Another Llama ⓥ

A couple of people have spoken to me before about wanting to cut back on, or completely cut meat from their diets, but didn’t know where to start. If anyone reading this feels the same way, here’s some fairly basic recipies that I usually recommend (Bosh’s tofu curry is straight up one of the best currys i’ve ever had - even my non-vegan family members love it)

Written:

• ‘Butter’ Tofu Curry (Written Recipe)
• Lentil Soup (Written Recipe)
• Caribbean Stew (Written Recipe)
• Sweet Potato & Cauliflower Curry Pies (Written Recipe)
• Afghan Kidney Bean Curry (Written Recipe)

Videos:

• 5 Minute Vegan Pasta Sauces (YT / Invidious)
• Ultimate Vegan Chilli (YT / Invidious)
• Enchiladas Verdes (YT / Invidious)
• Ultimate Plant-Based Fried Chicken (YT / Invidious)
• Mac & Cheez (YT / Invidious)
• Wicked Lasagna (YT / Invidious)
• Smash Tacos (YT / Invidious)

Tofu is also super versatile and is pretty climate-friendly. there’s a bazillion different ways to do tofu, but simply seasoning and pan frying some extra/super firm tofu (like you do with chicken) with some peppers and onions, for fajitas, is an easy way to introduce yourself. Here’s a little guide for tofu newbies: A Guide to Cooking Tofu for Beginners - The Kitchn. If you wanna level up your tofu game with some marinades here’s six.

Lentils and beans are also super planet friendly, super cheap, and super versatile! You’ll be able to find recipies all over that are based around lentils and beans so feel free to do a quick internet search.

Sorry for the huge, intimidating wall of text! I do hope someone interested in cutting back on meat found this useful though :)

psst, since you shared those videos I thought I’d share a cool resource. There’s a website called kinderworld.org that has collections of videos on the egg industry, dairy industry, and meat industry. I hope you find this useful :)

Something I picked up in the summer sale was Space Haven (Steam) and it’s really fun. Challenging, but fun. It’s a nice mix of building, colony simulation, and resource management - and it’s all in spaaaace!

I also picked up Death Road To Canada (Steam) for just under £3, planned on doing a few runs, but I’m currently 20 hours in and still not bored haha.

It’s not a new one, but I rewatched the 1998 film Dark City (IMDB/RT) 2 weeks ago and totally forgot how atmospheric it was. Whilst it takes it self seriously there’s some pretty bizarre moments, I totally cracked up at a scene where one of the ‘strangers’ exclaims “HE CAN TUNE!” which is followed by a shot of a child stranger smiling and chattering their teeth (YouTube clip)