Vegan Christmas Series – Main course

IT’S CHRISTTTTMASSSSSS!

OK, not quite, but it’s getting closer and that means it’s time to start to plan the big day. From the decorations down to the food, Christmas requires a lot of planning to go smoothly, but as the best day of the year, that’s to be expected.

Can you ever beat a really good rum cocktail? Honestly I’m not sure you can, and this one in particular will really help you get your night started.

This is part of the Vegan Christmas series.

Ever since I stopped eating meat over 12 years ago, whenever it’s been our Christmas meal, or even just a roast, I’ve always only eaten the veg. I’ve never felt the need to replace the ‘main’ (meat) part of the meal with something else; I’ve always been quite happy piling my plate high with the veggie sides.

This is part of the Vegan Christmas series.

Cranberry sauce, whilst is always served at my family Christmas, isn’t something I’d ever really eat. Mostly I suppose because I’d usually just stick to the veggies. But last Christmas I finally put some on my plate and realised what I’d been missing out on all these years.

This recipe is part of my Vegan Christmas series.

What’s Christmas without taking a healthy vegetable and then pushing it in the complete opposite direction and making it saucy and cheesy? Cauliflower cheese has been always one of my absolute favourites at Christmas, and when I turned vegan, I wondered how I’d survive Christmas without it.

This recipe is part of the Vegan Christmas series.

Peas. There’s something about them that I can’t help but like. But lets be honest, they can be a little boring, and I could think of nothing worse than just having a portion of boring peas on my plate, especially at Christmas.

This is part of my Vegan Christmas series.

Nothing quite says it’s time for a Christmas meal than roast potatoes and parsnips. Whilst I’m definitely more a parsnip girl than potato, I still wouldn’t pass up a perfectly crisp and fluffy roasty.

This recipe is part of my Vegan Christmas series.

This has been a staple in our family Christmas’s for years. In fact, I can never remember a time when this wasn’t part of our Christmas meal.

Way back in July, as soon as I booked my flight to move to Melbourne, I began to look at what vegan-related things were coming up that I could go to. Coming from Jersey where not much goes on, I was excited by the possibilities of going to vegan events. As luck would have it, I found out that World Vegan Day was taking place on the 23rd of October and whilst it seemed ages away, I stuck the date in my diary and waited.

Another week, another review. As I said, I’m currently eating my way round Melbourne so they’ll be plenty more of where this came from.

This time is The Reverence Hotel in Footscray, a little pub that is super-casual but does great food. You pay at the bar too, so there’s no issue of trying to call over the server when you want another drink or it’s time for the bill, which personally I really like because there’s no annoying waiting about, and you can take as long or as little as you want. Also if you’re into music, they have regular gigs which is another reason to head down and eat some great vegan food.