...8.2...Over the Weekend...

...it was just a regular boring stay-at-home kind of a weekend...I did a fairly small shopping trip...I don't think I got anything very interesting...

...I dried some mushrooms...shitake and button...

...and put them into jars...it's amazing how small they are after dehydrating...

...so then I set about making a vegan pâté...I powdered some mushrooms to make an earthy tasting savoury powder...

......heated some almond milk...

...added the mushroom powder...and a pinch of white pepper...

...a little bit of kala namak...black sulphur-y tasting salt...

...then I mixed up three different starches...and some agar agar...

...cooked until it was pretty stiff...

...then put it into a container...

...it doesn't look very pretty...but most pâtés don't...I think...

...it firmed up nicely...

...and it slices perfectly...

...it makes cute little wedges...

...we tried it on some of those organic Ritz style crackers...it was good...and it'll be good on sandwiches too...I'm going to use it on a vegan Reuben...

...after Church we got a bunch more fresh veg from some of our gardening parishoners...squash cucumbers and zucchini...

...and tomatoes and green beans...we are so very thankful for all the garden goodness...

...and then you know how I spent my Sunday evening...

~Wishing you a lovely start to your week!