Delivery day...Curried pot pies, Vegetable-mushroom pot pies, Cherry, Raspberry, Strawberry Eve's Puddings; Brussels Sprouts with hazelnuts; Plus ALL DISHES-ALL PHOTOS

GREEN BEAN-CHICKPEA NON SPICY CHILLI

VEGAN "CREAMED" MUSHROOM AND YAM SOUP

PREVIOUS 3 THE ROASTED ALMOND-DRIED CHERRY SOURDOUGH LOAVES

OATMEAL-CRANBERRY VANILLA COOKIES

FRESH STRAWBERRIES, RASPBERRIES AND CHERRY BASE FOR EVE'S PUDDING

FILLING FOR CURRIED VEGETABLE AND YAM POT PIE

FILLING FOR VEGETABLE AND MUSHROOM POT PIE

SAUTEED BRUSSELS SPROUTS AND HAZELNUTS ( simmer in water with salt and pepper, adding 1 tbsp grape seed oil, as water evaporates, the cooked sprouts gently saute)

VANILLA SPONGE CAKE TOPPED BERRIES AND CHERRY "PUDDINGS"

BAKED VEGETABLE-CURRY POT PIES

BAKED VEGETABLE-MUSHROOM POT PIES

Photos :Mushroom and Yam soup; Curried vegetable and chickpea pot pie; vegetable-mushroom pot pie; Chickpea chili and rice with tortillas; Cherry, raspberry and strawberry Eve's Pudding; Roasted almond-cherry wholehweat bread..FALL inspired menu for our changing weather

The weather has been glorious over the past 2 days, in the mid 80f's now we are headed for a cold snap then hot again by mid week!
So much for Global warming!
This year January was hotter than our summer in July.
We have had no significant rain for almost 2 years and I expect water rationing to begin in full by mid December.

Apart  from that everything is great..yesterday I spent most of the day trimming back summer growth and cutting down the 15ft sunflower, now drying seeds for the birds, I also picked some tomatoes and bell peppers, and hope to have them right up to Thanksgiving.

The menu for tomorrow is a great one:

Creamy vegan mushroom-yam soup, made with almond milk

The 2 very different pot pies, one filled with tomato-curried vegetables with chickpeas and the other vegetables-mushroom and cheese.

Butter pastry for the pot pies

The mushroom vegetable base for the pot pies with cheese, I have added smoked paprika for color

This is the mildly spiced vegetable-chickpea curry for the pot pie

Also a chickpea-green bean chili with rice and corn tortillas, this has own grown bell peppers in.

Brussel's Sprouts sauteed with hazelnuts is the side dish ( photos tomorrow)

The chickpea-green bean chili

The dessert is a cherry-raspberry-strawberry Eve's pudding (sponge cake topped..will bake tomorrow)

The bread is my special roasted almond-dried tart cherry, wholewheat  sourdough (I only make this 2 times a year)

These 3 the bread dough after first rise..(will take 3 over 4-6 hours)

Also making some cranberry-vanilla oatmeal cookies 

GRIDDLECAKES VEGAN & VEGETARIAN RECIPES 100YR OLD RECIPES ....Vegan Wheat Cakes; Slappers-Cornmeal & Wholewheat Griddle Cakes; Jam Griddlecakes

Cornmeal Slappers..recipe below

GRIDDLE CAKES..these have been popular the world over and are a quick way to serve your family a bread substitute when time is short.
This is why they have always been popular in USA.
During the old days of travel by covered wagon, they had no time to make yeast dough breads as they moved very day, so they created griddle breads..a bit heartier than a regular pancake.
A griddle is a flat iron that is heated on top of a fire and the cakes are cooked on it's greased surface.
A heavy bottomed or cast iron skillet works just as well as long as it is non-stick and greased and smoking hot!...Not too much fat or they will be fried (use cooking oil, margarine, unsalted butter or even cooking oil spray)
These recipes hail from 1908 America and although most called for lard, they will work very nicely with either Vegan shortening or fresh unsalted butter or margarine( with the margarine make sure it is full fat and not a spread which contains water).
Enjoy....

Vegan wheat cakes:
3 cups flour ( 50:50 wholewheat and all purpose is fine)
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups NUT milk (maybe add 1/2 cup more if using whole wheat flour)

Add the dry ingredients together,and whisk in the milk to produce a soft batter, (thick cream), beat for 1 min. in high..or whisk by hand 50 strokes (this is to create/stretch the gluten).

Drop by spoonfuls on hot smoking greased griddle and flip when golden brown.
Serve hot with maple syrup/ vegan margarine

Slappers -cornmeal whole wheat cakes (this takes 2 days!)

2 cups cornmeal yellow or white (if using polenta use fine grind)
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp melted butter
2 large eggs beaten
1 cup milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp baking powder

In a small bowl,mix the cornmeal,salt and butter and pour over sufficient boiling water to thoroughly moisten.
Cover and let stand overnight.
next day add the well beaten eggs, milk, & flour (with baking powder mixed)..beat to a very thick drop batter (like cake mix)
Drop by spoonfuls on griddle and cook slowly until golden brown and then flip

Jam Griddle Cakes
3 cups all purpose flour ( or 50:50 with whole wheat)
4 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp softened butter
2 large eggs separated
2 cups milk

Cream butter and sugar and add egg yolks one at a time.
Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks.
Add all dry together  then add to the butter with the milk.
Fold in the egg whites.
Drop by spoonfuls onto greased hot griddle and flip when golden brown.
As they brown remove from griddle and spread with warm jam in stacks of 3..serve hot.