Added a lot of vegetarian sites this time, reciepies, blogs etc. Jamie Oliver’s vegetarian recipie site has some really nice stuff! Shame I’m a rubbish cook!

Would you like a torch in the shape of a pig in which you wind up because it’s on offer today and it’s only 3 pounds?….and it’s pink…

OK.

But alas. Its more than a pig torch, it’s an energy saving pig torch!

Made by Dynamo, it has a pump action power in which to power the torch and bright LED bulbs.

Priced at £3 at Tesco.

I LOVE MY PIG TORCH.

Not sure what I will use it for, I managed to justify the purchase in my head “but what if you break down, in the middle of a dark forrest, and urgently need a torch… in the shape of a pig?”

And the best bit is… it never needs batteries!

So my conclusions on tofu… if I’m honest, it had no taste, maybe I didn’t cook it correctly, it seemed to absorb the sauce, it had a texture which I guess is similar to meat, but I honestly could not identify a taste!

i do apologise about the quality, it was not like this before I exported it! And I do cut myself off in one scene, I guess I’m still getting used to this video malarki! Hope you enjoy the video anyway, I’m sure all my friends will find it hilarious…

I’ve had some nice comments on recipe ideas and sites to visit, so this led me to wondering about the ready meal marker for vegetarians in the UK.

As soon as I start my search on Sainsburys online, the big name that immediately popped up was Quorn. Quorn mince, Quorn turkey, Quorn sausages, Quorn goujons, all under £3 so not too expensive. Also lots of tines of soup popping up, Linda McCartney sausages and burgers, even Aunt Bessie’s in on this with ‘vegetarian toad in the hole’. Cauldron, the sponsors of National Vegetarian Week are also the producers of vegetarian food. They are on the list with marinated tofu, butternut squash bites, and mushroom burgers.

Take a look:

Quorn sausages £1.97

Quorn deli style ham £2.57

Quorn mince £2.87

Linda Mccartney vegetarian burgers £1.59

Aunt Bessie’s vegetarian toad in the hole £1.37

Quorn goujons £2.49

Quorn balls £2.29

Cauldron marinated tofu pieces £2.20

Cauldron butternut squash bites £1.99

Cauldron mushroom burgers £1.49

I’m quite surprised really, I think I walked into this with my eyes closed. i think later I will have myself a mini bbq with quorn burgers and sausages!

All images sourced from Sainsburys.

For breakfast I had a bagel, just plain *sad face* again, I ate a few ‘snacks’ to keep me going (muffins, chocolate etc). For lunch, well, where do I start? HORRIFIC is the word I would describe my lunch as. I went a bit crazy and made pasta with mushrooms and peas, and tried to make my own cheese sauce, this consisted of throwing in some grated cheese and some Dairylea triangles, not sure how I thought this would make a sauce. It made sense in my head. I then tried to make some home-made garlic bread, of which I burnt. I thought it best not to take a picture of my culinary delight, as it just looked like a soggy/burnt/wierd mess.

This is why I was delighted when mother hen came home with a Sainsbury’s bag, complete with beetroot (my favourite!) ingredients for a vegetable stir fry, a mozzarella pizza, and chocolate! I scoffed the pizza for my dinner and felt full.

Maybe I should have thought about actually learning to cook before I took on this challenge. Anyway, all set up with some nice ingredients, day 4 looks promising!

I would also like to show some support for Nat’s, as I know, like me she is probably sick of the sight of pasta!

I’ve run into a bit of trouble with people posting stupid answers that really aren’t helpful, but I suppose it comes with the territory.

Anyway, I wanted to find out if other people were taking part in vegetarian week this week, and if so, what they were doing for it.

I made sure to put in the description box ‘no sarcastic answers’ as to stop any repeats of my last experience of asking a question. but low and behold, I got a few ‘I will be eating meat’ answers… yeah really helpful everyone!

Anyway I left it for a while, just revisited and got a couple of helpful answers:

Veggie Person: “bombarding twitter, facebook etc with lots of awareness raising stuff. I have my car parked up in busy car park with posters, am handing out recipe books n leaflets and generally boring the pants off people by talking veggie. Also offering a venue for a pot luck supper…and considering giving up dairy for the weekend!”

Sarah: “Same thing I do everyday.
I got my husband to do it for a month and he lost weight and smelled a lot better.
After the month he ate a lot of burgers.

Good luck!
A week isn’t too long!
You can eat way more than you think.”

Aww, so these were nice comments, see, you can get normal people with useful information on Yahoo Answers after all, thanks guys!

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