Is anybody sick of pumpkin yet? Didn't think so!

I saw the Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake on SusanV's blog and had to try it. It was really easy to make - all food processor action, my kind of recipe. And the results were delicious, light and fluffy, just like cheesecake - even with the yummy thin lemon layer on the bottom. I couldn't find a graham crust in my co-op, so I used a regular white frozen crust. You gotta try it.

Here is a pic of Andy trying to read a book in the overgrown cat cage. As you can see, the cats (Faline in this case) have to crawl all over us no matter where we are :). In this pic, it's still summer and really hot.

I got 4 of them to go outside yesterday in the cat cage (on their own) and it's really cold outside. They are so clingy!

VeganMoFo day #7 - Ravioli OH! & Sjaak's Halloween chocolates

I forgot which blog had mentioned the Pumpkin Sage Ravioli from the Voluptuous Vegan. Whomever you are, thanks for the suggestion. I love getting reviews from people on cookbooks. I hate to admit it, but I look at the pics in the cookbook and tend to only make them. So when I can go to a blog, see some pics and read a review, I'm oh so thankful.

This ravioli was not that difficult to make, other than the boredom of kneading the dough for 10 minutes. I forgot tonight was the debate, so I assembled them in front of the TV. Not the first time I've done chopping in the living room. There is a table in there, so it's easy and lazy.

The dough has some ground up chiles in them, but there wasn't a burning hot kick to them. Probably need to add another one in there. The inside part was simple too. I cheated and used canned pumpkin. It also had some pecans, sage and onion. There was a lot of the filling leftover, so I will have to eat it. darn ;-).

I froze 1/2 of them and made the other 1/2 for dinner tonight. All in all, they were good, I could acutally taste the pumpkin over the spaghetti sauce. I can't say that about some of the ravioli from the store - and that store ravioli is pretty healthy stuff. I'd make them again.

I've been eating these Sjaak's Halloween chocolates for about a week now. The are the same bites that they have been making for a while. They are about the size of a quarter. Verdict = bone chillingly yummy. The flavors are (sold separately):

Orange caramel filled

peanut butter filled