Vegan Food & Living - 12 Nov 2025
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This month we’ve been…
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IN THIS ISSUE
What we eat at Christmas: the team share their festive foodie favourites
Escape to the country: We review Stoneleigh, a plant-based B&B
What’s cooking?
Dietitian's diary: healthy Christmas hacks
The great food transformation
Focus on… the paleo myth
Taste test: artisan cheese
Nobody’s perfect
Nutrition news
Positive news
Cabbage & farro salad with roasted broccoli & tahini dressing
FESTIVE COCKTAILS
Christmas sangria
Rainbow soba noodle salad with spicy almond drizzle
Sheet pan lemon & rosemary tofu with potatoes
Lentil dip with toasted garlic & crispy herbs
Spring onion-horseradish smashed potato salad
Za’atar roasted aubergine & tomato salad
Zingy smashed peas on toast with pickled onions
Aubergine & buckwheat noodle salad
Stuffed mushrooms with spiced couscous
Parsnip & bean houmous pincho with pickled carrot
Pumpkin seed, cranberry & nut tartlets
Sweet potato, spinach & water chestnut stir-fry
Quick mushrooms with red curry sauce
Rotelle with chickpeas, tomato & parsley
Leek, parsnip & fennel soup with crispy kale
Braised water spinach with tofu
Brothy chickpeas with shallots & chilli
Apple, parsnip & mushroom Wellington
Rainbow dauphinoise potatoes
Biscotti with pistachio & cranberries
Smashed & breaded Brussels sprouts
Bulgarian mushroom & walnut paté
Gochujang stew
Cauliflower kebabs & avocado dip
Clementine & rosemary prosecco
Almond berry breakfast crumble
Soba noodle & vegetable soup
Hara bhara vegetable kebabs
Laksa
Chickpea & cauliflower curry
Nut roast tree with cranberry glaze
Sweet potato & spinach dahl
Savoury carrot & dill muffins
Apricot & strawberry galette
Mushroom & lentil Wellington
Persimmon chocolate dessert
Almond butter fruit & nut tiffin
Fridge-raid chickpea frittata
Christmas berry forest punch
Brandy & peppercorn sauce
Green pilau with cashews
West African peanut stew
Parmesan mushroom bites
Apple & walnut biscuits
Cinnamon apple baklava
Aloo dum potato curry
Stuffed butternut squash
Scottish hand-held pie
Portuguese tofu fritters
Kimchi mac & cheese
Spicy bean sandwich
Leftover Christmas pie
Black chickpea curry
Firecracker broccoli
Walnut pesto pasta
Christmas pudding
Classic apple pie
Roasted almonds
Easy vegan steak
Parsnip focaccia
Vanilla crescents
Jambon buerre
Pesto pastry star
Bhaji focaccia
‘Seafood’ rice
Green risotto
Baked apples
Curry puffs
Caponata
Arancini
Our experts
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE MEAT-FREE!
Have you tried?
WHAT’S COOKING?
UPGRADE YOUR COFFEE EXPERIENCE
LIVING LIFE ON THE VEG with The Happy Pear
IT’S ALL ABOUT BOSH!
FORGET WINE, IT’S ALL ABOUT OLIVE OIL
5 tips for a stress-free vegan Christmas
Catch of the day
BIG SISTER, LONDON
GIFT GUIDE
GIFT GUIDE
STILL STUCK FOR IDEAS?
Let’s celebrate! FESTIVE COCKTAILS
CLEMENTINE & ROSEMARY PROSECCO
CHRISTMAS SANGRIA
CHRISTMAS CANAPÉS & STARTERS
PESTO PASTRY STAR
PARSNIP & BEAN HOUMOUS PINCHO WITH PICKLED CARROT
BULGARIAN MUSHROOM & WALNUT PÂTÉ
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
PARMESAN MUSHROOM BITES
ARANCINI
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
Centerpieces & sides THE MAIN EVENT
EASY VEGAN STEAK
SHEET PAN LEMON & ROSEMARY TOFU WITH POTATOES
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
PUMPKIN SEED, CRANBERRY & NUT TARTLETS
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUT ROAST TREE
BRANDY & PEPPERCORN SAUCE
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
RAINBOW DAUPHINOISE POTATOES
STUFFED BUTTERNUT SQUASH
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
MUSHROOM & LENTIL WELLINGTON
NUTRITIONAL INFO
SWEET TREATS
Scandi snacks
BISCOTTI WITH PISTACHIOS & CRANBERRIES
ALMOND BUTTER FRUIT & NUT TIFFIN
NUTRITIONAL INFO
NUTRITIONAL INFO
CINNAMON APPLE BAKLAVA
PERSIMMON CHOCOLATE DESSERT
NUTRITIONAL INFO
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
alcohol-free?
NUTRITIONAL INFO
VANILLA CRESCENTS
ROASTED ALMONDS
BAKED APPLES
USE UP YOUR LEFTOVERS!
SMASHED & BREADED BRUSSELS SPROUTS
LEFTOVER CHRISTMAS PIE
APPLE, PARSNIP & MUSHROOM WELLINGTON
PARSNIP FOCACCIA
KINDA CO
MOUSE’S FAVOURITE
Artisan cheese
HOW OUR TEST WORKS
HOLLY JOHNSON
RACHEL SMITH
HELEN GREAVES
PALACE CULTURE
I AM NUT OK
JAY & JOY
TYNE CHEASE
Breakfast RECIPES
Fridge-raid chickpea frittata
Almond berry breakfast crumble
Breakfast RECIPES
LOVE THIS RECIPE?
Zingy smashed peas on toast with quick-pickled onions
Savoury carrot & dill muffins
Lunchtime RECIPES
Spicy bean sandwich {ndambé}
Scottish hand-held pie {forfar bridie}
STREET FAVE
Leek, parsnip & fennel soup with roasted chickpeas & crispy kale
Jambon buerre
USE AGAIN
LOVE THIS RECIPE?
Easy vegan RECIPES
Less than 1O ingredients
Rotelle with chickpeas, tomato and parsley
LOVE THIS RECIPE?
Green pilau with cashews
Braised water spinach with tofu
Mix it up
Walnut pesto pasta
Staples storecupboard
STORAGE TIPS
Long-cooked brothy chickpeas with shallot & chilli
Lentil dip with toasted garlic & crispy herbs
SPEED IT UP
DO AHEAD
‘Seafood’ rice
Portuguese tofu fritters
Aubergine & buckwheat noodle salad
UNDER 3O MINUTES
Sweet potato, spinach & water chestnut stir-fry
Stuffed mushrooms with spiced couscous
INGREDIENT INFO
COOKED THIS?
Rainbow soba noodle salad with spicy almond drizzle
BATCH COOKING
CHICKPEA & CAULIFLOWER CURRY
SWEET POTATO & SPINACH DHAL
EAT AGAIN
CAPONATA
DID YOU KNOW?
3FOODS TO FIGHT SEASONAL ILLNESS
NEW PODCAST
Did you know?
Your healthy lifestyle NUTRITION NEWS
CREATINE GUMMIES, £19.99
How to have a HEALTHIER CHRISTMAS
How to have a HEALTHIER CHRISTMAS
EVOLUTION AND THE PALEO MYTH
THE GREAT FOOD TRANSFORMATION
World foods KOREAN
FISHY SAUCE
GOCHUJANG STEW
FIRECRACKER BROCCOLI
EAT MORE
RAMEN SEASONING
KIMCHI QUESO
KIMCHI MAC ’N’ CHEESE
Quick & easy BOWL FOOD
MADE THIS?
QUICK MUSHROOMS WITH RED CURRY SAUCE
LAKSA
SOBA NOODLE & VEGETABLE SOUP
SPRING ONION-HORSERADISH SMASHED POTATO SALAD
WINTER SALADS
Make ahead
CABBAGE & FARRO SALAD WITH ROASTED BROCCOLI & TAHINI DRESSING
FOR THE ROASTED BROCCOLI
ZA’ATAR ROASTED AUBERGINE & TOMATO SALAD
FOOD PREP
EAT YOURSELF HAPPY!
BHAJI FOCACCIA
GREEN RISOTTO
SOUL FOOD
CURRY PUFFS
BHAJI FOCACCIA
EASY SWAPS
Something for the weekend RECIPES
Cauliflower kebabs & avocado dip
West African peanut stew
Aloo dum potato curry
Black chickpea curry
Hara bhara vegetable kebabs
JARGON BUSTER
Dessert RECIPES
Apple & walnut biscuits
Apricot & strawberry galette
ROLL WITH IT
TASTY PASTRY
Classic apple pie
BAKE OFF
SWIMMING WITH PURPOSE
BE MORE LIKE PAUL
GROW YOUR OWN CHRISTMAS DINNER!
Your vegan lifestyle POSITIVE NEWS
NOBODY'S perfect
3 EASY WAYS TO LOWER YOUR IMPACT
Pouring a BETTER FUTURE
THE AUTHOR
Pouring a BETTER FUTURE
5 REASONS TO DITCH DAIRY
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY
BOOK YOUR STAY
VEGANBEAUTY SHOWCASE
What we eat at Christmas
2026 NUTRITION CALENDAR
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