Virtual Kitchen - Learn & cook vegan 'Fish pie' with Chef Alfie

Tonight's dish.... PLANT-BASED 'FISH' PIE WITH SEASONAL VEG.
Join me for a fun cooking session to create a simple but tasty VEGAN dinner!

Whether you're simply curious about this ever-increasing food trend, or have been a die-hard vegan for years, I'll take you through the process of making a vegan meal and make it digestible and easy to follow. Questions encouraged.

Feel free to simply watch and natter with fellow Not Grumpies, or better yet jump in and cook alongside me!

To introduce myself; my name is Alfie, I'm a chef who focuses on Veganism, and enjoys making creative comfort food. For anyone new to the concept, a vegan diet avoids any consuming of anything that comes from any sentient being, from fashion to food. This can make it a challenge for people to be inventive and cook for this diet at home. But over the forthcoming sessions we'll explore a range of meals, from quick-n'-easy through to making one's own tasty meat substitutes from scratch.

See you in the kitchen!

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INGREDIENTS
(Pie serves 4 people, I will be using enough potatoes and asparagus for 2. Just double the second group of items to make 4)
NB I'll be using a blender for one ingredient, but you can chop by hand.

1 Bunch Spring onions
500ml plant-based milk (I use Oat)
200g Frozen peas
1 x can Butter beans
300g Smoked Tofu
10G Nori sheets (Seaweed) (you can find this in most supermarkets, I used Sainsbury's)
2 tsp (vegan butter)
2 cloves garlic
2 tbsp Plain flour
1 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 x lemon
1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp dried dill
1 roll Puff pastry (Vegan)
Gram flour

1 Bunch asparagus
New potatoes (Rough 300g)
1 x Shallot
1/2 red chilli

VEGAN_FRIENDLY ALCOHOL
White
Co-op Irresistible Leyda Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2017 (£7.49, The Co-op)
Granite Earth Swartland, South Africa 2017 (£8.50, Morrisons)
Red
Toro Loco Organic Red Utiel-Requena, Spain 2015 (£4.99, Aldi)
Plessis-Duval Saumur-Champigny France 2015 (£10, Marks & Spencer)
The Hedonist Shiraz McLaren Vale, Australia 2016 (£14.49, Waitrose)
Beer/Ale/Stout
https://theoriginalsmallbeer.com (fast delivery)
https://www.brewdog.com/uk/ (in most supermarkets)
https://www.curiousbrewery.com/curious-ipa12 (both IPA & Brew are Vegan)
https://www.birramoretti.com/ (in most supermarkets)

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HOW MUCH DOES THE EVENING COST?
£5 by paypal or if you do not like Paypal with Cups of coffee...
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Dee45plus

HOW WILL THE CAFE WORK?
Your Zoom host (Anne and Alise) will admit you into the main room, where we can have a quick chat whilst we wait for late arrivals. At 7.10pm, Alfie will start the evening. All attendees will be muted.

At the end of the introduction, there will be an opportunity to ask questions; attendees will be unmuted one-by-one to do so.

HOW DO I JOIN BY COMPUTER (video and/or audio)?

1. Click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84275986325

If you have the Zoom Application downloaded already, the Application should open and take you straight to the Virtual Cafe. If not, you'll be presented with the option to download the Zoom Application for the first time (better if you want to join quicker next time), or else skip the download and "join from your browser" (better if you're in a rush and don't want to fiddle with downloads this time).

You can also do a test-run of joining a Zoom meeting by clicking here: https://zoom.us/test.

2. When you join, you'll be placed in a Waiting Room and will need to wait for the host to admit you.

3. You can turn your video on/off, or mute/unmute your microphone, at the bottom left of your screen.

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Looking forward to sharing the evening with you.

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