Omg I didn't consider dumplings! Great call, now I'm considering this again
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Refuse!My local store refuses to make a flat white with oat milk. Only place I've ever really had an issue with that request. Their loss as I go to the Starbucks up the road. Take that capitalism!
I love making a butternut squash curry in the slow cooker. And it's one of the few meals my fussy kids Hoover up without too much question!
Google the Tinned Tomato blog. She's veggie but does lots of recipes suitable for vegans. There's a fairly decent slow cooking section that includes that butternut squash recipe I mentioned above
Crikey. What a bunch of arseholes!
Costa in Ireland is the same. They used to use Oatly Barista, now they use some disgusting sickly sweet oat milk that leaves an aftertaste. It’s such a pity, as I love the coffee but the milk ruins it.
Costa is dire nowadays. The soya milk they switched to tastes awful and they charge extra for the other, decent plant milks, so a coconut latte with a syrup costs over £4. I try to avoid them now anyway because the service at some stores is terrible.
It was one of the strangest experiences I've had.
Me: Hi, can I have an oat milk flat white please?
Barista: *hard stare* You mean a latte with oat milk?
Me: *thinking No I bleeping don't* No, a flat white with oat milk. Please.
Barista: *continues hard stare*
Me: *sighs* Yes, all right then.
I had a train to catch and could feel the queue behind me getting pissed off. But yes, it was bizarre. And it happened earlier this year, not like a decade again when I first went vegan.
What an absolute prick
i know it’s such a shame because in the winter the only thing to drink is tea and begrudge paying their prices. I don’t even find the frappes there nice. I muxh Pr
I make everything in mine I’ve never had anything too mushy (besides pasta but I like it soft so no big deal). green lentils I find hold their form well. I’ve never had mushy beans either though. I make a lovely slow cooker stroganoff if I do say so myself
So pleased that Bourneville fingers are accidentally vegan again! Make sure you check you're not getting old stock 
This might not be the right thread to ask on, but I’m not sure if there’s a more suitable one.
For those who have younger vegan kids (mine is a preschooler), what do you send in a packed lunch? It seems like everything he likes / eats has nuts in it! He also won’t eat sandwiches (except pb ones
).
For those who have younger vegan kids (mine is a preschooler), what do you send in a packed lunch? It seems like everything he likes / eats has nuts in it! He also won’t eat sandwiches (except pb ones
).Mine are 9 and 11. They'll have quorn ham/chicken slice sandwich, cold chicken nugget and salad wraps, tomato pasta, sausage rolls. Then some veg with hummus, falafel/pakora, fruit, soya yoghurt, crisps and a snack (malt loaf, party rings, jammy dodgers)This might not be the right thread to ask on, but I’m not sure if there’s a more suitable one.
For those who have younger vegan kids (mine is a preschooler), what do you send in a packed lunch? It seems like everything he likes / eats has nuts in it! He also won’t eat sandwiches (except pb ones
Thanks @Jc456 … that’s helpful. I do send warm pasta (he won’t eat tomato sauce though
) or Mexican rice in a thermos, or chicken nuggets / burger / veggie pudding with some bread and butter separately. He’ll eat some veg and fruit, and soy yoghurt, raisins, etc.I’m mostly struggling with less processed protein sources for him. He won’t touch Quorn slices, hummus (except the one from the local cafe which has nuts in it!), or falafels. He’s gone off tofu lately and he used to love it.
I’m hoping he grows out of this picky phase soon!
If he's got a thermos would he have anything like soup, Dahl, stew and dumplings?Thanks @Jc456 … that’s helpful. I do send warm pasta (he won’t eat tomato sauce though
I’m mostly struggling with less processed protein sources for him. He won’t touch Quorn slices, hummus (except the one from the local cafe which has nuts in it!), or falafels. He’s gone off tofu lately and he used to love it.
I’m hoping he grows out of this picky phase soon!
No, nothing “wet” or saucy really. He is *really* picky!
Maybe a silly question but does he like wraps?Thanks @Jc456 … that’s helpful. I do send warm pasta (he won’t eat tomato sauce though
I’m mostly struggling with less processed protein sources for him. He won’t touch Quorn slices, hummus (except the one from the local cafe which has nuts in it!), or falafels. He’s gone off tofu lately and he used to love it.
I’m hoping he grows out of this picky phase soon!
No, no wraps or rolls. He likes oat cakes or rice cakes, but only with peanut butter which isn’t allowed. I’m going to try that nut-free nut butter but I’m fairly sure he won’t like it because it seems like quite a ‘dry’ texture and he prefers the oily nut butters like Meridian
I’ve tried sending sandwiches, assuming/hoping he would eat them if the other kids in class did, but he wouldn’t and then was grumpy and hungry at pickup.
if he likes pasta could you get him high protein pasta? Would that be something he would eat? I got the lentil one from Tesco and I personally couldn’t tell the differenceNo, no wraps or rolls. He likes oat cakes or rice cakes, but only with peanut butter which isn’t allowed. I’m going to try that nut-free nut butter but I’m fairly sure he won’t like it because it seems like quite a ‘dry’ texture and he prefers the oily nut butters like Meridian
I’ve tried sending sandwiches, assuming/hoping he would eat them if the other kids in class did, but he wouldn’t and then was grumpy and hungry at pickup.
Yes! I had been mixing 50:50 regular and chickpea pasta for a couple of weeks but I forgot about that somewhere along the way. Will do that again. Thanks @shadowcat5
I really like Zenb's yellow pea pasta range and all of Explore Cuisine's bean-based pasta (the green pea/chickpea fusilis are great). Mr Organic also do some good chickpea/red lentil-based "rice" which I like using in risottos or stews. Also like using Profusion Organic's pea & fava-based protein chunks and mince. It's like TVP so good in soups/stews to absorb flavours. Hope this helps!Yes! I had been mixing 50:50 regular and chickpea pasta for a couple of weeks but I forgot about that somewhere along the way. Will do that again. Thanks @shadowcat5
What about pumpkin seed butter? It's our standard one at home and I make it myself. Just lightly roast them until the seeds are shiny (oils come out) and then, excuse the technical wording, blend them to duck.No, no wraps or rolls. He likes oat cakes or rice cakes, but only with peanut butter which isn’t allowed. I’m going to try that nut-free nut butter but I’m fairly sure he won’t like it because it seems like quite a ‘dry’ texture and he prefers the oily nut butters like Meridian
I’ve tried sending sandwiches, assuming/hoping he would eat them if the other kids in class did, but he wouldn’t and then was grumpy and hungry at pickup.
Great idea - I’ll give it a try and see
Thanks a million for this - I’ll keep an eye out for these pasta / rice brands!