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Interesting watching you TV – not just for the food but for the other peoples reactions.

I am not a vegan but have been eating much less meat and maybe heading that way more for dietary reasons more than ethical to be honest.

You have got me thinking more though and and hope that has done the same for others..

Also we need a vegatarian/vegan cookery programme on TV.

All the best.

Tim

ps did you you win? do I really have to wait till Friday?!

Just watched Come Dine With Me. Wonderful to see a vegan cook on TV.
Best wishes,
Janice
(West Sussex)

What a fab meal you prepared – off to try out lemon quinoa with a curry. It was one of our recipes that went so wrong yesterday (pear cake) – oh the shame You did brilliantly though – lots of good info given out too

Hi!
Great to see vegan food on mainstream TV! Was great to watch and will be trying your curry recipe for sure! My son likes the sound of the pudd too!

My brother rang me on Monday to tell me about Come Dine With Me, as he knows I’m always keen to learn about new vegan dishes. I’ve been really pleased to see how positive, cheerful and charming Niki comes across and what a good ambassador for veganism she is.

The show has been informative about the vegan diet without being too biased towards meat-eaters, which isn’t always the case in the media. Today’s food at Niki’s dinner party looked absolutely gorgeous!

Let’s hope it tempts more people to join a more compassionate way of living!

All the best.

Jeanette

Thought you came up with a excellent menu yesterday & will definitely try the curry with lemon quinoa ( use quinoa quite a lot as an alternative to pasta so interested in this combination)
Good luck for friday !!

Hi,
Just wondered if you have an update on how ian is doing with his good intentions, and if you know whether he’s gone vegan? Certainly made me consider it.

Could you please tell me who won yesterday’s Come Dine With Me? Was it the “cheeky” hairdresser or Caroline. Just as I was watching the end I had a visitor.

will be glad when it returns. please tell me when it wiil be back.

Ha, really well done Niki. I have just watched the programme at 4.30 in the morning and the birds are singing away. I have only ever bought tofu about three times since I became vegan just last year and didn’t have a clue what to do with it. I will be down the shop tomorrow morning for a couple of packs to go with all the dark chocolate in my cupboard mmm. Will it work without the Tia Maria though?

I think the website is one of the best and most informative I have ever seen and will be signing up. Thanks for all the hard work you guys have put in.

hey nikki ive been wondering about becomen a vegan am 21 from kirkby liverpool could you add me to msn have a chat about it all micko85@hotmail.co.uk thank you take care xxx

Hey just seen Come Dine With Me, and there’s no way that dude went Vegan for any reason other than to get off with Nicky!!!

Hi Nikki – saw you yesterday on C4 and thought you were stunning! Curry looked good too!

just seen come dine with me on more4. I think the epidsode is over a year ago now but would like to know if Ian stuck with his plan to go Vegan. I also suspect his reasons were to get Nicky

Saw the come dine with me episode… inspirational! all the best

Hello, you where great on that show!

But I want to know where you got those purple shoes from? And are they vegan? Hehee ^_^

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Hi Everyone,

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Hi, I watched CDWM yesterday afternoon (sad to say, it’s my guilty pleasure, and favourite programme!). I have been vegetarian for 20 years, and briefly vegan in the past. A few years ago I began eating fish occasionally, but gave that up again a few weeks ago. Watching Nikki on CDWM re-opened my eyes, and although I’m not a big dairy fan anyway, (but I lurve cheese!) I haven’t stopped thinking about the responsibility we have to vulnerable animals, and the cruelty involved in intensive farming. Now I am seriously thinking about what I eat, and definitely aiming for a vegan lifestyle. I invested in some “Cheezly” today – YUK! – I will definitely miss cheese!!!! But wasn’t at all disappointed at missing out on the digestive biscuits at work! And in fact, didn’t want to eat them, as I was thinking about how some of the ingredients got into them. Nice one, Nikki.

Love this programme. Why is it now on at such a bad time,12.30?

hello! watching come dine with me inspired me to become vegan. thanks.x

Repeat of last August’s Come dine with me shown last week which I saw with Niki on. I have been a vegetarian for some time now but am now leaning towards becoming a vegan and Niki, being an excellent ‘ambassador’ for veganism, surely is an inspiration!

Thank you and best wishes, Sue

I was inspired to become a vegan too after watching the first airing of Come Dine with Me. It was great watching again last week as it reminded me of how far I had come since then. Thanks

hi nikki, yours was definatly the best cdwm, i wondered if there was chemistry with ian and your self. hope thet does not offend any one. you were all wonderful. it s the best thing i have ever watched for ages. i thought you all clicked very well. but the real star had to be terry, i really fancy one of those pancakes. there is no doubt about it though nikki, everyone watching without exeption will have given much more thought to the process, you came across so well and all the best to you all. if am honest i had a real soft spot for ian too. great job and conscience pricked. beverley mc preston.

haw would i get on the show?Got idea.come dine with me for busy mums.

I am very disappointed with the new series of Come Dine With Me. It only has 4 contestants and is crammed into an hour slot. Not long enough in my opinion!!! The previous format I loved, and have watched all the repeats time and time again. I liked the way we were able to see the ingredients being bought and watch how the food was prepared. They have even changed the introduction music. Why?

I like the show very much but it sucks

Ive tried several times to post a comment, i hope this works.
Im not veggie or vegan. But i have to say. Nikki you are gorgeous

Hi, Iv’e just made the Curry that Niki made on Come Dine with me, its fantastic. My girlfreind didnt realise that it was veggie. I’m well impressed. There could be a future in this for me. Thanks – Paul -

gorgeous woman and lovely food… going to try the different options available.

go nicky

glen

Hi Nicky – was just watching a repeat of comedine with me and i must admit i am a meat eater but it makes me feel incredibly guilty and a bit of a hypocrite as i am an animal lover the problem i have is finding an alternative that i can enjoy, im not a big tofu or soya fan so find that my options are limited. Can you help at all? I think i may try to become a vegetarian rather than a vegan, baby steps to begin with. Also would love to know if Ian kept to his vegan promise?

Hope to hear from you soon.

Shannon xxx

Saw come dine with me – inspired to try the curry and find out more about vegan life as havent really found out about the welfare of animals

Thanks Nikki

What I don’t understand is why are animals made of meat if we are not supposed to eat them?
I must admit though, I did warm to Niki on that programme – she could make me a curry any time she wants ;o)

Hi, I loved the show, and my family loved the curry,Also I was very impressed with your charts relating to Vegetarian food info, I have become a veggie and my children and thought the wall charts could help me a great deal, where did you get them, and Well done for getting the message out there

Hi Sharon,

Jane O’Leary

I’m watching Niki right now! I love your lounge…so bright. I’m going to try your curry this weekend!

Sorry to hear about your cat.

Hey Niki!

Just wanted to say you are one sexy vegan, and i have used your curry recipe, unfortunatly i did use some organic free range chicken in it, but it was delicious!

Hi Niki

You did the vegan cause proud. We’ve just watched your video.

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Hi Nicki

I thought that you were excellent on Come Dine with Me and I thought that your food looked delicious. I am glad that you cooked with Qunioa as it is an under rated food.

Well done and all the best with your website.

Gemma

Couldn’t be a better advocate for veganism…… Your food on, ‘Come Dine With Me’ (saw the re-run) looked sensational, bet it tasted so too!!

This episode was aired again today, you did a great job well done! Your food looked delicious and we will certainly be trying out your recipes!

You are a great advocate for veganism, and I shall be adding this informative site to my favourites list

Laura

I really enjoyed the rerun of the Come Dine with Me. Poor old Ian, he was like a love sick puppy:)

Not that he can be blamed. The firey haired godess was glowing in all her glory!

Keep up the good work kids.

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Hi Niki
just watched CDWM and noticed you used Green & Blacks chocolate in your recipe however this is not a vegan chocolate; it only states suitable for vegetarians. My sister is a vegan and wont touch it. just had to point that out as the programme portrays you as a strict vegan.

Michele, I just wanted to point out that only fairly recently has the vegan label been removed from Green and Blacks chocolate. The non-milk chocolate varieties do not contain any animal ingredients, however they are produced on the same production line as the milk chocolate variety.
Therefore for allergen reasons they relucantly removed the vegan label from all of their chocolate.
Even at that, I have a strong suspicion that when this CDWM episode was made the G&B chocolate did still display the Vegan label.

I agree with Ray – good show Nikki! However, I was surprised there was no protein in your meals (apart from the tofu in the pudding). No lentils, nuts or soya products. Maybe a few red lentils could be aDDED TO YOUR CURRY? wELL, IT LOOKED GOOD ANYWAY AND EvERYONE ENJOYED IT. cAN’T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT POSH WOMAN ONLY GAVE YOU 5 AFTER SAYING IT WAS A LOVELY MEAL.PREJUDICED?
p.s. 3 of my 4 grandchildren are vegan, the 4th is vegetarian.

Hi, I am making your curry tonight. looking forward to it.
AL

saw nikki on CDWM and she seemed to hit it off with ian, did they get together>

Hi Michele,

thanks for your email, as laura pointed out at the time of making the programme Green and Blacks was vegan and has only changed its labeling quite recently.

Niki

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Hi Ann,

in response to your comment i just wanted to point out that there was plenty of protein in the meal, the curry was served with quinoa which is a very high source of protein and all the vegetables also contain protein and the tofu. glad to hear your grandchildren are veggie and vegan :0) many thanks….x

Niki.

Hi al

hope your enjoyed your curry…x

Niki.

Hi Nikki,

we made your curry following the C4 website instructions, but it came out badly wrong..

Can you confirm that we use 3 tins of tomatoes, or just the one it seems you use on the TV?

Also, how many onions should we use?

Thanks,

Brian and Cathy from Burnley

Please follow the link for the world day for the abolition of meat, thanks, Kathryn

http://www.nomoremeat.org/

sorry it didn’t show the link did it! Doh!

Enjoyed watching Nikki on Come Dine with me today ( still watching it now!)She does not typify vegans, and is a great advocate of her position. Well done, very interesting.

Nikki,

Just watched you on CDWM (still watching it now!!!)and I must say: Impressive and a very good advocate for Vegans, albeit I’m a Veggi. Just had a look through your website and again very impressive. This repeat programme is well timed espeacially as it is Veggi week:-)

Jayson

Hi Niki
Just watched your programme – have been waiting for some decent food for ages! Can only say ‘Well Done’ & hope that the impact that you had on Ian spread further afield !! I’m a vegan living in France & make it my mission to do what you did in the programme! It’s a great challenge here, as you can imagine, but I hold a ‘World Vegan Day’ here every November & you & your friends are most welcome to join me (as my guests) this year.
Will be in touch.
Hilary x

I was so pleased to see Nicki on Come Dine with Me, i was a Vegan before i had my baby then went vegetarian, after listening to Nicki i turned back to Vegan!

Thanks Nicki

Keep up the good work

Hi Nikki just wanted to let u know i watched u on come dine with me today the 17th May 2009,it was brill,and Ian going vegan on tele like he did,fantastic news,well done to you.My daughter nikki is vegan,im just in the process of going vegan,since going veggie ive losed weight,feel heathier,and the main thing i have no guilt about eating animals anymore.Been veggie 2 years,and at 58 i think i need to pat myself on the back,should of done it years ago.Well done to you nikki,regards Jayne xx

Hi Niki, I rarely watch telly but I happened to catch you on Come Dine… great work! I’m especially pleased to find this site as I’ve been vegan for 20 years and am always on the lookout for somewhere to go when I visit family in Warrington. I’m also recording a carbon neutral album, with all the participants fueled by vegan food. You may also be interested to hear that, although technically asthmatic, I haven’t used my inhalers for ten years now!
All the best, Andrew

wow!!! a vegan on cdwm!!! excellent, ive been wanting 2 do it for ages but thought i would just make a fool of myself. I think nikki was a fantastic ambassador for veganism, and hope that it made loads of people think!

Well done!

Lee xxx

Hi

Just watched you on ‘come dine with me’
and i think you are Gorgeous x

Just saw the “Dine with me” show on tv yesterday and…I’m sorry but I don’t understand your “so-called vegan” mentality.
You allow your cat to eat meat cause he can’t tell you his opinion about being vegan or not but you said if you had kids you would turn them into vegan. Regardless of them having an opinion of their own and being able to communicate with you?
What about the cow who’s milk was used to make the Green & Black chocolate you used in your supposed “vegan pudding”? Did she tell you she was no distressed when she was milked so you can happily eat the chocolate?

Hi Nikki, I really enjoyed the CDWM show on which you appeared recently. Well done! I’ve been thinking about going vegetarian for a while, but it’s hard to know how to change your diet so radically and still get all the nourishment you need. Can you recommend a book to help the switch from meat to veg?
I’m so used to having a sandwich for brunch and meat and 2 veg in the evening that it’ll take some doing, I think, but this evening we had a lovely meal of fried eggplant slices, onions and layers of a sauce made from muxing peccarino cheese and ricotta,and an egg with a little bit of fresh yoghurt with a tomato sauce in the middle {courtesy Jamie Oliver) and it took only 35 mins to cook in a shallow oven dish at gas mark 6. Delicious! Also got some sya milk in and found that it is also very tasty. Thanks for giving us the nudge to try out veggie food. Going vegan could take a bit longer! It was really interesting to discover how dairy milk is obtained. why do chickens keep laying eggs? is that what they “naturally” do? All the best, John.

it was so nice to see 5 people get on so well with each without all the backbiting. the recipes were great too.

Re Kool Kaz
Green & Black’s DARK chocolate does not contain milk I am a veggie with a dairy allergy and live on Green & Black’s dark chocolate.
Great show Nikki are you still in touch with the others and is Ian still dairy free

Hi Niki seen your curry on (Come dine with me)it looked very nice was one of the best shows i’ve watched, are u all still friends? if ide of won the money i whould of took u all out for a good night on the town or maybe a vegan restuarant hehe . take care an keep it up you really showed that meals can be nice without meat.

Loved Come Dine With Me and thanks for clearing up the Green & Blacks’ issue because I was wondering. I am growing aubergine and will try Nikki’s curry. Nice site. x

Just watched you on Come Dine with Me, you was fantastic, one for the vegans.

Hello,
Just watched come dine with me on re-runs. Well done Nikki, what an inspiration!!! Was wondering where the food planners were from… Im trying to convert my boyfriend – he is semi-vegan (as in I wont cook meat so he goes without! HA).

Many thanks!!

Hiya Niki – Since CDWM doesn’t seem to have made it onto Aussie telly yet we have finally watched your star appearance via scouse veg. Well done, you were great, and what better way to get people thinking about what they eat then by serving them top food. Loved how you got Mattas in there too! Nice one…and congrats to your equally media savvy dad & sis for the radio interviews too!

Hi Niki, i just watched your CDWM episodes & as a fellow vegan just wanted to thank you for how brilliantly you came across! Normally these programs will have a “token veggie” that will be a total extremist, sandal-wearing, nutcase that tries to force their opinions down others throats, but you managed to get our point across so that people know what happens to the animals they eat, without being forceful or overly zealous at all. You absolutely should have won! And i also wanted to thank you for enlightening me to the fact that some wines use animal leftovers as ingredients!! Im sticking to the whisky from now on well done and thanks again

Hi Niki,
just seen the come dine with me episode.
Did the guy stick to his Vegan conversion?
I’ve been Vegan now for 2 plus years,and now find I don’t have to think too much about it like I did at the start.
Hope you are well take care Clovis, ps are you single? you are really attractive to me.

Just watching this show now. Niki you’re a real babe and such a sweet personality.

Loved the shows *come dine* only disappointment was the cat FOOD.

veggiepets.co.uk do excellent pet foods including cats with all the neccessary requirements. Ours have been vegan for four years, one from kitten and one from 6 years old.

Real pleasure to watch.

Cheers

Pete.

It was nice to see a normal veggie/vegan on Come Dine. Usually they have someone really argumentative or just plain weird. Gonna have to try your curry it looked delicious.

All the best.

hi… i am not here to judge as i am open minded. i am also a 22yr old dairy farmer, we have a small farm and i have to say that all our cows are looked after and loved. i am a great believer in animal welfare and although i do eat meat i will only eat meat that i know the source of… making sure it has been rered in the nicest of onditions.

it is nice to see someone speak out about there beliefs but i was dissapointed to see the can of cat food!! we have dogs on the farm but would never feed them canned meat as it is the cheapest and most probbly from foreign animals which have been cruelly kept and transported.

hope you post this as i think like you everyone deserves their chance to speak out thank you
emily xx

I was so glad to see you, Nikki, on Come Dine With Me advocating veganism, and you did so brilliantly. I hope you converted many viewers and made people more aware of the suffering animals face. (:

My hairdresser, who knows I am vegan and who has switched to soya milk so far and looks to be making bigger changes, told me that there was a vegan on a recent CDWM so I am currently watching the episodes on catch up TV – brilliant to see such calm and measured explanations of the diet and to see vegans portrayed as humans rather than oddballs!

I’ve got to say though – that dress/skirt and top Niki wears at her dinner party is gorgeous – where did you get it???

Nice to see the farmer opinion too. Ultimately even God allowed us to eat meat, though more as a punishment for our ways than anything else. So it’s true we should not get involved in judging people just because they eat meat. We SHOULD however be concentrating on the consequences to livestock and try to ensure they are raised and looked after properly before slaughter and all that entails.

Not quite as black and white as we would like, but the best we have presently.

Nikki,Do you fancy an internet stalkler,your a babe !

**TEAM VEGGIE**

well done on come dine with me.

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nice one Niki – CDWM was repeated agai today – blown away by the AFOS top!!

Just watched the vegan Niki come dine with me again – this must be the 4 time now over the years, loved it, Ian’s announcement always brings on the tears but the reason I’m posting this is just to say that all those years on, the statements made still have an impact.

There have been loads of vegans and veggies on CMWM but Niki is one of the few that spoke about her convictions and was taken seriously and made a difference.

Well done.

Jan

hey everybody,
just watched what was probably the 20th re-run of cdwm
i was nearly in tears at the end when ian announced he would cut back on dairy products … as i am very passionate about animal rights. i was thrilled with how nikki came across and extremely thankful for the fact that so many people were inspired by her. i love that show but died a little when that german woman threw a live crab into her soup (i think that was another season of cdwm)
anyways, onwards and upwards to all vegetarians and vegans!!!!!

Hi all

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