Best new vegan snack

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I’ve found them. You can all sop looking now.

Here are the best new vegan snacks in the UK.

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How much glory can there be in one photo?!

These packets were picked up by my greedy fingers yesterday during Vegfest Scotland when I saw them hiding away on the Alternative Stores stand.

I almost couldn’t believe my eyes.

I’m very familiar with this brand due to their hummus and quinoa chips, but I didn’t even know these puffs existed.

Where else have you seen these? Can I buy them in any other places apart from Alternative Stores?

You can order your own packets for home delivery from the Alternative Stores online shop.

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Vegan treats for dogs

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This is a short post but a super cute post.

How about treating the dog(s) in your life to these gorgeous homemade vegan treats by Kira’s Krunchies?

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Kira’s Krunchies is an independent company baking, freshly packing and sending out plant-based dog treats from their home to furry friends all over the UK.

They currently have some exclusive Christmas product lines, so I can’t see ANY reason why the dog in your life shouldn’t have a few bags in their stocking this year.

These gorgeous crunchy bites look so good, I’d be struggling not to eat them myself!

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Look at those peanut butter bones!

Do two nice things today.

Support an independent vegan business AND get the dog of your life some tasty treats.

Order on the Kira’s Krunchies website, like them on Facebook and follow on Instagram or Twitter.

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Pizza crunch done vegan

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I thought I had seen it all when it comes to vegan junk food.

I was wrong.

There is a dish in Glasgow known as pizza crunch. This outrageous food invention involves taking a slice of pizza, covering it in chip shop batter and deep frying it.

Yes, deep fried battered pizza. And of course you can now get a vegan version of this ‘dish’ that I’m told is mostly loved by people who have been drinking for a few hours.

Check out the vegan pizza crunch I got my hands on at Mono in Glasgow yesterday.


What do you think? Please take note of the hand cut chips and pickled onion rounding this out to a complete meal. LOL!

If that is not enough for you, Josh and I sampled a few other delicacies as well including the bánh mì and the to-fish and chips.

Mono have certainly got vegan comfort food down to a fine art.

Bánh mì at @monoglasgow is beautiful. #glasgow #vegan

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The to-fish and chips at @monoglasgow seriously on POINT today. 🎯 #vegan

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What do you think? Would the pizza crunch make your ‘must try’ list? Do you like the look of the to-fish?

Like Mono on Facebook.

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Revisiting an old favourite

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Longtime readers of my blog will know how much I love the northern city of Leeds. Last night Josh and I found ourselves staying with a friend as we passed through overnight on our way to Vegfest Scotland. What better way to spend our 12-hour stopover then getting delicious vegan takeaway from one of my favourite Leeds restaurants?

The Grove Café has an extensive vegan menu which I’ve talked about previously. Last night we went a bit overboard and ordered the following: vegan cheeseburger and fries, naan bread, onion bhajis, mushroom rice, basmati rice, saag aloo, tarka dahl, chana masala and pasanda curry. Phew! Check out the photo from my Instagram feed which shows the amazing spread that we enjoyed:

Visit The Grove Café online

Extra note: this photo originally appeared in my Instagram feed.

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Vegan cakes at London markets

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I just got the best kind of email you can hope to receive. It was all about vegan cake.

There is a gorgeous vegan baking business in London called Vegan Delice and what they are putting out into the world deserves to be celebrated.

Check out some of these treats.

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I’m not sure about you, but there isn’t anything pictured above of which I wouldn’t eat at least two.

It’s all so dreamy.

I asked Chantal at Vegan Delice what goes on over at her baking headquarters and she said:

Passionate about the pleasure that my customers will feel when they are tasting my bakes, I ensure that the most important ingredient, ‘LOVE’ is always my present.

I take the time to make a lot of ingredients from scratch, such as my vanilla paste as its genuinely important to me that the products are 100% vegan, I also make my own raw chocolate that tastes similar to OMBAR (my inspiration) and I use this in a lot of my bakes to add a luxurious flavour.

I specialise in vegan cupcakes, doughnuts, cookies, as well as Cypriot style baked goods too. They are made from organic and locally sourced produce were available. I also include a sugar free, gluten free, and soy free range.

Do you like what you see and hear?

Vegan Delice will be trading at the Tottenham Green Market on December 3, 11 and 18, 2016 and at the Myddleton Road Festival on December 4, 2016.

Keep track of Vegan Delice via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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Make frijoles charros

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of cooked black beans 1 cup sliced vegan sausage 1⁄2 cup of seitan
  • 1⁄2 cup of sliced vegan ham
  • 1 cup of sliced mushrooms
  • 1 Morita chile
  • 1 can of dark beer
  • Fresh coriander/cilantro, chopped onion and avocado to serve

Makes approximately four cups/serves four

Instructions:

  • Heat two tablespoons of vegetable oil in a large, deep frying pan and add mushrooms
  • Soften over a medium/high flame then add the vegan meats
  • Cook for a further few minutes until hot, then add the beer and the chile
  • Cook on a high heat for approximately 10 minutes
  • Add the beans and their liquid, turn heat to medium and cook for a further 10 minutes
  • Serve in a bowl topped with onion, avocado and coriander/cilantro

Serve on its own or as a starter. Perfect for cold winter nights!

Recipe and photo remain property of Sean O’Callaghan and Julio Alcantara and may not be reproduced without permission. © fatgayvegan.com

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Now available to mainland UK

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Here are two pieces of HUGE news in one blog post.

Part one:

Adored vegan meat company Moodley Manor is now shipping to mainland UK customers. Their sausages, bacon and burgers have been firm favourites in Ireland (where they are made) and Northern Ireland for a while, but now the rest of us can enjoy the taste loved by so many.

Click here to visit the website and place an order for delivery.

News part two:

In an FGV exclusive, Moodley Manor is heading to London to trade at my very first Vegan Christmas Market.

Ais and Gav will be packing up the van and heading across the water to delight crowds on Saturday December 17, 2016. Market shoppers will be able to buy packs of bacon, sausages and burgers, as well as the lauded Moodley roast that by all accounts is massive and delicious.

Bring a shopping bag because you are going to want to stock up in a serious way.

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I’m am absolutely stoked to have Moodley Manor at my event. I will be buying two of everything. And I’m even happier to know that anyone in the UK not able to make it along to the Vegan Christmas Market in London will be able to order their own goodies online.

And just a extra sliver of exciting news, Moodley Manor will also be selling their famed garlic mayo at my event and online. I love that the jar claims it is perfect with chips! I will be putting that to the test.

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Are you excited?

Follow Moodley Manor on Facebook and Twitter.

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Vegan fudge alert

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Here is the news that every sweet-obsessed vegan has been waiting to read.

Fudge superstars Scoff are returning to the world for a limited Christmas run and you can get involved by ordering your very own supply.

If you don’t remember Scoff, the independent food company was loved for their delicious and truly mouthwatering fudge sold mainly via a stall in Brixton. Every single piece of sugary delight was flawless.

Owner and fudge creator Jane scaled back the business due to demands of having to move house and care for twin babies (I’m certain the babies are the hard part!), but she is now ready to dive back into fudge production with a limited festive run available for postal delivery.

I cannot stress enough how amazing this fudge is. You MUST buy some.

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The line up of flavours this festive season includes:

  • Classic vanilla fudge
  • Chocolate fudge
  • Cherry brandy fudge
  • Chocolate orange fudge
  • “Baileys” fudge
  • White chocolate and raspberry fudge

You can buy these flavours in mixed 12 and 24 piece boxes, or if you only fancy certain flavours you can buy individual bags of each.

You need to order online by December 16, 2016 and your fudge delivery will arrive before Christmas.

Enjoy! Follow Scoff on Facebook and Twitter.

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Festive vegan cheese delivery

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This deal is going to FLY out, so please be quick if you want this limited vegan cheese delivery.

My pal Steph is a top chef. Everything she makes is tasty, but it is her vegan cheeses that set her apart from the rest. She carefully handcrafts exquisite artisan cheeses that never fail to impress.

And now you can be one of a very few people to get your hands on one of her limited edition Christmas cheese boxes.

Here is the deal.

Steph is selling these amazing cheeses together in a limited edition collection as a festive special. The four handmade cheeses are:

Stilton Style with Cranberry
White Stilton Style with Fig & Apricot
Onion & Chive Cheddar Style
Merry Berry (A Mixed Berry White Cheddar Style)

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Each festive cheese box you will also contain a surprise gift and a personal card from Steph. The cards are illustrated by Steph’s friend Rebecca Lehman who is a vegan artist.

Now the bit where you have to hurry.

There are only 50 Boxes available for purchase at the Animal Aid Christmas Fayre next weekend in Kensington. If you are heading to this huge London event, get in early and head straight to Steph’s Ponga Foods stand.

Or…

If you are nowhere near this show in London, Steph has saved 30 festive vegan cheese boxes for postal delivery. You need to email pongafoods@gmail.com to get hold of one for £35 (this includes delivery if needed!). They are being sent out after the 12th of December so you will get them in plenty of time for any festivities that are taking place in your part of the world.

What are you waiting for? Email Steph now to get your special vegan cheese delivery for just £35.

You should also follow Ponga Foods on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Vegan store in Sydney

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I used to live in Sydney, Australia and back in the day it was OK for vegan stuff. I was never overwhelmed by plant-based situations but you had vegan options and a lot of the options were pretty darn good.

It seems that since I’ve abandoned Australian shores many years ago, Sydney has really started to transform into a world class vegan hot spot.

My buddy Kay just arrived to the Australian harbour-side city for a job assignment and she was quick to send me these photos of the 100% vegan grocery store down there called The Cruelty Free Shop.

Wanna see what it looks like inside?

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That’s a good looking vegan shop.

The company also has outlets in Melbourne, the Australian capital Canberra and my hometown of Brisbane. The do a roaring trade online as well if people can’t access those physical shops.

Before I inundate you with the rest of the photos, I wanna ask you to follow The Cruelty Free Shop on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. If you are ever around that part of the world, be sure to check them out for groceries, clothing, shoes, toiletries and more.

Thanks for the photos, Kay. Let’s get stuck in!

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