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Queer Cafe (Manchester)

First Sunday of the month, come to the LGBTQ Centre behind 8th Day on Oxford Road for Sunday lunch, nice people and Sunday papers. It's bring a dish, so please bring some food if you are able.

The cafe is primarily a safe space for queers and their friends. We take queer to mean people of all genders, sexualities, and sexes and who are involved in all kinds of relationship types. We started the Cafe out of a lack of safe spaces for queers to get cheap, vegetarian and vegan food and generally hang out and be well.

The venue is wheelchair accessible, and all on the ground floor. If you have any queries please don't hesitate to get in touch.

It's on Sidney Street in central Manchester, 5-10 minutes from Oxford Road train station, behind 8th Day.

News: Queer Cafe (Manchester)

Manchester LGBT Center

kim | Thu, 12/04/2008 - 02:11
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Friendly community center that goes by many names (LCP, Gay Center) in Manchester City Center. Right behind 8th day cafe on Oxford Road. 5 minutes from Oxford Road train station.

Fruit Towers

One of Kim's creations for the Equinox Winter Feast. For this you need a dehydrator - just dehydrate the fruit and make pretty towers!

Simple and Satisfying Rice and Pulses

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:25
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Vegan and wheat free.

Serves 2

  • 1 can of red kidney beans OR adzuki beans OR black beans OR butter beans OR cannelloni beans OR chick peas
  • 2/3 celery sticks
  • 1/2 garlic gloves, to taste
  • 1 pepper (red and yellow look nice but green is OK, too)
  • 1 onion
  • 6 sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained
  • vegetable oil
  • 125g/4oz long-grain rice
  • 250ml/8lf oz vegetable stock
  • pinch of cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper

Rinse the can of pulses in a colander, set aside to drain

Patatas Bravas

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:23
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Vegan and wheat free.

Serves 4-6

  • 500g Charlotte or other waxy potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 1-2cm cubes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt

Tomato chilli sauce

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 small red chilli, finely chopped
  • 4 medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp finely shredded fresh sage

Method

Moussaka

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:19
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Vegan and wheat free if you make the white sauce with cornflour.

Serves 4

  • 2 large aubergines
  • 3 tb walnuts
  • 2 med courgettes
  • 3 med potatoes
  • 1/2 cup soya mince (about 350g)
  • 3 cups white sauce
  • 1 tb vecon/vegetable stock
  • 1 can of tomatoes or carton of passata
  • Olive oil
  • 1 lg onion
  • 3 tb vegan cheese
  • 3 cloves garlic

Preheat to 150C.

Fulaver Gajjar Vatana Nu Shak (cauliflower, carrots and green peas)

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:15

Gluten free and vegan. From Gujarati.

Serves 4.

  • 2 tbs vegetable oil
  • Pinch of asafoetida
  • 0.5 tsp mustard seeds
  • 2 green chillies, slit lengthways
  • 300g cauliflower, washed and cut into florets
  • 100g green peas, fresh or frozen (if fresh blanch in salted water)
  • 100g diced carrots, blanched in salted water
  • 0.5 tsp mixed cumin and coriander powder
  • 0.5 tsp red chilli powder
  • 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tbs coriander leaves

Aloo Tikki (pan fried potato cakes)

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:12
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Gluten free and vegan. From Lucknow, North India.

Serves 4

  • 400g boiled potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 1.5 tsp toasted cumin seeds, crushed
  • 0.5 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tsp chopped ginger
  • 0.5 tsp chopped green chillies
  • 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp vegetable oil for frying

Mix all ingredients apart from oil. Shape mixture into 6cm x 2cm cakes. Pat into shape firmly and put in the fridge for 20 mins. Heat oil in a pan on a medium heat, and fry on both sides until crisp and brown. Turn as little as possible to avoid breakage.

Queer Cafe Cookbook

kim | Thu, 11/27/2008 - 19:11
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Some of the recipes we’ve made at the Queer Cafe, including a lot of vegan and gluten free things!

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