It's been a week of deliveries this week.
First there was the pasta that I talked about on the last post, then my sons Christmas presents arrived and are currently filling up Alan's hall space. Then yesterday my year's supply of Veg1 vitamins came via the postman. I buy mine from the Vegan Society, as I'm a member I get 10% off my order ... every little helps and all that!!
Not eating meat I do need to ensure that I have a good supply of B12 in my system, people that do eat meat have it because the animals that they eat are given the vitamins in their food. Sadly, most animals no longer get to graze outside enough to have it in their systems naturally as B12 comes from the bacteria found mostly in soil and untreated water.
Anyway, I now have enough to see me through another year and typing this has made me realise that I have yet to take todays tiny chewable tablet.
You can tell that the weather briefly went much cooler ... although it was 17.5 degrees here yesterday ... as I have once again started having porridge for breakfast most days. My favourite is with a banana sliced and cooked into it for the last couple of minutes. Having the banana in the porridge and thoroughly heated up, rather than just sliced cold onto the top is a real gamechanger.
Lunch on this particular day was a delicious hummus and salad bun, followed by a delicious dairy free chocolate bar.
Much too tasty for its own good!!
Tea was of course some pasta. This time cooked with broccoli and peas and then I stirred through a bit more of the hummus to form a delicious sauce with a dash of the pasta cooking water. Once in the bowl it was topped with some grated Violife.
I buy the blocks of Extra Mature and grate it myself. Ready grated cheese always has something added to keep it flowing separately, usually just cornflour, but I really don't like the taste of that in my cheese, so I just grate a whole block or two at a time and keep it in a lidded container in the fridge.
Sadly, when I went to The Vegan Kind online supermarket to pick up a photo of the chocolate bar, I came across THIS message ... wow, what a shock, and what a shame to lose them just as I was about to put in a Christmas order. There are so many companies really struggling at the moment.
Well, that was definitely not what I was going to post about when I sat down today, but sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
Sue xx
What a terrible shame that The Vegan Kind is winding down. You are right, Sue, so many companies are struggling and going to the wall right now. I read that Made.com has gone into liquidation too and they had some lovely stuff. I've noticed that shops, cafe's and local pubs are not putting the heating on either in order to save money. When G took me for my birthday lunch we ate with our coats on as it was so cold in the pub. Talk about finding a 'warm space' this winter, there won't be any around here :0/
ReplyDeleteWe'll all be in the 'warm rooms' of the library rather than the cold cafes at this rate. I've kept my coat on the last two times we've called into Booths cafe for a coffee as it was so chilly.
DeleteWhat a damn shame - small businesses like TVK have to work doubly hard at the best of times. Not the first and sadly will not be the last.
ReplyDeleteAll of your meals from yesterday do look lovely, x
It was a simple but tasty day.
DeleteI like banana in my porridge too but I mash mine and add a few sultanas too, having this for my breakfast certainly is helping with my weight loss as it is so satisfying, 2 stone down now ! What a shame that Vegan Kind has had to close, times are hard for so many businesses.
ReplyDeleteWow, well done on the weight loss, that is amazing. You must feel so much better now. xx
DeleteWhat a shame about Vegan Kind, sadly I don't think they will be the first to go, it looks like being a long, hard few years.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking your idea of stirring hummus into your pasta. xxx
Using hummus as a pasta sauce was a real game changer for me, whether it is homemade or one of the many flavours you can buy at the supermarket, it has never failed to be good.
DeleteSad news about Vegan Kind and there will be many more to follow sadly. Coffee shops and pubs won’t be able to heat their premises if they are to survive as the bills are unsustainable. It is often warmer outside our house than inside but today is the second day eith no heating due to the 16C temperature! Catriona
ReplyDeleteYes, I think we are about to lose a lot of smaller businesses over the next six months. Amazon are going to be mopping up a lot of the sales ... and getting even bigger in their take-over off the online retail world. It's been really warm and sunny over the weekend hasn't it.
DeleteI think lots of companies are having problems staying open. I hope you find another company that can fulfill your needs.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I can pick up about half of what I used to buy off them from various places, some locally and others online.
DeleteThat is a real shame and, sadly, one of many. These are such hard times.
ReplyDeleteBanana in porridge is amazingly good, especially with a drizzle of something chocolatey over the top. Mmmmmm. xx
I couldn't start eating anything chocolatey at breakfast time ... I wouldn't be able to stop!!
DeleteI am sorry about the closing of that business. It is hard to lose a trusted supplier of food. I can only eat a banana as a banana and not mixed in with other food.
ReplyDeleteI think we all have little foibles like that don't we, a banana as a banana is a good thing. :-)
DeleteI've noticed that my local grocery store is carrying a lot more vegan food and other items for dairy free and gluten free eaters. I hope you have a local market that will carry the vegan items you like.
ReplyDeleteI should be able to pick up some things locally, but others unfortunately will have to involve a longer drive or online shopping.
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