March Meet Up

Here are some pics of our March meet up feasts which we had in The Dining Room, Ennis where the chef prepared a vegan menu especially of the following:

Starters

Homemade Vegan Soup of the Day

Tempura Vegetables with a Sweet Chilli dipping Sauce

Warm Spinach Salad with Pinenuts & Port Marinated Figs

Main Courses

Aubergine Cannelloni with Ratatouie & Cous Cous

Roasted Butternut Squash with Pilau Rice

Tofu, Cashew nuts & Broccolli Stir-fry

Desserts

To Be decided

 Roasted Butternut Squash with Pilau Rice

Aubergine Cannelloni with Ratatouie & Cous Cous

Tofu, Cashew nuts & Broccolli Stir-fry



January 2012

January's Clare Veg Group meet up will be in Primevera Restaurant, High St  Ennis, Co. Clare tomorrow night (Thurs 5th Jan) at 7pm. Everyone welcome along for a coffee/drink or bite to eat. They have a separate lovely vegetarian menu for those eating.As its the New Year we will plan some events for the coming year, set some goals, make New Years Resolutions and all the other stuff that goes with this time of year. :)

Birthday Dinner Nov 2011

Many thanks to everyone who turned up for Clare Veg Groups 1 year birthday. Also well done to Primavera for preparing such a fabulous meal and putting in so much effort in keeping us veg*n folk happy. See pics below.

Birthday - Nov 3rd @ 7pm, Primavera Restaurant

To celebrate Clare Veg Groups' 1 year birthday we are meeting in Primavera Restaurant for a bite to eat this Thurs 3rd Nov @ 7pm.

http://www.primaverarestaurant.ie/ Address is 7 High St (Parnell St), Ennis.

They have agreed to prepare a vegetarian/vegan menu for us - See below.

Everybody is welcome so bring along friends and family, just please confirm if you can make it by return email or by text to 0863302038 so we can give numbers to the restaurant.

3 Course Meal € 15.95

Minestrone Soup
Vegetable soup
Supli – rice balls
Mozzarella Bread (Vegan Mozzarella)
Mixed Salad
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Penne al Verdura – vegetables with penne pasta in tomato sauce
Gnocchi in tomato sauce
Veggie pizza
Margarita pizza
Veggie fajitas  
Falafel with couscous and salad
Stir fried vegetables with rice
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Fruit salad
Apple pie    
Sorbets
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Hope to see you all on Thurs and again please remember to drop us a line to confirm reservation.

Clare Veg Groupwww.clareveggroup.blogspot.com
clareveggroup@gmail.com
Julie 0863302038 / Audrey 0876378382

Vegan Scrambled Eggs on Toast

Ingredients
1/3 block of firm tofu dried with kitchen paper and mashed
2 tablespoons of olive oil
4 tablespoons of rice or soya milk
1/4 teasp of turmeric
1 teasp of soy sauce
Salt and pepper - season to taste

Method

• Heat olive oil on medium to high heat in a small saucepan
• Once oil is hot add the mashed tofu and saute for about 2 mins
• Add the soy sauce and mix
• Add the rice/soya milk
• Mix in the turmeric
• Season with salt and pepper
• Serve on two slices of wholemeal toast with organic tomatoe ketchup
• Enjoy!

Vegan Dishes from last meetup

Indian Dahl with Green Beans & Seeds

Spicy Chickpeas & fried Indian bread

Mushroom vol-au-vonts with cous cous

Root vegetable curry

Penne arrabiata with crumbed herb topping

Quinoa vegetable salad

Vegan Apple Cake...see recipe below

Ingredients:8oz Self raising flour
1tbsp baking powder
1tbsp bicarb. of soda
1tbsp cinnamon

6oz Vegtable Marg.
6oz castor sugar
3 - 4 tbsp of rice milk (or soya)
1tpsp Vanilla essence

7 medium sized eating apples.

Method.

In a food processor combine Marg and sugar until creamy.
Add Vanilla essence and rice milk and mix again.
Peel and chop apples add to mixture and combine.
Add flour, baking powder, bicarb and cinnamon and mix well.
Mixture should should not be too thick. Add more milk if necessary.
Bake for 20 mins at 180 C.
Then for another 40 mins at 150 C.

Trio of desserts: Apple cake, chocolate fudge, silken tofu mousse

Food Feast

For anyone interested in coming along to our next feast, our next meet up will be Thurs October 6th @ 7pm in Clare Training Resource Centre. Everybody welcome including children. If you are considering becoming vegetarian or vegan THIS is the place to start!
Also, just a note of thanks to all of you who create such beautiful food to share every month. The dishes are such high quality vegan food and really wonderful.

Spread the word, share the love and, enjoy the taste :)