tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1310607304537409622024-02-01T20:32:02.904-08:00LouMossLoveVeganFood, Animal Rights, Rants, Poems and FamilyLouisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-85056103247297089042021-04-12T10:33:00.003-07:002021-04-12T11:20:23.816-07:00Chocolate Crunch Peanut Squares<h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ff00fe;"> Chocolate Crunch Peanut Squares</span></h1><div class="wprm-recipe-ingredients-container wprm-recipe-7361-ingredients-container wprm-block-text-normal wprm-ingredient-style-regular" data-recipe="7361" data-servings="16" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; counter-reset: wprm-advanced-list-counter 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><h3 class="wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #fc66c0; font-size: 1.375em; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1.2em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h3><h3 class="wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-ingredients-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #fc66c0; font-size: 1.375em; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1.2em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUZFGyhOCKdONw5m7mqseAVhOwjRkErMk38Dy7qAnf0_PfbAsJHKfBcVMMeYtJcINwjGS9Qnj7490A2VX2I7LmFcobZbur7Uw5BQyRFA04RXHJQncNtm3aImAFSbDCmJD7SnnQVrZpsE/s2048/172558813_302593834598005_2653571759836160125_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1147" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcUZFGyhOCKdONw5m7mqseAVhOwjRkErMk38Dy7qAnf0_PfbAsJHKfBcVMMeYtJcINwjGS9Qnj7490A2VX2I7LmFcobZbur7Uw5BQyRFA04RXHJQncNtm3aImAFSbDCmJD7SnnQVrZpsE/s320/172558813_302593834598005_2653571759836160125_n.jpg" /></a></div><br />Ingredients </h3><div class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-group" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul class="wprm-recipe-ingredients" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2 Cups</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Smooth Peanut Butter</span> </li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">3 small pears, peeled, chopped</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">1 banana</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">25 dates soaked in boiling water to cover</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">3/4 cup quinoa, rinsed and toasted</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">3/4 cup of SR flour</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">3/4 cup oats</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">2</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">tsp</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vanilla Extract</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">3/4 cup cocoa</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">1/4 cup oat milk</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">1/2 cup coconut sugar</li><li class="wprm-recipe-ingredient" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: disc; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount" style="box-sizing: border-box;">3/4</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cup</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-name" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Vegan Chocolate Chips (Optional)</span> <span class="wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes-faded" style="box-sizing: border-box; opacity: 0.7;">(135g)</span></li></ul></div></div><div class="mv_slot_target" data-render-default="true" data-slot="recipe" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"></div><div class="wprm-recipe-instructions-container wprm-recipe-7361-instructions-container wprm-block-text-normal" data-recipe="7361" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; counter-reset: wprm-advanced-list-counter 0; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 19.8px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><h3 class="wprm-recipe-header wprm-recipe-instructions-header wprm-block-text-bold wprm-align-left wprm-header-decoration-none" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #fc66c0; font-size: 1.375em; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 1.2em 0px 0px; padding: 0px;">Method</h3><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-group" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><ul class="wprm-recipe-instructions" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-block: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-inline-start: 0px; padding: 0px;"><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a 9"x13" baking dish with baking paper and set aside</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">Combine the peanut butter, pears, banana, dates and hot water in a food processor until smooth</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">Add the flour, coconut sugar and cocoa and mix</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">Rinse your quinoa and toast it in a hot dry pan until it starts to pop. Stir it to make sure it toasts evenly</span></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="wprm-recipe-instruction-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; margin-bottom: 5px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">Pour into the prepared pan and place in the oven to bake for 20 minutes. The middle will still look under baked but you want them like this so they are fudgy</span></div></li><li class="wprm-recipe-instruction" id="wprm-recipe-7361-step-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.4em; list-style-position: outside; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 17px 37px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block;">When they are almost done, if you are using the chocolate, scatter pieces on top and put it back in the oven allowing the chocolate to melt.</span></li></ul></div></div>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-89178851407134173132021-04-12T05:45:00.001-07:002021-04-12T05:45:05.532-07:00Lentils with Rice and Celery<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Lentils with rice
is a traditional high protein dish that has different names and slightly different
flavours in cultures all over the world. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Cyprus, it is Fakes Moutzentra or in the
Middle East Mujadara.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I guess here in
Ireland the closest thing would be the soup mix pack that has barley and
lentils or maybe in England a traditional Pease Pudding but neither of them are
as tasty as lentils with rice from other parts of the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I became familiar with it in Paphos, Cyprus,
as I spent a lot of time there when I was younger and vegetarian.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It weas always a relief to find traditional
food that was cruelty free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe that’s
why this dish and others that remind me of those times, like the lentils with
orzo we ate night are my comfort foods. Here is my take on it. Easy and tasty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBCKLecjTRjoxHveCgG2k127nij1XN0HV9mTWKv2DWoeA46fLUmVoe5Fwo18UopthkekmvjBpjPYHFfFiqwS2GRbdMOGZxeVsLEX9tYy27_8Cn9ISiZzK1FfQqIfaRZahlSlgVJ4Z3ng/s4000/IMG_20210412_112959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiBCKLecjTRjoxHveCgG2k127nij1XN0HV9mTWKv2DWoeA46fLUmVoe5Fwo18UopthkekmvjBpjPYHFfFiqwS2GRbdMOGZxeVsLEX9tYy27_8Cn9ISiZzK1FfQqIfaRZahlSlgVJ4Z3ng/s320/IMG_20210412_112959.jpg" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">This was easy to
make in the Instant Pot and it is high in protein and tasty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I served it with a sliced tomato, sliced
radishes, a yogurt dressing made from Lidl natural Soya Yogurt with diced
cucumber, garlic, salt, and window-ledge cress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had two onions just for me, fried in my cast iron pan until they were
brown and crispy that I put on top of the lentils and rice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">The reason I needed
a comfort food today was it is the first time since last year that I have not
had my 13-year-old daughter with me to share food at lunchtime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All the children have been sent back to
school today even though our vaccine programme is behind schedule and there’s
only a few weeks left of term.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shout out
to all the other mummies or guardians out there who are home alone today for
the first time in months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnggAp-wCIbXnW5kr5_Cp-R_NWfnJH9G1w_HHpMp7Mvs7s7YpoERX7l_X9MjofstLXyV4yHBG2h4R1tKmix_o_m2pXEL6lOorsIw6lxWjZMJp3Y0M-FG_RYVX6R7qXJHuR2nl6sluuaIA/s2048/IMG_20210412_125707.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1746" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnggAp-wCIbXnW5kr5_Cp-R_NWfnJH9G1w_HHpMp7Mvs7s7YpoERX7l_X9MjofstLXyV4yHBG2h4R1tKmix_o_m2pXEL6lOorsIw6lxWjZMJp3Y0M-FG_RYVX6R7qXJHuR2nl6sluuaIA/s320/IMG_20210412_125707.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Here is today’s
recipe that will make 4 lunch time portions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Lentils with
Rice<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">1 cup of brown rice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">1 cup of brown
lentils<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">2.5 cups cold water<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">½ head of celery<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">2 bay leaves<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">4 cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Dessert spoon cumin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">A pinch of salt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Olive oil -
optional<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">2 onions (at least
one per son – I used two just for me and I felt spoilt!)<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT-JI6Tru8z_A0RQ9ekU-k5u3TuxGgiRQ6DpK9z5dFmI8E3df82hKeP_gTl260mJlomEhXEgBudRuB9IlOP0jdHCCFy29nOzDZnkwy-LG4cY3uubjbMV4Go_5afRsH6tS3yRgJTQnOcw/s2048/IMG_20210412_124520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbT-JI6Tru8z_A0RQ9ekU-k5u3TuxGgiRQ6DpK9z5dFmI8E3df82hKeP_gTl260mJlomEhXEgBudRuB9IlOP0jdHCCFy29nOzDZnkwy-LG4cY3uubjbMV4Go_5afRsH6tS3yRgJTQnOcw/s320/IMG_20210412_124520.jpg" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Yogurt Dressing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">¼ pot of natural
yogurt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">½ cucumber<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Garlic <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Salt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzwHYg22521ZJA3nYO5DdX90GNI5_BuLuIn3oOLX2PvoscT6nsYQauJvhlsWk85TmsjmDkExpzE2DGUN0quKlRikIdsGEj5MbKZJ-1C-HTfA5a9DCXHUrXZusfHP0yu41khyphenhyphen0DOoqpcI/s2048/IMG_20210412_124527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwzwHYg22521ZJA3nYO5DdX90GNI5_BuLuIn3oOLX2PvoscT6nsYQauJvhlsWk85TmsjmDkExpzE2DGUN0quKlRikIdsGEj5MbKZJ-1C-HTfA5a9DCXHUrXZusfHP0yu41khyphenhyphen0DOoqpcI/s320/IMG_20210412_124527.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Side salad<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Tomato<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Radishes</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Method:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">1. Rinse the lentils
and rice together in water and drain.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">2. Add them both to
the instant Pot with cumin, bay leaves, water, salt, and sliced celery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">3. Set the Instant Pot
to 23 minutes at High Pressure.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">4. When this has finished,
I did a Quick Pressure Release and added a little olive oil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">5. I sliced then
onions thinly and fried them in a large and hot cast iron pan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">To plate up – and it
looks lovely plated – put your lentil and rice mixture in the middle of the
plate and the yogurt dressing to one side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The tomato and radish to the other side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The fried onions go on top.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-60618455525186299282021-04-09T23:45:00.000-07:002021-04-09T23:45:22.256-07:00Breaded Garlic Mushrooms<p> Here's a link to my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CNabKQxpLaD/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram Reel</a> because it's easier than typing how to do it :)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-46197463536661463002021-04-09T23:17:00.001-07:002021-04-09T23:18:05.007-07:00Dandy Lions<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Dandies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Oh so
beautiful <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Majestic
magnificent <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Ferocious in
protecting your deeply rooted territory <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">But you are
welcome, you know, always,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">with your yellow
heads of happiness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">feast for bees and
for my eyes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">As you cautiously
peer and then erupt with a roar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">In a brave show of
beautiful colour<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">It's hard to
believe we once<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Shot to kill,
uprooted and exiled you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">I'm grateful for
your forgiveness and for your return<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">-You are always
welcome here-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">And later, when
your fancy fades to fairy dust<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">-As happens to us
all-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">I will watch in
wonder as you drift up, leading the way<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">And I will pray for
your return when the sun warms<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">The bones of us all<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #4d5156; font-size: 10.5pt;">©</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: #222222; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Louisa Moss April 2021 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE1PBflLR2C27FCeDwhER-v9jllVuKfwBmT78dOx34UYTY24-uqrLPapxc8AcdDaAoYyNTSOMZP7-2qG0HhgExTEUqUeVhfwj-V9PgQAIh89SuC9mAs0o_1FWGe-ZEVcbrQ7bYzWsink/s4000/IMG_20210402_190250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFE1PBflLR2C27FCeDwhER-v9jllVuKfwBmT78dOx34UYTY24-uqrLPapxc8AcdDaAoYyNTSOMZP7-2qG0HhgExTEUqUeVhfwj-V9PgQAIh89SuC9mAs0o_1FWGe-ZEVcbrQ7bYzWsink/s320/IMG_20210402_190250.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-16459559936308679142021-04-09T04:38:00.002-07:002021-04-09T04:38:33.131-07:00You'll never achieve anything by going vegan<p> Well you know what, turns out that there is power in personal spend.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ8EieNEPLj3MZqMRQB9NYt1J7hOa4_jxx-XlTAbjYvJsSBYHg4YHkpaAup8egHSC2LUeadR2plWzHW3b2ii8qOOFZnQ_bpFksyK5sh4XesiNwk2DdF20cqzkxnUm9rxays0Q6ntSHOc/s4000/IMG_20210409_084334.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXJ8EieNEPLj3MZqMRQB9NYt1J7hOa4_jxx-XlTAbjYvJsSBYHg4YHkpaAup8egHSC2LUeadR2plWzHW3b2ii8qOOFZnQ_bpFksyK5sh4XesiNwk2DdF20cqzkxnUm9rxays0Q6ntSHOc/s320/IMG_20210409_084334.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>In recent weeks, myself and @yesdaveitsvegan have been conducting a shopping experiment. Going to our local branches of Lidl or Aldi or Tesco and M&S and seeing if we can buy the same products and if possible, looking at the price differences. </p><p>Ireland, as you'd know, if you live here, is generally more expensive. The biggest difference was in week 1 of our challenge when Aldi Ireland was a whopping 28% more expensive that it's UK counterpart.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pjYWEXfHLHrVYH6QWgAK-EtlHv-h7MtxRdMWCY0dQX9jkQfVMt2ncPWYwi3rONuoN1YiEYYZeUJmbf2ti-v0sjav-vGUhTYiLkF-FO2VKIT83Uo9PXXj-e6SBMipciNV7yp5GLi-EFA/s4000/IMG_20210302_105725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pjYWEXfHLHrVYH6QWgAK-EtlHv-h7MtxRdMWCY0dQX9jkQfVMt2ncPWYwi3rONuoN1YiEYYZeUJmbf2ti-v0sjav-vGUhTYiLkF-FO2VKIT83Uo9PXXj-e6SBMipciNV7yp5GLi-EFA/s320/IMG_20210302_105725.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>But looking a little closer and there seems to be other interesting facts emerging</p><p>1) Ireland is more expensive for processed foods and prepared meals but cheaper for a lot of ingredients - split red lentils are cheaper in Ireland in every store we visited</p><p>2) The UK has a larger population and a bigger target market and with that we expected to find a better selection of products in the UK. This wasn't always the case. Aldi Stores in Ireland stock tofu, Karen couldn't find it in any UK stores. Lidl Ireland had a bigger vegan range in the fridge section which included salads, burgers, tofu and meats </p><p>3) Packaging - there seems to have been more steps taken to tackle packaging and plastic waste in Ireland than in the UK. For example, Lidl has introduced paper covers and reduced plastic on their potted herbs. In the UK they are still wrapped in plastic in standard containers</p><p>4) Way To Go chocolate - I have been going on about this for a while because I think it is brilliant that there is an affordable vegan chocolate that is made of Fair Trade ingredients that pays an additional premium on top of the Fair Trade premium to farmers. There is a section on the<a href="https://www.lidl.ie/grocery-range/way-to-go-chocolate" target="_blank"> Lidl Ireland </a>website about this. Karen couldn't find this in the UK stores although it is supposed to be sold there too - it launched last year</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN0RZUpx1s9MPyibmTqyHTSCRCpZpoW_6aeVuuJd78CWXkksHfHicxkoGl1UPJtETNxfsMdeRRG3sqm-GZRODhRXqKOsHUXIWpgZXGtU11gjf0C5Lr8D-lDA7rzFVyFBsG6CcucOunpM/s4000/IMG_20210409_084350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJN0RZUpx1s9MPyibmTqyHTSCRCpZpoW_6aeVuuJd78CWXkksHfHicxkoGl1UPJtETNxfsMdeRRG3sqm-GZRODhRXqKOsHUXIWpgZXGtU11gjf0C5Lr8D-lDA7rzFVyFBsG6CcucOunpM/s320/IMG_20210409_084350.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> We have many weeks ahead of us to shop- I hope - but to me, it looks like stores here are reacting to consumer pressure. We have a high percentage of vegans and people on the vegan journey here and I think we are quite vocal about telling stores what it is we want them to sell!</p><p>What do you think? </p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-48821541572727979762021-04-04T03:55:00.003-07:002021-04-04T03:55:48.642-07:00Annual Vegan Bake Sale - Online for the second year running<p> The VSI Annual Vegan Bake Sale first took place in 2010 in Dublin. Here's a link to a blog I found about <a href="http://thevelovegan.blogspot.com/2010/04/cats-aid-vegan-bake-sale.html" target="_blank">it</a>. </p><p>The first one I attended was in 2011 and there's an article about it in <a href="https://issuu.com/vegetariansocietyofireland/docs/the_irish_vegetarian_133">The Irish Vegetarian </a>from that year.</p><p>It was such a great event because buying vegan sweets, treats and cakes and other bakes was nearly impossible back then. It was so lovely to be able to go to an event and buy things that were all vegan. It was also a great opportunity to meet other people who were on the same journey at the the same time as you and to raise money for animal charities.</p><p>Last year as we went into lockdown, Grace, Sarah and I decided to host a vegan bake and donate online and we have just hosted the second <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/486329375856749" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online bake and donate</a>. We suggested vegan animal sanctuaries and rescues as beneficiaries <a href="https://backintodaylight.com/">Back Into Daylight</a>, <a href="https://edenfarmedanimalsanctuary.com/">Eden Farmed Animal Sanctuary</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeartstoneSanctuary/?__cft__[0]=AZVavRbQCMMJk_nD2gIffY-NEuqrwQryTKkV4y3DsJNbx3fnbu3Hf1fQz9pKYqaCxAiatLerfljAdmEMNTRduCl-Y7TVj4k3gZu5k3B5YcZfvnjOrl89nAV9GmkFkp5_O4k0xCyAszO0XzvrbNJvtCEm&__tn__=kK-R">Heartstone Veganic Sanctuary</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/FurryFriendsRescue">Furry Friends</a></p><p>Vegan sanctuaries provide a safe-place for their residents to live lives without exploitation, separation and slaughter. This is not about providing high standards of welfare for the non-human residents, it is about recognising that the residents have a right to live their lives with guardians who will protect them and not exploit them rather than owners who view them as property for exploitation and profit.</p><p>I made a Pear Upside Down Cake and a Choc Chip Cookie Cake for the event. There were some fantastic other makes - I really liked the look of Amy V Annabel's Chocolate with fresh berries and seeds and I will definitely be trying that out. </p><p>Here are the recipes for the cakes I made. I used a<a href="https://www.veganricha.com/vegan-pear-upside-down-cake/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Vegan Richa</a> recipe for the pear cake and I adapted a recipe from another one I had for the Choc Chip Cookie Cake - here it is</p><p>2 cups of self-raising flour</p><p>3/4 cup of coconut sugar</p><p>1/2 cup of maple syrup</p><p>1/2 cup of soya milk</p><p>2 teaspoons of vanilla extract</p><p>pinch of salt</p><p>3/4 cup of choc chips </p><p>1/2 cup of blended raw pear</p><p>a lined 9 inch round tin</p><p>1. Mix all the dry ingredients</p><p>2. Mix all the wet ingredients</p><p>3. Make a well in the dry ingredients and slowly add most of the wet mixture. You should have a thickish mix.</p><p>4. Pour mixture into the lined tin. I have a very old wonky gas oven and I baked it at gas mark 4 for 30 minutes.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj68mP-XhsN9xPeCO6UrO9-OYJUCiUzxRBNJLmsmotN4LGRnZkJJlmBtGWApiBXoOVSLAFr8DchME4Ordo6ZqXhavtqO0eCQDOcNXsmAeBRWh3yX7U8h4Y_i8KrOSjzYUo_-ejfr0T_s/s2048/IMG_20210403_153736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBj68mP-XhsN9xPeCO6UrO9-OYJUCiUzxRBNJLmsmotN4LGRnZkJJlmBtGWApiBXoOVSLAFr8DchME4Ordo6ZqXhavtqO0eCQDOcNXsmAeBRWh3yX7U8h4Y_i8KrOSjzYUo_-ejfr0T_s/s320/IMG_20210403_153736.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a slice of choc chip cookie cake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlGbmOuuajibI_hnikbQbSc8I7SPr7bIxSKXho1HdQ0tJdaAM4FDFeJqDDcTOIzQx2F7aCGtZUtmvmYz4uKvnRpyAcbznXOlHCnuk9O8doma04mPVzl7ApHBRmrXzCkRPx5cFfvRTPY8/s2048/IMG_20210403_153803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYlGbmOuuajibI_hnikbQbSc8I7SPr7bIxSKXho1HdQ0tJdaAM4FDFeJqDDcTOIzQx2F7aCGtZUtmvmYz4uKvnRpyAcbznXOlHCnuk9O8doma04mPVzl7ApHBRmrXzCkRPx5cFfvRTPY8/s320/IMG_20210403_153803.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLDYmihKdIsTxb802DFFTV4n2cMcyBuB3reI631yW-P2n-PXH1wRb7nsyZP3UUFR_xKAoxmu2UZC33bAaWG-ulaQfqzv2RBW88wdHP6X6Bl4aTfmDtNWn2kZpO74b9qOmNlz8G2sz27o/s2048/IMG_20210403_193318.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLDYmihKdIsTxb802DFFTV4n2cMcyBuB3reI631yW-P2n-PXH1wRb7nsyZP3UUFR_xKAoxmu2UZC33bAaWG-ulaQfqzv2RBW88wdHP6X6Bl4aTfmDtNWn2kZpO74b9qOmNlz8G2sz27o/s320/IMG_20210403_193318.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pear Upside Down Cake</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_5kMZlSrpm9hjjXjlHA4mGLe39EX7UKtTKy0IXcCJn39TyQl7VST1t3K2D0LDv2txnlxW668nDMgIigED9BZYQ82WhXpdr7xxy3VN1HaDO8tBXEtustMfvqvIHv9c4t7ciTBQ-cLFaY/s2048/IMG_20210403_193342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ_5kMZlSrpm9hjjXjlHA4mGLe39EX7UKtTKy0IXcCJn39TyQl7VST1t3K2D0LDv2txnlxW668nDMgIigED9BZYQ82WhXpdr7xxy3VN1HaDO8tBXEtustMfvqvIHv9c4t7ciTBQ-cLFaY/s320/IMG_20210403_193342.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2lSmbcdTpOVbws65VE9OqumN2HzodrRKYASqeH07ZqEEVCMZEhGzT6ADO_3IKPQIhO-VwG8fXDjOdNN7FWpkbbstMXzSl4bTVqkkh1thuU0huiZDAknlgijVGMi08gy-3NWwvvcnkVSc/s2048/IMG_20210403_193344.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP3XH1biRSL8dkIONPluOWZQnpueICa7qsbgag-oeMlC4tcTiNmgTUmiOX2eyDgwqH503yLYd7HJMeMab3lodoN9egavl8dtaa06W3N4i2nhvwojrMDXFgbb_9CscBeeVezWl3V7U_iTU/s320/IMG_20210403_193443.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The reason I chose pears as the fruit around my bakes was because pears were on offer in Lidl - so I had a punnet for 49 cents to use!</p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-5545028765861442812021-03-31T05:11:00.003-07:002021-04-03T00:46:19.105-07:00Fixing Nursery Rhymes - Mary Had a Little Lamb<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary Had a Little Lamb by Louisa Moss</span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">© louisamoss2021</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Mary had a little lamb</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">They used to laugh and play</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">But when it came to Eastertide</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Her lamb it went away</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Mary searched the fields by day </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">She asked her friends at night </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Had anyone seen lamby round</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">She hugged her teddy tight</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Mumma where's my Lamby gone</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Mary said with tears </div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Lamby must be scared outside</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Of wolves and other fears</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Easter Sunday came around</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">They sat down for their lunch</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Then Mary saw Lamby was found</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">Pain hit her like a punch</div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">She screamed oh how could we do this</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">She felt the pain inside</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">When she looked upon the plates</div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;">That's where her lamb did hide </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; 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Is this because Dublin 7 has more vegans that any other Dublin area? Maybe! There certainly seems to be quite few vegan families!</p><p>Dublin 7 is home to two excellent vegan bakeries, Buttercream Dream and Indigo’s Spoon. Buttercream Dream formerly known as Buttercream Bakery, has won multiple awards for their excellent bakes. Starting with a competition win at the Vegetarian Society of Ireland Focus Point Cook off with an amazing Loveheart Cake. Buttercream supplies many restaurants and shops all over Ireland, is a regular at many local markets and has weekly deliveries all over Dublin. Check out their Instagram page for more details. Indigo’s Spoon is a more recent addition to the vegan baked goods scene and very welcome they are too with their monthly goodie boxes, always filled with tasty surprises and special occasion cakes. </p><p> </p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCsQIE46G0WL28GyAryQKgBbTj9giA6p6G6qXaIEavj6VOjQCnSniNOLIDiZpdWonkLAvaAq4TE649y7n1NknKf5a6vajciNXcaAsKBkg9tifG5Cm01o35KNV0u_WjOS53jKtWIGWr9M/s335/buttercream+dream.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="331" data-original-width="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHCsQIE46G0WL28GyAryQKgBbTj9giA6p6G6qXaIEavj6VOjQCnSniNOLIDiZpdWonkLAvaAq4TE649y7n1NknKf5a6vajciNXcaAsKBkg9tifG5Cm01o35KNV0u_WjOS53jKtWIGWr9M/s320/buttercream+dream.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><br /></p><p>Image credit: Buttercream Dream</p><p><br /></p><p>Check out Indigo’s Unicorn cake and other amazing bakes on Facebook and Instagram.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvb-tKfpkgG8p18g1TRV8QrP5HYM76QVCxapkZxvIB4eIQU-98wT2EAHsNXbKB046jEB3E8wrbz2qIPkq-bzydgzkJS8-fci3_Q7AltsUiTJ-efDv8gXUpRJVUu6j_eKXJvp-7pCcC-A/s474/indigo%2527s+spoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="379" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAvb-tKfpkgG8p18g1TRV8QrP5HYM76QVCxapkZxvIB4eIQU-98wT2EAHsNXbKB046jEB3E8wrbz2qIPkq-bzydgzkJS8-fci3_Q7AltsUiTJ-efDv8gXUpRJVUu6j_eKXJvp-7pCcC-A/s320/indigo%2527s+spoon.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>Image credit: Indigo’s Spoon</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Dublin 7 is home to the most vegan restaurants of any area of Dublin. Is it because Dublin 7 is the most hop and trendy area of Dublin? Is it because Dublin 7 is filled with ethically minded early adopters? Is it because Dublin 7 people are super smart and super healthy? Who knows and I do not really care why but I am very happy to live her and to be able to get my paws and my jaws around all the vegan goodies! </p><p>Veginity and Vish Shop are of the same family. Vish shop was a vegan breakthrough when they opened, making vegan ‘fish’ from cassava. Vish shop grew out of this breakthrough dish that was served from a food truck in the city centre. Truly delicious. We recommend the smoked version. Veginity does amazing cakes, coffees and has a regularly changing themed menu. They say of themselves ‘We offer world-inspired plant-based cuisine. Where street food meets fine dining’ It was always a treat to visit their comfy restaurant in pre-covid times and we hope it’s not too long before we can grace their seats again! </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC48Yhon4S9EawSl1fI6zIaCsGxdYu1fqmTkAIGdv728s9HjlxEf-QOw3oC-5BRBnzujZmZSGTudlL3z0cYJVK30lFqO2DrArXqg06cqPoElKLeeCzuNHaxtwqGPaarDhMAb0JlhMKzE/s315/veginity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKC48Yhon4S9EawSl1fI6zIaCsGxdYu1fqmTkAIGdv728s9HjlxEf-QOw3oC-5BRBnzujZmZSGTudlL3z0cYJVK30lFqO2DrArXqg06cqPoElKLeeCzuNHaxtwqGPaarDhMAb0JlhMKzE/s0/veginity.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Image credit: Veginity</p><p><br /></p><p>V Face on North Brunswick Street is all about ‘Animal Burgers made with Plants’. We recommend their vegan hotdog, and we cannot wait to try out their new vegan donuts! They look so amazing!</p><p>Not too far from V face, Jenny and Rebecca opened Kale and Koko in Stoneybatter in February 2019. Their ‘mission is to engage the Irish population in a conversation around food; to create a conscious eating culture; to build a platform where people feel comfortable exploring new foods and to provide fast, on-the-go, healthy food options for the busy people of Ireland so that they can fuel themselves to continue pursuing their own dreams. And do it all with a smile. We recommend the Chia Puddings. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Vegan Sandwich company was started by food obsessed Sam Pearson and has grown from being a tiny market stall to opening their first shop in their first year and they will be launching our first ever retail products very soon so watch this space!</p><p>As well as these dedicated vegan spaces, there are a host of other eateries with excellent vegan options. Token does some mean burgers, Shangri-la Asian Cuisine restaurant has a special vegan menu and very helpful staff. </p><p>Fortunately, Dublin 7 also has some great walks and from Broadstone Park to the Canal and Phoenix Park so you can walk off all this great grub – once you have tried it you will be back for more!</p><p><br /></p><p>With all these great eateries, there is no doubt though that Dublin 7 is vegan heaven! I rest my case for Dublin 7 being the vegan capital!</p><p><br /></p><p>Have I missed any vegan foodie beauty spots in Dublin 7? Have you found any other gems in that deserve some attention? Let us know! </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-12161516235140413122021-03-29T09:04:00.005-07:002021-03-29T12:40:04.120-07:00Mushroom Soup<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDpU_bH9KKOtNDxHnvbpNf890UTQGIDtaK7HdnirSNJWfvNI1Tn5CjVPGll8eo5AXKj1TxfE-ntIwlq5R83qFY8R1Kb4IB8ayrr8yrmPzZJ94HzMxMa9-tyyi7cuRtoLn1mxGv-oNZHs/s4000/IMG_20210329_124234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjDpU_bH9KKOtNDxHnvbpNf890UTQGIDtaK7HdnirSNJWfvNI1Tn5CjVPGll8eo5AXKj1TxfE-ntIwlq5R83qFY8R1Kb4IB8ayrr8yrmPzZJ94HzMxMa9-tyyi7cuRtoLn1mxGv-oNZHs/s320/IMG_20210329_124234.jpg" /></a></div><br /> I don't make this often because I'm the only one in the house who eats mushrooms. It is a treat!<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Ingredients</p><p>Oil Spray</p><p>1 onion, finely chopped</p><p>2 cloves of garlic, chopped</p><p>1 punnet chestnut mushrooms, washed or peeled and sliced.</p><p>1 dessertspoon cornflour</p><p>100ml reduced salt soya sauce</p><p>Water or plant milk (I used cashew milk today as it was open, I would normally use oat milk)</p><p><br /></p><p>Method</p><p>I bought a set of cast iron pans last year and used the largest one to make this soup.</p><p>Start heating your pan. Add a spray of oil.</p><p>Add the chopped onion and stir in the oil.</p><p>Add the garlic, stir.</p><p>Add the mushrooms, stir with the onions and garlic. Add a spray of oil if needed.</p><p>Add the soya sauce. Stir and leave to cook for a minute or so.</p><p>Add the cornflour. Mix so it doesn't go lumpy, your soya sauce should start to thicken. Add the milk or water. </p><p>Serve! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFim-VTl0LqAvO_P7SxmaceMSL5Z9-sOJn0dfdm9seN2EjWRIskzndoQo0AoRhbqWs1Q7HiYu_j4-JquWg_ybiJPrEWs-h89MSOcAlJNSLa4anu8AZx9oQpN9LYWarDsGUc_3kQVdf7qU/s4000/IMG_20210329_124235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFim-VTl0LqAvO_P7SxmaceMSL5Z9-sOJn0dfdm9seN2EjWRIskzndoQo0AoRhbqWs1Q7HiYu_j4-JquWg_ybiJPrEWs-h89MSOcAlJNSLa4anu8AZx9oQpN9LYWarDsGUc_3kQVdf7qU/s320/IMG_20210329_124235.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-6239648628535692652021-03-26T12:00:00.003-07:002021-03-26T12:00:25.995-07:00Baked Tofu with Broccoli and Spinach<p>This is a nice easy recipe. It is oil free but is tastiest enough and feels naughty enough to be your Friday night treat. Family approved!</p><p>523 calories per serving. This is loaded with vitamins and minerals and never mind where do you get your protein - tofu take a bow!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs_eJsvKVbBgf66T7UFfEI9mGNSf_dBeY6p-l-kZor-ObXQpAHd4ijOicMkWgtQEigoGhKNI7ErpDq7-5vccXo4I6pxsQOsf2IgUfyRypdg4boOFAOx1UyMJ-aRRsnF3S_evIMLV2oDI/s2048/IMG_20210326_175056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPs_eJsvKVbBgf66T7UFfEI9mGNSf_dBeY6p-l-kZor-ObXQpAHd4ijOicMkWgtQEigoGhKNI7ErpDq7-5vccXo4I6pxsQOsf2IgUfyRypdg4boOFAOx1UyMJ-aRRsnF3S_evIMLV2oDI/s320/IMG_20210326_175056.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKDzYRJIDK2hKCAZOi5gJd9NEVvevw1MlKROiHrwq0WPQeEDNDmpqaGyQPaFplPZyvP0SVf6Ns1lFSN7WBA2QykyfvSxYHsA5XWHf0lzgxxwRcgUh2-OgXF8NTXhCYI2iqlVxf91TRZA/s2048/IMG_20210326_175059.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKDzYRJIDK2hKCAZOi5gJd9NEVvevw1MlKROiHrwq0WPQeEDNDmpqaGyQPaFplPZyvP0SVf6Ns1lFSN7WBA2QykyfvSxYHsA5XWHf0lzgxxwRcgUh2-OgXF8NTXhCYI2iqlVxf91TRZA/s320/IMG_20210326_175059.jpg" /></a></div></div><p><br /></p><p>Ingredients</p><p>1 block of tofu (I used Cauldron tofu tonight but any firm block tofu will be fine)</p><p>2 tablespoons of cornflour</p><p>1 cup of rice</p><p>salt</p><p>1 onion</p><p>2 cloves garlic</p><p>1 inch ginger</p><p>1 chili</p><p>2 plump vine tomatoes</p><p>1 tablespoon soya sauce</p><p>1 head of broccoli</p><p>60g or so of fresh spinach</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7M_r2k_6RJ3Mj3t4PIi8Bp-nhtpIsReMBzmEpWncJJm8tBaOXqY-XR7sR-kitm2YZCFjUMDZc5sgFKpnZ90ctFHs2DzdXXQ61T60WJOkNsh-40Op4OOhZI4zjFouCr7odTwiwOrbv9w/s796/tofu+-+calories+for+2+portions.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="535" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7M_r2k_6RJ3Mj3t4PIi8Bp-nhtpIsReMBzmEpWncJJm8tBaOXqY-XR7sR-kitm2YZCFjUMDZc5sgFKpnZ90ctFHs2DzdXXQ61T60WJOkNsh-40Op4OOhZI4zjFouCr7odTwiwOrbv9w/s320/tofu+-+calories+for+2+portions.png" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><p>Method</p><p>Turn your oven on high.</p><p>Squeeze the excess liquid from the tofu and cut it into chunks.</p><p>I use a Ziploc plastic bag for this next bit - put the tofu chunks into the bag with the cornflour. Zip the bag and toss them together until the tofu is completely covered.</p><p>Put the tofu onto a baking tray and bake in the hot oven until it's crispy. Check after 20 minutes and turn it.</p><p>While this is in the oven, make your rice. White Jasmine rice takes eight minutes in the IP at High Pressure. Use 1:1 with water and add a little salt. Leave to SPR until you are ready for it.</p><p>When your tofu is nearly done, make your sauce; blitz the onion, garlic, ginger, chili and tomatoes in a mini-processor and add to a large frying pan on a medium heat. Stir and add the chopped broccoli, add the soya sauce, stir and cover. Leave it to cook for a minute. Add the tofu - the cornflour on the tofu will thicken your sauce. When you the broccoli is cooked and the sauce is thickened, add the spinach and let it wilt. </p><p>Stir through.</p><p>Plate the rice and add your tofu dish :) </p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-21679513717918964022021-03-26T09:39:00.002-07:002021-03-26T09:39:38.365-07:00Review of the Plant Kitchen Green Thai Curry and Jasmine Rice<p> <img alt="loumosslovevegan's profile picture" class="_6q-tv" crossorigin="anonymous" data-testid="user-avatar" draggable="false" src="https://scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-19/s150x150/154710774_466822461162327_8674070468133124199_n.jpg?tp=1&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=lk5ivcrQOsYAX9HisZV&ccb=7-4&oh=7b0cc4f938b3c245b9263b3d23f1a9e1&oe=60867B64&_nc_sid=4f375e" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font: inherit; height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 32px;" /></p><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><h2 class="_6lAjh " style="-webkit-box-align: center; align-items: center; border: 0px; display: inline-flex; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class=" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm ItkAi " style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 auto; font: inherit; margin: 0px 4px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; place-content: stretch flex-start; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Jv7Aj mArmR MqpiF " style="border: 0px; display: inline; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><a class="sqdOP yWX7d _8A5w5 ZIAjV " href="https://www.instagram.com/loumosslovevegan/" style="appearance: none; background: 0px 0px transparent; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 600; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: none; text-overflow: ellipsis; text-transform: inherit; user-select: auto; vertical-align: baseline; width: auto;" tabindex="0">loumosslovevegan</a></span></div></h2><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">From our <a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/supermarketchallenge/" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">#supermarketchallenge</a> earlier today, the Plant Kitchen Green Thai Curry and Jasmine Rice.<br />We had them with the sweetheart cabbage also picked up this morning in <a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/marksandspencerireland/" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@marksandspencerireland</a><br />They usually retail at €5.50 here, with the yellow sticker this morning they were €3.85 each. The sweetheart cabbage was .72c, we had half the sweetheart cabbage each. Total dinner cost was €8.42 or €4.21 each.</span></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRzj4dvOWmkq5DsXljIESJvq2-7fTZbUZ1tHTFJcVKVwf0qucywDRor03zN2MOeRET_yYD4Oxqtx5QAzO8drkDihKQ7Pdbv_cx3rGXSz9iTC1jqcS99KqFdQTUWQ7-97B931xGtp3VWM/s4000/IMG_20210325_173356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRzj4dvOWmkq5DsXljIESJvq2-7fTZbUZ1tHTFJcVKVwf0qucywDRor03zN2MOeRET_yYD4Oxqtx5QAzO8drkDihKQ7Pdbv_cx3rGXSz9iTC1jqcS99KqFdQTUWQ7-97B931xGtp3VWM/s320/IMG_20210325_173356.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8luW5RUSUVCkPu0WGhK-bEBHEBZM3oTidQe5igwDtZQj4KGFZynYh040Ixtg3aRBtMrhIKLOFlm3zEOZYVSX-d7XQpXoiy6GBCX3Wa1tR8g7ES2rNNvrS0OG7fLuaNzp9jO12-jTrcw/s4000/IMG_20210325_175554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy8luW5RUSUVCkPu0WGhK-bEBHEBZM3oTidQe5igwDtZQj4KGFZynYh040Ixtg3aRBtMrhIKLOFlm3zEOZYVSX-d7XQpXoiy6GBCX3Wa1tR8g7ES2rNNvrS0OG7fLuaNzp9jO12-jTrcw/s320/IMG_20210325_175554.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /><br />This was a fair bit more expensive than cooking from scratch but a lot cheaper than a takeaway.<br /><br />The fat content is quite high at 37%. Anything over 17.5% fat is considered high fat so this really is well over that. The saturated fat content is more than 50% of the daily recommended intake.<br />Salt content is also very high.<br /><br />Taking all of that into consideration, we really enjoyed the food. The Green Curry was absolutely delicious, spicier than I thought if would be. The vegetables were lovely and crisp, the rice was perfect. I can still taste the sauce in my mouth, delicious. I could probably eat it again right now even though I don't have room...<br />I'd probably buy it again but I'd feel guilty about the fat content and I'd want a yellow sticker!</span></div></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">I went to the Mary St branch at just after 8am on Thursday 25th March. There were a lot of yellow sticker items and if I had a bigger backpack and a bigger freezer, I'd have bought a lot more!</span></div></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></div></div><div><div class="C4VMK" style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: inline-block; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 1; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><br /></span></div></div>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-74871118809571466232021-03-26T08:23:00.002-07:002021-03-26T08:23:23.310-07:00Asparagus and Cashew Nut soup<p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Asparagus and Cashew Nut Soup</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Must admit I would not have come up with this soup if Lidl
Ireland hadn’t had Asparagus on offer for €.49 a bunch which is just such
excellent value.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I probably wouldn’t have made a soup if I had just been
cooking for myself but as I am catering for younger people who aren’t always
very keen on some vegetables, soup was an excellent compromise and what an
excellent compromise it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This soup
is delicious, nutritious, and luxuriously comforting as well as being very
easy.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ2gouI62XClTUEE01SuWQWCCCgfguYXKW801RoFTO6sdh9ZKgcocT-Mq16soP9hiFEsiivOv0jsHXIh8BKb_iU7S7Lex8tm-B8P3C4PdOq4qzlMG8i8gayD65Y-rEvKwfX8xAHy_YdU/s2048/IMG_20210326_132331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1301" height="479" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZ2gouI62XClTUEE01SuWQWCCCgfguYXKW801RoFTO6sdh9ZKgcocT-Mq16soP9hiFEsiivOv0jsHXIh8BKb_iU7S7Lex8tm-B8P3C4PdOq4qzlMG8i8gayD65Y-rEvKwfX8xAHy_YdU/w304-h479/IMG_20210326_132331.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Serves 4 medium bowls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Easy recipe<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Ingredients<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 onion<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1 bunch of asparagus<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2 small potatoes<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">100g split red lentils, rinsed<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Handful of cashew nuts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Cashew milk<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Water<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Salt and pepper<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Method<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Prepare your vegetable and add them to your pot along with the
cashew nuts and lentils.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Add a pinch of
salt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are using an Instant pot, add enough water to almost
cover the veggies and then set to High Pressure for 8 minutes.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are using a stove, add enough water to cover the
vegetables.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring to the boil and then
simmer until everything is cooked.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blitz with a hand-blender until smooth and then add cashew
milk to the consistency that you like.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Season to taste.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We had this soup with toast and salad.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoqicPB76JvS6CBSfI6XHzDc5ZIimE1aG12CPJpFQC0Mom-cj56LhrXg2m1i6LTcGc-YmJUhSLis1qry2aGpFL_1g8oGG-TK6damElGpZwIOnIKD158kJBqRf_OQownV2iYo_B7FdmPo/s779/asparagus+soup.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="479" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnoqicPB76JvS6CBSfI6XHzDc5ZIimE1aG12CPJpFQC0Mom-cj56LhrXg2m1i6LTcGc-YmJUhSLis1qry2aGpFL_1g8oGG-TK6damElGpZwIOnIKD158kJBqRf_OQownV2iYo_B7FdmPo/s320/asparagus+soup.png" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><br /><p></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-46132256038396029202021-03-24T11:59:00.006-07:002021-03-24T11:59:54.483-07:00Spicy tomato sauce<p>This isn't a sauce we use for pasta. We have been making this for years as a quick, easy and tasty dish. If you have this with white rice you can get the whole meal from prep to plate in about 20 minutes.</p><p>I'm going to give you this evening's version which was very nice</p><p>3 cloves of garlic</p><p>1 inch of ginger</p><p>1 chilli</p><p>Blitz them in a mini-chopper</p><p>Add them to a frying pan and saute in a little water.</p><p>Add about half a tube of tomato puree</p><p>Add a tin of coconut cream (I usually use Alpro soya cream but we didn't have any)</p><p>Mix the tomato and coconut together.</p><p>Add a tin of mixed beans, drained and rinsed.</p><p>Add 100g of fresh spinach and cook long enough to wilt.</p><p>Serve!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLS4ODAy9E1fWpd_yuVV5F2F3nHHiTWmIk9dXzzs4uGQfUlIPAAydxk-QF9JKhyphenhyphen8oVW7wRW1k3yzV9oZECkcgPE00kLNHf5DqLhikllIysWX8jCcLg_Ik1X_wIdfqTnP8IcS-GK9lat8/s4000/IMG_20210324_175312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdLS4ODAy9E1fWpd_yuVV5F2F3nHHiTWmIk9dXzzs4uGQfUlIPAAydxk-QF9JKhyphenhyphen8oVW7wRW1k3yzV9oZECkcgPE00kLNHf5DqLhikllIysWX8jCcLg_Ik1X_wIdfqTnP8IcS-GK9lat8/s320/IMG_20210324_175312.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREBqjzLrQHYBISuK8HULtyWu8NnVaWfH8WAyPiVkORayZVQOpvue-G8UJT2C9Lsu2lXCGpfESiXj_vN9WpQlCq4FpcbcGYyb1YEaU0aoCkeSvrtx1XKVXFfJkdwzvcQzfEyLZTUuOtU0/s3666/IMG_20210324_175235.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3666" data-original-width="2248" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREBqjzLrQHYBISuK8HULtyWu8NnVaWfH8WAyPiVkORayZVQOpvue-G8UJT2C9Lsu2lXCGpfESiXj_vN9WpQlCq4FpcbcGYyb1YEaU0aoCkeSvrtx1XKVXFfJkdwzvcQzfEyLZTUuOtU0/s320/IMG_20210324_175235.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Xf0pLtqBn0lVyP9dtIaz_72JrKNjBMYw5DQA4UXiZxZwVPjiVbbvz4X5plZJRuIfw7_N3cGXsRz0jcrp7a7ltOb2blXOycvcOBB3eLROlvkJ7urKPCcGpOpXynAy0znsu749Nm4gyc/s4000/IMG_20210324_174731.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46Xf0pLtqBn0lVyP9dtIaz_72JrKNjBMYw5DQA4UXiZxZwVPjiVbbvz4X5plZJRuIfw7_N3cGXsRz0jcrp7a7ltOb2blXOycvcOBB3eLROlvkJ7urKPCcGpOpXynAy0znsu749Nm4gyc/s320/IMG_20210324_174731.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Tonight we had this with potatoes that were cooked in the Instant Pot and shredded cabbage.</p><p>Instant Pot Potatoes</p><p>Scrub your potatoes. Keep the skins on</p><p>Add a cup of water to the Instant Pot</p><p>Place a trivet in the Instant Pot</p><p>Place the potatoes on top of the trivet.</p><p>I cooked 4 medium sized potatoes for 12 minutes today and then forgot about them so they did a very slow pressure release.</p><p>Instant Pot makes the nicest potatoes!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-6913314524548530872021-03-24T11:51:00.000-07:002021-03-24T11:51:59.631-07:00Lentil and Red Pepper Sauce<p>200g split red lentils</p><p>2 red peppers</p><p>1 onion</p><p>garlic</p><p>olive oil</p><p>5 plump tomatoes</p><p>salt</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98ITonq6n0wmsBk6xO77qAKZE1V7NYWSzlPcq-ya8QwxGNw7aOiRGENZ6qiJJwzMrRmNuKqGtzdtIQGS4cN4luXV26Cwu337eoRPqWnDLxtKI2X2vvqkkHRdsdTUA5OBq2jd-XexnTTA/s4000/IMG_20210323_152928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh98ITonq6n0wmsBk6xO77qAKZE1V7NYWSzlPcq-ya8QwxGNw7aOiRGENZ6qiJJwzMrRmNuKqGtzdtIQGS4cN4luXV26Cwu337eoRPqWnDLxtKI2X2vvqkkHRdsdTUA5OBq2jd-XexnTTA/s320/IMG_20210323_152928.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Rinse your lentils and strain</p><p>Add a little oil to the pot and set it to saute.</p><p>Chop the onions and garlic and add to the oil</p><p>Stir, add a little water if needed</p><p>Chop the red peppers and add to the pot, stir. Add a splash of water if needed.</p><p>Blitz the tomatoes in a chopper. Add to the pot and stir.</p><p>Add the lentils and enough water to nearly cover. </p><p>Stir.</p><p>Set to High Pressure for 3 minutes.</p><p>Serve with wholemeal pasta and a green vegetable</p><p>If using a hob, this will take about 30 mins, bring to boil and simmer :) </p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-65817510631391989142021-03-21T13:43:00.003-07:002021-03-21T13:43:21.245-07:00Courgette and Carrot Falafels<p>We picked up courgettes for 49c in Aldi last week and they aren't the favourite vegetable in this house. I am going to make chutney with some of them but I wanted to try some in a falafel recipe today. Usually when I make falafel I use soaked chickpeas but I didn't have time today. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCteoPrY_X9K2dHuYOKvbATiwwWafJieT3dZRriv-_B37nYCymgXx4t2Ct-8FELY4yn6xfEaA5_rOSwkh17gOMIRpWpSS11ho9pe8vWCPg2vuMhxJfXczNnXZgLHCRUCs2ZcLO3KZemY/s2978/IMG_20210321_190414.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOCteoPrY_X9K2dHuYOKvbATiwwWafJieT3dZRriv-_B37nYCymgXx4t2Ct-8FELY4yn6xfEaA5_rOSwkh17gOMIRpWpSS11ho9pe8vWCPg2vuMhxJfXczNnXZgLHCRUCs2ZcLO3KZemY/s320/IMG_20210321_190414.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>This made 12 falafels at a cost of about 80 cents </p><p>Ingredients</p><p>Tin of Chickpeas - drained and rinsed</p><p>Onion - chopped</p><p>Garlic</p><p>Cumin</p><p>1 carrot - chopped</p><p>1courgette - chopped</p><p>Wholemeal Flour</p><p>Salt</p><p>Chili pepper</p><p>Sesame seeds</p><p>Method Add everything to your food processor except the flour and blitz until smooth. Add enough flour to get to a consistency where you can shape the mixture into balls but wet enough to easily coat in sesame seeds.</p><p>Bake in a hot oven for 20 mins,</p><p><br /></p><p>We had these with crushed chips, salad and a slaw made form even amounts of celeriac and carrot</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-15834590601390852662021-03-20T09:15:00.003-07:002021-03-20T09:15:24.393-07:00Quick and easy homemade pasta sauce<h1 style="text-align: left;">You will never buy a jar of pre-made sauce again!</h1><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYBw4aUh29sEHTnLahxOKqh8NdTjLDLsz3ua5apmEPo8c1dops-YdqpnIcTlqIeV_IiRh0XTIvaa1eCqY0BoOLVnamH0kWZFLEJccPzFfMuDBIEm3bOqRh_CmUXGkW4yhUjEXtxWfb6c/s2048/1616257029263+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnYBw4aUh29sEHTnLahxOKqh8NdTjLDLsz3ua5apmEPo8c1dops-YdqpnIcTlqIeV_IiRh0XTIvaa1eCqY0BoOLVnamH0kWZFLEJccPzFfMuDBIEm3bOqRh_CmUXGkW4yhUjEXtxWfb6c/w232-h340/1616257029263+%25281%2529.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><br />What you need</h2><h3 style="text-align: left;">Food</h3><div>One punnet of cherry tomatoes</div><div>One clove of garlic</div><div>A handful of fresh spinach</div><div>A handful of fresh basil</div><div>A pinch of salt</div><div>A tin of mixed beans (I used a tin from Aldi, 59cents on 18/03/21)</div><div><br /></div><div>Pasta</div><div><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Equipment</h3><div>A large saucepan</div><div>A mini-chopper or small food processor</div><div>A colander</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Start cooking your pasta as per package instructions</div><div>Put tomatoes and garlic into the mini chopper and blitz. Add spinach and basil and blitz.</div><div>Set aside</div><div>Drain and rinse the tinned beans .</div><div>When the pasta is cooked, drain it and return it to the saucepan. Add the blitzed tomato mixture. Add the beans. Heat through and serve.</div>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-63344196610723171522021-03-19T15:07:00.002-07:002021-03-20T10:42:53.148-07:00Easy Stir Fry with Sauce<h2 style="text-align: left;">You don't need packet sauce. This is easy, tasty and good for you </h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32RHepR9b4xbD6tL-8DMoG1gIiKVcrTnX7-ynne8daxgaBPFaMA-4sWEkExN1uofHR-VBtq2c5N7AEQTCaO1VoN8siRpXHBK7ooQg4pN31hq2VceI45hF3VW5QAE28NqtgpCw7_Z1wA/s4000/IMG_20210319_180034.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir32RHepR9b4xbD6tL-8DMoG1gIiKVcrTnX7-ynne8daxgaBPFaMA-4sWEkExN1uofHR-VBtq2c5N7AEQTCaO1VoN8siRpXHBK7ooQg4pN31hq2VceI45hF3VW5QAE28NqtgpCw7_Z1wA/s320/IMG_20210319_180034.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What you need -</p><p>Garlic - I used four cloves</p><p>Ginger - I used one inch</p><p>Chilli - 1 with seed</p><p>6 Cherry Tomatoes</p><p>Whizz all of this in a mini-chopper and add to a wok or a large pan with a little water</p><p><br /></p><p>Veggies</p><p>Chop your veggies - today we used one yellow pepper thinly sliced, a bunch of spring onions, one courgette, a large bag of spinach.</p><p>Add the veggies to the pan and stir. Add a little soya sauce or tamari and if you need a little more water add it now.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noodles</p><p>We always use wholewheat noodles. Put them in a bowl, cover with boiling water and microwave. Strain them, rinse them and then add them to the wok.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKWQ4oJPxv4vhciJPwTk37qZRzj_zhSmJKjyuUxjUZO3MNeaGmnmUCkgIMmfKjHI_28cqReG_lGF6isujAA5UISDumQ6MVYmL2I5d9aArodn_YrV_0RqH0KFqwBukIeVN9tS3SnUlgRA/s4000/IMG_20210319_180843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKWQ4oJPxv4vhciJPwTk37qZRzj_zhSmJKjyuUxjUZO3MNeaGmnmUCkgIMmfKjHI_28cqReG_lGF6isujAA5UISDumQ6MVYmL2I5d9aArodn_YrV_0RqH0KFqwBukIeVN9tS3SnUlgRA/s320/IMG_20210319_180843.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-57667943817639480192021-03-19T07:40:00.004-07:002021-03-19T07:40:26.316-07:00Going Shopping. A vegan lament<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy39Tfq7TAIWVC1zAGPcgb0oBVYOh_OIm0vxxhI8DY1r-uwsYeiRzrIuYQJTHbfERiUm6WYUKtbYA9HdF2DIP6KvBOyRFhlPjAMYdUStHcYDBf2xmL501-03IqjOTi_0NmOf2FV2Okh2k/s1664/IMG_20210317_152529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1664" data-original-width="1080" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy39Tfq7TAIWVC1zAGPcgb0oBVYOh_OIm0vxxhI8DY1r-uwsYeiRzrIuYQJTHbfERiUm6WYUKtbYA9HdF2DIP6KvBOyRFhlPjAMYdUStHcYDBf2xmL501-03IqjOTi_0NmOf2FV2Okh2k/w407-h529/IMG_20210317_152529.jpg" width="407" /></a></div><p><br /></p>I wrote this poem the other day. I feel this every day.<p></p><p>Please humans stop being so vicious to each other, other animals and the planet.<br /> </p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-24476930546244071682021-03-19T07:33:00.001-07:002021-03-19T07:33:13.832-07:00Food Art and Porridge Art - this week's Instagram Project<p>I didn't mean it to become every day, it was just one day. But you know, we have to take one day at a time. And it's been a week. Only a week. </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, time has an ethereal quality right now. Caught in lockdown to lockdown and not knowing when it is going to end, it feels almost like life is on hold but my mirror tells me that life is very much ongoing as I see my hair growing longer, my wrinkles deepening and my daughter overtaking my 5 foot 9 inch height.</p><p>Anyway again, this post isn't about my musings of time, this post is about the art I've been creating this week on my morning porridge. I wanted to put a post together so I would have all the photos together. So here goes. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_YgHRhP9UCSXiWbjh_Z5ZwsGAe91wjBq-xxYCVWDMvWEHECljdpAatXIR62aZ3_zk9BxL7AQeOTyU_y6AtLEvp6Q0hhFM7FyGz0AohVydA3VSW2rgEi7PohamCP0Q88h98xn6LLEy-4/s2910/IMG_20210319_073035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="2170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_YgHRhP9UCSXiWbjh_Z5ZwsGAe91wjBq-xxYCVWDMvWEHECljdpAatXIR62aZ3_zk9BxL7AQeOTyU_y6AtLEvp6Q0hhFM7FyGz0AohVydA3VSW2rgEi7PohamCP0Q88h98xn6LLEy-4/s320/IMG_20210319_073035.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday 19th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Why is it Froggy Friday? Well, it's Friday and it's that time of year when you're likely to see frogspawn in ponds. Froggy says she's happiest when her spawn is left alone.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Frogspawn is always laid in clumps, and shouldn't be confused with toadspawn (which will appear in a long pearl-like chain, rather than a bundled mass). Remember, if you do spot any, it's always best to leave them alone - don't move them from pond to pond and definitely don't collect them in buckets.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Have a lovely Froggy Friday 🍏</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHRPGKLQeB7O3UpU4XSKAiKEPs9atjo_Cnnppatzs4jL7wR0ejtn8Ug1C1jK3-SlDwPltwVuX6wvsy87B8DQMwzw1RHMehNyXa_SDT1JQrOfQN7OVvKyh_hL-KeNhMZPhphuMwLIRlb0/s2208/IMG_20210318_083129.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1817" data-original-width="2208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHRPGKLQeB7O3UpU4XSKAiKEPs9atjo_Cnnppatzs4jL7wR0ejtn8Ug1C1jK3-SlDwPltwVuX6wvsy87B8DQMwzw1RHMehNyXa_SDT1JQrOfQN7OVvKyh_hL-KeNhMZPhphuMwLIRlb0/s320/IMG_20210318_083129.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday 18th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">This little bear is out for a walk with his big green balloon.<br />I couldn't get him to smile for me. I asked him why so sad little bear.<br />He said he was worried about the plastic in the balloon, if he lost his grip and it floated away it could end up somewhere and cause dismay.<br />I said it's okay bear, your balloon's made of kiwi but very good point about the plastic. We should all be more aware. Please smile little bear, it's not down to only you to save the world ❤️💚<br /><br />Have a lovely day! If you supermarket shop today, leave your plastic behind 💚🌿</span><div class=" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm pjcA_ aGBdT " style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 16px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; place-content: stretch flex-start; position: relative; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div><div><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmosWw3d88-3VwBTBBStewmgrYpJCzHhYZnrUjcXATjrCvY2PdpVGEv4QZMJKvq2D6WqdigI6sWYqg42ZZgeN2dcSJ7b4wTL3xynbsgb4SIttC4qvPyEELycYYRY2exmFe1SZ-yK1C30/s2700/IMG_20210317_082833.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="2229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvmosWw3d88-3VwBTBBStewmgrYpJCzHhYZnrUjcXATjrCvY2PdpVGEv4QZMJKvq2D6WqdigI6sWYqg42ZZgeN2dcSJ7b4wTL3xynbsgb4SIttC4qvPyEELycYYRY2exmFe1SZ-yK1C30/s320/IMG_20210317_082833.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wednesday 17th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Greetings from Ireland</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Today is the day</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">We celebrate st Patrick</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Driving the snakes away</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Lá Fheile Sona Daoibh</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Happy St Patrick's Day to you!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Don't forget to eat some extra green fruit for Ireland today!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">☘️🍏🥝🍐🍈💚☘️💚🍈🍐🥝🍏💚☘️</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">P.S. there were never snakes in Ireland because the ice land-bridge with Europe melted before they got here</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">P.P.S. snakes are a metaphor for paganism. Too bad it's not a metaphor for sneaky politicians!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK99Lee_Kb_bKgSAAutnBcGYsY7VWW0Te3edArB-dlfQlZOb0qqTJZptX94ieyzpFKJev8gQkJOxEkvno-G2gdZWzB33EBWJSX20dXrnJO2pJtx2UoO8EWNqkn7WbGLGUgAavcIwJ3-E/s3474/IMG_20210316_093650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiK99Lee_Kb_bKgSAAutnBcGYsY7VWW0Te3edArB-dlfQlZOb0qqTJZptX94ieyzpFKJev8gQkJOxEkvno-G2gdZWzB33EBWJSX20dXrnJO2pJtx2UoO8EWNqkn7WbGLGUgAavcIwJ3-E/s320/IMG_20210316_093650.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday 16th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">Happy bunny says have a lovely day and asks you to eat an extra piece of fruit for her, if you can, on this grey day ❤️<br />If you overslept, like me, this morning, I hope you're not late for anything other than breakfast</span><div class=" Igw0E IwRSH eGOV_ _4EzTm pjcA_ aGBdT " style="-webkit-box-align: stretch; -webkit-box-direction: normal; -webkit-box-flex: 0; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; -webkit-box-pack: start; align-items: stretch; background-color: white; border: 0px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); box-sizing: border-box; color: #262626; display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex: 0 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 16px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; place-content: stretch flex-start; position: relative; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></div></div><div><span class="" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ubOPMyspYFqhIimJxF06fZs2ysPUIw0SBWW6HpWAhhiXgRUm0jmeqXL1OcwmRiagpqFN7xxlrMxSH9YSMjWGeM3K-tHwN_YFcJ626St8aIzSRr5uc1aYun0Z-hZz5TciT1fgrewjdrg/s4000/IMG_20210315_075456.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ubOPMyspYFqhIimJxF06fZs2ysPUIw0SBWW6HpWAhhiXgRUm0jmeqXL1OcwmRiagpqFN7xxlrMxSH9YSMjWGeM3K-tHwN_YFcJ626St8aIzSRr5uc1aYun0Z-hZz5TciT1fgrewjdrg/s320/IMG_20210315_075456.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Monday 15th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">What's on your </span><a class=" xil3i" href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/veganmenu/" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">#veganmenu</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> today?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Our household has been vegan for years and our daily menu, in its simplest form mostly looks like this</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">1 Porridge</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">2 Soup and sandwich or toast and salad</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">3 Root vegetables/wholegrain carb green vegetables or salad, bean or lentil dish</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Snacks - fruit with yogurt, chocolate, tea, coffee, plant milk, water</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Wise porridge owl says it's easy peasy!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;" /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbybOT9eCXx9hHKbbXHftOUKJHAayz8jW1yemKTu894oLc5Hlrt0XU_ZJARoa9Q-gyvEunAusiIK7htxzgj9OlkyE_Cr6QDHoTMYul-OUMhfiE1TfIGPvk0zxGeGPmI6H8oZ1HWeu1_Qk/s2927/IMG_20210314_085913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2927" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbybOT9eCXx9hHKbbXHftOUKJHAayz8jW1yemKTu894oLc5Hlrt0XU_ZJARoa9Q-gyvEunAusiIK7htxzgj9OlkyE_Cr6QDHoTMYul-OUMhfiE1TfIGPvk0zxGeGPmI6H8oZ1HWeu1_Qk/s320/IMG_20210314_085913.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday 14th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunrise</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLFZ3WgUsIdD_uuTjxUnMMqMMIHGAhpWygN6JQ8N0K2wO2TgihHHIUBuaopyCCUydz2FqXzrARMODb61dIkWxSdAGpxo1SHONI_cdLus7wrNx20hqgbmG96uY_deUGdq3ewHRmMatYfM/s4000/IMG_20210313_101822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLFZ3WgUsIdD_uuTjxUnMMqMMIHGAhpWygN6JQ8N0K2wO2TgihHHIUBuaopyCCUydz2FqXzrARMODb61dIkWxSdAGpxo1SHONI_cdLus7wrNx20hqgbmG96uY_deUGdq3ewHRmMatYfM/s320/IMG_20210313_101822.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saturday 13th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A Butterfly but it didn't really work out!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDqL-PJWCVfxVdlOkPX4wz0WZgQAi0MRPog_o5k_XjGW1xDEX13fOI1uZuvzfESQ4kVQ5dcsJPK81Cfwjw1hD9nurqDZWyuNOH7A6p1Xh4PYyZDE9R4svrYVU0XNNNInzPNH6DESTqKc/s4000/IMG_20210312_082000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDqL-PJWCVfxVdlOkPX4wz0WZgQAi0MRPog_o5k_XjGW1xDEX13fOI1uZuvzfESQ4kVQ5dcsJPK81Cfwjw1hD9nurqDZWyuNOH7A6p1Xh4PYyZDE9R4svrYVU0XNNNInzPNH6DESTqKc/s320/IMG_20210312_082000.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friday 12th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hearts</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHsONkdKL7hc5zqsrMoCs2q_lkQ22fKX3wgPune9iOQzIDfBE_BmMXX74vwcHySHWf0FGYBbETCPLiHF2SQ1XlWUoopuBTODsUx8EKr9GjnHx8zsvD_bvnwTiobRbE4akXs4FE-MtFQQ/s2577/IMG_20210311_093352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHsONkdKL7hc5zqsrMoCs2q_lkQ22fKX3wgPune9iOQzIDfBE_BmMXX74vwcHySHWf0FGYBbETCPLiHF2SQ1XlWUoopuBTODsUx8EKr9GjnHx8zsvD_bvnwTiobRbE4akXs4FE-MtFQQ/s320/IMG_20210311_093352.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thursday 11th March</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Happiness</div><br /><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-30658687556852596112021-03-19T03:04:00.001-07:002021-03-19T03:04:16.802-07:00Tahinopita, Irish style!<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">We are missing my son who is in Cyprus. He moved to Limassol in August 2019 with a new job. We haven't seen each other since November 2019 because of Covid19. We missed his 21st almost a year ago and he will be 22, still in a partial lockdown in Cyprus. </span></h2><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have spent a lot of time in Cyprus over the years and it has a special place in my heart. It took me a while to discover as a foreigner that Cyprus food is very vegan friendly. You wouldn't know this from reading tourist menus. But dig a little deeper into the wonderful culture and you will discover a host of delicious, vegan friendly food all over this lovely island. And it is mostly, wholefood and very healthy too.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl q66pz984 gpro0wi8 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/greenmonday?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZUmHR8pzb_kHXH7gyJw3zTBIjZ4YtNHSBtuBh-Ft1233a5zb1ifZ7NZTf_-YFdldpuY4bJukHuGDH6u8FAIEHJMVJqyynT6YumKd-2OR4BcIfqibp9d5YJAuzAGQSOLmQM&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; font-family: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#greenmonday</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> there on Monday. Thinking of Cyprus and of my son and this fasting period before Easter made me think of Tahinopita. These are delicious vegan friendly pastries that are traditionally dairy free, egg free and oil free.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I adapted the recipe from www.kopiaste.org. I have made tahinopita before - if I was more organised I would have my own recipe to share now, but alas, it was lost in the move a few years ago. If I make them again I will make some changes to this recipe too. I used a strong bread flour which is great for home-made crusty white bread but I wouldn't use it in this recipe again because it is not very pliable.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVivXVArBz9hawPcEGIJkAKXdg3mFs6L4lCnpoDhHKK8zMcg9C5CTfbEHm2XSny-3K819mD8SNuq6UF25nPlRvR21y4X95_xVdsSIvxjic2Qc8PzmqJ0ibXxkITvk72SeElSSRNR8iQpA/s4000/IMG_20210317_203411.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVivXVArBz9hawPcEGIJkAKXdg3mFs6L4lCnpoDhHKK8zMcg9C5CTfbEHm2XSny-3K819mD8SNuq6UF25nPlRvR21y4X95_xVdsSIvxjic2Qc8PzmqJ0ibXxkITvk72SeElSSRNR8iQpA/s320/IMG_20210317_203411.jpg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here are the ingredients:</span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the dough</span></h4><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">350g flour - I used half bread flour and half self raising flour</span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">14g dried yeast</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/4 cup of caster sugar</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">pinch of salt</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tspn of cinnamon</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enough lukewarm boiled water to make a pliable dough, about 150ml</span></span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For the filling</span></span></h4><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">3/4 jar of tahini (you can buy it in Tesco)</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1/2 cup of caster sugar</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tspns cinnamon</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Method:</b></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Add all of the dry ingredients to a mixing bowl. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Make a well in the centre and add about 100 ml of the water. Mix. Add enough water to make a workable dough.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Turn out and knead the dough, Divide into six even pieces.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Leave them to rise for half an hour while you make the filling.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mix the tahini with the sugar and the cinnamon.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Take the dough and roll out each piece to a round of about 30cm x 20cm</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spread the filling on the dough. Fold the edges in. Then fold the dough lengthways so the edges touch in the middle. Then fold it again lengthways so you have a long thing sort of tube shape.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hold one end of the dough and start twisting the other end. The aim id to get it to double in length. I couldn't do that. But when you've got it as long as you can, twist it round into itself so that it forms a circle shape. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do this with each piece.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bake at 180 for 45 mins.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Glaze with a sugar water cinnamon mix.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hack </span></span></h1><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is a bit like cinnamon buns. It you wanted to get the tahini deliciousness without the hassle of making the dough, you could use pre-made pastry, spread the tahini on the flat pastry, roll it up and and cut it into rounds. Follow pastry pack cooking instructions.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not quite as healthy but I reckon it would still taste good!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibx-N4u9DkDApi6iSoPSY8lBGlWeOGOytX0B-pYCPdEhhrJqAAkcvgpfgCc5XU5-l8iAM3nsKNQWpEWv0463ie8dIt0Hf2-3_aW181G6b3lC4UbQ05iUpINN0C2EvHQflLfetz5yYefpI/s2048/1616148321906.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibx-N4u9DkDApi6iSoPSY8lBGlWeOGOytX0B-pYCPdEhhrJqAAkcvgpfgCc5XU5-l8iAM3nsKNQWpEWv0463ie8dIt0Hf2-3_aW181G6b3lC4UbQ05iUpINN0C2EvHQflLfetz5yYefpI/s320/1616148321906.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7o33XJfoxTmREb1170YDTfuPV0CVm2WbBKPUrfRAXcxwdYs2uYU5NKZEFBINu2CKHzm1avDiLWyQUv_7YwmoFXhYepNnOj9szB4iDrPln-nE6UT3mYqdBItYDaXRnfOVBjrgH7lfFBaU/s2048/1616148341586.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7o33XJfoxTmREb1170YDTfuPV0CVm2WbBKPUrfRAXcxwdYs2uYU5NKZEFBINu2CKHzm1avDiLWyQUv_7YwmoFXhYepNnOj9szB4iDrPln-nE6UT3mYqdBItYDaXRnfOVBjrgH7lfFBaU/s320/1616148341586.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></div></div>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-89893474520341007202021-03-19T02:36:00.002-07:002021-03-19T02:36:38.138-07:00Supermarket Challenge Week 4 - Back to Aldi!<p></p><p>This week we (@yesdaveitsvegan and me @louisamoss) decided to go back to
Aldi because I wrongly thought that they had tomatoes on offer. Karen
@yesdaveitsvegan needed courgettes and they did have them on offer in both
stores, so we both got them! Karen tells me that courgettes are good in
porridge. Hmmm, I thought. I'll try it and report back soon!<o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p>
<p>The super six was pretty good this week and we both made good use of
it. However, we changed things up a bit with our list this week so that
we were buying some vegan store cupboard staples. It was good fun as
always - I'm sure the security guards in the Dublin and Essex stores wonder
what we are doing filming ourselves picking things up off the shelves!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Our shopping list this week was:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Soya Milk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.55<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.75<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.64<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.11<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Soyummy Yogurt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.85<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Ice-cream<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.33<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Spinach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.85<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-0.31<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Garlic<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.55<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.79<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.64<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Courgettes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.69<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.81<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-0.32<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 8;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Onions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.57<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.59<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.67<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-0.08<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Potatoes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.15<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.34<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.65<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cabbage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.49<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.57<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.42<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 11;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Lentils<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.99<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.79<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">1.16<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-0.37<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Strawberries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.69<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3.39<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3.14<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0.25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td nowrap="" style="border-top: none; border: solid windowtext 1.0pt; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 91.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="121">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">12.66<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 48.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="64">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">17.3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 78.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="104">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">14.79<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td nowrap="" style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; height: 14.5pt; mso-border-bottom-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-right-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; width: 76.0pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: right;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2.51<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</tbody></table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I found this interesting because I’m a bit of a nerd like
that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the items that I consider essential
in my kitchen like split red lentils (honestly when everyone else was panicking
about toilet roll last year I was stressing because there were no lentils left
on the shelves – we eat them every single day) were much more expensive in the
UK store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spinach was more expensive;
onions were more expensive.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> <b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But despite
all of this, the overall shop was still cheaper in the UK by 16.9%.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I swapped the potatoes though.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Karen bought 2.5kg of Maris Pipers for £1.15.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The same potatoes in in Dublin were priced at
€2.99.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aldi had a kg of white potatoes
on offer for €.49 so I bought them instead which had a big impact on the bill,
making the Irish shop only 3% more expensive than the UK.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A couple of other things to note:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>I couldn’t
get the chocolate brownie ice-cream that Karen got.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I picked up the very last vegan vanilla ice-cream
in the store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Please Aldi, jeep stocking
this, it is fantastic - despite the fact that it is much more expensive in Ireland!<o:p></o:p></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span>Yesterday was Global Recycling Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I took great care at the end of my shop to
remove as much packaging as possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And then I looked around for a recycling bin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t see one, so I asked a staff member
where the recycling station was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently,
Aldi have never had recycling stations?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Is that correct?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Aldi shopping is
new to me so I’m not sure.</h4><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">So overall, a good shop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also picked up some growbags for €1.99.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I missed them in Lidl last week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had some success with vegetables last year
and will be trying again this year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">Food you have grown yourself
tastes much better, it is free from plastic and it is like printing your own
money.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;">Have a lovely day and look out
for our next shopping challenge!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will
be mixing things up a bit next week and it should be a lot of fun.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></p><br /><p></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-77631491225907238502021-03-18T23:31:00.001-07:002021-03-18T23:31:37.447-07:00Veganizing a recipe from the Aldi website - Banana and Oat Bread<p>I know everyone seemed to be making Banana Bread last year. I did a lot of baking at the start of the lockdowns but we didn't make banana bread. We made cakes and cookies and crusty breads and we usually eat out bananas before they go brown. But I missed these three and I didn't want to waste them.</p><p>Yesterday we did our supermarket challenge in Aldi again and I bought some dates there, I use dates a lot in cooking and baking and I wanted to try the Aldi dates.</p><p>I couldn't find a recipe on their website that was okay for vegans so I decided to take one and veganize it and also replace the sugar with dates. Easy! </p><p>Sugar Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free and Low Fat Banana Oat Bread</p><p>or</p><h3 style="text-align: left;">Delicious Banana Oat Bread</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v_SM2TdlAveA97udZIKeVmxHyg85z18DI3ZdBc-uncRj-H-osXW6f6NiCZbvB-5MUgjJ25Ot8aswuzKKSMPx_8h9DqOqe7RHML-UxHcNT3uxqXhzl_dMrPAwagqqkHymL15jm-Kw6tE/s1599/IMG-20210318-WA0016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="899" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v_SM2TdlAveA97udZIKeVmxHyg85z18DI3ZdBc-uncRj-H-osXW6f6NiCZbvB-5MUgjJ25Ot8aswuzKKSMPx_8h9DqOqe7RHML-UxHcNT3uxqXhzl_dMrPAwagqqkHymL15jm-Kw6tE/s320/IMG-20210318-WA0016.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Ingredients</h4><p>240g SR Flour</p><p>90g Oats</p><p>1 teaspoon baking powder</p><p>pinch of salt</p><p>150g dates</p><p>boiling water</p><p>1 teaspoon vanilla essence</p><p>3 or 4 mashed bananas</p><p>1 dessert spoon maple syrup</p><p>2 dessert spoons of oil - rapeseed or sunflower</p><p>Glaze</p><p>Maple syrup</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Equipment</h4><p>Mini-chopper/processor for blitzing the dates</p><p>2lb loaf tin</p><p>Lining paper</p><p><br /></p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Method</h4><p>Turn your oven on to Gas Mark 4</p><p>Cover the dates with boiling water and leave to soak while you </p><p>Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl</p><p>Mash the bananas with the vanilla essence, maple syrup.</p><p>Blitz the date and the water in the food processor</p><p>Add the dates to the banana mix</p><p>Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and add the wet mix.</p><p>Mix well. </p><p>Pour into the lined tin.</p><p>Bake for around 40 minutes. Cook to see if it is cooked through with a skewer. </p><p>Turn out from the tin and cool on a rack.</p><p>Glaze with maple syrup.</p><p>This slices well and is perfect with tea.</p><p><br /></p><p>Suggestions:</p><p>If I make it again, I will add cinnamon and some nuts</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmbCsB3_OgHQmIbAHla5TCbViRH6XqqDWoiuO3IF_uo4rojPpUCPgMxuCPm4NkWwaWKwzTHfjkvs1a0JetEllIXVsudfsrUPK857LXT2NdCpGJAfjWsCmz0oYsc6ITcHuQcMRu4k93bE/s4000/IMG_20210318_190918.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVmbCsB3_OgHQmIbAHla5TCbViRH6XqqDWoiuO3IF_uo4rojPpUCPgMxuCPm4NkWwaWKwzTHfjkvs1a0JetEllIXVsudfsrUPK857LXT2NdCpGJAfjWsCmz0oYsc6ITcHuQcMRu4k93bE/w180-h339/IMG_20210318_190918.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CMknJl9JbJe/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank">Check out the Instagram reel here!</a></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-13537835633470445542021-03-18T02:58:00.004-07:002021-03-18T22:49:40.918-07:00The best, the tastiest and the easiest brown soda bread recipe<p><br /></p><p>The Best Irish Soda Bread</p><p>This is my recipe - years of trial and error and it is the best soda bread and it is easy! Suitable for vegans and omnivores!</p><p>500g wholemeal flour</p><p>1 heaped teaspoon of bread soda - sieve this - this is important</p><p>1 teaspoon of salt</p><p>300ml of unsweetened soya milk</p><p>3-4 teaspoons of lemon juice</p><p>A baking tray, a little extra flour for shaping and baking</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU0Ao1z7T-PACJBf7_wpS7nucNPFGKl5pSk5PZquCuCkdiwYdYuKBNIUQSeWlEyInQcJ1hfeBgSUbC673NsZ28tVjNxnvoNKOuaLTJlXRolGYuYy93tpPtj6hCYssWrkx74kfzJCAwRo/s4000/IMG_20210317_130358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRU0Ao1z7T-PACJBf7_wpS7nucNPFGKl5pSk5PZquCuCkdiwYdYuKBNIUQSeWlEyInQcJ1hfeBgSUbC673NsZ28tVjNxnvoNKOuaLTJlXRolGYuYy93tpPtj6hCYssWrkx74kfzJCAwRo/s320/IMG_20210317_130358.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6e9xX2i_PT7NMHf-0lvUDRNGPpa8yfaRgEzsgGabbIiEOD1gNMRbqMj-frqWj3i_jvoxYIyvRdH6TmXfHnkIqEok4Wndh_DUkMurfE6_KYdVtFdoixFtQkR6FcY6iuGkHLjLpDbSCCI/s2466/IMG_20210317_122207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6e9xX2i_PT7NMHf-0lvUDRNGPpa8yfaRgEzsgGabbIiEOD1gNMRbqMj-frqWj3i_jvoxYIyvRdH6TmXfHnkIqEok4Wndh_DUkMurfE6_KYdVtFdoixFtQkR6FcY6iuGkHLjLpDbSCCI/s320/IMG_20210317_122207.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Method</p><p>Pour your soya milk into a jug and add the lemon juice. Watch it start to thicken.</p><p>Add dry ingredients to a bowl and mix them thoroughly. Remember to sieve the baking soda when you add it</p><p>Add the wet mix to the dry, by making a well in the centre of the dry mixture. Pour half the milk into the bowl and mix, then keep adding. You want a dough that you can work with, so not too wet. If it is too dry add a little more milk. </p><p>Turn out the dough and knead it into a round.</p><p>Flour the baking sheet a little.</p><p>Place on the baking sheet and score the top with a knife.</p><p>Bake for around 40 mins at 170C.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkjNqXsfaMEObYwL-6F7nJXate00dO_ZMW_H6aWJPtIc3B_XIebWBH_DRHlADR0g19MUaNcofoK79I5cJlOzQ1-GhfJp_IjpWHPsDrx4gGpOvrSSaxjsT9HqceYJJ9OfJsVbgbr4JnLI/s4000/IMG_20210317_122337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhkjNqXsfaMEObYwL-6F7nJXate00dO_ZMW_H6aWJPtIc3B_XIebWBH_DRHlADR0g19MUaNcofoK79I5cJlOzQ1-GhfJp_IjpWHPsDrx4gGpOvrSSaxjsT9HqceYJJ9OfJsVbgbr4JnLI/s320/IMG_20210317_122337.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-3473527968246033662021-03-11T04:26:00.003-08:002021-03-11T04:39:58.392-08:00Supermarket Challenge Week 3 - Lidl Dublin and Essex<p> <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Week 3 of our supermarket challenge</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;"> didn't quite work as planned. Maybe it was the weather, maybe it was because we changed the day - Wednesdays can be funny days, you never can tell with a Wednesday, the weekend is still a long way away and we aren't thinking about weekend food or relaxing. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mid-week is also the day before the special offers change in a lot of stores. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Our list was a bit different this week too because it contained a lot of the Veganuary specials, we wanted to see if they had been kept on. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">I wasn't sure if they had stocked them in Ireland at all because I stick to buying fruit, veg, carbs with some treats along the way as a rule. Even though, our shops weren’t a success in terms of getting the products, they were interesting shops as both @yesdaveitsvegan and I @louisamoss had very different experiences. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">Full disclosure, I love Lidl. I love Lidl because it's close-by. I love Lidl because they have good specials on fruit and veg that changeover every week, they have coconut stick ice-creams that are delicious and healthy, they have competitively- priced, quality dates and nuts. They have Fairtrade coffee and chocolate. I love Lidl because when I harass their customer service team they reply pronto and are generally helpful even if I'm being stroppy - yeah, it happens sometimes, I know it's hard to believe!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">*edited to add, another reason I love Lidl is because it was the first supermarket in Ireland to sell competitively priced tinned kidney beans way back in the early 2000s. I used to drive to their Mullingar store to stock up once a month. Then Tesco started selling them too. But thanks for that Lidl!*</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt;">So here is the list that we had this week.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwyj2d-vl0EcydMQz2_us389Ea5R2g9aDjWhSHAOldyHSSiXYPIk7ghTf4PWdDUrwqFkZPquSaszNIovhtxrEpkfCckvxDZ6WRAwuiKFyXvQap1P3StZU1LVN8_TAdyXyHz0Hm4mbPsU/s4000/IMG_20210310_084738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEwyj2d-vl0EcydMQz2_us389Ea5R2g9aDjWhSHAOldyHSSiXYPIk7ghTf4PWdDUrwqFkZPquSaszNIovhtxrEpkfCckvxDZ6WRAwuiKFyXvQap1P3StZU1LVN8_TAdyXyHz0Hm4mbPsU/s320/IMG_20210310_084738.jpg" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Almond
Milk - I managed to buy this and noticed that they had a new barista milk range
that I will go back for to try. I don't usually buy Almond Milk cos environment,
but I used this in the cauliflower soup I made yesterday, and it was
great. It cost €1.66 in Dublin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhmrPaxes5NrHZwIbdKKLYONXmvudN9VX9OZRjrpRN_1wrUKHOZ5wMxTda4hoJXVynK15WHwj3dxJ6kufH90kxzZqRjxMJK8zLeC8zDnJa_xxdApCFg_AavWAAWefbHqRiitwJhHfTFQ/s4000/IMG_20210310_123114.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhmrPaxes5NrHZwIbdKKLYONXmvudN9VX9OZRjrpRN_1wrUKHOZ5wMxTda4hoJXVynK15WHwj3dxJ6kufH90kxzZqRjxMJK8zLeC8zDnJa_xxdApCFg_AavWAAWefbHqRiitwJhHfTFQ/s320/IMG_20210310_123114.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8NcyezwUeRSqumosONNfxDz4dqnXvLFFOTyowdvax0K41jHy1UKHqhAwPYFMeTiqJHw51sRDTRgjhYwdRc8oLsN0wzmGUXNR6Knh25WvomFMH6OTwApvN-Sqh90zzOyJ5XBOKqeGBBc/s4000/IMG_20210310_105508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim8NcyezwUeRSqumosONNfxDz4dqnXvLFFOTyowdvax0K41jHy1UKHqhAwPYFMeTiqJHw51sRDTRgjhYwdRc8oLsN0wzmGUXNR6Knh25WvomFMH6OTwApvN-Sqh90zzOyJ5XBOKqeGBBc/s320/IMG_20210310_105508.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VtTtu1zM-rx0AXacFPrIabk4ILuQzyxp2NGCIqqy6QtZSNoeFJ08N9V5JEyc0Nwvxd4eiQDDHi-RPFxyfxscySaJx1rKZzSWC5LKP7tnVQi8UteFIm8-JMXlSJyPMrhYqnyOPVSDWWQ/s2048/IMG_20210311_121038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VtTtu1zM-rx0AXacFPrIabk4ILuQzyxp2NGCIqqy6QtZSNoeFJ08N9V5JEyc0Nwvxd4eiQDDHi-RPFxyfxscySaJx1rKZzSWC5LKP7tnVQi8UteFIm8-JMXlSJyPMrhYqnyOPVSDWWQ/s320/IMG_20210311_121038.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">I wasn't
sure what a Round Lettuce was. I Googled it and it seemed to be an
Iceberg lettuce, so that's what I bought. I should have rung my mum or
checked with Karen because it's what we call here 'Butterhead Lettuce'. Totally
lost in translation. Iceberg lettuce was 89cents.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ9hx-D6GbPZELlh0H_AYwqdmkn5wcgyut0ptOo1qdRTV-QkuJyUairQGfcvi25YboYEBw5Sf9p4M6_eUDHqZkcap4sx4caQ-dln9TNba7BRhiavTWm6LiZCEsfbNP27CwgwAgqigIY8/s2048/IMG_20210311_121002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ9hx-D6GbPZELlh0H_AYwqdmkn5wcgyut0ptOo1qdRTV-QkuJyUairQGfcvi25YboYEBw5Sf9p4M6_eUDHqZkcap4sx4caQ-dln9TNba7BRhiavTWm6LiZCEsfbNP27CwgwAgqigIY8/s320/IMG_20210311_121002.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Vegan
sausage rolls from the fridge section. They weren't available in either of the
stores but what I noticed when I went to look for them was that the vegan
section had been arranged nicely and there were loads of vegan burgers and
sausages and vegan meats. I was really impressed. There were quite a lot
of prepared salads too and the guacamole was marked vegan. Another win I
thought. Apparently, the UK store was not as well laid out in this
regard. Look at Ireland, Team UK!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">I looked
for a vegan ploughman's sandwich and couldn't find any sandwiches that were
suitable for vegans. There was one egg sandwich that might have been okay
for vegetarians. But poor selection really unless you like eating dead
chickens. It felt weird for me even looking through the sandwich
boxes. No sandwiches available for Karen either in Essex.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">*do other
vegans get sad walking round supermarkets and seeing dead animal body parts in
fridges being sold for as food? *</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Next on
the list was vegan coleslaw, I have bought this before to try it, but I make my
own coleslaw usually so it's not a regular on my shopping list. This
wasn't available in either store, despite the rest of the excellent salad range
in Lidl Dublin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Tawny
Tomatoes - I got them in Dublin, Karen couldn't get them in Essex. They
cost €2.19 for 250g. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2fzGpy4EKFUvLdEheLwGqiAh6tr7IrPACX9pc0B0nvdOu6_q5RHMB2KK6EdHWLdRyZhlHQKOumwymmUXw2bqje1rA8Fy0L93A__E0vPcNpFRMOHvyBCtnSi1CXiumfL7RdYElu-Aavw/s2048/IMG_20210311_120954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ2fzGpy4EKFUvLdEheLwGqiAh6tr7IrPACX9pc0B0nvdOu6_q5RHMB2KK6EdHWLdRyZhlHQKOumwymmUXw2bqje1rA8Fy0L93A__E0vPcNpFRMOHvyBCtnSi1CXiumfL7RdYElu-Aavw/s320/IMG_20210311_120954.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Neither
of us managed to get the vegan berry ice-cream, sadly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Cherries
- the only item we both managed to buy and what a difference in price. Sorry,
there's no pic. I've already eaten them! Delicious but they would
have tasted nicer if they were 99p instead of €2.79.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">However,
the cherries were on offer in the UK, and they weren't in Ireland. So,
you know, maybe they wouldn't normally be that much more expensive here.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Lidl
Ireland had different offers and they were good offers, so I bought the lot and
wish I'd bought more.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TzMzLjTDsMNQOICqI9ejo2_W4WvzzxugexrGGwG_9tfa27q8nxHxqFEUJIWkUzK7uiQkRVWqm5laMQYJZGq7Kiv_g30ryHNP7gC6aMrX0yXTtkYpKnzh2twq7iO4UhRvJ6iuc6UhH8g/s2048/IMG_20210311_120946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-TzMzLjTDsMNQOICqI9ejo2_W4WvzzxugexrGGwG_9tfa27q8nxHxqFEUJIWkUzK7uiQkRVWqm5laMQYJZGq7Kiv_g30ryHNP7gC6aMrX0yXTtkYpKnzh2twq7iO4UhRvJ6iuc6UhH8g/s320/IMG_20210311_120946.jpg" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">1kg
rooster potatoes, celeriac, 250g baby plum tomatoes, 6 golden delicious apples,
bag of pears, organic beetroot all for 49cents each. I used 4 packets of
the tomatoes for the soup I have made today, and they have cooked beautifully,
soup is deep red and gorgeous tasting. Please bring these back on special
Lidl!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBigokzzs3W9b7Jr2QKdr8kGz_CR1oZ935Xk0YaJvbm4H564kb4KZiFeFe_WeGZ8p0XLNyhDrTr8kpBmJHjnX_dBvs_hwkFt5I44L4tSbC4auPv2UZqFwbRtEQ32hLqMaQvU_ZkX516c/s4000/IMG_20210311_095738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBigokzzs3W9b7Jr2QKdr8kGz_CR1oZ935Xk0YaJvbm4H564kb4KZiFeFe_WeGZ8p0XLNyhDrTr8kpBmJHjnX_dBvs_hwkFt5I44L4tSbC4auPv2UZqFwbRtEQ32hLqMaQvU_ZkX516c/s320/IMG_20210311_095738.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Lidl also
had fresh herbs on offer - 59 cents instead of 99, so I stocked up on
them. I also had some Lidl vouchers to use from their app so got some
blueberries for €1. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IE;">Both
Karen and I both bought the new Lidl vegan friendly beauty products.
These deserve a whole post of their own. Thanks, Lidl Ireland, for
confirming that all their own brand products are cruelty free. We love
this! I like that the products are marked 'Vegan Friendly' as opposed to
'Vegan'. I think it demonstrates an understanding of the vegan
philosophy. Well done Lidl. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXCmr4OugNC8iwyCevuKqLDpA39vGVzhQw5IlU6kfiWd86uq-F1BnQ89Y3wt9E3UqxutDgp3AUmlulh7beoeCON6M3-g7co5a-lRPkZz7NOxawIudNXr25fx4nHKlaVgjlD5x4fL5Bi0/s2048/IMG_20210311_121020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSXCmr4OugNC8iwyCevuKqLDpA39vGVzhQw5IlU6kfiWd86uq-F1BnQ89Y3wt9E3UqxutDgp3AUmlulh7beoeCON6M3-g7co5a-lRPkZz7NOxawIudNXr25fx4nHKlaVgjlD5x4fL5Bi0/s320/IMG_20210311_121020.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>@yesdaveitsvegan and @louisamoss will be back with a different shopping list to Lidl next week so we can do a proper price compare. </p><p>If you spot any good offers, please let me know!</p><p>Here's the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tv/CMPZ9_rpk7O/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">link to our IGTV chat </a>about the shop</p><p>Here's the link to our instagram pages - give us a follow!</p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/louisamoss/" target="_blank">louisamoss</a></p><p>@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/yesdaveitsvegan/">yesdaveitsvegan</a></p><p>Join us for out IGTV Live next Thursday! Look out for the time on our IGs. See ya then!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-131060730453740962.post-69824865239917288882021-03-11T03:26:00.001-08:002021-03-11T03:26:13.297-08:00Cauliflower and Almond Soup<h1 style="text-align: left;"> Cauliflower and Almond Soup</h1><div>by Louisa Moss</div><div>4 servings</div><div>Gluten free, Suitable for vegans, this soup looks elegant</div><div>Easy recipe</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp649nZXX_ToFendTwehPTbgx907dfk-rD1-5NrbFHEBy6U_h0IZbPwYwbrg2uCLjjIcS29CY_1Jiw06zEDqc7u26N6phQXRltxTZdL9uoLVDFw2w1yeb1ebcVlX6PNkpIoP_vRrrT5o/s4000/IMG_20210310_123114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp649nZXX_ToFendTwehPTbgx907dfk-rD1-5NrbFHEBy6U_h0IZbPwYwbrg2uCLjjIcS29CY_1Jiw06zEDqc7u26N6phQXRltxTZdL9uoLVDFw2w1yeb1ebcVlX6PNkpIoP_vRrrT5o/s320/IMG_20210310_123114.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Ingredients</h4><p>1 onion, chopped</p><p>a couple of cloves of garlic, chopped</p><p>a cauliflower broken into florets</p><p>100g split red lentils, rinsed</p><p>1 medium potato</p><p>water</p><p>almond milk - we used about half a litre</p><p>salt and pepper</p><p>chives</p><h4 style="text-align: left;">Method</h4><div>Add chopped onions to the pot and saute in a little water</div><div>Add the garlic and stir for a minute</div><div>Add the cauliflower, potato and lentils</div><div>Add enough water to almost cover the vegetables, around 3/4 of the way - if you are using an Instant Pot. If you are using a saucepan, add enough water to the reach the top of the vegetables.</div><div>Add salt.<br />Set the Instant Pot to HP for 8 minutes. Then QPR.</div><div>Saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 25 minutes.</div><div>Blitz with a hand blender.</div><div>Add almond milk to reach the desired consistency. Adjust seasoning to taste</div><div>Serve with fresh chives and enjoy! </div><div><br /></div>Louisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07650259816887550169noreply@blogger.com0