Happy Hallows

Posted a little later than planned, but here's some of the treats I made for a little cosy Halloween gathering spent with some spooky guests!..

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Beansprout, Peanut and Apricot Salad

75g cucumber, thinly sliced

225g beansprouts

25g roasted almonds

70g dried apricots

2 spring onions - finely sliced

Dressing

1 tbsp peanut butter ( http://www.wutherswebofcakes.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/homemade-peanut-butter.html )

1 tbsp sunflower oil

1 tsp soya sauce

2 tbsp water

Mix together the beansprouts, cucumber, peanuts, apricots and spring onion in a large bowl.

Mix together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl until smooth and all combined.

Pour dressing over the salad mix and stir well.

Simple as that!

This dish would also be nice served as a stir fry, and you could try adding sesame seeds and/or sesame oil too. And instead of apricots you could add sultanas, and instead of almonds you could try cashews..whatever you fancy..be as creative as you wish :)

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Sweet Potato with Coconut

3 sweet potatoes - chopped into cubes

2tbsp sunflower oil

2tbsp water

2 tbsp shredded coconut

1 tbsp cumin seeds

1 tsp turmeric

1 tsp garam masala

Boil the sweet potatoes until just tender, drain and set aside.

Heat the oil in a large saucepan, add coconut, cumin, turmeric and stir for 2 minutes.

Add the sweet potato and water and stir well. Cook gently whilst stirring for a few minutes until heated through, then serve and sprinkle with garam masala.

Yum!

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Spiced Red Cabbage with Raisins

350g red cabbage - finely shredded

50g raisins

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

1 tbsp sunflower oil

1 tsp ground all spice

Put the cabbage in a pan of boiling water and cook for 20 minutes. Drain well and add the remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly, serve in a warm serving dish.

These recipes were inspired from a Vegan Dinners Parties cookbook by Linda Majzlik.

I served the dishes with some home-made hummus, Linda McCartney veggy sausages infused with rosemary and some hearty brown bread rolls brought by one of my lovely guests.

And joining me for this wonderful feast were some rather intriguing guests...

The Theatrical Phantom Fagin..

...satisfying our creative delights with the art of puppet mastering..

..a jazzy skelly and her jazzy skelly moves..

..and myself..as Dead Doll Delia..Delighted by the sights yet Deliriously..well..Dead?!

We had a most lovely Hallows eve and made some rather fun videos on the night too...enjoy!...xx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhKzNIM1Zw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o9H3KVRDe4&feature=relmfu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4pGhVRxcqA&feature=relmfu

Pumpkin Peace :)