

Also, here is the facebook page for the 'Vegetarian Society of Northern Ireland: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Veget...ref=ts&fref=ts

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Just to let people know there's vegan bake sale on today in Hibiscus Wilde from 11AM-6PM, proceeds go to ASH Animal Rescue.

Here's the link on fb https://www.facebook.com/events/369484273163738/

I've nothing to do with it, other than I'm vegan and I LIKE CAKE :pac:

getting really into smoothies, making them with my blender, as my smoothie maker is in storage.

Started putting frozen spinach in, can really feel the benefit.

anyone try any other frozen veg, or any other veg that's good in a smoothie?

Where do people but their frozen fruit?

Any recipes people swear by?

Thank!

Hi All! Name is Peter, i like fitness and bodybuilding. About 8 months ago i went vegetarian, and about 3 months ago i went vegan. All after reading ph miracle book and the amazing gallblader and liver cleanse book. Before i was 90kg with 15% bodyfat and now im 74kg with 9% bodyfat. I lost my muscles even dough i kept working out, my energy is down and im tired. I developed a lot of gas and bloating. Im blood type O and pitta body type. I dont look and feel the best. Prior this i was eating loads of red meat and fish according to book Eat right for you type, no wheat or dairy and i felt good and had power and energy. But i wanted to be healthy so i went vegan. My current sample diet:

6am- glass of water with fresh squeezed lemon.

6.30- half cucumber, 1 celery stick, handfull brocoli, handful spinach leaves, 1 organic carot, 1 organic apple- juiced in masticating juicer.

9am- bowl of wheat free poridge with soaked almonds and wallnuts.

11am-organic apple and banana

12:30 - big bowl of fresh salad

4pm 3-4 slices of spelt bread wit unsalted butter scalions, radish, cherry tomato

7pm- veg stir fry and bassmati rice

9pm- wheatgrass juice.

On workout day i have big smoothie of banana, half avocado, fresh apple juice and scoop of pea protein. - half before and half after workout.

I dont have any allergies or ilness and havent seen doctor since i was 17, im 35 now.
I just dont want to be like a scaleton without energy. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!

So, I turned vegan a couple of weeks ago. I was feeling brilliant up until Monday. Since then I have been bloated, and having lots of gas. Terrible, terrible, rotten stuff hahaha. It's awful.

Anyway, I'm just wondering if any of you have experienced this? Will this pass once my body gets used to the new diet, or will I be left being a stinker for the rest of my life? :o

Just wondering if anyone on here knows any store/cafe/restaurant/market in Dublin that sells Tempeh that is already marinated and ready to eat? When I was in LA last autumn I bought some at a farmer's market and it was delish!! Have tried looking but can't seem to find any that's cooked and ready to eat anywhere in Dublin :(

Thanks in advance guys :)

Does anyone know where I can buy vegetarian hotdogs in Kerry or Cork? Tesco and Dunnes used to sell them but have stopped and I have not seen them in the last year or so. They used to be in the freezer section.

hey ho! :)

Last month I started watching a lot of documentaries (nothing food based, just the last Oscar nominated bunch). Got hooked. Needed more. A friend recommended Food Inc. I watched it. I was disturbed, but I wanted to know more. I watched Earthlings.

:eek: <-- this was my face.

I then watched Forks over Knives. Ironically this had more of an effect.

The decision has been made. I just can't do it anymore, and I have to stop eating animal based products.

My problem is this......

Yes, I do feel horrible looking at those videos of slaughterhouses, animals being skinned alive etc., but I feel it's more of a personal health thing that has convinced me (hence why I think Knives over Forks had more of an effect). is this a bad thing? :o

I suppose, I want a whole food, plant based diet. How does this differ from veganism? Is there a difference?

i'm mad feckin confused, and don't know where to start, and I think the main problem facing me is that I live in Japan and will be here for another 3 months.

Japan and vegetarianism are an odd couple. I mean....YES they eat more veg on average, but.....for example.....I once went to a ramen restaurant with a vegetarian friend. She ordered the 'veg' ramen. She quickly discovered the stock was pork stock. :( Plus a lot of ingredients I've seen for vegan recipes are next to impossible to get in my area in Japan. Not to mention finding ingredients is 100X harder when not in English. :pac: I MAY have to put it off until I get back to Ireland, but I don't want to.

Thoughts? Ideas?......help? :P

If this post comes off as confusing....it's because I'm confused. :P

(PS for Tar.....I'm the poster formally known as Funky Penguin! :))

Couldn't find another location this question seemed suitable for? anywhere know where I can find it? I know the juice is everywhere

When in Dublin I sometimes buy the yummy Desmond or Gabriel cheese as a vegetarian alternative to Parmesan. When buying it last I was told that Bill Hogan and Sean Ferry who make these may no longer be making them.

Their West Cork Natural Cheese website is no longer active and their email doesn't work either.

If anyone has any further information as to if Desmond and Gabriel are no more please let us know.



( I know there is another Irish Parmesan alternative Imokilly regatto but I've yet to try it or find it).

Anyone know if the scamorza cheese in Tiesan's 'Vegetarian' breakfast is made with vegetarian rennet?

I'm looking for somewhere to go for breakfast.

I know I could ask the cafe themselves but chances are they will think the usual - no it doesn't have meat in it....

I don't have pets so this is more curiosity than anything else. What do you as veg*ns feed your pets? Do you feel you have a responsibility as to adhere to your lifestyle when it comes to your pets diet or do you think you should feed your pet what they would 'naturally' eat? I'm very interested to here from those motivated by the environmental impact of the farming industry since apparently the carbon footprint of a dogs diet is the equivalent of two land cruisers (my source is QI so I guess the reliability could be debated).

I know there are some vegan/vegetarian pets food out there but from what I've found online some vets say that it's a risk to pets health althoughI couldn't find information on why exactly. I understand some animals are carnivores so does this mean unlike us omnivores does this mean they can't absorb nutrients from vegetable sources like we do? If you feed your dog on plant based food do you feel vets who are against it are simply being close minded, much like some doctors can be?

I know there was a similar thread a few months back but the two recommendations were soy milk and coconut milk. I've had soy milk before and can't stand the stuff. It's not a case of getting used to it since I had to drink it for a few months and have tried sweetened, unsweetened and flavoured. I just think it has an awful aftertaste and the taste in general is too strong when using in other stuff for my liking.

I like coconut milk in general but it doesn't seem to work so well in tea for me. The tea tastes more like black tea and the milk seems to settle at the bottom if I don't keep stirring it. I also get left with a weird residue in my mouth.

I'm picky about tea so not expecting to find anything I like in it as much as cows milk but hoping to find something I can get used to. I know there's different herbal teas and I do plan to drink more of them but I would still like the odd cuppa now and then. I prefer something that won't flavour the tea too much but takes the edge of of it if you get me. I plan to try all the milks I can anyway but I'm an unemployed student so can't buy that many at once.

Edit: Wish you could change thread titles, it's non-dairy milk not dairy free...