WE LC O M E !

Thanks for downloading the new and updated Veganuary Celebrity Cookbook.
This cookbook has been especially created for Veganuary participants, and has been updated with
some brand new celebrity recipes just for 2019.
Some recipes have been given to us by the celebrity author; others are inspired by what their favourite
food is. Either way, we’re confident you’re going to love them.
Whether you’re a health-food lover, cooking for a family or looking to satisfy a sweet craving, the
Veganuary Celebrity Cookbook has something for you.
Delve in, create, and enjoy!

Lots of vegan love from

TEAM VEGANUARY
P.S. Like all the good things in life, Veganuary is better shared.
Encourage a friend to sign up and try vegan with you this January,
and you’ve got yourself an automatic cooking buddy!

CONTENTS
Overnight Oats.................................................................................... 4

Breakfastlsates
Avocado Nums................................................................................... 5
Trio of Salads....................................................................................... 6
Random Green Soup...................................................................... 7

and Small P
Gaucamole............................................................................................ 8
Lebanese Tabbouleh...................................................................... 9

Coconut Chilli with Baked Sweet Potato...........................11

Zephaniah Style Vegan Ma Po Tofu.....................................12
Shepherd’s Pie - with a Mediterranean Twist................14
Potato and Spinach Curry..........................................................16
Spaghetti Bolognese..................................................................... 17

M a i n E v e n t Chickpea Burgers............................................................................18

The Thai Red Curry...................................................................................19

Parmagiana di Melanzane.........................................................20
Not Meat Balls...................................................................................22
Portobello Wellington with Red Wine Sauce.................24
Gluten-Free Pizza............................................................................26

Chocomole..........................................................................................29
Turkish Delight Chocolate Cupcakes................................30

Sweet Treats
Strawberry Shortcake...................................................................32
Boozy Pecan Pie Truffles...........................................................33
Sticky Toffee Pudding..................................................................34
Chocolate Cake...............................................................................36
Raw Vegan Bajadera Cake.......................................................38
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Harry Kirton’s
Ingredients
Whole jumbo oats
4 tbsp chia seeds
Overnight Oats
Serves 1
4 tbsp flax seeds
1 banana
Pumpkin or sunflower seeds
Pecans Method
1 tbsp almond butter
1. Half to three-quarters fill a 1L Mason jar with
1 tbsp blackberry compote oats, the chia seeds and flax seeds. Add
water until the oats are just covered. Leave
Splash coconut milk overnight.
2. When you are ready for breakfast, add
your choice of fresh fruit and nut toppings,
compote and almond butter, plus a little
splash of coconut milk.

Harry is an actor best known for his role

in the TV hit Peaky Blinders. He is also
vegan and a Veganuary supporter. This
tasty, filling breakfast is how he gets his
day off to a flying start.

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A v o c a d o N u m
by Bif Naked Musician, poet, humanitarian and vegan, Bif
Naked is a star who just happens to be a sucker
for a late-night avocado snack. Her recipe is
beautifully simple, packed full of flavours and
can be different every time!

Ingredients
1 avocado per person
2cm piece of cucumber, diced
2cm inch piece of raw courgette, diced
1 tbsp dill, chopped
¼ bell pepper, diced
2 tbsp basmati rice, cooked (day-old
rice is fine!)
A squeeze of lime juice

Method
1. Halve the avocados and discard the pits.
Scoop out a little of the avocado flesh to
make the hole bigger.
2. In a separate bowl, combine the raw
ingredients with the cooked rice. (You can
add in anything you like at this stage: roma
tomatoes, chickpeas, cilantro (coriander),
shredded carrots, garam masala or turmeric,
hemp seeds, tiny pieces of chopped firm
tofu, peas, green beans, olives, name it!)
3. Spoon your salad mixture into the avocado,
and serve with a spoon. Num!!

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BREAKFASTS AND SMALL PLATES SIDE PLATES AND SMALL PLATES

Bryan is a fan of fresh, healthy foods with

citrus flavours and a Mediterranean feel.
These are his three favourite salads and
they are perfect for picnics and barbecues,
Bryan Adams’
Trio of Salads
or as a starter or side.

Broccoli Salad Serves 2-4

Ingredients Method
1 head of broccoli 1. Make the dressing by
4 tbsp olive oil mixing the olive oil,
lemon juice, garlic and
Artichoke Salad
2 tbsp fresh lemon soy sauce. Mash the Ingredients Method
juice avocado into it and
stir until it’s creamy. 150g drained 1. Mix all ingredients
1 clove garlic, minced artichoke hearts
Season. together, and
1 tsp soy sauce ¼ lemon, juice only season if required.
2. Grate or blend the
60g avocado broccoli, and combine ½ clove garlic, 2. Sprinkle the
salt and pepper with the dressing. crushed almonds over the
top just before
10g toasted almonds
serving.
Chopped chives
Fennel Salad
Ingredients Method
15g Pine nuts 1. Dry fry the pine nuts in a hot pan for one minute, ensuring
250g cherry tomatoes they turn and don’t burn. Remove from the heat.

1 bulb fennel, trimmed, 2. Halve the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper.
coarse outer leaves
removed 3. Finely slice the fennel bulb and dress it in a bowl with
extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil pepper.
A squeeze of lemon 4. Put the rocket into a serving dish, and drizzle balsamic
35g Rocket vinegar and olive oil over it.

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar 5. Scatter the fennel and tomatoes over the rocket, and
sprinkle the toasted pine nuts on top.
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Superstar actress, comedian and campaigner

Joanna Lumley has donated her favourite ‘stuff’
Ingredients
to Veganuary - random green soup. Here is Peppers
how to make this delicious bowl of goodness in
Joanna’s own words. Cabbage
Celery
Leeks
Beans
Anything that is green
Large onion
Four cloves of garlic

Ran
Apple juice
Bouillon

dom Apple chutney / vegan pesto

Sunflower seeds

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Method
1. Get the GREEN things together. Cut them all up and
just put them into a saucepan.
2. Add about a litre of apple juice and a heaped
dessertspoon of Swiss Bouillon Powder. Partly cover
and put over a lowish flame or low heat for ... what? …
about an hour?
3. Look at it and taste it: add black pepper and the rest
of a jar of old apple chutney that needs finishing.
4. Whizz it in a blender: taste again. Adjust the
seasoning to your liking. (I like cumin and asafoetida
and sometimes a chunk of ginger so do add anything
that needs eating up from the fridge and the
cupboard.)
5. Taste again: it is heavenly.
6. Serve with sunflower seeds.

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Ga u c a m o l e Serves 2-4

Beyoncé can handle this!

This superstar singer kick-started her recent health drive with a 22-
day vegan diet, which she says both helped her to lose weight in the
short-term and to make better food choices in the long-term. Her
favourite food? That would be the vitamin-packed guacamole which
is perfect as a snack or starter, in a sandwich, on top of a cracker or
just scooped out of the bowl with tortilla chips in front of the TV.

Ingredients
2 ripe avocados
½ tsp salt
1/2 lime, juice only
½ small red onion, diced very small
1 green chilli, seeds removed and sliced
very small
1 ripe tomato, diced
2 tbsp fresh coriander

Method
1. Mash the avocado with the back of a fork.
2. Add all the other ingredients and mix well.

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Serves 4

Actor and activist

Joaquin Phoenix
stopped eating
animals at the age of
three when he saw
his parents killing fish
they had caught, and
he’s been vegan ever
since. In all those
years, and from all
those meals he’s
eaten, his favourite
food is this flavourful
Lebanese salad.
Enjoy!

Ingredients Method
50g bulgur wheat 1. Cook the bulgur wheat as per the packet instructions.
2 large, ripe vine tomatoes, 2. Make a small cross at the base of each tomato and
finely chopped place them in a separate bowl and cover with boiling
1 bunch flat leaf parsley, water. Set aside for 30 seconds, then drain away the
finely chopped water.
1 bunch fresh mint, finely 3. When the tomatoes are cool enough to handle, peel
chopped and discard the skins. Cut the tomatoes into quarters,
1 small red onion, peeled discard the seeds and dice the flesh. Transfer the
and finely chopped diced tomatoes to a serving bowl.
3 tbsp lemon juice 4. Add the parsley, mint and onion to the tomatoes and
mix well until combined.
3 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper 5. Fluff up the cooked bulgur wheat with a fork until the
grains are separated. Add it to the tomato mixture.
6. Drizzle over the lemon juice and olive oil and season
to taste with salt. Mix well to coat the ingredients in
the liquid.
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Coconut Chilli with

Baked Sweet Potato Serves 4

by Declan Rudd
Method
Ingredients 1. Heat a pan on a medium heat with the coconut oil,
2 tbsp coconut oil 2. Add the onion, carrot and garlic to the pan and
1 onion, finely chopped sweat them until soft.
1 large carrot, diced small 3. Add in the chilli powder, cumin and paprika, and
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped sweat again until the spices are cooked into the
onions and veg.
1 tsp hot chilli powder
½ tsp cumin 4. Add half the pack of desiccated coconut to soak
up the juices of the spices. Add in the chopped
1 tbsp paprika
tomatoes and mix together. Pour in the kidney
200g desiccated coconut beans, cannellini beans and the rest of the
1 tin chopped tomatoes desiccated coconut and pour in the vegetable
stock. Mix all together and add the tomato paste.
2 generous squeezes of tomato paste
1L vegetable stock 5. Leave to simmer away for around an hour, keep
stirring and wait for all the desiccated coconut to
1 tin kidney beans
soften up. Add salt and pepper to taste.
1 tin cannellini beans
Salt and pepper to taste
6. Serve on a jacket sweet potato.

Declan is a professional footballer,

currently with Preston North End. He has
been vegan since May 2018 and credits
the change in diet with improving his
training and recovery. This is his favourite
Coconut Chilli, and – if you like coconut –
it’s sure to become your favourite too!

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Ingredients

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430g regular white tofu, cut into

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A little salt
1 tablespoon corn starch
½ cup water

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1 tablespoon oil
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
5g ginger, finely chopped or
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25g shallot or onion, cut into
small sections
80g corn kernels
80g peas
1 teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn
powder
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1½ tablespoon Doubanjiang (or a
spicy chilli bean sauce)

Benjamin is a poet, writer, lyricist, musician, and self-

confessed ‘naughty boy’. He is also a lover of martial arts
and has been vegan for decades. This is his own amazing,
flavour-packed tofu recipe. We are sure you will love it!

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by Benjamin Zephaniah
Vegan Ma
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T ofu
Serves 2

Method
1. Soak the tofu cubes in some salted water for about
10 minutes, then remove and drain them
2. In a small bowl, mix the corn starch with the water.
Set aside
3. In a wok, heat up the oil. Add the garlic, ginger and
shallots and stir fry until you can smell the aroma.
Add the corn kernels and peas and stir for 3 minutes.
Push all to one side of the wok
4. Add Doubanjiang (or a spicy chilli bean sauce) and
Sichuan peppercorn powder to the wok and continue
frying for 1 minute over a slow fire
5. Slide the tofu cubes in, add the water and starch
mixture, then add soy sauce
6. Turn up the fire and simmer for 3 minutes. Toss your
wok from time to time, but be gentle and try not
break the tofu cubes
7. Add a pinch of salt if you like salty, mix well and
serve hot

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and a former Veganuary participant. When asked her
favourite meal, she singled out this all-time British
classic but with her own delicious Mediterranean twist.

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Ingredients

For the mince:

1 pack of frozen soya mince
4 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, crushed For the mash:
150g mushrooms 1kg potatoes (try to use ones that are good
2 carrots, grated for mashing, I like to use Vivaldi)
150g petit pois 1 tbsp sunflower margarine
2 tins chopped tomatoes a dash of unsweetened soya milk or cream
if you’re feeling extravagant
A squeeze of tomato purée
A dollop of vegan mayonnaise
Seasoning to taste
Seasoning
¼ litre vegan bouillon stock

To give a Mediterranean twist to the

mince, add:
2 tsp oregano, 100g sundried tomatoes,
70g olives and / or 2 tbsp capers

Method
1. Sauté the mince in the oil for five minutes so it doesn’t go soggy.

2. Then, add the onions, garlic and mushrooms, and let it cook for another
five minutes, stirring every now and then to ensure it doesn’t stick.

3. Add everything else. Bring to the boil and let it simmer uncovered for
20-25 minutes until it has reduced a bit. The final consistency should be
thick but not dry.

4. Make the mashed potatoes by boiling the potatoes in water for around
20 minutes until they are soft but not falling apart.

5. Drain, add the milk, mayo and margarine, and mash until they nice and
creamy, not crumbly.

6. When both are ready put a layer of mince in a baking dish mince and
then cover with mash.

7. Fork it over so it covers the mince evenly. You may also brush the top
with a little bit of olive oil to give it a nice crisp, then pop in the oven until
golden.

8. Around 30 minutes at 180 °C should do it but add slices of vine-ripened

tomatoes or olives to the top halfway through.

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 Ingredients
2 tbsp vegetable or coconut oil
1 onion, peeled and diced
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and minced Jason is a former professional
cricketer, a national coach, and an
1 tbsp fresh ginger, grated
ethical vegan, and this world-class
1 large red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped bowler makes a first-class curry!
½ tsp ground cumin His secret? ‘A hint of spice, and
serve it with a couple of slices of
½ tsp ground turmeric multigrain bread. Delightful!’
½ tsp ground coriander
500g potatoes, peeled and diced into 2.5cm cubes
250g spinach leaves
Salt and pepper

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Potat

Method
1. Fry the onions in the oil gently for 8-10
minutes until translucent.
2. Add the garlic, ginger and ground spices,
and fry for another 2-3 minutes, stirring.
3. Add the potatoes, and stir until they are
covered with the spices.
4. Add 120ml of water, and cover. Let the
potatoes steam for 7-10 minutes. Stir every
so often, and add a little more water if it
dries out.
5. When the potatoes are soft, stir in the
spinach leaves, and cook them for three
minutes until wilted.
6. Season to taste.

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Spaghetti Bolognese
Serves 4
Leona Lewis style!
Ingredients
This compassionate and super-talented
singer has been vegetarian from the age of 350g frozen soya mince
12 and more recently transitioned to a vegan 2 tbsp olive oil
lifestyle after learning of the health risks
1 onion, finely chopped
associated with dairy and eggs. Her favourite
meal is a great choice and a national 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
favourite - good old spag bol. Try this quick- 200g mushrooms, finely chopped
to-prepare, flavoursome recipe as a super
mid-week meal with a fresh green salad and 2 garlic cloves, crushed
a hunk of garlic bread. 400g tin chopped tomatoes
100ml red wine
1 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried marjoram
1 vegetable stock cube dissolved in
200ml boiling water
Handful of fresh basil leaves, torn, for
garnish
Salt and pepper
350g spaghetti
Method
1. Heat the oil in a pan, and fry the
onion and celery gently for five
minutes. Add the mushrooms and
garlic, and fry for 2-3 minutes more.
2. Stir in the soya mince and add the
tomatoes, tomato purée, red wine,
tomato ketchup, tomato purée,
dried herbs and stock. Cover
and simmer gently for a further
8-10 minutes while you cook the
spaghetti.
3. Check the seasoning and serve
with the basil leaves scattered over
the top.

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 He’s hilarious but you
know what he doesn’t find
funny? Animal suffering.
John Bishop became
vegetarian in 1985 after
he saw a cow being
slaughtered and he’s
never looked back. After
all, who needs beef for
burgers when you can
make them from beans?

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Makes 2-4 burgers
Method
1. Gently fry the onions over a medium
heat in half the oil until they are soft
and translucent. Add the garlic and fry
for another minute, stirring.
2. Mash the chickpeas with a fork or
Ingredients a potato masher, and add them to
1 small onion, finely chopped the onions, along with the cumin and
paprika. Cook stirring for another three
4 tbsp olive oil or four minutes.
1 clove garlic, peeled and 3. Add the lemon juice, and stir in the
minced tahini to bind the mixture. Season to
I x 400g can chickpeas, drained taste.

1 tsp ground cumin 4. Form the mixture into four burgers, and
coat them in flour, then fry them in the
1/2 tsp smoked paprika remaining oil for four minutes on each
A squeeze of lemon juice side.
1 tbsp tahini 5. Serve with a green salad.
A little plain flour
Salt and pepper
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Thai Red Curr

Serves 4
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by Anthony Mullally
Anthony is a professional
rugby league player and
a total powerhouse. To
keep up with his training
programme, his meals need
Ingredients to be pack a punch, too.
This is his simple-to-make,
1 large onion, peeled and sliced great-tasting, nutrient-rich
Thai curry. We love it!
2 tbsp coconut oil
200g mushrooms, sliced
2 red chillis, de-seeded and
finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and
minced
150g black beans
100g frozen peas
150g asparagus, cut into pieces
200g firm tofu (pre-flavoured or
plain), chopped into pieces
Dash of soy sauce
Method
2 tbsp red curry paste
1. Fry the onion in the coconut oil for
400g coconut milk 8-10 minutes until translucent.
100g spinach 2. Add the mushrooms, garlic and
chilli. Cook, stirring, for another five
minutes.
3. Add the beans, peas, asparagus,
tofu, soy sauce, curry paste and
coconut milk. Bring to the boil, and
let simmer for 5 minutes or until
asparagus is soft.
4. Stir in the spinach until it wilts.
5. Serve with brown rice.

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 Parmigiana di Melanzane
by Peter Egan Serves 4

Peter is an incredible actor, a true

gentleman and a passionate animal lover.
Ingredients He took part in Veganuary 2016 and has
never looked back. He says: ‘I will always
2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for brushing support Veganuary, but I won’t have to do
it again because… I am now vegan.’ If, like
3 cloves garlic, crushed Peter, you’re a fan of rich Mediterranean
3 sprigs of thyme flavours, then try this beautiful Parmigiana.

8 sage leaves, finely chopped

4 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp caster sugar
Method
4 large aubergines, sliced lengthways
as thinly as possible 1. Heat the oven to 200 °C / gas mark 6.

150g melting vegan cheese, grated - try 2. Heat the oil in a large pan, add the garlic,
Violife for Pizza, or VBites Cheezly Edam thyme and sage, and cook gently for a few
Style (Melting) minutes. Then add the tomatoes, vinegar
85g white breadcrumbs and sugar, and gently simmer for 20-25
minutes until it has thickened.
50g pine nuts
3. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan. Brush the
Handful of basil leaves aubergines slices on both sides with olive
oil, and fry in batches until each slice is
softened and slightly charred.
4. Mix 25g of the grated dairy-free cheese with
the breadcrumbs and pine nuts, and set
side.
5. Into a large baking dish, add a little of the
tomato sauce and spread over the base. On
top of this, add a layer or two of aubergines
slices. Season.
6. Spoon over more sauce, then layer some
cheese and basil leaves, and then another
layer of aubergine. Repeat until you end
with a layer of tomato sauce, and top with
the breadcrumb mixture.
7. Bake for 30-40 minutes until the top is
crisp and golden, and the tomato sauce
is bubbling away. Rest for 10 minutes, and
scatter with torn basil leaves.

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 Jack is a chef, a writer, an activist and - since taking part in
Veganuary 2016 - a vegan. She creates incredibly tasty meals that
cost very little to prepare, and many of her recipes can be found
at www.cookingonabootstrap.com These Not Meatballs are a firm
favourite in the Monroe household, and they will be in yours, too.

Ba l ls Jack Monroe
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Serves 4
Serves 4

Ingredients
2 aubergines
2 red or white onions
2 cloves garlic
2 red chillis
2 tbsp black olives, finely
chopped
6 tbsp oil
Juice and zest of 2 lemons
2 slices bread - either fresh or
slightly stale
Handful fresh basil

Method
1. Cut the stems off the ends of the aubergines and halve lengthways. Dice
the flesh into small pieces and pop into a medium non-stick saucepan or
frying pan.
2. Peel and finely slice the onion and garlic, chop the chilli as finely as you
can, and add these plus the olives to the aubergine in the pan, along with
1 tablespoon of the oil. Cook on a medium heat for about 10 minutes to
brown and soften.
3. Grate over the lemon zest, squeeze in the lemon juice and, once the
aubergines are soft, tip everything into a mixing bowl. Grate the bread over
the top, finely chop the basil and mix in well. (If it does not mix, try blending
and adding more breadcrumbs.)
4. Shape the mixture into tablespoon-sized balls with your hands. Put
the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan and carefully fry the
aubergine balls in batches until browned all over. Remove with a slotted
spoon and serve with extra lemon juice and torn basil to taste.
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l o W e l l i n g t o n
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Portob Wine Sauce
w i t h R e d
by Kristina Rihanoff
Serves 4

Kristina is a professional dancer, renowned for her

extraordinary routines on Strictly Come Dancing. As well as
performing, she teaches yoga and dancing, and maintains
her incredible fitness on a vegan diet. This is her delicious
Portobello Wellington, which is perfect for special occasions.

Ingredients for the wellington

2 cups baby spinach
125g shiitake mushrooms
1 cup white button mushrooms
3 small shallots, peeled and roughly chopped
3 garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped
2 sprigs fresh tarragon, stemmed
2 tsp vegan butter
¼ cup vegetable stock
Black pepper to taste
4 Portobello mushrooms
1 sheet vegan puff pastry

Ingredients for the sauce

1/2 cup red wine
1 3/4 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
2 tablespoon date syrup

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Method
1. Preheat the oven to 400°F / 200°C.
2. Add spinach, shiitake, button mushrooms,
shallots, garlic, and tarragon to a food
processor and pulse until finely chopped.
3. Add the vegan butter to a large sauté
pan and set over medium heat. Add the
mushroom mixture and vegetable stock and
sauté for 10 minutes until most of the liquid
has evaporated. Season with a pinch of
black pepper and set aside to cool.
4. Gently scrape the gills from inside the
portobello mushrooms with a spoon. Place
the mushrooms on a baking tray lined with
parchment paper or use a non-stick baking
tray. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes,
then set aside.
5. Cut the pastry sheet into four equal parts.
Using a spoon, cover each mushroom
with a layer of the mushroom / spinach
mix, making sure to fill the cavity of the
mushroom
6. Place one mushroom in the centre of each
pastry sheet, cavity side up. Fold the pastry
around the mushrooms and press down
lightly with fingers to make sure it is sealed
completely. Place the mushrooms, with
folded side down, on a baking tray lined
with parchment paper. And cook for in
the oven until the pastry is golden brown -
about 20-25 minutes.
7. Make the red wine sauce by combining
the red wine and vegetable stock in small
saucepan. Simmer uncovered for 20
minutes. Stir in the date syrup and set aside.
Reheat on low right before serving and
drizzle over the wellingtons.
8. Serve with roasted potatoes and glazed
baby carrots.

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 Gluten-Free
Pizza
A Pamela Anderson
family fave
Serves 4

Actress, author, model and activist,

Pamela has a long history of
campaigning for animals and, as a
vegan of many years, she really leads
by example. She takes care of herself
but eating healthily does not mean
Ingredients for the pizza sauce eating boring. So, what does Pamela
6 tbsp olive oil like to eat? Home-made gluten-free
pizza with dairy-free cheese! Try this
2 medium onions, peeled and finely delicious and unusual pizza recipe, and
chopped alter the toppings to suit your taste.
5 garlic gloves, peeled and finely chopped
2 x 400ml tins chopped tomatoes
6 tbsp tomato purée
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp dried oregano
Method for the pizza sauce
Salt and pepper to taste 1. In a large pan, put the oil, onions,
garlic, 75ml of water and a large
pinch of salt.
2. Boil for 8-10 minutes until the
water evaporates, and the onions
are translucent and sizzling.
3. Add the tomatoes and cook until
almost dry, then add the purée,
chilli and oregano. Cook for 2-3
minutes more, stirring so it doesn’t
stick. Season.

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Ingredients for the sweet

potato base
2 large sweet potatoes, cut into small
cubes
1 ¼ cup gluten-free oat flour Method for the sweet potato base
1/3 cup ground almonds 1. Heat the oven to 200 °C.
1 tbsp olive oil 2. Steam the sweet potato for 30 minutes or
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar until tender. Then mash it in a large bowl
and add in all the other ingredients. Mix
1 tsp dried basil well.
1 tsp dried oregano 3. Line a pizza pan with parchment paper
1 ¼ tsp garlic powder and spread the pizza base onto it using a
spatula. Spend a little time to make it as
½ tsp sea salt smooth as you can.
Pinch of chilli flakes (optional) 4. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the crust is
set and the edges are a little browned.
5. Add your sauce to the top, and spread it
across the surface.
6. Load up whatever toppings you like ... olives,
artichokes, capers, pineapple, sweetcorn
kernels, veggie sausage, sundried or fresh
tomatoes, some grated dairy-free cheese.
Return to the oven for 5-10 minutes.

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Chocomole
n g th e r ig ht n o te for Jason Mraz
Hitti
Serves 4-6

If, like singer-songwriter and plant-based

foodie Jason Mraz, you love a pud but don’t
want the sugar crash that follows, try his
favourite chocolate mousse recipe, made with
creamy avocadoes and sweetened with dates
and maple syrup. It’s seriously good!

Ingredients
16 Medjool dates, pitted and
coarsely chopped
3 ripe avocados
1 cup unsweetened almond
milk or coconut milk
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
powder
1/4 cup pure maple syrup or
agave nectar
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of sea salt
Edible cake decorations of
your choice

Method
1. Soak the dates in hot water for
5-10 minutes until soft. Drain.
2. Peel and de-stone the avocadoes,
and blend their flesh with the milk,
cocoa, syrup, coconut oil, vanilla
extract and salt.
3. Place into ramekins and chill for
three hours before serving.

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 Ingredients for the icing
75g dairy-free spread (I find a
sunflower spread is best)
75g vegetable fat (if you can’t
find any just use all dairy free
spread instead. It will still work
and be delicious.)
100g cocoa powder
650-750g icing sugar
80ml soya milk
1 tbsp rose water

by Carl Donnelly
u r k i s h D e l i g h t
T c a k e s
Makes 12 large
cupcakes

Choc o l a t e C u p
Carl is a comedian, writer and vegan. He’s
also a pretty good chef, and these are his
favourite cakes, and in his own words...

Method for the icing

1. Cream together the spread and vegetable fat. I do this by hand but
that’s not to say you can’t use an electric mixer.
2. Add the cocoa, milk and rose water and fold together.
3. Start adding the icing sugar and stirring. I tend to add in about 100g
at a time until I have the right consistency. You can always add a little
milk if you think you’ve made it too stiff or add more icing sugar if it’s
too soft.
4. Transfer into a piping bag with the nozzle of your choice and then
pipe on.

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Ingredients for the cakes Method for the cakes
170g self-raising flour 1. First off get the oven preheating to 180 °C (350 °F).
30g cocoa powder 2. Now pour the soya milk and cider vinegar into a jug/
200g caster sugar cup/bowl together, stir and let sit while you’re getting
everything else sorted.
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
3. Mix all of your dry ingredients in a large bowl and make a
1/4 tsp baking powder little well in the middle.
Pinch of salt
4. Add your wet ingredients (including the milk and vinegar
200ml soya milk mix) and gently fold together being careful not to over mix.
20ml cider vinegar 5. Pour into your cupcake cases which should now be in
the cooking tray (I recommend good quality greaseproof
80ml vegetable oil
cases). I tend to transfer the mix into a glass jug from the
1 tbsp rose water (Feel free to bowl to make the pouring into the cases easier.
add a tiny bit more if you want
the Turkish Delight flavour to be 6. Cook for 15-18 minutes (just keep an eye on them and have
more potent) a little check around the 15-minute mark to see if they
need a couple more minutes).
7. Take the trays out of the oven and let cool for five minutes
before removing the cakes and cooling on a wire tray until
What to do next: ready for icing.
8. Quick side note: If you’re making a lot of cakes for a party
Hide them from family etc, you can make these in advance and freeze them to be
and friends as they will no
iced later. A little trick is to ice them having just taken them
doubt try and steal them all
once they’ve tasted them!! out of the freezer the morning of the party as the icing sets
quicker while the cake thaws.

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 Musician, vegan and animal activist Moby is
a real foodie - so much so that he opened
his own vegan restaurant in California,
with all profits going to animal protection Ingredients
causes. His chosen dessert - or at least
one of the many he loves - is a strawberry
shortcake. For the shortcakes:
200g dairy-free margarine
1 tsp vanilla essence

r r y
100g caster sugar

Stra w b e 300g plain flour, sifted

t c a k e
For the cream:

Shor
1 x 400ml can of full fat

Moby
coconut milk, refrigerated
overnight

c l ove d by 75g icing sugar

A class i ½ tsp vanilla extract

And don’t forget...

16 strawberries

Method
1. In a bowl, cream together the margarine, vanilla essence and sugar. Stir in the flour and
mix into a dough. Wrap the dough in cling film and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oven to 160 °C and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
3. Roll out the chilled dough to about a ½ cm thickness and, using a cookie cutter, cut
into rounds. Place them on the baking sheet, sprinkle with a little extra sugar and bake
for 12-15 minutes.
4. Leave to cool for at least 10 minutes.
5. To make the coconut cream, chill a large mixing bowl for 10 minutes, then take the
chilled, hardened coconut milk from the fridge and scrape out the thickened cream,
leaving behind the liquid.
6. Beat for 30 seconds until creamy, then add the icing sugar and vanilla extract.
7. Slice fresh strawberries and cover one shortcake with them. Cover in cream, and add
another shortcake to the top. Sprinkle with icing sugar and half a strawberry to serve.
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Ingredients
2 ½ cups toasted pecans, finely
chopped
Method
1 cup digestive biscuits, broken
into crumbs 1. First off get the oven preheating to 180 °C (in
1 cup brown sugar a medium bowl, stir together the chopped
pecans, biscuit crumbs, brown sugar and
½ tsp salt salt.
2 tbsp maple syrup 2. Add the maple syrup, bourbon and vanilla
¼ cup bourbon extract, and stir well.

1 tsp vanilla extract 3. Form into walnut-sized balls and place on a

non-stick sheet. Freeze for at least two hours.
200g dark chocolate
4. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. Melt the chocolate in a heat-proof bowl over
a pan of boiling water. Dip the truffles into the
chocolate, either all the way or to cover just
half. Let them sit for 15 minutes before eating.

Pe c a n P i e Tr uf
o zy fl e s
B o Mayim Bialik’s favourite!
Mayim is probably
best known for
playing Dr Amy
Farrah Fowler in The
Big Bang Theory.
But she is also a
neuroscientist and
became vegan
after reading Eating
Animals by Jonathan
Safran Foer. This is
her recipe for rich,
boozy truffles.

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 Ingredients for the
sponge
250ml soya milk
100ml water
200g dates
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
115g dairy-free margarine
115g soft brown sugar
200g white self-raising flour
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
6 walnut halves, optional

dd ing
e Pu Serves 6

e
Yes, the Queen of

Sticky Toff
Pop loves a sticky
toffee pudding,
and this sweet, rich,
satisfying dessert
is a firm favourite at
Veganuary HQ, too.
Try out this recipe

Madonna
and then hit the
dancefloor to burn
For , off those calories!
it’s the Queen of Desserts

Method for the sponge

1. Chop the dates into quarters and put them in a small saucepan. Cover them with
the soya milk and water and simmer until they are soft.
2. Take off the heat and stir in the bicarbonate of soda, which will froth as you add it
to the date mixture.
3. Leave to cool a little for about 15 minutes.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 190 °C/ gas mark 5.
5. Grease and line a 20cmx 20cm shallow cake tin with baking parchment.
6. Beat together the margarine and sugar until creamy. Add the date mixture and stir
in.
7. Mix the spices into the sieved flour. Then fold the flour into the sponge mixture and
spoon the this into the prepared tin.
8. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes or until the sponge bounces back
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Ingredients for the

toffee sauce
100g golden syrup
200g soft brown sugar
150g dairy-free margarine
100ml soya cream
1 tsp vanilla essence

Method for the toffee sauce

1. Melt the syrup, margarine, sugar and vanilla essence in a
small saucepan.
2. Simmer for 5 minutes without stirring.
3. Leave to cool slightly and then stir in the soya cream.
4. Prick the pudding all over and pour half the hot sauce over
the pudding. Serve the rest with the pudding and, if you like,
a scoop of vanilla soya ice cream and walnuts to decorate

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 o l a t e C a k e
Choc Tatchell’s
f Peter
list

is top o As well as being a human and animal

rights activist, Peter Tatchell is also
a ‘notorious dark chocolate cake
lover’ and we share his passion for all
Ingredients for the cake things chocolatey and cakey. Try this
delicious, moist recipe and decorate it
1 1/4 cups SR flour
however you choose!
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Method for the cake
1 cup warm water (or use coffee to
make it a mocha cake) 1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C / 350 °F.

1 tsp vanilla extract 2. In a bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, cocoa,
baking soda, and salt with a fork, making sure
1/3 cup vegetable oil it is really blended together. Add the water,
1 tsp apple cider vinegar vanilla, oil, and vinegar, and again, mix together
well.
3. Transfer the mixture to an 8x8 square cake tin.
4. Place in oven and bake for about 25 minutes,
or until a knife comes out clean. Cool on a rack
Ingredients for the glaze completely (2 hours).

1/2 cup sugar

4 tbsp margarine
2 tbsp soy milk
Method for the glaze
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa
powder 1. In a small saucepan, bring sugar,
margarine, milk, and cocoa to a boil.
2 tsp vanilla extract Stir frequently; then reduce heat
to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring
constantly. It’ll look gloppy, but it’s
just the bubbles! Remove from heat
and stir for another 5 minutes.
Note: this makes one cake; 2. Add vanilla, stir, and immediately
double the quantities if you wish pour onto cake. The glaze
to make a layer cake. Use the
icing recipe from the cupcakes dries really quickly, so spread
on page 30 minus the rose it immediately and add any
water for the filling. decorations now. Let it cool for 1
hour before eating.

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R a w V e g a n Kellie Bright is best known for

playing Linda Carter in EastEnders.

e
She is an amazing actress, a

d e r a C a k
wonderful person and a Veganuary

Ba j a
supporter. When asked for her
favourite recipe, she did not
hesitate. It is this rich, raw and
delicious cake created by Mell

KfaelvloiueritBe,rbiygMhetll’s
from CakeMeHappyyyyyByMell
(Thanks for your permission, Mell!)

Makes 16 thin slices

or 8 fatter cakes
Method
1. Make the base layer by mixing
all the ingredients in a food
processor until you get a nice Base layer
thick paste. Press it to the bottom
½ cup almonds
of a cake pan and put it in the
freezer for about 20 mins. ½ cup hazelnuts
2. Make the middle layer by mixing ¾ cup dates
all the ingredients together in a
food processor until you get nice 1 tbsp almond butter
creamy paste. Add the paste onto
the first base and put it back in Middle layer
the freezer for about 30 mins.
1 cup of cashews already soaked
3. Make the top layer by mixing all overnight / 8 hours in warm water
the ingredients together and layer
on top of the cake. Decorate with ½ cup almonds
coconut flakes or rough chopped
1 tbsp almond butter
almonds. It can be served straight
away 3 tbsp coconut oil

½ cup maple syrup

Top layer
3 tbsp organic cacao

1/3 cup coconut oil

3 tbsp maple syrup

Coconut flakes or rough-chopped

almonds to decorate

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