Pumpkin Waffles!

Pumpkin Waffles!

I am so excited to be posting this blog/video, because it means fall is here! I love fall! It is a beautiful time, even when things are dying they still look beautiful. Some of my favorite things about fall is the air gets cooler and crisper, the leaves are colorful, and its pumpkin season! Yay!!!! Pumpkins!!!! 

 What is better than fall and pumpkins? Pumpkin waffles of course. To be completely honest, I still like my corn oat waffle recipe best, but these pumpkins ones are not half bad. Especially drenched in maple syrup:) My family was very happy to devour them, even my Mom who is doing a very strict whole foods plant based way of eating (WOE). Usually I would not grind flour for waffles, but since Mom is eating healthy and she wanted to make bread later that day I decided it was worth cleaning the machine.

Without further ado, here is the long awaited recipe for:

Pumpkin Waffles

2 Cups Pumpkin puree (1 can)
1/2 Cup Applesauce (or oil)
1/4 Cup Maple syrup
1 Tbsp. Vanilla extract
8 Cups Flour (I used freshly ground whole wheat)
2 tsp. Salt
3 Tbsp. Pumpkin pie spice
8 Cups Milk/water (I used 4C soy milk + 4C water)

Mix together the dry ingredients with a whisk until well combined.
In a separate bowl, mix together the wet ingredients.
Add the dry ingredients to wet and stir until combined.
Cook in preheated waffle iron(s).

Note: You might need to add a little more liquid to the batter, mine was very thick.

Here is the link to the video if you want to see the whole process.

Here is the link to the corn-oat waffle video if you want that recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSEJ7QU-hsI

Simply Scrumptious

What I ate today #005

What I ate today as a Freshman College 

Student Living at Home!

Starting off with breakfast, I had 2 mini whole wheat bagels, a square of blueberry steal cut oatmeal, and orange juice.

For Lunch I had a delicious salad with chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, and a vinegar dressing.

Plus watermelon, sometimes I just need watermelon.

At four I realized I was starving and needed some food before I went home at around eight thirty.

So I popped over to the campus deli and got this super yummy spicy black bean veggie burger.

After I got home I had a few bowls of brown rice and homemade pesto! (let me know if you want my pesto recipe) It was a very long day, Thursdays are my longest day, most days I get home before seven. 

Meet our new kitten Wilbur!!!! 

He is such a snuggle bug, we adopted him about a month ago!

Charlotte loves to snuggle and play with him. Also did you see what we did there, Charlotte and Wilbur? 

Thanks for reading!!! 

Here is the full video if you want to watch it:

Vegan Crepes + cream recipe

Crepes + Cream recipe

Ingredients

3 Cups flour ( I used whole wheat pastry)

1/4 Cup oil (I used coconut)

1/4 Cup sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon salt

3 Cups water

Add all ingredients to mixing bowl in given order. 

Mix with whisk until batter is smooth. 

Heat pan to a medium high heat, spray with oil (you may have to do this before every one, depending on what kind of pan you use). 

Pour batter on heated pan, smooth/flatten with back of spoon. 

Cook crepes until bubbles disappear (1-3 mins) then flip and cook on other side.

These are delicious served with cream sauce, peanut butter, strawberries, blueberries, applesauce, syrup, lemon curd, and any other toppings you like:) (I wouldn't suggest putting all those thing I just mentioned on one crepe:)

Now here is the recipe for the  cream sauce

Ingredients

1 Package tofu (the kind you keep in the pantry, although the regular refrigerated kind would probably work)

1 Cup soy milk powder

1/3 Cup sugar

1/4 Cup water 

1/4-1/2 Cup oil (the original recipe called for 1/2 cup, but I like it with less)

1 Tablespoon vanilla

Blend together all ingredients except oil.

While blender is on low speed drizzle with oil.

Chill and serve.

I couldn't find the tofu to make cream sauce this time (sadness) but I thought I would share the recipe anyway so you can make it!!!!

Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy:)

Leftover Smorgasbord

First leftover smorgasbord in the new house!

We finally got the dishes unpacked!

Painting supplies made it really special;)

 It wasn't all leftovers, but there was leftover soup and Thanksgiving leftovers, so I think it counts:)

Starting from the left we have, leftover vegetable soup, sweet potato chili, spring greens + homemade dressing, homemade whole wheat bread, "frog jam" (figs, raspberries,oranges, and grapes), thanksgiving leftovers, and apple cider!

Twas a success!!!!!!

Love from Charlotte (as usual:)

 Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!!

I Love fall!!!!

Beautiful view from the new house:)

Love from Charlotte;)