Bibelot » Vegan

Dec 18

by bibelotm_wp in Eat 0 comments tags: Christmas, Cruelty Free, Gingerbread, Jonna Saarinen, recipe, Vegan

Jonna Saarinen’s Gingerbread Biscuits – Recipe

Jonna’s Happy Vegan Gingerbread Ingredients: 15ml golden syrup 15ml soft brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground cardamom 1 teaspoon of ground gloves 2 teaspoons of cinnamon 1 and half teaspoons of ground ginger 1 teaspoon of baking powder 1 teaspoon of bicarbonate soda 2 teaspoons of natural orange extract 700g white flour 10ml of oat cream 10ml of oat milk 150g of vegan butter / margarine To decorate: Vegan sweets – I used Clarana Vegan Schokolinsen (a vegan smartie alternative) White icing Method: Bring the syrup, sugar, vegan butter and spices to boil in a large pan on the hob, gently stirring. When the ingredients have all melted together, take the pan off the heat and mix in the bicarbonate soda, baking powder and natural orange extract. This will make the dough expand. Let it cool down thoroughly. When the mixture has cooled down, add the oat cream, oat milk and flour. Mix all thoroughly until smooth and wrap in cling film. Ideally the dough gets better if left in the fridge over night wrapped in cling film. Roll the dough out to a thin sheet, and cut your favourite shapes out (the […]

Dec 01

by bibelotm_wp in Eat 0 comments tags: Christmas, Festive, Hippie Lane, recipe, Recipe Book, Rocky Road, Vegan

Hippie Lane – Rocky Road Recipe

Makes 8 R VGN DF GF RSF Ingredients 60 g (2¼ oz/½ cup) macadamia nuts 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) unsweetened dried cranberries 20 g (¾ oz/¾ cup) puffed rice, or 30 g (1 oz/¾ cup) puffed quinoa 20 g (¾ oz/¼ cup) shredded coconut 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) cacao nibs 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) dark unsweetened chocolate, chopped Method Line a loaf (bar) tin, measuring about 24 x 13 cm (9½ x 5 inches), and about 6 cm (2½ inches) deep, with baking paper. Combine the macadamias, cranberries, puffed rice or quinoa, coconut and cacao nibs in a bowl. Place the dark chocolate in a small heatproof bowl and set over a saucepan of simmering water, ensuring the base of the bowl doesn’t touch the water. Stir the chocolate until it has melted, then remove from the heat. Pour the melted chocolate over the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Pour the mixture into the loaf tin and set in the fridge overnight. When you are ready to serve, remove from the tin and cut into bite-sized pieces using a sharp knife. Store in an airtight container in the fridge; the rocky road will keep for […]

Nov 14

by bibelotm_wp in Craft, Interview 0 comments tags: Clare Albans, Craft, Embroidery, Ethcial, Felt, Hello Hooray, Vegan

Clare Albans – Hello! Hooray! – Interview

Newcastle based Clare Albans from Hello! Hooray! invites us into her creative and colourful world. Originally a school music teacher, she began blogging about recipes she’d made and then after having a “make-your-own” wedding, discovered the joys of sewing and embroidery. Bibelot joined Clare to talk about how she balances work with being a mum, and offers advice on how to live a more creative lifestyle. 1. When did you become a maker of beautiful things? I have always been a creative person, and I’ve always admired people who can make beautiful things with their hands! When I was younger, music was my absolute focus so I spent most of my time making music. I initially started sewing about 6 years ago as a creative outlet from my day job, and first projects involved some simple appliqué, and then I made myself a skirt (which had a VERY badly inserted invisible zip, but I was so pleased with it!). I was so busy teaching and doing extra curricular activities every day so I didn’t get much time to create outside work. But shortly after leaving my teaching post, we started wedding planning and it really grew from there. […]

Aug 21

by bibelotm_wp in Eat, Food, Interview 0 comments tags: jean-Christian Jury, recipe, Recipe Book, Vegan, Vegan: The Cookbook

Vegan: The Cookbook by Jean-Christian Jury – Interview + Recipe

Today we chat to vegan and raw chef Jean-Christian Jury. Originally from Toulouse, he is a leader in vegan cuisine. His recipes are inspired by his travels around the world, and almost 500 are compiled together in his fantastic new book Vegan: The Cookbook. We wanted to find out more about this exciting chef, so Bibelot joined Jean-Christian to talk about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle, guilty pleasures when it comes to food, and who he’d invite round for dinner… 1. You turned vegan after two heart failures. How would you say your health and lifestyle have changed since turning to a raw and vegan diet? Of course becoming vegan changed my life for the better, completely. Once you understand how important nutrients are for our wellbeing, there is no compromise, you have to give to your body what is needed to sustain a strong immune system, a high level of energy and at a later stage, help you to age gracefully without pain or sicknesses. 2. What would you say to people who insist that we’re “meant to eat meat”? Fake news. Scientific research has proven that we started to consume animal proteins only during the first ice age period when nothing else was […]

Apr 15

by bibelotm_wp in Eat 0 comments tags: Cheesecake, recipe, The Minimalist Baker, Vegan

Minimalist Baker – Vegan Snickers Cheesecake

Mmmmm! Our mouths are drooling over this gooey, nutty, chocolatey, caramel-y cheesecake. Ingredients: CRUST 1 cup packed (~200 g) pitted dates 1 1/2 cups (115 g) raw walnuts 1/4 tsp sea salt FILLING 1 1/2 cups (180 g) raw cashews optional: 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/3 cup (80 ml) maple syrup 1/2 cup (120 ml) full fat coconut milk (or sub another dairy-free milk, such as almond or rice) 1/4 tsp sea salt 3 Tbsp (45 ml) grape seed or olive oil (or use coconut, but it will impart more coconut flavor) 2 Tbsp (30 ml) lemon juice (~ 1 small lemon), plus more to taste TOPPINGS 3/4 cup packed (~150 g) pitted dates (plus water to blend) 3/4 cup (109 g) roasted salted peanuts (I like the roasted lightly salted peanuts from Trader Joe’s) 3/4 cup (90 g) chopped vegan dark chocolate (I like the 72% dark chocolate from Trader Joe’s) optional: 1 Tbsp (15 ml) coconut oil Serves: 12 Get the full recipe here! Go on treat yourself, you deserve it! The Minimalist Baker www.minimalistbaker.com Chloë Owens

Mar 10

by bibelotm_wp in Eat, Silver Screen Suppers 2 comments tags: Hollywood, Popcorn, Priscilla Lane, recipe, Vegan

Silver Screen Suppers – Priscilla Lane’s Popcorn Balls

Film archivist and food lover Jenny Hammerton suggests the perfect dish to accompany your screening of a Hollywood classic. Simply follow the recipe to enjoy a dinner with a twist and dine like a star. “What Actors Eat – When They Eat” is such a genius title for a book. Were the authors suggesting that actors never really had time to eat? Or that they weren’t particularly interested in food? Or that they were usually on a diet? I’m guessing the latter, for when this book was published in 1939, screen stars were slim, slim, slim. In the 1930s ordinary mortals looked up to movie stars. Fan magazines were full of details about what the denizens of Hollywood were wearing, what nightclubs they were going to, who they were dating, and what they were eating. Rex Lease and Kenneth Harlen, two actors of the day, decided to gather together favourite recipes from their film star friends, and published a very lovely cookbook. There are plenty of odd sounding recipes here. Marie Wilson offers “Rice Birds on Toast”, John Payne proposes “Royal Stuffed Tongue” and Olivia De Havilland suggests “Baked Carrot Ring Filled With Peas”. Things that would have […]

Mar 02

by bibelotm_wp in Eat, Food, Guests 0 comments tags: recipe, Vegan, vegetarian

Sri Lankan Sweet Potato and Cashew Nut Curry

We often partner this creamy, coconut curry with a simple pea pilau – it adds a flash of colour and is fragrant without being overpowering, though the curry has more than enough flavour to serve with plain rice if you prefer. We also like to serve it with garlic roti’s and tomato and coconut sambal. The roti’s require surprisingly little effort to prepare and the mild, fresh flavours of the samba bring a lovely acidic punch to the plate. Serves 6-8 Ingredients Vegetable oil 3 large potatoes, peeled and cut into 4cm chunks 1 large onion, diced 5cm piece of fresh root ginger, peeled and chopped 3 garlic cloves 2 green chillies, trimmed and chopped 12 fresh or frozen curry leaves 2 teaspoons ground turmeric 1 cinnamon stick 1 tablespoon Madras curry powder 1 x 400ml cans coconut cream 100g creamed coconut 1 tablespoon caster sugar 300g basmati rise, washed thoroughly and strained 400ml boiling water Salt 250g roasted cashew buts, to garnish Method Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas Mark 6. Drizzle a little vegetable oil on to the base of a roasting tin. Add the sweet potato pieces, season with salt and mix together thoroughly. […]

Feb 15

by bibelotm_wp in Ethical, Food, Lists 0 comments tags: Best Places to eat, London, Restaurants, Vegan, vegetarian

Bibelot’s Favourite Places to Eat Vegan

It’s meat-free Monday! Giving up meat for just one day a week has a profoundly positive affect on our planet, and our health. Limp lettuce and tasteless tofu are thankfully a thing of the past! And for those of you who choose to eat ethically as a way of life, or are trying to reduce the meat intake in your diet, it’s never been easier. It’s also never been easier to enjoy a meal out, with new vegetarian and vegan restaurants popping up all over the place, and other restaurants adding meat-free options to their menus. It does not necessarily mean that your favorite restaurant will stop serving you favorite sausages in dcw casings. You should just know that there are some other options to have healthy and substantial meal. Here’s a list of some of our favourite places to grab a delicious plate of vegan food in London. Dig in! Mildred’s Originally just based in soho, Mildred’s have recently opened another restaurant in Camden, and now you can book in advance. The menu has a diverse selection of delectable vegetarian and vegan dishes, with a good mixture of both healthy and naughty (heavenly chocolate cake, we’re looking at you) […]

Feb 08

by bibelotm_wp in Eat, Food 1 comments tags: Coconut, Pancake, Pancake Day, recipe, Roti, Shrove Tuesday, Sri Lanka, Vegan, vegetarian

Pancake Day Coconut Roti Recipe

It’s almost pancake day! Hurray!! If you’re partial to a pancake but don’t eat eggs, we have the most delicious vegan recipe for you to try! This Sri Lankan inspired Coconut Roti is full of flavour, and is a little bit different to your bog standard pancake. Ingredients: 1½ cups plain flour sifted ½ cup of coconut flour sifted (optional – can be replaced with plain flour) 1 cool cup of water (add a little at a time as needed to form a dough) 1 cup freshly grated coconut (or soaked desiccated coconut) 1 tbs of oil (we used rapeseed) Method: Sift the flour in a large bowl. Add the grated coconut or pre-soaked desiccated coconut, and oil to the flour and mix well. Then add water a little at a time, until it begins to form a dough. You don’t want the dough to be sticky, it should be like play-dough consistency. Leave the dough to rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. Divide the dough into equal sized balls and then gently roll with a rolling pin into 5″ discs. Heat some oil in a pan on a medium high heat and then cook the roti on both sides […]

Dec 25

by bibelotm_wp in Drink 0 comments tags: Christmas, recipe, Vegan

Vegan Baileys Recipe

Nothing screams Christmas like a glass of Baileys! So we’ve made a vegan version for you to try. It’s super-simple and tastes so delicious! Ingredients: 1 can of light coconut milk 1 can of full-fat coconut milk 2 shots of espresso (cooled) 1 teaspoon almond extract 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup whiskey (we used Jameson Irish whiskey) 2 tablespoons brown sugar Pinch of salt Method: Add all ingredients to a blender, and process until completely combined. Pour into your favourite glass and serve immediately. Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks (but tastes so good we’re sure it won’t last that long!) Cheers! Merry Christmas Bibelovers! Chloë Owens

Nov 30

by bibelotm_wp in Ethical, Guests 0 comments tags: Christmas, Cruelty Free, Gift Guide, Vegan

Cruelty Free Christmas Gift Guide

This year I wanted to put together my very own ‘Christmas Gift Guide’ to help you along your way with that all important impending task of Christmas gift buying. I’ve selected some of my favourite vegan and cruelty free products available right now which I’m sure you will love! Maybe you have a vegan or vegetarian in your life who you’re worried about buying for? If so then this guide will hopefully point you in the right direction and ensure some big smiles on Christmas morning. This post might also give you some ideas about what to put on your own Christmas lists too. I don’t know about you but I always struggle when people ask me what I want for Christmas so I am looking forward to reading other gift guides for ideas too. Whether you have been good or bad this year the most important thing to remember is to shop more ethically for those around you and encourage others to do the same. Gift buying and Christmas shopping is a great way of introducing new products and brands into other peoples lives and I for one plan to shop completely cruelty free this year. […]