A few recipes

When we woke up to a snow day on Saturday, the only thing I could think of was baking. I had printed out two recipes that I have been wanting to bake – one from Angela at Oh She Glows and one from Mama Pea.  I decided to tackle the recipe that I perceived as more time consuming since I had the time, which was these Pumpkin Butter Oat Squares with Candied Pecans.

You see, I have a bit of a pumpkin butter surplus. 

I got all giddy when Trader Joe’s had their version back in stock a few months ago and bought 3 jars on a whim.  Then, a few days later, what did I see at Costco?  Two GIANT jars of pumpkin butter for the price of 1.5 jars of the Trader Joe’s version. I wasn’t ready to commit to the two giant jars without trying it, but of course they had as sample and I had to have it right then and there.

Here is the link to the original recipe from Angela:

Pumpkin Butter Oat Squares with Candied Pecans

A few adaptations I made were the usual non-vegan substitutes like using regular butter instead of Earth Balance*, a regular egg instead of a chia egg, and cow’s milk instead of almond milk. I also used 1/2 bread flour and 1/2 whole wheat flour instead of spelt.

Here is my final delicious product.

 

And for your dinner needs, last night I decided to tackle channa masala.  I haven’t had an Indian recipe that I have made and haven’t liked yet.  The Fitnessista would be proud! I bookmarked Jenna from Eat Live Run’s recipe a long time ago.  I think I tackled the tomate paste pince like a champ because it turned out awesome.  It smelled amazing in my house, not gonna lie.

Here is the link to the recipe I used from Jenna:

Channa Masala

Oh and as you can see, I was so excited I started eating my naan before I remembered to take a picture.

 

*I put Earth Balance on my grocery list for this recipe (and others from my vegan blog favorites) but nearly fell over in the aisles of Cub when I saw the price: $6.28 for one tub.  I always laugh at Cub’s prices on organic, vegan, and specialty items so I wasn’t expecting any miracles but still.  Fortunately I found some at Trader Joe’s a few days later for about $3.  Much better.  I just can’t get over how some stores charge double or more then others for items like that.  It’s not like I have to travel far to get it cheaper elsewhere.  A few blocks in some cases.  Nice try Cub, but you lose.