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Pumpkin Cranberry Scones, Lentil Soup

October 26, 2008 – 8:11 am

This evening I was feeling industrious and decided to cook some Vcon recipes I haven’t tried yet.  Maybe you’ve noticed that the only cookbook I ever use is Veganomicon.  That’s partly because it’s the only vegan cookbook I own (I have asked Santa for another one for Xmas.  Which should I get?), and partly because it’s the best cookbook I own.  I love it more and more.

So, I made the French Lentil Soup with Tarragon and Thyme.  I just used brown lentils.  And I didn’t have any carrots,  but I did have a leek, so I used it instead.  I liked it.  Not crazy-liked it. But it will be nice to eat after church tomorrow.  I needed to put Panola sauce and more salt in it.

Then I made the Pumpkin Cranberry Scones.  I have never baked with pumpkin before this season.  I just never had a liking for it.  But this month I have already baked pumpkin cookies, and pumpkin scones.  Unfortunately, I forgot to put the margarine in the dough.  oops.  So my dough was very moist, and not conducive to following the instructions of how to divide it into sections for the scones.  I just scooped it up by the almost-half-cup-full and dollopped it onto the baking sheet.  Also unfortunately, they spread, so they came out looking like overgrown cookies rather than scones.  Ok, Hubs actually thinks they look like piles of poop (they are brown cause of the molasses).  Also, I didn’t have fresh cranberries, but I did have a bag of sweetened dried ones that I was looking to use up, so I did.  They are ok.  At least, for fat free scones.