But before snack, we probably ought to have dinner.
Everyone knows you’re supposed to finish all your veggies before you get dessert, right? (Did y’all ever have “backwards days”? My sister and I used to get so excited whenever our mom would declare a backwards day where we could eat dessert before dinner.)
As dinnertime approached yesterday, I didn’t know what to make, but I did know there were a boatload of veggies to use up in the fridge. Normally, when that happens, it means some sort of stir fry is in order. And seeing that one of the veggies in need of eating was a can of Libby’s pumpkin, here’s what I made:
Besides the obvious pumpkin and spices called for in the recipe, my stir fry also had asparagus, onion, yellow squash, fresh garlic, and zucchini. I love this stir fry because it’s basically like a deconstructed stuffed winter squash. I threw my veggies over some bulgur, because Katie *hearts* bulgur.
But you don’t care, do you? No, you don’t care one bit. You’re only interested in the peanut butter dessert I mentioned earlier. So let’s get to that, shall we?
It’d be an understatement to say I’ve been obsessed with Coconut Butter Melties.
Our recent love affair goes way past obsession. (Is there a word for “more than obsessed”?) And last night, as I made more melties, I wondered, “Hey, why couldn’t I make these with peanut butter? Or any nut butter, for that matter?” So out came the Dark Chocolate Dreams and peanut butter melties were born! For the melties in the photos, I decided to simply shape them with my hands, forgoing the chocolate molds, to stress the fact that you do not need any sort of special equipment to make these things.
The Peanut Butter Melties are made just like the Coconut Melties, except they need to be frozen longer. If using ice cube trays or chocolate molds, you’ll know they’re cold enough when they slide easily out.
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EmbraceYourSkin says
I think the word you are looking for is infatuated 🙂
chocolate-covered katie says
LOL Thank you :). Yes, I am definitely infatuated.
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
Whoa, pumpkin pie stir fry?! That’s amazing. You’re amazing! Thanks for bringing dessert to dinner 😀
vegansunshine says
My guess is HUG A WINTER SQUASH MONTH! Ohh yeah I’d be down with that.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Me too! I have a really (really!) fat kabocha that could use a hug!
Heather says
I finally found some coconut butter – one lonely jar – at Central Market the other day so I have been really enjoying that. Last night I mixed some melted coconut butter with WF 365 chocolate protein powder and pressed it into an ice cube tray. The result came out really tasty!
Ann Claire says
Your stir fry looks delicious. It has all my favorite veggies!
Best thing eaten in the last 24 hours: pumpkin chocolate chip pecan pancakes topped with coconut butter….so good.
Hmm maybe hug a squash? or hug a protein?
Quix says
Oh man, backwards day sounds so FUN! My parents were never that cool hehe.
Sadly, I haven’t eaten anything that cool in the last 24. I did really love the honeycrisp apple I just had though! Never had one before Texas… so so so so so good!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I don’t know that I’ve ever had one of those either!
Averie (LoveVeggiesAndYoga) says
the melties look great!!
Best thing ive eaten is the Vegan GF Rice Krispie treats with Chocolate Coconut Oil Peanut Butter Frosting I made to top them with it…just posted about them…super good if i do say so myself 🙂
Have a great week hon!!
Ilana says
I’m pretty much on a lifelong ban from buying things like, oh, chocolate nut butter. Why? Well, I’ve purchased Justin’s Hazelnut twice…and neither lasted longer than 36 hours. Me+spoon=facefirst into a jar. Whaaaattt. So gross (and so good).
But it looks delish!
Best thing I’ve eaten, vegan french toast with homemade vegan challah! Yay!
(ps – I moved sites, thought I’d give you the heads up since I somehow locked myself out of my HHH admin panel and am still figuring out how to get back … lol I’m just as tech savvy as you!!)
mwa!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
I’m emailing you. Let me know if you didn’t get it!
Tricia says
Yes 😛 i love that chocolate peanut butter stuff, but the best thing i had in the last 24 hours was cashews because i love cashews. They’re the best nut ever 🙂
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Haha agreed! 🙂
Caitlin says
A burrito! I was craving Mexican food (always am), but have heard iffy things about the Mexican food in NY. I decided to make the burrito myself and it turned out SO much better than I expected.
Is that straight frozen chocolate-peanut-butter? That sounds like the best Reese’s ever, but better.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Yes lol. No use putting anything else in there as filler… it’ll just stand between my mouth and the pb it so obviously wants to eat ;).
A Teenage Gourmet says
Hug who you love month!
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Aw, that’s seriously a beautiful idea! I’ll have to keep it in mind for future months :).
Julia says
I’ve been reading your blog for a while but decided it was time to comment, finally. The best thing I’ve eated in the past 24 hours? RIGHT NOW (haha) I’m finishing my last bite of banana slices topped with cashew butter, raisins, and chocolate chips. Awesome way to end the day.
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Hi Julia!!
*Waves like a crazy girl* 🙂
Amber Shea @Almost Vegan says
Any “excuse” to eat more PB is good for me…so PB melties it is!
So when I eat PB straight from the jar, I’m really just eating a deconstructed PB meltie, right? 😛
BroccoliHut says
I just finished a bowl of peanut butter chili, and it was pretty awesome.
Can’t wait to see what the next monthly theme is!
seemichellecook says
Hug a Kabocha? I’m hugging one right now
Chocolate-Covered Katie says
Me too! Err, well I have some in the fridge to hug. Does that count? 😉
kristisn says
The best thing that I’ve had in the past 24 hours is the acorn squash I made last night. This was my first time eating it, and I was so impressed!
Moni'sMeals says
Your dinner looks amazing. I am going to try that out…
Best thing I ate in 24 hours is hands down my Pumpkin Bars I made over the weekend. 🙂
Her says
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juliakatz1996 says
Do living cats count?