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Vegan pie lovers rejoice as after nearly 60 years of premium pie production Pukka have released their rst vegan options: Vegan Chicken & Mushroom and Vegan Minced Steak & Onion. Each pie is a avourful mix of soy protein in a rich sauce, and they’re just £1.89 each from Sainsbury’s!

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Liven up lunch with a new plant- based risotto pot from Tideford Organics. They’re vegan, gluten free and low in fat. Choose from Risotto

Verde – peas, spinach and lemon;

Mediterranean – red and green peppers, courgette and basil; and Mushroom & Garlic. £2.79 for 300g from Sainsbury’s or Amazon Fresh. Fresh find

We love a fresh pasta weekday dinner and Waitrose’s new vegan additions hit the spot. Vegan Mushroom Ravioli is a tasty blend of mushrooms and roasted garlic and Vegan Jack Hock & Pea Fiorelli are lled with sweet petits pois, jackfruit, mint and smoked paprika. Packs cost £3.25 for 250g. SAY SHEESE! Vegan cheese that melts when hot, crumbles like a cheese should and tastes just as good chilled on a cheese platter… yes please! Just add grapes and your choice of chutney and that’s your ‘cheese’ course sorted. Thankfully, vegan cheese has come a long way and with the Sheese range of vegan cheeses cutting down on dairy doesn’t have to be dicult. Every Sheese cheese is made in a dedicated ‘free from’ factory on the Scottish Isle of Bute, ensuring they are dairy free, gluten free and non-GMO, making them the ideal choice for all your dinner guests. Cheeses include Cheddar style with Caramelised Onion, Wensleydale style with cranberries, and Red Leicester style, priced from £2.30 for 200g from selected Holland & Barrett, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose stores and Ocado.

DELICIOUSLY DECADENT Looking for a really good vegan pud to treat your guests? The new Marks & Spencer Christmas range has dreamy desserts galore. Our favourite is the divine Plant Kitchen Chocolate Torte: a layer of smooth dark chocolate ganache on a deliciously crunchy biscuit base – order from marksandspencer.com for £12 and collect from 22nd December. The range also includes the rich Perfectly Matured Made Without Christmas Pudding, £4 for a 454g pud, Plant Kitchen Mince Pies, £2.50 for four, and Plant Kitchen

FOOD NEWS This month, we’re stocking up for Veganuary with delicious ideas for lunch, dinner and entertaining

Sticky Toee Pudding, £4 for 475g from the freezer aisle. PLANTBASED BANGERS For an easy vegan dinner, just switch up your sausages! Our recipe on page 118 tastes just as delicious with plant-based bangers and HECK’s tasty new Vegan Italia Chipolatas and Meat-Free with Apple Chipolatas are the perfect choice. High in protein and bre, low in saturated fat and gluten free, each 300g pack contains 10 sausages and costs £2.50. Find them in the vegan aisle at Sainsbury’s.