Showing posts with label Apple Pie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Apple Pie. Show all posts

Sunday, December 4, 2011

December 4, 2011- Lentil Shepherd's Pie (Vegan)

Lentil Shepherd's Pie (Vegan)

This is a yummy dish that we make in the crock pot. It is a take on traditional shepherd's pie but had lentils with other veggies. It has lentils, carrots, celery, tomatoes, and onion. On top there is a mixture of regular russet potatoes and sweet potatoes. The normal recipe calls for cheddar cheese but to make it vegan we just don't put any cheddar cheese on it. It all goes in the crock pot on high for about 3-4 hours. Which on a Sunday is good. I don't remember what the setting for low is. It is a delicious and hearty dish that has a good amount of protein and flavor.

Also, when we made pie in Orange County I had one pie dough left from the pumpkin pie. So I decided that I wanted to use the pie dough up and I wanted to make a pie that didn't require a pie dough on top. So I made an apple crumble pie today. It has a caramel sauce that was drizzled on top of the mound of apples that we had to slice. It looks absolutely delicious and we can't wait to eat it! :)













Thursday, November 24, 2011

November 24, 2011- Thanksgiving #1-Becca's Dad

Thanksgiving #1- Becca's Dad

So Thanksgiving is being split into two this year. Thursday is with my dad and Friday with my mom. We had dinner with my dad and we went to a restaurant in Malibu called Gladstones. We used to go to this restaurant all the time growing up. They serve mostly seafood here but Nick and I were able to find/customize some things on the menu for ourselves. We ordered a vegetable flat bread that has portobellos, spinach, tomatoes, and marinara sauce. We also ordered the shrimp scampi minus the shrimp. It has some spinach, asparagus, and tomatoes in it as well. The sauce was so delicious, it was like a buttery garlic white wine sauce. We had a side salad to start. It was a really nice meal to share with my dad and brother. We all ordered pasta so clearly even on Thanksgiving we are all still Italian at our roots :) Unfortunately, I have no picture to post for today. I did make a homemade apple pie and pumpkin pie to bring over and share with all of us. They turned out well! Will post the pictures of those on tomorrow's post.

Happy Thanksgiving!