Fall...

So happy for vegan veggie soup!

 

We are getting our fall on.............

Finally made it to the pumpkin patch.
Pumpkin bread with ice cold almond milk on a cool fall night.  Yummo!

Fall.............

Mmmmmmmm, the first loaves of chocolate chip banana bread for the season.  I love fall!

Fabulous fall-vegetarian recipes

This looks amazing.  Quinoa chili from Cooking Classy.

Image from Cooking Classy.

Quinoa Chili

Yield: About 6 servings

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 large yellow onion, diced (1 3/4 cup)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 1/2 - 2 cups water (veggie broth)
• 1 (7 oz) can diced green chiles
• 2 1/2 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 (15 oz) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed (I used one dark red, one light red)
• 1 (15 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen corn
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• Juice of 1 lime

Directions:

• Heat olive oil in a large enameled cast iron pot over medium-high heat. Once oil is hot add onion and saute until tender, about 4 minutes, adding in garlic during last 30 seconds of sauteing. Add in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, cooked quinoa, water (start with 1 1/2 cups then add more later if desired), green chiles, chili powder, cumin, cocoa, paprika, sugar, coriander, cayenne pepper and season with salt and pepper to taste. Bring mixture just to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover pot and allow to simmer 30 minutes.
• Add in all beans, corn, cilantro and lime and cook until heated through. Serve warm with optional toppings and sides (cheddar, sour cream, diced avocados, saltine crackers or tortilla chips).
• Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

I love the fall!

It is beginning to feel like fall, pumpkin patches, county fair, and cooler temperatures.  My favorite time of the year.

Something new to try for fall.

I found this on Pinterest while I was looking for a few new vegetarian recipes for fall.  This Bloomin' baked apple recipe looks amazing!

You can find this and so many other delicious recipes to try here at The Gunny Sack.

Image from Tonia at The Gunny Sack.

• 2 Honeycrisp apples (or other crisp apples)
• 2 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp brown sugar, packed
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 4 caramels, unwrapped
• Optional toppings: vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce and cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. To get the blooming apple look, you need to cut the apples. Slice off the top 1/4 to 1/3 of the apples. Scoop out the core. I don’t have an apple corer so I used my metal 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon. Then, use a thin knife to make two, deep circular cuts around the center of the apple. Next, turn the apple over and make narrow cuts all the way around the apple. Flip it back over and you can see all of the cuts.
3. Place the apples in an oven safe dish and put two unwrapped caramels into the center of each apple.
4. Heat butter and brown sugar in the microwave for 30 second, stir and continue heating for an additional 30 seconds. Remove from the microwave and stir in flour and cinnamon. Divide the mixture over the top of the two sliced apples.
5. Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and use a large spoon to move the apples into bowls.
6. Top with a scoop of ice cream, drizzle with caramel and sprinkle with cinnamon. The ice cream will cause the caramel in the center to harden so eat quickly or put the ice cream scoop on the side.

I think I will substitute the ice cream for a vanilla soy ice cream instead of regular ice cream (Not a fan at all of cow's milk).  

Don't forget to visit The Gunny Sack for more.  

Finally FALL!

It is finally starting to feel like fall.  So we made a quick trip (5 whole minutes) to the local family farm to pick out some pumpkins.  Here are a few shots by C12 of all the goodies that were available. 

We also left with apple bread and boiled peanuts.