The vegged up 'Here's what I had for dinner last night' thread

Tar.Aldarion

today I had, for my birthday ;-):


TEMPEH SATAY
Tempeh, galangal, peanuts toasted black & white sesame seeds with a peanut sauce

PERKEDEL
Potato & chickpeas crushed and mixed with carrot, banana shallots, celery, curry & pandang leaves with pickled aubergine mayonnaise

ASINAN
Salad with cucumber mango, chinese leaves with a peanut and black sesame dressing

SWEET POTATO SPRING ROLL
With coriander and Thai basil served with a spicy mango dip

SESAME FRIED VEGETABLES
Seasonal greens wok fried with sauteed onions and toasted sesame seeds

BAMI GORENG
Wok fried noodles with bean sprouts, ginger, garlic & Soy sauce

NASI KUNIG
Yellow rice cooked slowly with onion, garlic, ginger and red chillies

RED CURRY
A curry with squash, courgette, bamboo shoots & Thai basil.

8 dishes served with steamed jasmine rice and condiments


AMAZING


http://www.chameleonrestaurant.com/desserts.html

had my 8 courses, then a lovely brownie while lovelylos(TM) had pisang gorang
los treat birthday boy good heee

perfectisthe

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

today I had, for my birthday ;-):


TEMPEH SATAY
Tempeh, galangal, peanuts toasted black & white sesame seeds with a peanut sauce

PERKEDEL
Potato & chickpeas crushed and mixed with carrot, banana shallots, celery, curry & pandang leaves with pickled aubergine mayonnaise

ASINAN
Salad with cucumber mango, chinese leaves with a peanut and black sesame dressing

SWEET POTATO SPRING ROLL
With coriander and Thai basil served with a spicy mango dip

SESAME FRIED VEGETABLES
Seasonal greens wok fried with sauteed onions and toasted sesame seeds

BAMI GORENG
Wok fried noodles with bean sprouts, ginger, garlic & Soy sauce

NASI KUNIG
Yellow rice cooked slowly with onion, garlic, ginger and red chillies

RED CURRY
A curry with squash, courgette, bamboo shoots & Thai basil.

8 dishes served with steamed jasmine rice and condiments


AMAZING


http://www.chameleonrestaurant.com/desserts.html

had my 8 courses, then a lovely brownie while lovelylos(TM) had pisang gorang
los treat birthday boy good heee

That sounds magic, it's a place I've always intended to try but just never got around to it. It sounds like most of that would be vegan-friendly too, what do you think?

Gauge

Oh dear God that looks AMAZING.

They have Coconut creme brulee! How big were the individual courses?

Tar.Aldarion

perfectisthe wrote: »

That sounds magic, it's a place I've always intended to try but just never got around to it. It sounds like most of that would be vegan-friendly too, what do you think?

It's really hard to tell with the sauces, if they are vegan or not, I'd say give them a call and they would give you good info, they were lovely. Really recommended so I hope it's vegan for ya. Rare to get something so nice!
Thought I might like a few of them but loved all 8.

Gauge wrote: »

Oh dear God that looks AMAZING.

They have Coconut creme brulee! How big were the individual courses?

It really was amazing, the waitress asked us if it was ok and my gf said it was... and I was like "I THINK IT'S AMAZING!" really enthusiastically

I couldn't nearly finish all 8, I had loads left so there was plenty, much more than I thought, they recommended a page of food for one, but if I was to go back we would share one. Sure my gf ordered a noodle dish for 13.50 and it was the same as one of my 8 dishes, only a little bit bigger. And then she tried eating my food too, and we still couldn't finish.

On the side they give you chilli suace, soy sauce, pickled vegetables and a peanuty coconut thing, they were all amazing too. In the middle fo the table they keep the food warm suspended above candles


this was the best!

Potato & chickpeas crushed and mixed with carrot, banana shallots, celery, curry & pandang leaves with pickled aubergine mayonnaise

--LOS--

That Chameleon place was so amazing, such an amount of delicious food. It is obviously a more meat-friendly place as they specialise in 'Rijst-Tafel' dishes so if there was a group of you you'd have a lot more different stuff to share and if you were returning often you'd have more choice too. I didn't want to get two vegetarian Rijst-Tafels so just got one of the other smaller dishes, there was really no need though, there would have been tons in one rijst-tafel for two, we were stuffed and had food left over. Such a pretty place too. Good ole menupages

This Chamelon place sounds utterly awesome. Dying to go now.

Tar.Aldarion

veggie meet up :pac:

fillefatale

Tar.Aldarion wrote: »

today I had, for my birthday ;-):


TEMPEH SATAY
Tempeh, galangal, peanuts toasted black & white sesame seeds with a peanut sauce

PERKEDEL
Potato & chickpeas crushed and mixed with carrot, banana shallots, celery, curry & pandang leaves with pickled aubergine mayonnaise

ASINAN
Salad with cucumber mango, chinese leaves with a peanut and black sesame dressing

SWEET POTATO SPRING ROLL
With coriander and Thai basil served with a spicy mango dip

SESAME FRIED VEGETABLES
Seasonal greens wok fried with sauteed onions and toasted sesame seeds

BAMI GORENG
Wok fried noodles with bean sprouts, ginger, garlic & Soy sauce

NASI KUNIG
Yellow rice cooked slowly with onion, garlic, ginger and red chillies

RED CURRY
A curry with squash, courgette, bamboo shoots & Thai basil.

8 dishes served with steamed jasmine rice and condiments


AMAZING


http://www.chameleonrestaurant.com/desserts.html

had my 8 courses, then a lovely brownie while lovelylos(TM) had pisang gorang
los treat birthday boy good heee

I went here in December. The surroundings are beautiful and generous portions but halfway through the meal I got horrific stomach cramps, I was in so much pain that it really put a dampener on the meal, its quite expensive too. I think it must have been a food allergy, I haven't been back to Cornucopia since October 2009 because I was violently sick after a meal there as well.

--LOS--

fillefatale wrote: »

I went here in December. The surroundings are beautiful and generous portions but halfway through the meal I got horrific stomach cramps, I was in so much pain that it really put a dampener on the meal, its quite expensive too. I think it must have been a food allergy, I haven't been back to Cornucopia since October 2009 because I was violently sick after a meal there as well.

I definitely wouldnt blame that on either place, do you have any idea what might have caused it? could it be a dairy allergy?
It is gona be on the pricey side as it's a restaurant, with a load of awards, no pricier than any other nice quality restaurant in Dublin and you have to take into account that you don't get starters, sides etc as it's a load of food served altogether. It is a nice rare treat and you need special occasions for the excuse. Sorry that you had such a bad experience

Gauge

Mmm I had sweet potato & chickpea curry made with coconut milk! Delicious and very simple to make.

Tonight I'm having Hell Pizza, yay!

--LOS--

do Hell still do all you can eat for a tenner on mondays? dont see it on their site anymore

Duddy

Eddies Veggie burger and chips;)

Weyhey

Veggie Sausage and Apple casserole. Yum. Made it with sweet potatoes instead of ordinary potatoes and like most casseroles it tastes better the next day.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6329/veggie-sausage-casserole

bythewoods

I made roast sweet potato and carrot soup earlier, it was lovely! I got the idea from Come Dine With Me and it was a giant success.

Omnom.

Also, so many of us have been sweet-potato'ing it lately! Special offers in Aldi much? I still have a pile of them to get rid of, so I'm going to steal your ideas.

sweet-rasmus

Weyhey wrote: »

Veggie Sausage and Apple casserole. Yum. Made it with sweet potatoes instead of ordinary potatoes and like most casseroles it tastes better the next day.
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/6329/veggie-sausage-casserole

I've never heard of apple in a casserole! It's great to get new ideas If you have any photos of the dish do share, I'd love to see

ItsAWindUp

Chana Massala with Special Pilau Rice and some poppadoms, lovely stuff!

fillefatale

--LOS-- wrote: »

I definitely wouldnt blame that on either place, do you have any idea what might have caused it? could it be a dairy allergy?
It is gona be on the pricey side as it's a restaurant, with a load of awards, no pricier than any other nice quality restaurant in Dublin and you have to take into account that you don't get starters, sides etc as it's a load of food served altogether. It is a nice rare treat and you need special occasions for the excuse. Sorry that you had such a bad experience

I think i have some sort of allergy, I don't know how to remedy it, the doctor suggested a food diary. I'm trying to cut out dairy as much as possible, but I'm in the middle of a dissertation at the moment so its not progressing far.

I'm sorry if I was reflecting badly on the restaurant, I would definitely recommend it. Its in a great location and the interior is gorgeous. It'd be a rare treat.

fillefatale

bythewoods wrote: »

I made roast sweet potato and carrot soup earlier, it was lovely! I got the idea from Come Dine With Me and it was a giant success.

Omnom.

Also, so many of us have been sweet-potato'ing it lately! Special offers in Aldi much? I still have a pile of them to get rid of, so I'm going to steal your ideas.

http://www.waitrose.com/home/recipes/recipe_directory/s/sweet_potato_dauphinoise.html

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/recipes/recipe_directory/s/sweet_potato_rosti_with_goat_s_cheese.A5.html

modify dairy as needed. waitrose have some great ideas, but i always lol the way the have all their branded products as ingredients, necessary i guess!

Shenshen

Canelloni filled with mushrooms, courgettes and black olives, covered in tomato sauce and cheese and baked in the oven.
No leftovers for lunch today, unfortunately.

cosmic

I made ratatouille and brown rice and had them in wraps with cheese and natural yoghurt. It was delicious!

perfectisthe

A wrap consisting of mixed leaves, radish, beetroot, hummus, salsa, and falafel. It was pretty damn good.

fillefatale

I had the vegan 'kind veggie' bagel in itsabagel today. Really impressed with it, so filling!

Gauge

I'm currently in Columbus, Ohio for work and this place is a veggie paradise!

I had my first hot dog in 9 years the other night. Normally not a fan of fake meats but those Tofurkey dogs are SO GOOD I could have eaten 10 it was smothered in refried beans and cheddar cheese. Gorgeous!

There's a place not far from my hotel that does amazing bean dishes and Buddha bowls (definitely something I'm going to make at home- tofu, veggies and grain in a bowl, sounds boring but they season it so well!)

And even the fast food type places have plenty of options with tofu and substitutes. I want to stay here and eat forever!

bythewoods

I made delicious Greek stuffed tomatoes tonight to use up a big glut of tomatoes from our Greenhouse and they were really yummy! My friends are half Greek and I got the recipe off their Mam. Amazingggggg.

I scooped the middle out of about 20 big tomatoes and salted them, blended the scooped-out bit and cooked some rice in it, along with sauted onion, garlic and coutgette and loads of seasoning, including (especially!) Greek mint. I stuffed the rice in and stuck 'em in the oven. So delicious. One of my favourite dinners ever ever EVER! My brothers even had some each and enjoyed it, and they usually refuse to touch anything I cook (or if they're brave enough to sample, they usually hate anything not completely meat-y!) And there are loads left over, so I'll have delicious lunches or dinners for the next few days. Ommmmnom!

CWone

Just new to boards.ie. Have really enjoyed reading what other veggies are cooking and eating. But all this is making me really huuuungry:pac: just going to head into the kitchen and make some quorn mince pasta mmmmmmm:)

--LOS--

bythewoods wrote: »

I made delicious Greek stuffed tomatoes tonight to use up a big glut of tomatoes from our Greenhouse and they were really yummy! My friends are half Greek and I got the recipe off their Mam. Amazingggggg.

I scooped the middle out of about 20 big tomatoes and salted them, blended the scooped-out bit and cooked some rice in it, along with sauted onion, garlic and coutgette and loads of seasoning, including (especially!) Greek mint. I stuffed the rice in and stuck 'em in the oven. So delicious. One of my favourite dinners ever ever EVER! My brothers even had some each and enjoyed it, and they usually refuse to touch anything I cook (or if they're brave enough to sample, they usually hate anything not completely meat-y!) And there are loads left over, so I'll have delicious lunches or dinners for the next few days. Ommmmnom!

I'd say I'd love this!

you cooked the rice in the blended up tomato bit? what seasoning did you use besides greek mint?
I love tomatoes, not sure where you'd buy big enough tomatoes to do this though.

Tar.Aldarion

I saw pretty big ones in lidl today! In fact at the time I was thinking 'thems pretty big tomatoes, biggest I've seen'

--LOS--

did you indeed!

if only someone would make this for me
/sigh

Tar.Aldarion

But who would hate tomatoes enough to gut 20 of them ?! the handsome devil.

On another note does anybody have good soup recipes?
Tonight I had a lovely broccoli and carrot soup, with basil, dill, some of those flaxseed/goji berry mixes and oxo veg stock. Looking for something a bit more exciting with butternut squash and maybe sweet potato. I am using dill and basil too much to make my soup 'samey'

Namaste1

Ooh, sauté some cashew nuts with coriander and cumin and add to butternut squash and carrot soup and blitz it. The nuts are soft but still a bit chunky (few millimiters, so nuts are not decimated but not huge and lumpy either) and add a spoon of cream/soy cream before serving...nom! Makes a nice hearty soup

Also worth roasting the butternut squash beforehand (peel, chop into chunks, give it about 40 mins in an oven at 180) - takes longer but gives deeper flavours.