November 15th, 2009
Stew and dumplings
I’m a big fan of veggie sausages as they are so versatile and this recipe is one of my favourites as it’s easy, filling and tastes really fantastic.

Take 6 – 8 veggie sausages (I really like the Cauldron ones) and brown in a little oil. Meanwhile, slice up 2 leeks, about 12 mushrooms and about 8 new potatoes. Add the sausages and veg to the slow cooker along with a pint and a half of veggie stock, a glug of red wine and some seasoning. Cook on a low setting for 6-7 hours.
After cooking for a few hours it’ll start to look like the above. Now for the dumplings, my favourite part
Using the recipe from the back of the Atora Veggie Suet pack I made up the dumplings and then raided my spice box for lots of lovely extras……

To the flour, veg suet & salt mix I added a pinch of paprika, mixed spice, black pepper, dried sage & dried rosemary and give it a good old stir before adding the water.
This doughy mixture made about 7 medium dumplings and I popped them on top of the casserole for the last 40 minutes. Apart from about 20 minutes prep, the whole thing took no time at all and the house was filled with lovely wintery smells all day
We sat down an hour ago to two huge bowlfuls with plenty left for lunch tomorrow.



November 24th, 2009
Jacky Says :
I love that spice box – where did you get it??