Pumpkin Gingerbread Vegan recipe, Pineapple & Mango Salad

Hello, I am so sorry to take so long been busy around and about the house and stuff.  I am back in physical therphy to help strengthen up my back mussels waiting to here back from the back doctor to see if I can do Pilate's again.  The hip doctor said I could so not waiting for the back doctor to see, since physical therphy will only allow so many thru the insurance, I want to get back in shape I have a long way to go.  Well July is a busy month for us in the family, my daughter Carissa birthday, my niece Lacey birthday, my brother Tom and sister- in -law Joni anniversary, my niece Cindy birthday, my sister Diane birthday, my husband and mine anniversary, by husband birthday, my brothers birthday, do we all get toghter no some live in California and I live in Illinois some live 50 miles form me but we talk or I'M each other but it is nice to remember your family and friends.  On July 3 we went to my daughter-in-law parents house for their 4 of July Celebration it was so much fun and oh so much food and desserts to eat.  I brought BBQ Baby Back Ribs over there.  Everyone brought a dish there were about 50 of us, and it was nice enough outside to sit outside and enjoy the weather and watch the fireworks.  Here is a picture of my ribs that I made.

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Here is a recipe I made in the fall it is really good and moist.

Pumpkin Gingerbread vegan recipe

Dry:
2 cups (240g) whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt

wet:
2 tablespoons ground flax seeds mixed with 2 tablespoons water
1 cup (250ml) pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)
1/2 cup (125ml) molasses
1/2 cup agave nectar or maple syrup
1/4 cup (62ml) olive oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl. Mix the flax seed and warm water together in another bowl. Combine the rest of the wet ingredients to the flax mixture. Add the dry mixture to the wet and stir with wooden spoon until it is just combined. Add to an oiled loaf pan that fits in your slow cooker, or directly to your pre-oiled crock. Cook on high, with the lid vented by placing a wooden spoon across the crock, under the lid.

Cook until a knife comes out almost clean (About 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours cooked in crock, 3 to 3 1/2 hours cooked in loaf pan). Remember if you cook it as a loaf, it will continue to cook a little more after you remove it from the slow cooker.

Yields: About 8 servings
Total Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Cooking Time: 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours cooked in crock, 3 to 3 1/2 hours cooked in loaf pan

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Here is another recipe of so good and oh so summer sitting outside and having this Yum

Pineapple & Mango Salad

1 ripe pineapple
4 ripe mangoes
1/2 cup fresh parsley, mint, or cilantro, chopped fine

*NOTE at bottom of this recipe:*

Cut a slice off the bottom of the pineapple and cut the top off as well.  Sit the pineapple up on on its now-flat end and slice down around the sides to remove the outside.  Keep cutting until you have no pits remaining in the flesh.  Cut the pineapple into quarters, then slice the middle off of each to remove the pit.  Lay each quarter on its back, cut into thirds length-wise, then chop into chunks.  Place the pineapple chunks in a large bowl.  Peel the mangoes and cut the flesh away from the seed.  Chop the flesh into chunks and add to the bowl.  Add the parsley and stir until combined.  Cover and refrigerate overnight, or at least until well chilled, before serving.
this salad is perfectly delicious when the fruit is ripe, but if yours is a little under-ripe, you can add in some agave nectar or other sweetener of your choice.

Note:
I go to Whole Foods or you can go to Trader Joe's and already get the pineapple and mango cut up I love this salad so summer.

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Well we got some new gutters on the house from Gutter Maxx they took are old ones down and replace them with these they cover the whole gutter so we do not have to clean them out again and they said if they have to be clean we call them and they will come and do it for us.

Here is a picture of them we had a bad Storm come thru yesterday and I was sure happy I had them so I took these when it was raining.

This is over my garage as you can see it is cover their is a small opening on the front and back for the water to flow in and nothing else.

Well I am going to close for now I do hope that you will enjoy the recipes and have a wonderful day.

lets keep it safe out there.

Hugs