My favorite Quick Chili

Ingredients:
    1 12 oz ground meatless
    1 onion, diced
    3 cloves garlic, minced or 1 T dried chopped garlic
    1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
    1 (8 ounce) can pizza sauce
    1 cup water
    2 (15 ounce) cans of kidney beans,  pinto beans or garbanzo beans
    2 tablespoons chili powder
    1 tablespoon ground cumin
    2 tablespoons white sugar
    3/4 tablespoon salt
    1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Saute the onions and garlic in olive oil until translucent.  Add ground meatless and break into
bits.  Add all other ingredients and bring to a boil.  Turn temp to LOW and cook for at least
1 hour.
Serve with garlic bread or garlic Naan (my favorite)

Some chocolate for dessert.

Hands down the most delicious Pumpkin Pie I have made

The minimalist baker does it again!
A delicious pie!  Thank you Dana!
For the full recipe follow this link.

FILLING

• 2 3/4 cups pumpkin puree (~1 1/2 15-ounce cans)
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup unsweetened plain almond milk
• 1 Tbsp olive oil, or melted coconut oil
• 2 1/2 Tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot powder
• 1 3/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or sub mix of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg & cloves)
• 1/4 tsp sea salt 

I made my usual rough puff pastry for this pie.
Pour filling into pie crust and bake at 350 for 58-65 minutes.

Paco Tacos

Ingredients:
Rough puff pastry (recipe can be found in this blog)

Filling:
Refried beans
Ground meatless with taco seasoning
salsa

Roll out rough puff pastry and cut into large triangles or squares.
Line each large muffin pan well with the pastry (there should be enough pastry to fill the well and spill over the sides generously. This will be used to cover the top once filled).
Start at the bottom and fill in layers with  refried beans, ground meatless and top with salsa.  Now cover with a fold over of the triangle or square dough.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20 min or until golden brown on top.

My favorite rough puff pastry

Rough pastry pictured with vegan paco tacos.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) plus 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, frozen
• 5 to 6 tablespoons ice water

 Place all ingredients in food processor except the water. Pulse or blend a few minutes to 'cut' the butter into the flour and salt mixture.  Next, add the water and blend until smooth ball forms.
Refrigerate for at least an hour to avoid shrinkage when baked.

Roll out on a floured surface for pie dough.