Wednesday, October 31, 2018

...W.I.P. Wednesday...

...I finished the sweet little baby ball...
...crocheted until the circle was nearly closed...and stuffed the ball...
...and then crocheted it closed...
...it's not quite perfectly round...
...but it's still a sweet little primary coloured ball..

...what's in your workbasket?...

~Have a lovely day!

Monday, October 29, 2018

...Over the Weekend...

...remember my failed attempt at the peach muffins...
...I tried again...and successfully just dehydrated them enough to hold up in muffins...
...so we had delicious fresh peach muffins for breakfast...definitely the last of the season...
...I did the shopping in two trips...I think I've mentioned before that Aldi is not as close as Food Lion...so I don't always shop there...but I was near an Aldi on Friday...so I popped in and got a few things...
...I didn't have my list...so I just got a few things I happened to remember that we needed...and we've been loving that Cran-Mango juice...it was new to us...they used to only have cran-grape and cran-apple...but now they've got several other flavors as well...have you tried it?...
...so then on Saturday...I did the regular shopping...
...and Harris Teeter had their Organic canned goods on sale...so I picked up several of those...
...like really on sale...half off...
...the only other 'special' thing I got was this Ginger brew...I thought it would be a good fall drink...
...the kiddos went and got their own pumpkins this year...so I have no pumpkin patch photos...and they chose HUGE pumpkins too...
...they spread a couple of plastic tablecloths on the floor and carved away...saving the seeds for me...sweet...
...we got a couple of votive candles out...and they taped a match to a skewer to make it long enough to light the candles in those tall pumpkins...
...Our Girl took advantage of a pre-existing slit in her tall pumpkin to make a sweet smile...and Scout sketched a scary face on his...
...then they carried them outside...on each side of the front steps...
...they are so cute...
...and then we made Vegan Candy Corn...

...exactly the same as last year...except instead of coconut oil...I used Earth Balance...

VEGAN CANDY CORN

1/4 cup clear corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon Earth Balance softened
1/4 cup powdered sugar
a pinch of salt
3/4 cup tapioca flour (plus 2 tablespoons for kneading)
food colour, yellow and red
...I just mixed up the ingredients and kneaded...
...until it was a Play-dough consistency...
...divided into three balls...and coloured two of them...and left one white...
...rolled the dough into three snakes...
...lined them up and pressed them together...
...and cut into little triangles...
...and left them to dry overnight on parchment paper...
...they turned out so shiny and cute...and the Earth Balance was a perfect sub...the creaminess and saltiness that it adds is an improvement...

...then we spent Sunday visiting with dear friends from West Virginia...

...what did you get up to over the weekend?...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!

Saturday, October 27, 2018

...Dinner and a Movie...

...on these first chilly days of fall...soup sounded good...
...so I popped some baked tofu in the oven...haha...

...this is the teriyaki style baked tofu...and really just needs to be heated through...I don't normally buy this kind...but it was on sale...so I did...
...and then...also not soup-related...I baked another butternut squash...
...half sweet and half savoury...'cause the Man prefers his sweet...and I do not...
...and washed the seeds...
...and baked those too...
...and now...on to the soup...we followed this recipe...for a "Very Good Split Pea Soup"...
...just a big ol' pot of split pea soup...warm...hearty and comforting...perfect for fall...
...and garnished with a storebought Roma tomato and some of the roasted squash seeds...
...and right when the soup was ready the squash was as well...
...we added some green beans and spinach...and a roll....and dinner was served...
...and realizing that this is a lot of green on one plate......Participating in Eat Your Greens...
...so hop over to A2K - A Seasonal Veg Table or The Veg Hog to learn more...

...and for the movie...the kiddos were home...carving pumpkins...(more on that later)...and we watched ParaNorman with them...

...maybe an odd choice for these 20-something young adults...but they were commenting that they had neither one seen it as "children"...haha...they would have been teenagers when it came out...

...but we were happy to watch it with them...it was sweet and kinda sad...have you seen it?...

,,,what have you been watching lately?...

~Have a lovely weekend!

Friday, October 26, 2018

...Friday Favorites...Peppers and Poppers...

...a dear friend gifted us these homegrown peppers from his fall harvest...

...I have plans for all but the Scotch Bonnets...not quite sure what to do with those...as they are so.very.hot...
...so I donned some gloves and sliced the jalapeƱos...
...removed the hot seeds and pith...I'm wearing gloves because my sweet sissie and I learned our lesson with jalapeƱos many years ago when Daddy gave us a bunch of peppers and we cut them up without gloves...and touched our faces and lips...we were pretty miserable...so now I'm careful to wear gloves...they may not be that hot but I'm not taking any chances...
...I didn't have any Daiya shredded cheddar...so I just chopped up a couple of slices...
...and some homemade vegan cream cheese...
...and stuffed the halved peppers...
...I toasted a whole wheat bun...and put that and some vegan parmesan and corn flakes into the food processor to make the coating...
...then for a vegan 'egg' wash...I just mixed up some all purpose flour salt and water...I just want to make the topping cling to the poppers...
...arranged my dredging ingredients...
...dipped each pepper half in the vegan 'egg' wash...
...then generously coated each one with the crumbly mixture...
...and put them on a foil lined pan...
...and baked at 400 degrees F for about 15 minutes...until they were crispy and golden...
...and served them with some nachos...and vegan ranch...
...they were so yummy...definitely a favorite...

~Have a lovely day!