Chocolate 'Beef' Chilli in Blue Tacos

I'd like to say I made this for Halloween , but the truth is this blog post Chocolate Chili in Blue Taco's has been languishing in my draft box for over a year.  

I was actually meant to be working on Halloween night, so had given D instructions to give out the trick and treating children sweets when they came knocking on the door, that responsibility often falls upon me, but as it turned out - the evening event got cancelled, so I was able to still be the giver of sweets to trick and treaters banging on the front door, but there were not many children as in past years.  I think the sodden weather kept many of them away, I have to be honest I was kinda glad as I did not have much energy to be jumping up and down like jack in the box to answer the door.  

Anyway, back to this Chocolate Chili in Blue Taco's - the recipe was adapted from a meat based recipe from Clodagh McKenna's Chocolate Beef Chilli.  I replaced the beef with soya mince and omitted the bacon lardons.  

I remember it being  very rich and 'too chocolatey' for my liking and I wasn't a great fan of the Blue  Corn Tacos either.  They broke on folding. 

I was glad that I was able to try the Blue Corn Tacos having admired them afar before, but I am in no rush to try them again, unless I go to Mexico and they are fresh. 

Last Eat Your Greens

Well November is upon us bringing with it plenty of rain.

I also bring some news, this will be the last Eat Your Greens challenge.  Both myself and The VegHog my co-host have had a the pleasure hosting and meeting so many lovely bloggers contributing their recipes to  the #EatYourGreens over the past few years.

So for the very last time, please do join in.  All you have to do is make either a vegan or vegetarian recipe with green vegetables or fruit on your blog.  

Then copy the blog link to the comment section below and I will share it at the end of the month.  The use of the #EatYourGreens logo is completely optional, but is appreciated.  The deadline is the 29th November and the Round up will be on the 30th November 2019.

And if you want some inspiration, then please pop on over to the VegHog to see what was shared last month. 

Last of October Harvest

I started writing this post early October and then every Monday since, but I never actually got round to sharing it.    

 I've just been busy and tired a bit like this dead sunflower and artichokes. 

I think I am looking forward to November when things around me will be a bit quiet, so that I can also tend to the garden that is looking rather bleak.  I haven't had the opportunity to go out and tidy it up as its been raining, pretty much every weekend. 

 I picked this courgette and a strawberry early October.

And the tomatoes from early this month

I I know its looks like the same bowl of tomatoes, but I assure you its not - just take a closer, these were picked the second week of October 

I adapted a recipe for Briam - Easy Greek Vegetable Bake with some of the vegetables from the garden.

I had picked all the pears and made a Savoury and Sweet pear tart .  Excuse the ugly picture, but the tart was lovely, the pear almost tasted like marzipan.  

We still have Rainbow Swiss Chard in the garden, but not much else. 

Oh and some chillies - growing outdoors would you believe?!

I am sharing this blog post with Dave over at Happy Acres who hosts Harvest Monday every week.