We going to reduce our food waste by cooking a delicious dessert like this, but we are also going to make sure we keep it simple in the process. One bowl, one baking tray, and as little of your precious time as possible.
A bechamel sauce is the foundation for so many creamy dishes and there are many variations of this sauce. In its original form, this is the white sauce you will find in all a classic lasagne. Just by adding a handful of grated plant-based cheese (preferably a strong-flavoured one), you can make a rich cheese sauce, perfect for a vegan cauliflower cheese bake, or a dairy-free macaroni and cheese.
Too many people avoid cooking homemade lasagne and reach for the shop-bought option instead. I’d like to change your mind, give you a simpler alternative (with some more advanced options) and get a home-baked vegan lasagne to your dining room table using nothing more than a short shopping list of ingredients.
It would be not unreasonable to assume that wine is vegan. Grapes are fruit and the fermentation process of turning their sugars into alcohol requires no animal products, so why can’t those following a plant-based diet enjoy a carefree glass of Merlot with dinner? Well unfortunately in the pursuit of the perfect glass of vino, wine makers the world over have strayed from more natural processes. The good news for all of you rose-drinking, white wine-swilling, vino enthusiasts is that there is a multitude of “alternative fining agents, and these are used increasingly by winemakers all over the world. Bentonite (a type of clay) is one of the most popular.”
You can do something about it. The phrase “but one person cannot make a difference” does not apply here. If you choose to omit meat and animal products from your diet, you will save the lives of 365 animals a year.
Craft breweries are that they are very ingredient-focused, they are passionate about using the best, often locally sourced, and responsibly produced ingredients. Many of these microbreweries exclusively produce hop-forward beers such as pale ales or IPAs, and typically they do not use any animal products.
