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Veganism:
[T]he word “veganism” denotes a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude — as far as is possible and practical — all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals for food, clothing or any other purpose; and by extension, promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals and the environment. In dietary terms it denotes the practice of dispensing with all products derived wholly or partly from animals
This blog is all about a book written by Leah Leneman called Vegan Cooking for One. This book introduced the concept of how to eat a consistently vegan diet to me, although I would only consider myself a semi-vegan, this book has been invaluable as an aide to planning and cooking good quality vegan food on a regular basis.
The book is broken down into 18 different weekly menus. Nine of them are Spring/Summer and the other nine are Autumn/Winter. Each one of these weekly menus is subdivided into nine recipes:
- Five quick and easy recipes (Monday to Friday)
- Two lunches (Saturday and Sunday)
- One dinner that takes longer to prepare (Sunday dinner)
- One desert (Sunday dinner)
The most impressive thing about this book is that it gives you a weekly shopping list which is then used up by the menus across the week. Anyone who has regularly cooked for one for any length of time, will acknolwedge that using up all the ingredients you buy without eating leftovers for two or three days, is a significant challenge.
This blog will detail the cost, quality, appearance, taste and culinary expertise needed to make each of the recipes in the book. I will start out with a photograph of all the food from a shop, and then break that down into pre-cooking and post-cooking with a desription of how it tasted afterwards.
Bon appetit!
