DU Vegan Society 2019

Table of Contents Welcome

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Vegan Map of Dublin

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The Thrifty Vegan Guide

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Recipes

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Beauty and Skincare

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Vegan in the Digital Age

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Keep in touch with us on social media over the following college year, to know when we have events on!

Facebook: DU Vegan Soc Instagram: @vegansoc Email: vegansoc@csc.tcd.ie

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Editor: Catherine O’Brien Contributors: Nicky Pochinkov Ruby Frances Ava Whelan Adam Coyne Ciara Robotham

Hello everyone, We are so glad and grateful to be able to continue on to our second year as a society, and to be able to build upon the great success of last year. We are so proud to have won the title of “Best New Society” last year and this year hope to continue to grow and improve as a community, as well as gain our status as an official society.

We hope that you join us at DU Vegan Society, whether you are vegan, vegetarian, trying to cut down or just wanting to learn more.

Adopting a more ethically or environmentally aware plant-based lifestyle doesn’t have to be an overnight all-or-nothing decision, and we are inclusive to everyone interested, and hope you come along, whether it be to learn more, or even just to pop by for some free food, we hope you find something you enjoy.

For those of you who are new to Dublin or to a plant-based lifestyle, it may be overwhelming being in such a large city or adjusting to a different way of life, so we have made this booklet full of knowledge we have found useful in our time living here, and we hope you find it useful too! And of course, if you have a question and don’t know who to ask, or if you have feedback for us, then don’t hesitate to contact us!

We hope you have a great year at college, All our love, DU Vegan Society

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Vegan Map of Dublin 1. Vish Shop, 1 Blessington Street (vegan) 2. Veginity, 101 Dorset Street (vegan) 3. Mr Donut, 58 Parnell Street (vegan options) 4. Take A Veg, Moore Street Mall, 58 Parnell Street (vegan) 5. The Hot Donut, 6 O’Connell Street 6. Wigwam, 54 Middle Abbey Street 7. Brother Hubbard, 153 Capel Street 8. Urbanity, 11 Coke Lane, Smithfield 9. Token, 72-74 Queen Street, Smithfield (vegan menu) 10. Beast Eatery, 41 Victoria Quay, The Liberties (vegan) 11. The Dublin Cookie Co, 29 Thomas Street, The Liberties (vegan sandwich) 10 12. DiFontaine’s, 22 Parliament Street (vegan pizza slice) 13. Aperitivo, 6 Parliament Street (vegan options) 14. V Temple Bar, Crane Lane (vegan) 15. Umi Falafel, 13 Dame Street (vegetarian, vegan options) 16. Meltdown, Curved Street, Temple Bar 17. LEON, 17 Crowne Alley, Temple Bar

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18. The Hungry Mexican, 5 Aston Quay (vegan menu) 19. Pablo Picante, 14-18 Aston Quay

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49 20. The Rolling Donut, 34 Bachelor’s Walk Southside 21. Boojum, 3 Abbey Street • The Carrot’s Tail, 192 Rathmines Road, Rath22. Tang, 9a Abbey Street mines 23. Shoe Lane, 7 Tara Street • Bombay Pantry, 14 Rathgar Road, Rathmines • Saba, 13 Rathgar Road, Rathmines 4 • Firehouse Pizza, 114 Rock Road, Booterstown

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• The Planted Bean, 16 Baggot Road, Ashtown • The Back Page, 199 Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough • Vegan Sandwich Co. at Honest2Goodness Market, Slaney Close, Glasnevin

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24. Póg, Trinity Plaza, Tara Street 25. Camile Thai, 43 Pearse Street 26. Zizzi’s, 24 Suffolk Street (vegan menu) 27. The Counter, 20 Suffolk Street 28. KC Peaches, 27-29 Nassau Street 29. Coffeeangel, 15 Leinster Street 30. Mama’s Revenge, 12 Leinster Street 31. Insomnia, 3 Leinster Street 32. Carluccio’s, 52 Dawson Street 33. Coffeeangel, 16 Anne Street 34. Pablo Picante, 32 Dawson Street 35. Sun Bear Gelato, 25 Dawson Street 36. Tang, 23C Dawson Street 37. Insomnia, 4 St Stephen’s Green 38. The Rolling Donut, 55 South King Street 39. Pablo Picante, 4 Clarendon Market 40. Cornucopia, 19-20 Wicklow Street 41. Kaph, 31 Drury Street 42. Blazing Salads, 42 Drury Street 43. Wing It, 63 George’s Street 44. Pi, George’s Street 45. Boojum, George’s Street 46. The Good Food Store, 24 George’s Street 47. Govinda’s, Aungier Street 48. Dublin Pizza Company, 32 Aungier Street 49. Sova Vegan Butcher, 51 Pleasant’s Street 50. McGuinness’s Take Away, 84 Camden Street (vegan menu)

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The Thrifty College Lunch Guide

Adam Coyne

So it’s no secret that the overall winner for student lunch quality versus price is to bring in a tupperware of something made at home.

It’s by far the easiest way to eat cheap and healthy. But that’s not always an option, maybe you don’t have time, maybe you don’t have a usable kitchen, or maybe you just forgot before going on a 40-minute commute to college and are absolutely starving.

These days we’re spoilt for choice as vegans in Dublin, but a lot of shops still gamble on veganism being an upper-class health fad and set prices accordingly. Since we just can’t be paying ten euro for a student lunch, here’s some thrifty lunch ideas in and around college, sorted into three price ranges depending on how desperate you are.

Don’t forget to ask about a student discount!

Medium cost but high quality

Cornucopia small salad plate or single wrap: €5-6

Cornucopia is Ground Zero for a lot of Dublin vegans with amazing salads that change every day, plus it’s a family-run independent company.

Mama’s Revenge burrito: €5.50

If you turn down the sour cream and cheese on your vegetarian Basic Burrito you can get 3 toppings alongside the rice, beans, roasted peppers, aubergine and sweet potato.

The Runner Bean veg noodles / veg wrap: €5-6

The Runner Bean is a really cute independent business on Nassau Street; the noodles are a must if you need a hearty dose of fresh veg - €5-6

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A real meal, that’s cheap

Mama’s Revenge rice and bean burrito: €4 Cornucopia soup and bread: €4.50 The soup here is usually very filling!

The Buttery vegan option: €4

The College cafeteria doesn’t do their vegan option every day, so make sure to check the allergens board. The thai curry and rice isn’t exactly the freshest, most homemade thing in town, but it’s a decent meal!

Tesco Meal Deal: €4

These days, most Tescos will have either a Chickpea Tikka Masala sandwich or Bombay Aloo wrap as vegan options in their meal deal. Included is one of those, a snack (fruit or crisps), and a drink. I’d definitely recommend getting the Innocent smoothie as a drink - it’s the biggest price drop as part of the deal, lets you get some vitamins in, and there’s free water in college if you want something more refreshing.

The “I have a tenner to last the week” category Chips and beans in the Buttery: €3.80 Less if you just get a single veg portion!

SU Cafe sandwiches: €3

Sometimes during the year the SU Cafe makes vegan sandwiches.

You can get meat-free ones all the time, but it’ll just be a mouthful of raw salad veg unless they specifically announce a special vegan one. Follow Vegan Soc on social media for updates about this one!

Hummus-based MacGuyver lunch from Tesco: <€2

So you’re scraping the bottom of the barrel with a ton of small change in your pocket you found around the house. Have no fear!

Hummus is less than a euro in Tesco, same for a big loaf of bread.

Consider adding in a bag of baby spinach or other cheap green veg for some nutrition and make sandwiches in college. If you take the rest of the ingredients home and use them again it’ll probably be a good bit less than €2 per “meal”, maybe closer to €1 if you’re extra careful.

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Recipes

It’s always good to have a few quick and simple recipes on hand, expecially ones you can prepare in bulk for the week ahead! Not only does that save you time, when you can just grab a tupperware container, bring it into college and pop it into the microwave in the SU kitchen, but it saves you money that you would otherwise be spending on lunch!

So here are some of our favourite

recipes which are ideal for doing that! A lot of the ingredients are cheap if bought in bulk in cans or frozen, and all are very tasty! With all these recipes, having herbs and spices (and even garlic granules) in the cupboard at all times is really helpful. Happy cooking, and hopefully you will enjoy these meals as much as we do!

Breakfast Fry Up- Adam

Ingredients Mushrooms, chopped A few fresh tomatoes (1 per person) Bread for toast, with vegan spread for buttering Tin of baked beans (a tin is good for 3-4 people) Vegan sausages (such as Linda McCartney’s, 2 per person) For the scrambled “eggs”: 75g Chickpea flour / gram flour (cheap in Asia Market on Drury Street) 2 pinches Black salt aka kala namak (optional, but also in the Asia Market, in the same aisle! It smells really eggy!)

200ml water 1tsp oil A big pinch of salt Whisk all of the scrambled egg ingredients together in a bowl. Heat a non-stick pan over medium (make sure it’s non-stick for best results), and once it’s hot pour the mixture in and start gently stirring. Keep moving it around, it’ll start coming together in curdles. Break them apart so they look like scrambled eggs.

It will seem too sticky to break at first, but keep going and they’ll dry up.

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Once the curdles are the size you want them, turn down the heat to low and cover the pan.

Quarter your tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place them under a hot grill with the skin facing down, alongside the sausages, and grill for 10 mins.

Meanwhile, saute the mushrooms in a little oil on a medium-high heat. Don’t add salt until the end or they’ll lose all their juice in the pan. After 5 minutes they’re done, so cover and leave on a low heat until we’re ready to go.

Flip the sausages over to cook the other side. Stir the scrambled eggs, cover and leave on low until ready (another 5 minutes).

Heat the baked beans in a saucepan, stirring frequently, until simmering. The last step is to toast some bread and cut the slices in half diagonally.

Serve everything together on hot plates; on each, a pile of mushrooms, a few tomato quarters, a few spoonfuls of beans, 2 sausages, some “egg” and a toast triangle, with a dollop of ketchup or brown sauce. Have butter available for the toast, wonder why people think veganism is always healthy, and enjoy!

Tofu, Cauliflower and Kale Thai Red Curry- Ruby Ingredients 1 tsp oil 1-2 onions or red onions, sliced ½ head cauliflower, cut into small chunks 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tsp ground turmeric + generous grind black pepper (optional) 1 block tofu, cubed handful cherry tomatoes, halved 1-2 tbsp thai red curry paste (check that it’s vegan - some brands contain fish) 1 tin coconut milk 2 handfuls kale or cavolo nero, shredded lime slices, to serve In a large saucepan on medium/high heat, fry the onions, cauliflower and tofu until the onions are translucent, then add the garlic and tomatoes. For an anti-inflammatory boost, add the turmeric and black pepper here. Then add the curry paste and coconut milk and 1 tbsp water if needed, turn down the heat, and simmer until the cauliflower is cooked. Turn off the heat and add the kale or cavolo nero. Serve with a wedge of lime and fresh coriander.

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Banana Pancakes with Berries- Catherine Ingredients 250ml unsweetened plant milk eg almond 300 g porridge oats 1 banana Half teaspoon baking soda Half teaspoon vanilla extract To serve Fruit to serve- recommend strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, raspberry Coconut yoghurt (optional) Nuts eg hazelnuts, pecans (optional) Chop up the banana and put it and all the other ingredients for the pancake batter into a blender. Blend until completely smooth.

Heat a non stick pan with a little bit of oil and pour the batter into small circles, flipping when bubbles start to appear on top (about one to two minutes). If you want, add some of the berries to the pancakes before flipping to cook them, blueberries are fantastic like this and taste like blueberry muffins!

Serve with chopped up berries on top, as well as coconut yoghurt and nuts if you wish! Any left over pancakes can be stored in the fridge for a few days and heat up well in the oven.

Oreo Cookie Dough Brownies- Ava Ingredients Cookie Dough: 1 cup vegetable oil 1 ½ cups light brown sugar ½ cup soy milk 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 4 cups flour 1 Tbsp baking powder ½ tsp salt 1 cup dark chocolate chips Oreos Brownie Batter: 2 cups melted dark chocolate 2 cups flour 1 Tbsp baking powder ½ cup cocoa powder 1 cup light brown sugar 1 ½ cups soy milk 1 tsp vanilla extract

Preheat the oven to 175 degrees celsius.

First make the cookie dough by whisking the oil, sugar, soy milk, and vanilla extract together, then add the flour, baking powder and salt, mixing until it is a thick consistency. Mix in the chocolate chips.

Spread the dough onto a lined baking tray and cover with oreos.

For the brownie batter, first melt the chocolate. Mix the flour, sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder together, then add the soy milk and vanilla extract and combine. Mix in the melted chocolate. Pour this batter over the layer of Oreos.

Cook the brownies for 30 minutes, then chop into squares once cooled!

Vegan Nachos- Adam Ingredients For the cheese sauce: 2 C. potatoes, diced large 1 C. carrots, diced large 1/2 C. plant milk 1/3 C. olive oil 2 tsp. salt 1 Tbsp. lemon juice 1/2 C. nutritional yeast 1/4 tsp. onion powder 1/4 tsp. garlic powder

A great crowd-pleaser, mainly because of how much omnis like it too - it’s really good for showing people how good vegan stuff can be. Awesome at seshes when there’s like 4-5 people. There’s probably fancier cheese sauce versions with cashews etc, but I love how cheap this is (and how amazing it tastes!)

How I like serve is to just slide the nachos with the baking paper straight onto a chopping board and bang it in the middle of the table, for everyone to pick at. Then you can use the baking tray straight away for the 2nd batch!

The sauce you can use for a ton of other things like quick mac and cheese, lasagnes, or just as a dip, I personally love it over roasted broccoli.

For the nachos: 1-2 packs of plain tortilla chips 1 onion, chopped 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped ½ tsp each of cumin, coriander and smoked paprika Tin of chopped tomatoes Tin of kidney beans (or black, pinto etc), drained and rinsed well Tin of sweetcorn Handful of olives, chopped Coriander leaves (optional)

The cheese sauce: Boil potatoes and carrots together until soft.

Throw them into a blender with the rest of the ingredients and blend until smooth. If you don’t have a standing blender, put everything into a tall jug and use a hand blender. It should be very thick but pourable.

The nachos: Heat a bit of oil in a saucepan and throw in the garlic and spices. Stir for just 30 seconds, then add the onions (If you want to do more veg than this here’s where you add it in!). Fry it up for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent with a bit of browning. Then add the tomatoes and cook down, stirring frequently, for another 5-8 minutes until thick and chunky. Adjust for seasoning! It’ll need a bit of salt.

Drain the beans and rinse well.

Spread out the chips on a lined baking sheet, then drizzle with cheese sauce, your tomato sauce mix, beans, sweetcorn and olives. Place under a medium-temp grill for maybe 10mins or until toasty, checking frequently in case it burns. Sprinkle with chopped coriander leaves if you’re so inclined.

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Cruelty Free and Vegan Beauty Ava Whelan When it comes to the beauty products that we use, becoming more conscious of where the things we buy come from and how they’re made is an important step in the pursuit of an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Nowadays, making the move towards sustainable and ethical shopping habits is easier than ever, but it can be hard to know where to start. That’s where our guide to vegan beauty in Dublin comes in! Just like a plant based diet, becoming an ethical shopper won’t happen overnight and can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task. If you’re new to all this, don’t put too much pressure on yourself to do everything right away – go at your own pace and focus on the changes you can make rather than those you can’t. It can be a slow and sometimes challenging process but take it one step at

a time and soon you’ll be a sustainability pro!

Make-up & Skincare There are a couple of important things to consider if you’re starting to veganise your makeup and skincare routines.

• “Cruelty-free” and “vegan” are not synonymous. A cruelty-free product has simply not been tested on animals whereas a vegan product will be cruelty-free as well as containing no animal products. A few examples of animal products found in makeup and skincare would be beeswax, animal hair makeup brushes and carmine, which is a pigment made from beetles often found in lipsticks.

• Cruelty-free brands can sometimes have parent companies that test on animals (like Urban Decay and NYX, which are both owned by L’Oréal). The brands themselves do not participate in or condone animal testing, however a portion of your

money does go to the parent Brands: company.

Revolution is a makeup and skincare brand available in Superdrug The decision you make about which and online at revolutionbeauty. brands to support ultimately comes com. All their vegan products are down to drawing a personal line. clearly labelled and their website If you’re just beginning to switch has a dedicated vegan section. to vegan beauty you might find They have a wide range of products it easier to start with cruelty-free but my favourite is their Conceal & brands before moving on to dis- Define concealer which cerning which of their products comes in 24 shades and are vegan. When it comes to par- costs only €4.99! ent companies, it is unfortunate that many popular cruelty-free Tan Organic is a great brands are owned by companies option if you’re partial to that participate in animal testing. a bit of fake tan like me!

However by only supporting the The company is Irishcruelty-free elements of these par- owned as well as being ent companies, you help create the world’s only Eco-Certia demand for such products and fied self-tanning brand, so all their send them a powerful message. products are 100% cruelty-free and vegan. Their products are a little on To list all of the vegan beauty op- the pricey side but everything I’ve tions available in Dublin would (for- tried has never transferred, doesn’t tunately!!) take up too much space have a fake tan smell and comes in so instead, here are a few useful re- recyclable packaging! What’s not sources and some brands the com- to love! mittee recommends!

The Ordinary is the cult skincare brand that most people have heard Resources: Flawless and Pawless is an Irish- of at this stage! Part of the popurun blog where you can find a com- larity stems from the minimalist apprehensive list of 100% cruelty-free, proach of the company, with active vegan brands available in Ireland. ingredients promoted and a clear guide of what they do for your skin.

Cruelty-Free Kitty is another ex- Be warned, some of the products, cellent resource with a complete such as the AHA BHA mask, are sulist of cruelty-free brands that you per strong as well as effective, and can filter to find exactly what you’re to always wear suncreen! The full range is available in Arnotts. looking for.

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Colourpop is only online in Ireland, but for the low cost and the quality of the products, it’s well worth trying out. The pigmentation in their eyeshadow palettes make them some of the best I’ve tried, and two palettes, including shipping, comes out at around 25 euro.

Finally, while shopping for beauty products, it’s a good idea to keep an eye out for the following logos - they are the only ones you should trust. However, just because you don’t see one of them doesn’t mean the brand isn’t cruelty-free as they can be certified and choose not to display the logo. Make sure to double check on the organisations database or with one of the resources listed above!

CCF Rabbit

Leaping Bunny

Caring Consumer

Hopefully these tips and recommended brands help you in choosing makeup and other beauty products that are cruelty free, from companies that don’t needlessly test on animals! It’s a simple change that makes all the difference!

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Vegan in the

Digital Age

The presence of veganism on social media is stronger than ever nowadays, making it super easy to find inspiration for recipes, restaurants or even what to pick up on your next trip to the supermarket! This year’s VeganSoc committee has compiled a list of our favourite vegan Instagram accounts, YouTube channels and podcasts! So, here are our recommendations:

Instagram @veghuns - the lovely Linda, Evelyn and Kate living and eating in Dublin.

@veghunks @thesaucycow_ @dublinveggie @vegandvegandublin @thevegalz @livekindlyco - vegan news @plantbasednews - vegan news @uglyvegan - “There’s more to veganism than chia seeds.” @accidentallyveganuk - based in the UK, but a good place to discover vegan products as they appear in supermarkets @accidentallyveganireland - the Irish version! @weareveganuary - The official instagram of the Veganuary campaign @extinctionrebellionireland @0beef Podcasts/YouTube Deliciously Ella (podcast & YouTube) – Ella and her husband Matt have a wonderful podcast where they often discuss veganism (among other topics) and her YouTube channel is filled with vegan recipe ideas!

The Happy Pear (YouTube) – these guys don’t need much of an introduction, but do check out their YouTube if you haven’t already for tons of student-friendly recipes!

Emily Ewing (YouTube) – this channel has lots of “what I eat in a week” videos which can be handy for recipe idea!

Rachel Ama (YouTube) – Rachel’s channel is another great place for dedicated vegan recipe videos.

Unnatural Vegan (YouTube) – Debunking vegan myths with science.

In her own words, s is a “Former crazy raw foodist turned pro-vaccine, pro-normal diet vegan.”

Cheap Lazy Vegan (YouTube) – Canadian/Korean youtuber Rose practices what she preaches - her channel is the perfect place to find creative budget recipes.

Bosh! (YouTube) – You may know Bosh! From their viral food-porn videos, like Tasty, but vegan! Super simple and super tasty food inspiration.

The Chickpeeps (podcast) – Irish actress Evanna Lynch hosts this “plant-fuelled pod”, discussing vegan philosophies, challenges and opinions, with input from animal rights activists. avantgardevegan (YouTube) – super aesthetically pleasing channel where professional chef Gaz Oakley posts recipes and vlog style videos showing vegan food in London and around the world.

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