Virtual Lunch Club – Tuesday 22 November

Join us via Zoom for V for Life's next virtual lunch club on Tuesday 22 November at 1pm. This pumpkin-tastic lunch club will show you how to use up your leftover pumpkin.

Check out the recipes below, buy your ingredients and cook the dishes on the day ready for the lunch club at 1pm.

Roasted Butternut Squash Mac N’ Cheese

Chocolate and Orange Pumpkin Pie

For the mac and cheese:

• 250g/scant 9oz macaroni pasta
• 200g/7oz cashews, soaked in warm water for at least 30 minutes
• 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp Italian dried herbs
• 1 small garlic clove
• 260–390ml/½–¾ pint water
• 250g/scant 9oz butternut squash

For the pumpkin pie:

• 450g/scant 1lb pumpkin/butternut squash, peeled, deseeded, and chopped into small chunks
• 225g/scant 8oz medium-firm tofu
• Ready-made vegan shortcrust pastry
• 60g/generous 2oz creamed coconut
• 70ml orange, juice and zest
• 100g/3½oz sugar
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp cocoa

Talk cookery, recipes and more, and meet likeminded people from across the UK.

If you'll struggle to cook on the day, feel free to join with a cup of tea or whatever you're having for lunch that day. Or just pick one of the quicker recipes and prepare that.

Open to vegetarians, vegans and meat reducers aged 65 and over.

Email ellie@vegetarianforlife.org.uk to find out more, or to book your place and get the Zoom link and password. Or call the VfL office on 0161 257 0887.

If you're on Facebook don't forget to join the virtual lunch club group here.

If technology and Zoom in particular are new to you, and you need technical advice visit https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/ call 0800 048 7642. (Please note that this number is in no way related to V for Life, and AbilityNet will have no knowledge of the lunch club). You could also email enquiries@abilitynet.org.uk for help.

If you're already tech savvy, all you'll need to do is open the Zoom link in your internet browser and join the meeting. Make sure that your audio and video are switched on. We'll be happy to talk you through all of this on the day or in advance.