I think it's so important to compromise, for everyone. No one ever changed their habits because they were shamed and bullied and excluded for their habits and traditions. Leading by example is going to leave people more open in the long term than trying to exclude them. Personally family is more important to me than what they eat. There's 364 other days in the year I can use to talk about food choices.
Totally agree. Make cooking easier for yourself at Christmas and then you can relax with your family and friends. We're doing exactly the same. You cook from scratch all year, so have a break xx
Thank you for VLOGMAS!! I’ve been watching and I think your intro is the best one out there. And I want to tell you how PERFECTLY lovely you are. You being you is what I love. I suggest to disregard people that leave judgmental comments as really it is a reflection of how they are themselves. I think this world is a much lovelier place thanks to what you share so freely with us. Merry, merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for inspiring me to create my own UA-cam channel featuring vegan recipes. I absolutely love your vibe in the videos and the recipes you share. Wishing you all the best in the New Year!
I always overdo the food during the holidays. It makes me feel good to feed my family their favorites. It just makes me happy and grateful to be able to do this.
I’ve making a great wellington, I say that because I’ve already pre-made two fillings and will defrost over night and construct on Xmas morning and they taste yummy . Main filling is blitzed mushrooms , toasted walnuts with lemon zest, loads of Xmas herbs and celery carrot onion garlic, soy sauce, paprika etc. The other filling to go in the centre is a cashew nut and cranberry. After years of having plain nut roasts I think a lot of the same texture can be a bit heavy; a variety of separate layers inside a wellington makes it a more interesting eat. Having it in puff pastry with a red wine and onion home made gravy. To avoid the Xmas stress everything is pre home made and frozen.
I enjoy shopping so much for special days and shopping in general!...I love trying out new items and having fun with them....but over the last year, I've become better about getting what brings me joy but also being moderate....we have a store in Cape Town called Woolworths that's high end but brings me so much joy!🎉🎉
Vlog highlights... Alex playing football manager while walking the dog 🤣 'That material makes me ill' 🤣😂 Pleeease show us your matching jammies on! Loved the chats about a split vegan Xmas...would loved to hear you talk more about this and how you manage it as I also find this very tricky with my family, as I'm sure a lot of other people do.. Thanks Maddie and Alex. And Bobby of course 🐾❤ Vlogmas has been the highlight of my December, me and my baby watch it every morning in bed all cozy with a cup of tea, so special ❤ xxx
Alex is so cute when he laughs at you being excited about nutcrackers! And yay for Fallout! About Christmas dinners and veganism: I‘m lucky because my dad is now vegan and my mom vegetarian. My partner‘s family eats meat but they don‘t cut the meat in the table - they have it in the kitchen. I think it‘s so considerate that they think about me so much! And always make me vegan treats ahaha I‘m spoiled. In Finland we eat different vegetable “stews“ at Christmas and I love them!
Swedish Glacé! Vegan ice cream that's been around since the 90s. The vanilla is amazing, but it also comes in chocolate and a fruit flavour. It used to only be available in wholefood shops, but these days Waitrose and Tesco stock it. Happy Solstice 😊
I love seeing Roxie so happy. The music & countryside that are in those scenes is perfect. Regarding families with vegans & non-vegans: we must respect the choices of other adults. It is very good how you are handling the situation. You love your family, and love includes respect. They are adults. They deserve to be able to make their own choices. I hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas & New year. blessings to you all, cT
Keep being you ❤😊 Christmas is about eating nice food wherever that is and creating memories. All for keeping it simple i'm the cook in the house but hubby does Christmas day he uses short cuts so we get to spend limited time prepping and more family time. I'm not a vegan but enjoy making your recipes and just received the new book. ❤🎉 Look forward to seeing many more videos in the New Year. Big hugs x
Loved your foo shopping haul. I’m French and used to lived in the UK, I miss it so much for all the vegan options! France could neverrrrrrr, we really are lacking in that regards
It's the same in Romania, we are really lacking in vegan food options. I mean, we do have cheese, yogurt, and some things like salami, sausages, and chicken nuggets, but it doesn't come even close to what they have in the UK.
Good on you for taking things easier this Christmas in the way of cooking! I have ordered some fab nut cheeses, crackers, choc, chips, faux cold meat slices, a roast Furkey & a roast Chickun (from this amazing vegan place in New Zealand called Greater Goods) it's the end of a long year, time to relax and enjoy amazing food with family & friends so yes I am buying most off my stuff ready made! Love your haul, you are certainly spoilt for choice in the UK.
Loved coming shopping with you both! Was really fun. Me and my mum always go to m and s at the weekend for coffee and a shop. There is so much choice now for meat free lifestyle. I'm leaning more towards eating less meat x
What a delicious grocery haul. Everything sounds so yum! Love Alex's sweater 🧙♂🪄 I loved all the stocking stuffers you showed. I got a good giggle over pigs in duvets lol. I look forward all year to M & S Shortbread, sold in tins at Target. It's me and my husband for Christmas dinner and I do roasted potatoes, veg, peas, ham, homemade rolls and pie. Merry Christmas!
So very interesting. It will be amazing back in the states we are having lobster tails baked, potatoes, salad, and some type of dessert. I haven’t decided yet Christmas Day probably a turkey oatmeal stuffing and different salads and mashed potatoes and gravy should be amazing and sometimes I make oat cakes because my grandmother did , so have a very merry Christmas from Minnesota
Lovely selection of food. I'm the only vegan, my eldest daughter is veggie and my granddaughter and son in law have nut and milk allergies. The rest of my family are carnivores 😪. I cook for all of us every Monday night and just embrace having my family round me. My eldest kids and their partners are very respectful of my values and will often bring little vegan treats for me. My son, in particular, is amazing at finding me things for me to try. Have a wonderful Christmas. Much love from bonnie Scotland x
Making my own tapenade and bruschetta appetisers as feeding lots so it's cheaper and delish, obvs!😉 Thanks, that's interesting about Asda, isn't one near me, but still interesting :)x
Hi Madeleine love your tip for 👖, my grandmother did this to buy me clothes when I was little and went the market with her. It's a universal tip Love from Portugal
Also, diets are your own choice. If wanna be vegan, be vegan. If you wanna eat meat, eat meat. Just be respectful of each others choices. This is coming from a vegetarian of nearly 30 years (I just don’t like meat/fish), and did eat meat as a kid.
Christmas is about family first and foremost so I agree with you not the time to argue a point. Alex shopping 😂 I love your tintin top 😍.I just did my Christmas food shopping all prepared from our local supplier it’s just me and my husband this year so we decided to get pre-made food a little more expensive but makes it feel special like we are eating out. I have to work the Boxing Day so don’t feel like slaving over a hot stove.
I understand how important is to respect people's choice on food. I used to spend Christmas with my parents and relatives. I was the only vegan one and my relatives would cook just a few simple alternatives for me and treated me like 'the different one' in the family, which was ok, it was Christmas, you just enjoy the day. Then one year my relatives forgot to cook for me and I had to eat something that my cousins had in the freezer and quickly baked in the oven, while everyone else was having a huge party. Lately I have been invited for Christmas with the sentence: 'you bring your own food because we don't know what to cook for you and we want our meat.' Fine. I am spending Christmas with my mother, cooking vegan food, enjoying time with her and our pets. I respect people's choice, but when you said 'I don't want to ruin people's Christmas', I thought: what about my Christmas? What about the animals that have been killed because I respect people's food choices? Well, I am not going to ruin nobody's Christmas, human and no-human. I stay at home, feeling nice and cozy. Happy Holidays!! (Ps. I wish in Italy we had all those vegan options at the supermarket...I miss that when I think about the years I lived in the UK).
I live in Argentina, land of meat and BBQ I always bring my meatless food, and extra portions because there is always someone that wants it too 😅 I know I'm different and I don't care if the rest agree with me or not
Feel ya, and also ruining someones Christmas because they can't eat meat one day out of 356 days a year might be the bigger issue I guess. Makes me very sad, but I also have that in my family. I totally get what you are saying and Maddie too wants everyone to be happy over Christmas as she said, but for me this would be a boundery at my house I think. Why do we as non-meaters are expected to except this in our house once a year, but from them it can't be expected to not consume meat once a year. I understand Christmas is special etc., but out of respect? Like you said, this is for real making Christmas less happy for me. It also annoys me a little when eating meat vs. not is compared like its the same thing, as they weigh the same. When meat eaters can eat everything still what is being served in addition to all those alternatives Maddie showed. How can this not be enough for one day? Whereas vegans are sometimes left with the leftover food from the freezer like in your case or with the dullest food, because veg doesn't seem to exist anymore it seems. Sorry, a little rant :D and I'm speaking generally here, just for the record
I used to get all that passive aggressive nonsense form my ex mother in law. Not knowing what I ate etc. making out as though I single-handedly ruined Xmas because I didn’t eat animals. She once made me a lovely nut roast so she did know.
Maybe it will come over time? This year my Parents have a vegan Christmas with me for the first time since me getting vegan 10 years ago. I’m so happy ❤ The last 3 years I’ve had vegan Christmas with my in laws, that was great, too. Maybe my Parents missed me more than the fish, they eat for christmas 🤷🏻♀️ I wish you all a merry/happy christmas! I wish that you have a vegan Christmas with your family one day ❤
What a great shop Maddie, like you say saves you stressing out with food, must check M&S vegan range, hubby and l are vegetarian but eat vegan as well, the beach looked wonderful and Roxie is so cute x
We have 6 of us for Christmas dinner and 2 are vegetarian (I’m one of these) and rest eat meat. They have meat and my hub and I eat the veg. I’m doing us a cauliflower cheese and we have lots of veg. I enjoy the trimmings so things like bread sauce, cranberry sauce stuffing etc. I’ve been a vegetarian for 52 of my 55 years of life and it’s just feels so normal to eat what I eat and others eat what they like. I’ve never pushed my beliefs on others and it’s ok to me if we have a mix of preferences around the table - that’s life hey! And when I was little there really wasn’t many non meat eaters around - they cater so much better now for non meat eaters in society. We don’t eat canapés Xmas day, we have our Xmas eve, like a tradition every year. It’s interesting to hear what others eat at Xmas. Loved the bits you got, all looks yum! 🎄
Roxy is super cute especially when she was sitting in the back of the car. ❤🐾🎄⛄ Gosh, well done with the food, I wouldn't know where to start, there's only the two of us to cater for. You can always rely on M & S to come up with the most scummy food. 🙏❤
The amount of vegan alternatives in the UK is mind blowing. It’s fabulous. For me personally I used to accomodate the non vegans in my family (they would bring their own ham etc) but now I want everyone to respect that this is a vegan house and the amount of good food we have is in no way depriving them so now it’s vegan only. Last year even my adult nephews ate huge amounts and had seconds. We have 3 different vegan roasts, baby potatoes in butter and mint, quiche, mushroom and lentil Wellington, various salads like pasta etc, gravy and for dessert I always make trifle which everyone loves (you wouldn’t have a clue it’s vegan) and also vegan brownies and vanilla icecream. And some years Xmas pudding. There is just absolutely no reason I need to have dead animals on our table. Each to his own I know but just explaining our journey with Xmas.
That's amazing, when do you have time to cook so much food? I find it so overwhelming when hosting, especially when you're dealing with picky eaters who don't even want to try your food or who are going to judge your food differently just because it's vegan.
completely understand how you feel about christmas, maddie!! i find it so difficult being surrounded by meat as all my family (bar my partner and i) eat turkey, sausages, etc. this is my first christmas not eating any dairy at all and it's so hard being tempted by all the chocolates - cursed by a sweet tooth 😭 in an ideal world my whole family would be vegan but it's not realistic for an array of reasons and if it's only one day a year i'll deal with it. it's especially hard to really have such a say when you're not the one hosting!
I bought my mum the black and white check nightshirt from M&S for Christmas and she has bought me the matching pjs. She works for them too which is great. Her and my dad make Christmas dinner, I make the desserts just. Better to have more food than not enough, it can be frozen and used another time. 🤎
Great video it was nice to see the food haul. Are all of your families vegan? My kids are married and both them and their partners are all meat eaters. However my husband and I are vegan and pescatarian. So far I have always cooked some meat not wanting to upset anyone. I hate having meat in the house but would it be unreasonable to host Christmas dinner vegan? I wondered what most families do?
If I host it's vegan, my family are not (my partner is) but they are fine with it and really love all the food, thankfully they wouldn't expect me to cook meat or have animal products in the house. I am lucky, I know some people whose families are awful towards their choice to be vegan and that must be hard.
All this vegan Christmas food looks amazing! I wish I could eat this stuff but for some reason my stomach has real trouble with fake meat! Am I the only one?! 😭
Quite a feast :) two comments for it. First - you can never have too much hummus :) Second - not sure of the point of doing your own stocking... seems like an opportunity to have one each and exchange so it's a surprise for each of you. Nothing wrong with the way you're doing it but there's no surprise for either of you, which is kind of the goal. Without the surprise seems like you may as well toss it all in the kitchen as per normal.
We are aggressively non-vegetaraian as a Hindu Bengali community, and my friends make such a noise if someone is vegetarian it’s shameful. Right now on the 30th we are meeting somewhere ultra-non-veg and so I’m going to definitely share her food if it’s a large portion (here they often serve portions for a group of two or three or four). Very very rude and alienating.
I’m cooking for 14 on Christmas Day. I’m the only vegan but I am cooking meat for my family. They totally support my diet choices and I respect there’s. Everyone is different and I think some vegans get a bad rap due to the fact they try to ram veganism down there throats. I would Love to everyone to be vegan but the truth is, everyone has there own life and ultimately its down to them to decide, not for me to persuade them. My children however eat a lot of vegan food just because they see me eating it ( and some they don’t even know lol ) ❤
Omg, I am SOOOO jealous of your food options in the UK! If I had that, I wouldn't bother doing everything from scratch. I find hosting and cooking for holiday meals in general so stressful and overwhelming. On a different note, am I of the belief that you can't force people to do what you want, it only creates resentment. If they want their meat, let them have their meat as long as they bring their own food. I would find it problematic and totally disrespectful if they were to ask me to cook non-vegan food for them, I saw someone in a Reddit post complaining about their family asking them to cook meat for them, as they always had vegan options for her when they hosted. That's so different, you're asking someone to do something that goes against their beliefs and ethics.
It can be so overwhelming can’t it! The pressure is high! Love that we have so many great options. I agree, I follow this mentality with my audience too and it seems to draw more people in to cooking vegan food even if they aren’t vegan. It’s more realistic!
@@MadeleineOlivia I completely agree. Drawing people in with the power of example and sharing delicious food is oftentimes much more powerful than trying to convince them. Even adding more vegan food to an otherwise omnivorous diet is such a win! P.S. If you tell me you have vegan Pandoro, I'm moving to the UK now, haha. I want to make that for New Year's, but oh boy does it sound complicated for my baking skills :))
I think it's so important to compromise, for everyone. No one ever changed their habits because they were shamed and bullied and excluded for their habits and traditions. Leading by example is going to leave people more open in the long term than trying to exclude them. Personally family is more important to me than what they eat. There's 364 other days in the year I can use to talk about food choices.
I agree with you. It’s not worth fussing over who does or doesn’t eat what. Let everyone eat what they want and just enjoy the day.
Totally agree. Make cooking easier for yourself at Christmas and then you can relax with your family and friends. We're doing exactly the same. You cook from scratch all year, so have a break xx
Thank you for VLOGMAS!! I’ve been watching and I think your intro is the best one out there. And I want to tell you how PERFECTLY lovely you are. You being you is what I love. I suggest to disregard people that leave judgmental comments as really it is a reflection of how they are themselves. I think this world is a much lovelier place thanks to what you share so freely with us. Merry, merry Christmas 🎄
Ugh.. The intro is so comforting!
Thank you for inspiring me to create my own UA-cam channel featuring vegan recipes. I absolutely love your vibe in the videos and the recipes you share. Wishing you all the best in the New Year!
Such beautiful scenery today on the dog walk. Thank you Alex! 😊
We are loving the dog walkies content!
I always overdo the food during the holidays. It makes me feel good to feed my family their favorites. It just makes me happy and grateful to be able to do this.
Yes, my Waterstones pre-ordered copy of your book arrived yesterday ... and I read through it last night. It's a brilliant book. 💚
Thank you so much!
I’ve making a great wellington, I say that because I’ve already pre-made two fillings and will defrost over night and construct on Xmas morning and they taste yummy . Main filling is blitzed mushrooms , toasted walnuts with lemon zest, loads of Xmas herbs and celery carrot onion garlic, soy sauce, paprika etc. The other filling to go in the centre is a cashew nut and cranberry. After years of having plain nut roasts I think a lot of the same texture can be a bit heavy; a variety of separate layers inside a wellington makes it a more interesting eat. Having it in puff pastry with a red wine and onion home made gravy. To avoid the Xmas stress everything is pre home made and frozen.
I had an orange roan cocker spaniel until 4 years ago. She was my clown, miss her every day. I love watching Roxy.
OMG, Cornwall is so beautiful. I really hope I will get to see it soon (living in Birmingham and trains there are expensive).
I enjoy shopping so much for special days and shopping in general!...I love trying out new items and having fun with them....but over the last year, I've become better about getting what brings me joy but also being moderate....we have a store in Cape Town called Woolworths that's high end but brings me so much joy!🎉🎉
Vlog highlights...
Alex playing football manager while walking the dog 🤣
'That material makes me ill' 🤣😂 Pleeease show us your matching jammies on!
Loved the chats about a split vegan Xmas...would loved to hear you talk more about this and how you manage it as I also find this very tricky with my family, as I'm sure a lot of other people do..
Thanks Maddie and Alex. And Bobby of course 🐾❤
Vlogmas has been the highlight of my December, me and my baby watch it every morning in bed all cozy with a cup of tea, so special ❤ xxx
Love the bit with Roxy walking/running/rolling in the grassy hills! So so sweet!
Wishing you all a beautiful Christmas, thanks for all the vlogmas joy!
I’m cooking just for me. Non vegan but not going overboard. Time for relaxing after the hardest year of my life.❤🎄
Hugs sent your way, hope you have a lovely Christmas 🥰
I agree, it's so fun to see what plant-based options supermarkets have these days!!! Thank you for making the video and showing your food shop
Alex is so cute when he laughs at you being excited about nutcrackers! And yay for Fallout!
About Christmas dinners and veganism: I‘m lucky because my dad is now vegan and my mom vegetarian. My partner‘s family eats meat but they don‘t cut the meat in the table - they have it in the kitchen. I think it‘s so considerate that they think about me so much! And always make me vegan treats ahaha I‘m spoiled. In Finland we eat different vegetable “stews“ at Christmas and I love them!
Swedish Glacé! Vegan ice cream that's been around since the 90s. The vanilla is amazing, but it also comes in chocolate and a fruit flavour. It used to only be available in wholefood shops, but these days Waitrose and Tesco stock it. Happy Solstice 😊
Love Swedish glacé!
Merry Christmas. There's an OMV blonde chocolate and almond bar in Asda which is the best vegan chocolate I've ever had. And it's only £1.50.
I love seeing Roxie so happy. The music & countryside that are in those scenes is perfect.
Regarding families with vegans & non-vegans: we must respect the choices of other adults. It is very good how you are handling the situation. You love your family, and love includes respect. They are adults. They deserve to be able to make their own choices. I hope y'all have a wonderful Christmas & New year. blessings to you all, cT
Keep being you ❤😊 Christmas is about eating nice food wherever that is and creating memories. All for keeping it simple i'm the cook in the house but hubby does Christmas day he uses short cuts so we get to spend limited time prepping and more family time. I'm not a vegan but enjoy making your recipes and just received the new book. ❤🎉 Look forward to seeing many more videos in the New Year. Big hugs x
Pigs in duvets! That's hilarious!! Very nice shopping haul. You are very organized!😆
Merrry Christmas Maddie, Alex, and Roxie. Maybe today’s emoji should be pajamas? Hopefully you love them. 🥼❤
Loved your foo shopping haul. I’m French and used to lived in the UK, I miss it so much for all the vegan options! France could neverrrrrrr, we really are lacking in that regards
It's the same in Romania, we are really lacking in vegan food options. I mean, we do have cheese, yogurt, and some things like salami, sausages, and chicken nuggets, but it doesn't come even close to what they have in the UK.
Thankyou for sharing ! I’m sure it will all get eaten, even if its after christmas, what a lovely spread of food you have, wish i was there !
Good on you for taking things easier this Christmas in the way of cooking! I have ordered some fab nut cheeses, crackers, choc, chips, faux cold meat slices, a roast Furkey & a roast Chickun (from this amazing vegan place in New Zealand called Greater Goods) it's the end of a long year, time to relax and enjoy amazing food with family & friends so yes I am buying most off my stuff ready made! Love your haul, you are certainly spoilt for choice in the UK.
Loved coming shopping with you both! Was really fun. Me and my mum always go to m and s at the weekend for coffee and a shop. There is so much choice now for meat free lifestyle. I'm leaning more towards eating less meat x
Hi I love your cottage so pretty hope you guys have a fab and peaceful Christmas 🎄ps pre ordered your book I’m
Not vegan but just love your recipes x
What a delicious grocery haul. Everything sounds so yum! Love Alex's sweater 🧙♂🪄 I loved all the stocking stuffers you showed. I got a good giggle over pigs in duvets lol. I look forward all year to M & S Shortbread, sold in tins at Target. It's me and my husband for Christmas dinner and I do roasted potatoes, veg, peas, ham, homemade rolls and pie. Merry Christmas!
So very interesting. It will be amazing back in the states we are having lobster tails baked, potatoes, salad, and some type of dessert. I haven’t decided yet Christmas Day probably a turkey oatmeal stuffing and different salads and mashed potatoes and gravy should be amazing and sometimes I make oat cakes because my grandmother did , so have a very merry Christmas from Minnesota
Roxie rolling about on the hilly coast was so so cute!
Lovely selection of food. I'm the only vegan, my eldest daughter is veggie and my granddaughter and son in law have nut and milk allergies. The rest of my family are carnivores 😪. I cook for all of us every Monday night and just embrace having my family round me. My eldest kids and their partners are very respectful of my values and will often bring little vegan treats for me. My son, in particular, is amazing at finding me things for me to try.
Have a wonderful Christmas. Much love from bonnie Scotland x
🍹🍩Hmmm lots of yummy food choices! Wishing you and Alex a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!🎉🎉
Making my own tapenade and bruschetta appetisers as feeding lots so it's cheaper and delish, obvs!😉 Thanks, that's interesting about Asda, isn't one near me, but still interesting :)x
I have the Sainsbury’s taste the difference vegan stuffed turkey crown with bacon. Had it last year and it was delicious.
Hi Madeleine love your tip for 👖, my grandmother did this to buy me clothes when I was little and went the market with her.
It's a universal tip
Love from Portugal
Also, diets are your own choice. If wanna be vegan, be vegan. If you wanna eat meat, eat meat. Just be respectful of each others choices. This is coming from a vegetarian of nearly 30 years (I just don’t like meat/fish), and did eat meat as a kid.
Christmas is about family first and foremost so I agree with you not the time to argue a point. Alex shopping 😂 I love your tintin top 😍.I just did my Christmas food shopping all prepared from our local supplier it’s just me and my husband this year so we decided to get pre-made food a little more expensive but makes it feel special like we are eating out. I have to work the Boxing Day so don’t feel like slaving over a hot stove.
I understand how important is to respect people's choice on food. I used to spend Christmas with my parents and relatives. I was the only vegan one and my relatives would cook just a few simple alternatives for me and treated me like 'the different one' in the family, which was ok, it was Christmas, you just enjoy the day. Then one year my relatives forgot to cook for me and I had to eat something that my cousins had in the freezer and quickly baked in the oven, while everyone else was having a huge party. Lately I have been invited for Christmas with the sentence: 'you bring your own food because we don't know what to cook for you and we want our meat.' Fine. I am spending Christmas with my mother, cooking vegan food, enjoying time with her and our pets. I respect people's choice, but when you said 'I don't want to ruin people's Christmas', I thought: what about my Christmas? What about the animals that have been killed because I respect people's food choices? Well, I am not going to ruin nobody's Christmas, human and no-human. I stay at home, feeling nice and cozy. Happy Holidays!! (Ps. I wish in Italy we had all those vegan options at the supermarket...I miss that when I think about the years I lived in the UK).
I live in Argentina, land of meat and BBQ I always bring my meatless food, and extra portions because there is always someone that wants it too 😅 I know I'm different and I don't care if the rest agree with me or not
Feel ya, and also ruining someones Christmas because they can't eat meat one day out of 356 days a year might be the bigger issue I guess. Makes me very sad, but I also have that in my family. I totally get what you are saying and Maddie too wants everyone to be happy over Christmas as she said, but for me this would be a boundery at my house I think. Why do we as non-meaters are expected to except this in our house once a year, but from them it can't be expected to not consume meat once a year. I understand Christmas is special etc., but out of respect? Like you said, this is for real making Christmas less happy for me. It also annoys me a little when eating meat vs. not is compared like its the same thing, as they weigh the same. When meat eaters can eat everything still what is being served in addition to all those alternatives Maddie showed. How can this not be enough for one day? Whereas vegans are sometimes left with the leftover food from the freezer like in your case or with the dullest food, because veg doesn't seem to exist anymore it seems. Sorry, a little rant :D and I'm speaking generally here, just for the record
I used to get all that passive aggressive nonsense form my ex mother in law. Not knowing what I ate etc. making out as though I single-handedly ruined Xmas because I didn’t eat animals. She once made me a lovely nut roast so she did know.
Maybe it will come over time? This year my Parents have a vegan Christmas with me for the first time since me getting vegan 10 years ago. I’m so happy ❤ The last 3 years I’ve had vegan Christmas with my in laws, that was great, too. Maybe my Parents missed me more than the fish, they eat for christmas 🤷🏻♀️ I wish you all a merry/happy christmas! I wish that you have a vegan Christmas with your family one day ❤
What a great shop Maddie, like you say saves you stressing out with food, must check M&S vegan range, hubby and l are vegetarian but eat vegan as well, the beach looked wonderful and Roxie is so cute x
You really do live in a beautiful part of the world! Thanks for the great Vlogmas videos!
I always wear men's pyjama bottoms! they're super comfy and long enough for my long legs 💕
We have 6 of us for Christmas dinner and 2 are vegetarian (I’m one of these) and rest eat meat. They have meat and my hub and I eat the veg. I’m doing us a cauliflower cheese and we have lots of veg. I enjoy the trimmings so things like bread sauce, cranberry sauce stuffing etc.
I’ve been a vegetarian for 52 of my 55 years of life and it’s just feels so normal to eat what I eat and others eat what they like. I’ve never pushed my beliefs on others and it’s ok to me if we have a mix of preferences around the table - that’s life hey! And when I was little there really wasn’t many non meat eaters around - they cater so much better now for non meat eaters in society.
We don’t eat canapés Xmas day, we have our Xmas eve, like a tradition every year.
It’s interesting to hear what others eat at Xmas. Loved the bits you got, all looks yum! 🎄
Just pre roasting veg and making our veggie main a pie with chestnut stuffing, butternut squash, spinach and mushroom/shallot/miso mix. 😊
I love love love Alex’s fallout jumper!!!
Aww I’ll tell him!
@@MadeleineOlivia it awesome, all the food you got looks super scrummy too. 😋 hope you guys have a lovely Christmas xxx
Roxy is super cute especially when she was sitting in the back of the car. ❤🐾🎄⛄
Gosh, well done with the food, I wouldn't know where to start, there's only the two of us to cater for.
You can always rely on M & S to come up with the most scummy food. 🙏❤
do you eat canapes on christmas eve or day?
and do you have ham or turkey?
in sweden we have ham so i will be glazing tofu instead lol
❄️🎄 it’s Christmas! There’s no such thing as too much food 😅!!! ❤ enjoy!!! Shout out to Alex and his sweaters! 🧙♀️
The amount of vegan alternatives in the UK is mind blowing. It’s fabulous. For me personally I used to accomodate the non vegans in my family (they would bring their own ham etc) but now I want everyone to respect that this is a vegan house and the amount of good food we have is in no way depriving them so now it’s vegan only. Last year even my adult nephews ate huge amounts and had seconds. We have 3 different vegan roasts, baby potatoes in butter and mint, quiche, mushroom and lentil Wellington, various salads like pasta etc, gravy and for dessert I always make trifle which everyone loves (you wouldn’t have a clue it’s vegan) and also vegan brownies and vanilla icecream. And some years Xmas pudding. There is just absolutely no reason I need to have dead animals on our table. Each to his own I know but just explaining our journey with Xmas.
That's amazing, when do you have time to cook so much food? I find it so overwhelming when hosting, especially when you're dealing with picky eaters who don't even want to try your food or who are going to judge your food differently just because it's vegan.
Oh gosh ... I think we're all coming round to yours this Christmas, it sounds amazing 🎉💚🎄
I did the same shop yesterday only making some food from scratch
loved the clips with Roxy :)
Alex LOVE your Xmas Jumper!!!🎄
Love his Christmas sweater
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Loved the scenery on dog walkies
Love the Fallout Jumper, Alex!
Lovely Christmas haul video Madeleine 😁✨
Is it Tin Tin on Alex’s Christmas jumper?
completely understand how you feel about christmas, maddie!! i find it so difficult being surrounded by meat as all my family (bar my partner and i) eat turkey, sausages, etc. this is my first christmas not eating any dairy at all and it's so hard being tempted by all the chocolates - cursed by a sweet tooth 😭 in an ideal world my whole family would be vegan but it's not realistic for an array of reasons and if it's only one day a year i'll deal with it. it's especially hard to really have such a say when you're not the one hosting!
also just seen you picked up the m&s turkey joint! we had that last year and it was really good. also love the lidl sausage wreath too!!
I wish we had a quarter of the vegan options here in Australia that you have in the UK. I'm so jealous. 😀
Have you tried Honestly Tasty vegan cheese, they have some in M&S and their bree is the closest to the real thing i've ever had
Maddie it is hard when everyone eats different. I don't eat meat but everyone in my family does. ❤
Happy Holidays!
Nice topic-Respecting Food Choices
Alex’s Tintin sweater!
I bought my mum the black and white check nightshirt from M&S for Christmas and she has bought me the matching pjs. She works for them too which is great. Her and my dad make Christmas dinner, I make the desserts just. Better to have more food than not enough, it can be frozen and used another time. 🤎
Alex and Roxy ❤️❤️❤️so cute🎄🎄
Every time my dog, Odd, hears your intro music he runs into the room so he can see your dog.
Never panic about buying too much hummus ... is that even possible 😂 ... it freezes and defrosts perfectly. ❤
To Alex’s sweater-“War never changes” it’s a Fallout reference
Great video it was nice to see the food haul. Are all of your families vegan? My kids are married and both them and their partners are all meat eaters. However my husband and I are vegan and pescatarian. So far I have always cooked some meat not wanting to upset anyone. I hate having meat in the house but would it be unreasonable to host Christmas dinner vegan? I wondered what most families do?
If I host it's vegan, my family are not (my partner is) but they are fine with it and really love all the food, thankfully they wouldn't expect me to cook meat or have animal products in the house. I am lucky, I know some people whose families are awful towards their choice to be vegan and that must be hard.
Great video! I buy Able and Cole vegan winter veggie Wellington every year they are fab! Even the non vegans love them! Xxx
Asda do some recycled cotton now. I was surprised.
All this vegan Christmas food looks amazing! I wish I could eat this stuff but for some reason my stomach has real trouble with fake meat! Am I the only one?! 😭
No you’re not, I can have tiny amounts but am much better making my own things with nuts and vegetables
My stomach is the same tbh! I can manage but in small doses!
No, you're not the only one. I usually limit myself to one or two fake meat type things every few days, otherwise I suffer.
hey! what car is that, electric? can’t recall, sorry. love your videos, new subscriber here.
Pano chocolate? I'm not familiar with some of these foods... anyone know which one I'm trying to say here? If so, what is it please?
Pain au chocolat xxx
@@MadeleineOlivia ok, thanks! I can look it up now! 😀
Quite a feast :) two comments for it. First - you can never have too much hummus :) Second - not sure of the point of doing your own stocking... seems like an opportunity to have one each and exchange so it's a surprise for each of you. Nothing wrong with the way you're doing it but there's no surprise for either of you, which is kind of the goal. Without the surprise seems like you may as well toss it all in the kitchen as per normal.
You must be so tired from Vlogmas!! Great idea to get some premade food for Christmas.
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We are aggressively non-vegetaraian as a Hindu Bengali community, and my friends make such a noise if someone is vegetarian it’s shameful. Right now on the 30th we are meeting somewhere ultra-non-veg and so I’m going to definitely share her food if it’s a large portion (here they often serve portions for a group of two or three or four). Very very rude and alienating.
Today I learned that Americans and British people spell pajamas two different ways. :)
Omg, I always thought it was pyjamas in both countries. I was wondering why Americans pronounce it with an "a" :)))
Also what is the emoji today?
You are very lucky to be in the UK! You wouldn't find that vegan selection here in Canada.
I’m cooking for 14 on Christmas Day. I’m the only vegan but I am cooking meat for my family. They totally support my diet choices and I respect there’s. Everyone is different and I think some vegans get a bad rap due to the fact they try to ram veganism down there throats. I would Love to everyone to be vegan but the truth is, everyone has there own life and ultimately its down to them to decide, not for me to persuade them. My children however eat a lot of vegan food just because they see me eating it ( and some they don’t even know lol ) ❤
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Omg, I am SOOOO jealous of your food options in the UK! If I had that, I wouldn't bother doing everything from scratch. I find hosting and cooking for holiday meals in general so stressful and overwhelming. On a different note, am I of the belief that you can't force people to do what you want, it only creates resentment. If they want their meat, let them have their meat as long as they bring their own food. I would find it problematic and totally disrespectful if they were to ask me to cook non-vegan food for them, I saw someone in a Reddit post complaining about their family asking them to cook meat for them, as they always had vegan options for her when they hosted. That's so different, you're asking someone to do something that goes against their beliefs and ethics.
It can be so overwhelming can’t it! The pressure is high! Love that we have so many great options. I agree, I follow this mentality with my audience too and it seems to draw more people in to cooking vegan food even if they aren’t vegan. It’s more realistic!
@@MadeleineOlivia I completely agree. Drawing people in with the power of example and sharing delicious food is oftentimes much more powerful than trying to convince them. Even adding more vegan food to an otherwise omnivorous diet is such a win! P.S. If you tell me you have vegan Pandoro, I'm moving to the UK now, haha. I want to make that for New Year's, but oh boy does it sound complicated for my baking skills :))
What are Percy Pigs?
Fallout! 🎄
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Is mighty fine honeycomb vegan?!
They have a specific vegan one!
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You looked so pretty going to the gym! I would've come out looking like a drowned rat and couldn't have dared go anywhere in public afterwards! 😂
Please turn to Jesus he loves you so much and wants a relationship with you ❤❤