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Even if you already have vegan menu ideas, this will help you perfect them and make your guests return year after year. Please don't let your pride get in the way, however good a caterer you are.

These quick tips will get you quickly up to speed with catering better than ever for vegans & the dairy intolerant in your chalet:

• Put generous amounts of vegan high-protein ingredients inall main dishes: beans, pulses, lentils, tofu, mock meats, nuts, nut butters
• Tasty vegan cakes are easy to make and rise well at altitude too, plus your non-vegan guests won't be able to taste the difference. There's no better way to make loyal customers!
• Basic extra shopping items: soya milk, soya yogurts, vegan marg (or get your guests to bring some), peanut butter, yeast extract (e.g. Marmite)
• For further shopping ideas see our Vegetarian Ingredients ideas
• There are many more vegan desserts than just fruit-based ones, you can make them rich and creamy very simply, try Veggie Snow's chaletdessert recipes.
• Simple interesting breakfasts are easy too, such as pancakes, scrambled tofu (Bjorg tofu is in most large supermarkets), porridge, fried onions and mushrooms.

There are great ideas for converting your existing recipes and serving more winning vegetarian dishes in our Veggie Snow catering guide.