A TEMPTING array of ethical edible eats has been on display in the North-East over the weekend.

The North East Vegan Festival returned to Sunderlands Stadium of Light, attracting over 2,000 guests, today (Sunday, November 2).

The festival is the largest food event of its type in the region, and showcased a vast array of hot and cold foods, including authentic Mediterranean cuisine, East Asian delicacies, vegan cheeses and street foods such as hot dogs and burgers.

There were also a range of sugary treats for sweet-toothed vegans, including candyfloss, organic popcorn, doughnuts and raw chocolate.

In the Booze Zone, run by a cider specialist and eco brewer, Mikes Nev Ale, described as a golden, hoppy bitter was unveiled by Hill Island Brewery in Durham.

Charity and campaign stalls raised money for the Farplace Animal Rescue organisation that ran the event, as well as for two other welfare charities.

Musical entertainment was provided by a selection of live bands, including Pity Me-based acoustic pop-punk band ONSIND.

Gareth Edwards, chairman of the trustees for Farplace Animal Rescue, ran the event for the first time in November last year, and is proud to continue his involvement in the festival.

He said: We wanted to show people that there is a wide variety of vegan foods, fashion, alcohol and other goods and services available so that people dont have to feel limited by a vegan lifestyle.

Fifty one per cent of greenhouse gases are caused by the livestock industry so we believe were saving the planet by cutting meat out of our diet.

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Well, obviously theyre vegan I just titled it that way for google purposes. Or Ask Jeeves, if you prefer.

The PPK messages boards were clamouring for a version of these and what the PPK message board wants, the PPK message board gets. They taste pretty much as I remember them, although I cant tell you the last time I had one since I am, like, what? A level 11 vegan by now? I didnt bother coming up with a cutesy name for them, so if anyone can think of one, have at it!

Vegan Milanos Makes 16 cookies

For those of us who miss suckling at the corporate teat of Pepperidge Farm, here is a veganized version of everyones favorite chocolate sandwich cookie. Even though there is a bit of orange zest in the batter, these arent orange flavored, the zest just kind of pulls everything together and gives a sunny note of somethin somethin. I think bittersweet chocolate will give the most authentic flavor, but use semi-sweet if thats what you got. And heed the directions to flour your hands before forming each cookie otherwise the dough will stick.

1/3 cup rice milk (or soy, whatever you got) 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup canola oil 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract Scant 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 2 cups flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt

6 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, chopped (or use chocolate chips)

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2 large cookie sheets.

In a large mixing bowl, use a strong fork to mix together milk, sugar, oil, vanilla and zest.

Add half of the flour, along with the cornstarch, baking powder and salt; mix well. Add the remaining flour and mix until you have a soft, pliable dough.

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