Fall 2026 – Eight People Evan, Michael, David, Sam, Parker, Preston, Ben, Nathan – Vegan
Cooking Plan:
- Oven:
- Hand Pies (1 pan)
- Cake layers (2 pans)
- Harvest Puff (casserole pan)
- Stove Top: First:
- 60 minutes before: Potatoes (Large), Gravy – low heat (Medium)
- 30 minutes before: Squash Steaks (Large), Tofu Greens (Large)
Help:
- Ask people to bring drinks – maybe an everyone bring a signature cocktail in pairs? So total of three cocktails?
- Cooking help: for the last hour (Cake Assembly)
Appetizer
Meaty Hand Pies (Scrappy Booking) with Ranch Sauce (double recipe) (Serve as app?) (Vegan)
- Make ahead: Hand pie filling, Ranch Sauce
- Make in the afternoon: Assemble Hand Pie and keep in fridge
- 1h before serving: Bake Hand Pies at X temp
Main
Triple Layer Savoury Cake with Duchess Potatoes & Gravy (Vegan)
- Make ahead: Fillings and par bake layers, feel and dice potatoes, gravy
- 1 hour before: Heat layers in the oven, bake potatoes, heat gravy in sauce pan on the stove, boil peas
- Ask helper to assemble and ice the cake, and add peas
Butternut Squash Steaks with Ranch Sauce (Vegan)
- Make ahead: Steaks (marinade and bake)
- 1 hour before: Skillet Fry
Sautéed Tofu Greens (Vegan)
- Make ahead:Thaw frozen greens, chop tofu and have everything ready to go into a pan
- 1 hour before: Skillet Fry
Grandma Hartung’s Sweet Harvest Puff (Vegetation)
- Make ahead: Full dish
- 1 hour before: Bake
Dessert
Sugar-Cookie Pie Dough with Pumpkin Pie Filling with whipped cream (Vegetation)
- Make a head: Bake crust, make and bake filling
- Afternoon: Whip whipping cream and assemble pie (fridge)
If i want a vegan option: Double Chocolate Chip Chickpea Cookies? (Vegan) or brownies?
Fall 2025 – Five People – Vegan
Meaty Hand Pies (Scrappy Cooking) with Ranch Sauce
Mushroom & Seed Loaf covered with Duchess Potatoes with Gravy (Paprika)
Butternut Squash Steaks with Ranch Sauce
Charred Beet Tops (or Swiss Chard)
Fall 2024 – Six People – Vegan
Caramelized Garden Carrots with Spiced Crab Glaze
Potato Galette with Cheese Sauce on top
Savoury Tart
Charred Beet Tops (or Swiss Chard)
Pinto Bean & Beet Cutlets with Mushroom and Peppercorn Gravy
Butternut Squash Steaks with Ranch Sauce
Whipped Pumpkin Pie (Pie filling and whipped cream)