DAY FOURTEEN: 'Summary Sunday'…what’s going down?

Ok, so I’ve been busily browsing the Vegan MOFO blog roll and have been loving the recipes you guys have been coming up with.

Wow, Inspiring!

It’s also great to ‘meet’ a few more vegan bloggers that were not previously on my radar.

So as I mentioned last Sunday, the month of October will be dedicated to Sunday round-ups, a summary of your recipes that have caught my eye.  I’m working my way through the list and this summary represents blogs with titles from A-E (I will continue onto the end over the next two Sunday’s). It's taken all afternoon...but I've had lots of fun. Now I want to go and eat!

As you can (hopefully) tell from my blog, drool-worthy photos mean a lot to me…as I eat with my eyes!! So those recipes that tickled my taste buds and had a great photo accompaniment were generally the ones that grabbed my attention. All artwork below is fully credited to the various bloggers who inspired this post.

Enjoy!

Choc Peanut Butter Mousse by An Unrefined Vegan

(the perfect grab a spoonful from the fridge snack)

Cheddar Ale Soup by Baker Bettie

(a full flavour vegan cheesy soup...top comfort food must try!)

Chile black bean tacos by Abi Cowell

(simple and colourful)

Cafe cacao and coconut smoothie by Barefoot And Frolicking

(the perfect wintry indulgence...could be hot served hot!)

Zucchini (courgette) lasagna by Beyond Infinity

(courgette noodles are something I've been meaning to try for ages!)

Strawberry coconut scones by Sarah Bligh

(these need no explanation, I am curious to use freeze dried fruit...)

Chocolate sourdough bread by Bread Without Butter

(bread experiments are high up in my priorities and I love the unusual nature here!)

loaded potato skins by Cadry's Kitchen

(potato skins were always my favourite...I couldn't pass these by!)

Bento lunchbox by Congregated Waffles

(too cute...If only I had the time to make my lunch this cute!)

Choc chunk walnut banana bread by Eating With The Rabbits

(i love banana bread..especially one containing superfoods like this.)

What Vegan MOFO means to me.

I'm taking part....Vegan MOFO 2012!

October marks the beginning of Vegan MOFO 2012.

This year I will be taking part in the action…for the first time. Excited, apprehensive, nervous…maybe a little?  Well I don’t want to disappoint now do I!

Having a little browse on the PPK Mofo forum it seems that many people get down with themed posts for the month. I liked the sound of that idea, a change from the norm giving the challenge an individual twist. 

But what should my theme be?

Then it came to me…Oats!!

You know how much I love my oats and how versatile and healthful they can be…well what better way to celebrate with a whole month of oatyliciousness.

Oats are cheap, healthy, versatile and they are the perfect comfort food for all times of day…perfect for the chilly weather slowly creeping upon us.  Check out my Recipage here for oat based recipes to date.

So here we have the grand plan:

Sunday: “Summary Sunday…what’s going down in MOFO land?” a collection of inspiring links.

Monday: ”Mantra for Monday” following the theme of my usual ‘mantras’ but with a vegan twist.

Tuesday: recipes with an oaty theme

Wednesday: recipes with an oatytheme

Thursday: recipes with an oaty theme

Friday: recipes with an oaty theme

Saturday: “Surprise me Saturday” going freestyle with a non-oat based recipe that taken my fancy.

I figured I’d throw in Saturday as a freestyle day for other recipes that have taken my fancy through the week…as even I might go insane with that many oats…!

So the challenge is set. Roll On MOFO!!  Annoyingly I am actually away on holiday for the first week on October, so I'm busy prepping my posts to be scheduled for next week...I will do my best to find an internet cafe and check in as often as I can next week! After that you will have my full attention.

super sized oatmeal breakfast bowl...oh yeah!!
(ok this was actually a breakfast/lunch in one combo)

A brief side note to put you on the picture. As regular readers will know, whilst I do not have a gluten intolerance myself, the recipes on the blog are typically wheat free or gluten free as I believe that we could all do with less wheat in our day to day diets.  I appreciate that for those with serious gluten intolerances, oats as also a no no due to gluten cross contamination. However there are brands of GF oats available that I understand most people can handle, so I hope that you can all join in with me and get some oaty inspiration along the way to carry you through into these chilly winter months to come. For further guidance on making gluten free choices please see this post.

Some organisation!!

I've now organised my recipes into a few key categories to make your searches for inspiration that little bit easier. You can also find these links on my newly edited Recipes tab... I have simply added them here in their own post with a picture, because I love any excuse for a photo of food!

I hope you enjoy. Any comments or suggestions are very welcome!


Gluten free

5-minute snacks

  
Single-servings

 











Oats oats oats!

  
Breakfast

Snacks and light meals

 
  
Main meals

Cookies, biscuits and scones

  

Bars and slices

  


Tarts, pies, crumbles and puddings

Cakes and loaves

Bread

  
Frostings, sauces and dips

  
No-bake treats

Chocolate and sweets

 

 
  
Frozen treats

Beverages

 

  
High protein

  
Low fat/fat free­­­

For tips and info on recipe measurement conversions, ingredients, substitutions and the methods behind how I do things.... check out my 'baking tips' tab at the top of the page.