Day 12 - vegan extravaganza!

Today's post is a joint effort - tonight we're at Kirsty's house having a delicious vegan feast! Almost fully converted :D

Kate's solo entry

So this morning got off to a good start with a delicious breakfast of avocado and scrambled tofu (thank you Neil!)

Then another hot yoga session before heading over to Kirsty's for tea. Again felt quite invigorated during and after the yoga - more so than usual?

Kirsty's solo entry

Well, I am in total shock.  Had the most delicious lunch at pizza express today.  Feel almost teary writing about it.  I ordered the pianta gluten free pizza.  It had spinach, chestnut mushrooms, pine kernels and artichoke on a spicy arrabbiata base.  It was mighty fine and I'm actually starting to believe that Veganism could be a way of life (for some people).  Here's my best favourite...

Joint Effort

So, let's begin with dinner.  This afternoon I started by making the dough for my naan breads.  Actually this is a lie, I started by visiting a Chinese supermarket in Glasgow.  I got to know one of the ladies so well that Cammy was waving bye bye to her when we left. Picked up a few goodies for my Thai Yellow Curry with brown rice from Honestly Healthy.  I took the naan recipe from Gluten-Free-Vegan-Girl.  Basically a mixture of rice and buckwheat flours plus dates and creamed coconut added to yeast.  Heavier and denser than normal naan, however Kate recommended adding Nigella seeds at the final hour and this added flavour.  Good mopping up ingredient.  The curry was a real hit!  Made my own thai curry paste then added this is to loads of veg- aubergine, yellow peppers, asparagus, mange tout then piled in some coconut milk.  Finished off with sesame seeds and a splash of tamari.  We washed it down with vegan white wine from South Africa and a cheeky vegan beer.  Loving life!

Kirsty's curry was awesome:

And then for pudding we had our vegan banoffee pie - check out this beast!!

Not the most delicate of confections perhaps but considering it's totally gluten, refined sugar and dairy free it is a pretty impressive approximation of the old classic. We think 8/10.  The 'cream' is whipped frozen coconut cream with vanilla extract. Still does slightly taste of coconut in an incongruous way but overall - pretty damn good.  It actually felt like a 'proper' pudding. And lots of leftovers too! Thank you gluten-free-vegan-girl!

In general this weekend were both feeling a lot more upbeat and positive about the whole vegan thing. Not sure if it's because we've had a bit more time to adapt? Also it's been great meeting up today and sharing a delicious vegan dinner :D.