Banana Chocolate Bundt and the Weekly Menu

I had some overripe bananas on my counter that were beginning to attract fruit flies.  It was time to take action!!  I turned them into a delicious cake to serve my brother and his wife, who were visiting from California.

Practically Magic Margarita #HalloweenTreatsWeek meets #MoviesandMunchies

This fun, spooky take on a Margarita gets its festive color from blueberries and pomegranate juice.  A perfect treat for the adults this year.

This is our final day of Halloween Treats Week.  I hope you have enjoyed it.

Spooky Spiderweb Brownies #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Turn that pan of Brownies into a Spooky Halloween Treat for your little Ghosts and Goblins this year.  They will be delighted when you bring dessert to the table.

Pumpkin and Pomegranate Molasses Cake #HalloweenTreatsWeek

A simple cake flavored with Pumpkin, Fall Spices, and Pomegranate Molasses baked up in a decorative Jack O Lantern pan.

Welcome to Halloween Treats Week.......

U is for Umami

Umami: the taste sensation that is produced by several amino acids and nucleotides (such as glutamate and aspartate) and has a rich or meaty flavor characteristic of cheese, cooked meat, mushrooms, soy, and ripe tomatoes.  Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

One of my favorite ways to add Umami to a dish is with Miso.  Miso is a soybean-based paste that adds a savory, sweet/salty flavor to a dish.  I used some to make these delicious Miso Roasted Sweet Potatoes.

U is for Umami......

Cranberry Pecan Boule #BreadBakers

This lovely bread is chock full of Autumnal flavors.  This no-knead yeasted bread is baked in a Dutch oven to help it hold its shape and is studded with dried cranberries and pecans.

The Bread Bakers are going NUTS today............

Halloween Pot Pie #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Serve up a warm, comforting dinner before sending your little goblins out begging this Halloween.  This classic dish gets festive when you cut the pie crust into fun pumpkin shapes.