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21 May: Healthy eating on a budget

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You are invited to another 3 Valley Vegans cookery demo.

Healthy eating on a budget (flyer)

Healthy eating on a budget

Learn how to make nutritional and tasty meals for less. Enjoy taste testers throughout the evening. We will have an opportunity to share tips about eating healthily while saving money.

Limited places are available! Book now: kim@3valleyvegns.org.uk

  • Free entry
  • Gluten-free options
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Burnley Road, main roundabout in Todmorden

Funded by Todmorden Town Council and 3 Valley Vegans.

budget cookery demo

Review, by Phil D

Meet new people, learn some things and get free food; what more could you ask for from an evening out?

Healthy Eating on a Budget was the first 3 Vally Vegans event I have attended and I’m happy to say I’m sure to come back again.

The cookery demo had a variety of interesting dishes being prepared by Hillary, Kim, Rob and Sandy with each of them sharing their own insights into how to eat healthy while not spending a fortune.

The hosts presented great tasting vegan dishes such as mushroom risotto, vegetable stir fry and lentil dahl with plenty of useful hints and tips, even for those meat-eaters present who were looking to start ditching the dairy as well as helpful dietary guidance for the recently converted like myself. Even the vegan veterans in the audience got a few “I never knew that!” moments of culinary inspiration. Personally I was most tempted to try the homemade oat mylk (astonishingly easy) and frozen banana-based “nIce cream”, while other audience members were keen to start wild foraging for dandelions and lovage for their next salad. Free recipe cards and leaflets to take made it even easier to try out these new ideas at home.

With a welcoming and inclusive vibe, audience participation through sharing recipe tips and a great debate on how exactly do you pronounce “tabbouleh”, this evening was fun and informative and I look forward to the next event.

 

Starters and soups

Soup pot luck – a wide selection of flavours at low cost

On 2 October 2015 we showed the film Cowspiracy. In the interval, a selection of soups were offered to the audience, made by some of the volunteers in the group.

  • Minestrone
  • Broth
  • Garden vegetable
  • Spicy tortilla
  • Raw vegetable

Soup is one of the easiest vegan dishes to make, and it can go a very long way with very money. This broad selection covered various cuisines, such as Mexican, French and a raw dish (kept under 40°C to preserve the most nutrition).

Cowspiracy soup pot luck

Sauces and condiments

Favourite Cheese Sauce Recipe (vg, gf, oil-free option, nut-free option, customisable)

If you enjoyed eating mac and cheese at the vegan cheese cookery demo last week, here is the recipe for the sauce.

Mac and cheese

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The other night I did my first ever cookery demo, and I loved it.  Probably mainly because I managed to crowbar in some cheese jokes.

When I became vegan, I accepted the ‘truth’ that I would never enjoy mac n cheese again, never again make cheese jokes… How wrong I was. This is my favourite comfort food which also doubles as a carb-loading meal the night before a race, but isn’t as stodgy as a non-vegan version, plus you get one of your five-a-day!

Q: “How does Spanish vegan cheese introduce itself?” A: “Soy cheeze!” 

This recipe is completely flexible; you can use pumpkin or potatoes and carrots instead of the squash, or miss out literally any of the ingredients (although not all!) and it’ll still work – you can even substitute the mylk for water. So don’t worry if you’re missing an item or two from the list…

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Desserts

Raw vegan cheesecake, as shown at Vegan cheese cookery demo

Ingredients

Base:
  • Walnuts – 1 cup.
  • Dates – 1 cup.
  • Almonds -1/4 cup
Cheesecake:
  • Presoaked Cashews – 2 cups.
  • Lemon juice – 1/2 cup
  • Coconut milk – 1/2 cup.
  • Maple syrup – 1/2 cup
  • Vanilla extract – 2 tsp
  • Coconut oil – 1/3 cup
Topping:
  • Fruit – (frozen or fresh)
  • Coconut oil -1/4 cup
  • Maple syrup – 1/4 cup

Method

  1. Soak cashews over night or for a few hours.
  2. Blitz base ingredients in food processor. Press into a spring form tin. Add a little water or melted coconut oil if necessary to help the base come together. Put in freezer for 15 minutes.
  3. In blender blend cheesecake ingredients together. Remove base from freezer and spread the cheesecake filling onto base. Freeze until firm (half hour).
  4. Blend the fruit topping and pour on top. Back in freezer for half hour.

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3 Nov: #WorldVeganMonth gig with @LazloBaby in #Todmorden

World Vegan Month animationWorld Vegan Month 2017

This November, 3 Valley Vegans hosts a gig to celebrate World Vegan Month, supported by the Vegan Society.

Featuring balkan gypsy folk band LAZLO BABY and supported by local acts including PHIL REED (from Tod Folk Fest 2015) and STEVE ‘MANIFOLD’ ANDERSON.

Added to the bill is a short-but-sweet performance from Irish singer TRIXXI CORISH.

> Book your tickets online now! 

“Hailing from Eastern Stockport, Lazlo Baby bring you Balkan folksy ska with high octane exuberance. Whilst dabbling in the delights that klezmer, gypsy and trad Irish music have to offer, Lazlo Baby stitch together pounding melodies that’ll clobber you with their enthusiastic brouhaha.”

Lazlo Baby photo
Featuring balkan gypsy folk band LAZLO BABY

“Be whisked away by Phil Reed as he plays haunting traditional Irish melodies over live percussive and harmonious loops.”

Phil Reed photo
Supported by local acts including PHIL REED…

“Enjoy Steve ‘Manifold’ Anderson playing and singing finger picking country blues songs of the Broonzy, Willie McTell era.”

Steve 'Manifold' Anderson
…and STEVE ‘MANIFOLD’ ANDERSON

“Ease into the Irish section of the evening with the delightful voice of Trixxi Corish, straight from the Trades Club in Hebden Bridge.”

Trixxi Corish
Extra guest appearance by TRIXXI CORISH

Hot food will be available at the historic and accessible Fielden Centre in Todmorden. Gluten-free options available. Bring your own beer.

  • Friday 3 November 2017, doors open 7pm
  • Fielden Centre, Ewood Road, Todmorden OL14 7DD
  • By train: Northern Manchester Victoria/Leeds or Blackburn to Todmorden
  • By bus: 592 (First) from Halifax, Burnley or Todmorden to Tod High School
  • Tickets £5 or £8* with hot meal (gluten-free option available)

Places are limited: > Book your tickets online now!