To impress her visitors, Kate opted for a ‘meaty’ primary course of mushroom bourginon served with duchesse potatoes.
“I needed the primary to be as “meaty” as potential, so a tasty mushroom bourginon appeared wager. I sourced probably the most lovely vegan mozzarella for my starter, a punchy mixture of flavourful veggies and balsamic sluggish cooked onions,” she advised us.
Lastly, Kate’s visitors loved a candy deal with of sticky toffee pudding and do-it-yourself vanilla ice cream to show that “vegan desserts and ice cream are simply pretty much as good with out dairy!”
As vegans, we’re used to having our meals selections criticised across the dinner desk, however Kate was happy to seek out her fellow contestants have been supportive and welcoming.
In reality, a few of them even selected to make vegan dishes for their very own nights for all of the visitors to get pleasure from.
“The opposite visitors have been absolute stars and their feedback on my cooking have been extremely encouraging. They clearly all needed to prepare dinner vegan dishes for me – and the truth that they have been fairly pleased to take action was really heartwarming, particularly as a number of the dishes cooked by others have been totally vegan for all,” Kate defined.
After an satisfying week of enjoyable, meals, and plenty of laughter, Kate was delighted when it was introduced that her vegan menu had earned her the coveted title of Come Dine With Me winner.
Nonetheless, for Kate, showing on Come Dine With Me was by no means about profitable the £1,000 prize. As an alternative, it was an thrilling alternative to convey vegan cooking to the forefront to dispel the myths about it being much less scrumptious.
“The chance was by no means in regards to the profitable, and I don’t suppose I might have loved the method as a lot if I’d been centered on that facet. However when the end result got here in, I used to be completely overwhelmed: the director advised me I used to be one among only a few vegans to win Come Dine With Me in 15 years and the primary ever, within the North East!
“My aim was for others to expertise, get pleasure from and be pleasantly stunned by how good vegan meals will be. I feel I nailed it!”
Come Dine With Me “Durham” episodes aired on Channel 4 on 20th June 2022 and can be found to watch on catch-up now. You possibly can observe Kate on Instagram at @katey_vegan_lifestyle for extra vegan recipes.
