Those Vegan Guys

Hiya loves. Alas we are unable to do a live this evening due to being in a field performing with The Vegan Queens. We'll be going live next Saturday to get back on track and of course we'll be uploading our meals vlog on Tuesday. Much love. X

3 days ago | [YT] | 101

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For those of you who have ever wondered why the box is always on a chair in the background of our meals vlogs, this is why. It belongs to Isis, our fur daughter, named after the Eqyptian goddess of motherhood, magic, healing, and fertility.

It is filled with toys that she sometimes plays with, and is also a great spot to get her back rubbed or face scrungled.

This was her after a few back rubs on the stairs when we got back from beck Hall.

#cat #cats #furbaby

6 days ago | [YT] | 168

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We've always been fully open and honest on our Facebook page and on our channel. A few times over the past few years we've reached out to our community to ask for help, to get the drone (for the channel), to get a new PC (for the channel), and more, and you've always helped us and we couldn't be more grateful for that.

Now and again, this post prompted by a recent one, we get someone full of ASSumptions posting angry and hate filled diatribes full of nonsense.

A recent comment on Facebook, poster now blocked and comment deleted, was accusing us of being grifters who are bringing in so much money, and calling all of you who have graciously helped us when we've asked, suckers! We were called out for going to the cinema after asking for help!

My most recent plea was actually for support in general, buying my book, which gives me around a pound each sale, buying Jason's music, which brings in around a pound each sale, buying our merch, which gives us between 1 and 3 pounds each sale.

Some of you beautiful people sent us donations via PayPal which we were/are so grateful for, and a few of you 'specified' that we should treat ourselves. So we spent £14 on cinema tickets to see a movie we really wanted to see on the big screen. Such grifters!

I needed to do this post today, not only for today but so that I have something to point to when these 'idiots' reveal themselves.

The image below is from YouTube today, as it clearly shows we have an expected £295.03 income from YouTube this month which is about average and includes channel memberships, super chats, super stickers, and any and all 'income' from our channel.

That particular income stream pays for all we need to run our channel well.

Tubebuddy, Epidemic Sounds, Streamyard, High speed internet, PO Box, Web hosting and more are ALL monthly subscriptions essential to the running of the channel. In total it all amounts to around £250 per month outgoings, channel specific. When we do a range of shopping vlogs we have to factor in fuel and car maintenance, buying products to taste test & review. I could go on, I won't.

Outside of YouTube, with Jason's work and my many months on only carers allowance for taking care of mum full-time, we bring in just over £1,500 per month. Our rent alone is £800 per month.

Hopefully I will be at a point where I'm able to work again as a Carer/PA in the not too distant future, but that isn't right now. The last 19 months have drained me significantly and if I can't give my best as a Carer/PA then I shouldn't do it, so right now, I'm not.

We are far from 'rolling in it', and some months we just about get by.

Running the channel and doing all we do is core to who we are, wanting to help, inspire, inform and even influence people to adopt and maintain a down-to-earth vegan lifestyle for the animals!

YouTube is not and never has been a fully reliable income stream, that isn't why we do it. It never has been. We plough most of it right back into it, and always have.

Our ebook is FREE, and always has been.

The emails and messages we receive in abundance from people thanking us for recipes, ideas, inspiration and even that last push they needed towards veganism are the fuel that keeps us going.

Always will.

Sometimes we ask for help, because we need it!

Thanks for taking the time to read this, and thanks to ALL of you who have helped us when we've asked.

I've only posted all this because if one person is posting it, then more are thinking it, and clarity is important.

For the animals and for YOU, always.

Paul. xx

1 week ago (edited) | [YT] | 174

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Just some of the wonderful birthday and anniversary gifts given and sent by some of you fabulous friends.

There was also wine and vouchers and most importantly HUGS!

Truly a stunning few days at Beck Hall with wonderful people, then home to even more lovely things.

The best three TVG #grubclubs we've ever held.

THANK YOU!

LOVE YOU!

Let's do it again in the not too distant. Xxx

#vegan #veganfood #veganhotel #thoseveganguys

1 week ago | [YT] | 129

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Have you seen it?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 11

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Another wonderful box of bits and things from our fabulous subscriber LindaJo, including a voucher to use at Beck Hall for our upcoming break.

Thanks so much Linda, you're a bloody legend. Xxx

#gifts #bitsandthings #vegan

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 112

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Make your own doner kebab meat.


After finding ‪@86eats74‬ fabulous Deli Turkey recipe and using it for several years, about a year (or a little more) ago I tried making my own Doner Kebab Meat using the building blocks from that recipe. I had a couple of almosts before I got there.
If you've ever had a penchant for kebab meat like you've maybe had in the past (especially here in the uk) after a night out. This is it.

Doner Kebab Style 'Meat'
Pre-heat oven to 180 (UK) 350 (USA)
450g block of firm tofu (I used Tofoo XL)
1 cup vital wheat gluten
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup of nooch (nutritional yeast)
2 TBS Tapioca/Corn Starch
2 tsp Onion powder
2 tsp Garlic powder
1/2 TBS Sesame oil
1 & 1/2 TBS Oil (I use extra virgin olive)
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Oregano
2 tsp Dark Miso
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Coriander
1 tsp Sumac
1/2 to 1 tsp Dried Mint
1 TBS Liquid Smoke
1 tsp Smoked Paprika
2 tsp Sugar
1 TBS Henderson's Relish or Dark Soy
1 to 3 tsp of red pepper flakes/chilli flakes (3 for us)
*TBS = Tablespoon. tsp = Teaspoon
Crumble your tofu into a food processor then add the rest of the ingredients and process well until it forms a dough like consistency.
Take out and use your hands to knead for a short while then shape into a large sausage. Wrap in foil.
Place into the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes, then open the foil and cook for a further 30 to 45 minutes.
Take out of the oven and allow to cool naturally, wrapped back in the foil. When cooled, put it in the fridge, still wrapped in foil, for 24 hours.
Take out of the fridge and slice (use a mandolin if you have one), you can then freeze it in portions or keep in the fridge and use within a week to ten days.
#vegan #veganfood #donerkebab #makeyourown #homemade

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 73

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Saturday bonus vlog. X

1 month ago | [YT] | 13

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We are delighted to be able to say that our own order has arrived from our new merch store and we are more than happy with the quaility of the produce and the ethics of the company. We'll be wearing our new shirts on tonight's LIVE.

Take a peek.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 91

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Not the best pic as it's a video segment on pause, from tonight's filming of our meals vlog segment. (every Tuesday, 5pm, YouTube)

I wanted to share the recipe as it was really quite lovely, and that way I too have a written record of it.

Half a courgette and half a carrot, grated.
Small white onion finely chopped.

Fry all of that together for a few minutes until the onion is translucent.

Add a drained tin of butter beans.
Optional: chick'n style pieces, we added a tin of unmeat chick'n.

Stir all that around and then squeeze the juice of half a lemon into the pan and stir again.

Add around half a cup/120ml of plant milk. (we used koko)
Add around half a cup/30g of Nooch. (nutritional yeast)

Keep on the heat until your desired thickness, or add more plant milk if you want it more liquid.

Serve with whatever you fancy, or all alone.

We had chick'n/sumac couscous and a slice of garlic toast.

Waaaaaaay better than expected.

Hence. xx

1 month ago | [YT] | 107