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gonna hve to try them all now :-)

You might like to look at deliaonline(.)com - remove brackets Joy ..................... "Vegetarian Christmas feast for 4 We get lots of requests for vegetarian menus and recipes, so hope that this will keep you all happy. It's proof, if proof were needed, that vegetarian food can be every bit as exciting as non-vegetarian. Starter Roasted Red Peppers Stuffed with Fennel This delightful combination of flavours makes a very attractive first course. I love to serve the peppers on a faded antique plate that I have, which shows off their outstanding colour. served with Mini Focaccia Bread with Red Onion, Olive and Rosemary Topping Focaccia is an Italian flat bread made with olive oil. The flavour of the oil is important, so it's advisable to use a good, strong, fruity virgin olive oil for this. Main course Cheese and Parsnip Roulade with Sage and Onion Stuffing This recipe is in specific response to the letter I received from a vegetarian who asked if I could devise something that had stuffing, sauce and all the trimmings – so that he could feel as Christmassy as everyone else. Well, here it is. served with Traditional Bread Sauce (recipe x 1/2) Traditional bread sauce is one of the great, classic British sauces, but I think it has suffered from either not being made properly or – worst of all – being made from a mix or packet. The real thing is beautifully creamy and the perfect accompaniment to chicken or turkey. or Cranberry and Orange Relish (recipe x 1/2) In our family there are those who like bread sauce as the accompaniment to turkey, and there are those who prefer cranberries. For the latter I always make the following sauce, one of the very nicest and one that can be made ahead without coming to any harm. Dessert Caramelised Orange Trifle (recipe x 1/2) I have been making the same Christmas trifle for years on end – but recently I decided to experiment with something new, without totally sacrificing the traditional qualities we've grown to love. This fits the bill perfectly."

Just been google searching (nice Christmas picture on google btw) and am feeling quite hungry!!!! Here's another. Joy "VEGETARIAN NUT WELLINGTON This is absolutely delicious and rather grand, as it should be for the Christmas feast. It's a completely meat free vegetable mixture wrapped in pastry, and looks as spectacular as it tastes. Serves 4-6. INGREDIENTS 350 g/12 oz vegetarian puff pastry 1 small onion, peeled and chopped 2 celery sticks 2 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped 2 tbsp sunflower oil 100 g/4 oz walnuts 100 g/4 oz cashew nuts, salted or unsalted 150 g/6 oz chestnut puree (you can buy it in tins) 1 heaped tsp paprika 1 heaped tsp oregano 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 eggs 50 g/2 oz button mushrooms Beaten egg, to glaze Pre-heat the oven to 425°F/210°C/190°C Fan/Gas Mark 7. Roll out the pastry and line a 1 kg/2 Ib greased or non-stick loaf tin with it, leaving enough pastry hanging over the edge to fold over and seal in the nut mixture. Fry the chopped onion, celery and garlic in the oil until the onion is just translucent, then put it into a large bowl. Add the cashew nuts, walnuts, chestnut puree, paprika, oregano, lemon juice and the seasonings, mix it all together and bind it together with the eggs. Wash the mushrooms by pouring a kettle of boiling water over them in a colander - don't peel them - and put them in a neat pattern in the bottom of the pastry-lined loaf tin (which of course will be the top when you turn it out) and spoon the nut mix­ture into the tin, patting it down firmly so it fills the spaces between the mushrooms. Brush the pastry you've left hanging over the edge of the tin with the beaten egg, and carefully fold the ends together over the mixture so it is quite covered. Trim the edges and brush the joins with a little more of the beaten egg. Put a baking sheet over the tin and turn it over. Now carefully remove the tin. You now have a perfect loaf-shape without the tin in the way. Cut a little slot in the top and decorate with a few pastry leaves. Brush the top with a little more beaten egg. Bake for about one hour. Halfway through the cooking time, reduce the tempera­ture to 350°F/180°C/160°C Fan/Gas Mark 4. When it is cooked, the top will be golden and the inside a delight!"

Lentil and walnut loaf ( hubby uses peanuts) 175g(6oz)green lentils 1 onion peeled and chopped small 1 large garlic clove crushed 2tbsp olive oil 1tsp dried thyme 125g(4oz) walnuts grated 125g(4oz) wholemeal breadcrumbs 1tbsp tomato puree 1tbsp chopped fresh parsley 1 egg sea salt freshly ground black pepper Soak lentils for few hours then rinse and put in saucepan with enough cold water to cover. Simmer gently for about 40 minutes till tender , then drain any liquid. Prepare 1lb loaf tin by putting long strip of non-stick papaer across bottom and up to narrow sides, grease generously with butter. Set oven 190C (375F) gas 5. Fry onion and garlic in oil in good sized pan for 10 mins till tender and lightly browned. Stir in thyme and fry for few seconds, remove from heat and add lentils, walnuts, breadcrumbs, puree, parsley and egg. Mix well, then season. Spoon mixture into tin and smooth top. Cover with greased foil and bake in oven for 1 hour. Leave to stand in tin for few minutes then slip knife round edge and turn out. Remove paper. Hope this is useful to you. It doesn't take much to cook. Enjoy.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm ........................ yummy :-)

Here's one I've found. 1 finely diced onion crushed clove of garlic or teaspoon garlic granules 8oz cashew nuts (ground) 1 egg teaspoon chopped chives - not essential teaspoon chopped thyme or dried any sort of herbs 3 parsnips 100ml vegetable stock 1 teaspoon yeast extract 8 oz mushrooms (finely sliced) Saute onions and garlic, place nuts and egg and herbs in a bowl and mix with them. Peel and chop parsnips, boil and mash well - add to mixture along with mushrooms, dissolve yeast extract into stock - add to mixture. Grease and line a large loaf tin, place mixture in tin, cover with foil and bake for 1 to 1 and a half hours, at about 160 if you have a fan oven. Joy

thank u dont do it if its a pain though

OK but it is going to take ages to type. But if you wait it will be here. It is really nice and for a non vegetarian thats not bad is it?

iv bought sum nut burger thingys from tesco for me but bet i forget to cook them .................... lol

When vegetarian stepson lived at home, I did a nice (even though I say so myself) nut roast for Christmas Day. :) Joy

cud u put the recipe on here for us all to try please

make a lentil and nut loaf - fantastic for christmas dinner. My husband makes it every year, and I have to say its really nice.

tesco have lots of vegie stuff i got some nice stuff today for my dinner on christmas day

Peter, thanks for that I'll try them tomorrow

Have you got an Icelands your why, they still have plenty of Vegey options. My misses gos a bundle on there Vegey Burgers.

Is it only in Bristol or do all supermarkets clear their shelves of vegetarian provisions at Christmas and pack these shelves with even more flesh. Maybe they believe we veggies don’t need to eat at Christmas