PlantBased November 2021

It’s official, we’re in full festive mode here at PBHQ. For me, as soon as my mid-month birthday is out of the way, Christmas is fair game. I’m cueing up my favourite Christmas films (It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas and Carol, amongst others), finding the best seasonal playlists on Spotify, and of course, starting to make foodie plans for the most decadent of celebrations. The November issue of PlantBased feels like the perfect time for us to start our countdown to Christmas; we’re letting you know what should be on your shopping list, sharing some amazing advent calendars, and also providing some recipes for you to start making edible gifts – the best presents are always homemade! With Diwali on the horizon, we’re also hoping to inspire you with recipes for…

Liverpool Football Club (liverpoolfc.com) has teamed up with Quorn to introduce a meat-free pie to its match day offerings at home stadium Anfield. The steak pie, a perennial English football favourite, has been updated with a Quorn filling, a swap that research shows could cut over 100 tonnes of carbon emissions in just one game, if all spectators made the change. Former Liverpool FC players John Barnes and Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock launched the new pie at Liverpool’s game against Burnley in August, and took to the streets ahead of the game in a match day pie van. A poll of 2000 football fans has revealed that 16 million pies are eaten in an average Premier League season, but 66 per cent said that they had never tried a vegan or vegetarian alternative. Gill…

Vegan Diwali Feast 6th November – Online – £20 Join Made in Hackney for a Zoom event to celebrate Diwali; community food service head chef Sareta Puri will demonstrate how to make authentic Indian festival and party foods. madeinhackney.org Norwich Vegans Christmas Market 7th November – The Forum – Free Start your Christmas shopping early with a market filled with food, homewares, clothing, eco-friendly items and much more. norwichvegans.co.uk Glasgow Vegan Market 21st November – Drygate – £3 This bi-monthly event returns with sweet treats, vegan information, vegan food pop-ups, eco-friendly beauty demos, and an on-site bar. @generationveg_…

With a rich, savoury taste, shiitake mushrooms are a common ingredient in cooking; their earthy flavour make them a great substitute for meat products in a variety of dishes. Primarily cultivated in Japan, they grow on the decaying wood of deciduous trees. Shiitake mushrooms can be purchased either fresh or dried, with the dried version packing a more intense flavour. If adding to a soup, the dried mushrooms can be added in directly, but with other recipes they need to be softened in hot water before using. Shiitakes are low in calories, and contain good amounts of fibre and some B vitamins. They have compounds that help lower cholesterol, meaning that they may help to boost heart health. 1 LillyPuds Premium Vegan and Gluten-Free Christmas Pudding Made using vine fruits, apples, apricots, almonds and…

Leading plant-based baby and toddler meal provider Mamamade (mamamadefood.com) is now available on rapid, on-demand grocery delivery service Gorillas. The partnership aims to make healthy and nutritious meals for toddlers more accessible and available to busy parents, by delivering Mamamade’s range of flash frozen meals in under ten minutes. All meals in the range are plant-based, made using 100 per cent organic ingredients, and are free from the top 8 allergens, including milk, soya and peanuts. The range is made up of Lentil Shepherd’s Pie, Kale Pesto Pasta, Lentil Veggie Bites, and Banana Oat Pancakes. Sophie Baron, founder of Mamamade, said: “Currently in the baby food market there is a significant lack of convenient options for parents to feed their toddlers, especially when busy parents don’t have the time to fit scratch…

Adding to their vegan range, Galaxy (galaxychocolate.co.uk) has launched a new flavour: Gingerbread Crumble. Described as a delicious mix of rich cocoa and gingerbread crumble, blended with a smooth hazelnut paste, the new bar is a limited edition product, set to wow vegan chocolate fans throughout the winter months. Galaxy has also added a Smooth Orange sharing pack to the range, containing nine 12.5g mini bars. With a blend of cocoa, orange oil and hazelnut paste, the mini bars are sure to find their way into many shoppers’ Christmas baskets. The sharing pack, priced at £5, is available in Superdrug and Asda, while the new Gingerbread Crumble bar will be on shelves in Poundland and Asda, priced at £3.…