Happy Halloween!!!
Have you ever tried Enfrijoladas? In Mexico, when they have leftover frijoles (beans) and stale corn tortillas they turn them into Enfrijoladas. They are quick easy and versatile. You can top them with fried eggs or fill them with other leftovers. Or you can simply sprinkle them with cheese and dig in. In this case I filled them with leftover chicken.
Are you like me and loathe to throw away leftovers? As the Holiday Season approaches, I spend a lot of time figuring out how to repurpose my leftovers. This bread recipe that I'm sharing today is a perfect way to use up any leftover mashed potatoes that you may have.
I love October. I love when the weather starts to cool and the colors start to change. I love pulling out the jeans and hoodies and going from gathering around the pool to gathering around the bonfire. I love that we have lots of birthday celebrations and Halloween to enjoy. And I love #MerlotMe and the fact that I get to represent L'Ecole Winery with not just one but two posts this month.
Last year the epidemic had our holidays looking very different than they had in the past. COVID 19 is still affecting how we live our daily lives and it will, again, affect our holidays. Fortunately, many of us are now vaccinated and able to join together for celebrations again this year. I am very excited to be planning and hosting gatherings. I"m starting with a dinner for our neighbors to celebrate one of their birthdays on Halloween night.
This scrumptious Kielbasa and Pretzel casserole makes a perfect breakfast before a busy day and is hearty enough for Brinner after a busy day.
I love the "cook once, eat twice" idea of Menu Planning. In this meal I use leftover roast pork and gravy combined with Mexican beer and spices to make a quick and delicious meal.
When Martin of Enofylz Wine Blog invited us to join him in discovering the wines of Anadalucia I was anxious to read his invitation post and learn more. I discovered that the main wines of this region are sherry.
This reminded me that I had a bottle of Pedro Ximenez from Alvear Tres Miradas that is considered to be the village blend from RiofrÃo Alto and Cerro Macho from Andalucia.
Delicious, warmly spiced pumpkin cake with a boiled coconut icing. I baked mine up in this Jack O'Lantern pan for Halloween but an 8" square pan would work as well, giving you just enough cake to enjoy for dessert one day and breakfast the following morning.
On Sunday we had a birthday celebration for our eldest daughter. I made a very fall like dinner of Roast Pork Loin and Roasted Root Vegetables. I had planned on making a 3 lb roast but my roast but the smallest in my freezer was closer to 5 lbs.
These easy and fun Marshmallow Monster Treats are sure to be a hit with all your little ghosts, ghouls and goblins this year.
A wonderful comforting bowl of stew containing ham, bacon, beans, potatoes, turnips, cabbage, leeks, carrots and celery. This stew will warm your belly and soothe your soul as a perfect, easy one pot meal.
Sounds pretty fancy doesn't it? If you want it to sound even fancier, pair it with a White Bourgoin. The results will be the same because White Bourgoin is simply Chardonnay grown in Burgundy, France. And Supremes de Volaille a l'Ecossaise? Well that, my friends, is simply, chicken breasts in a white sauce with vegetables. Ooooh LaLa......
The French Winophiles are pairing a favorite recipe from Julia Child, who is not at all French by the way, with a wine from France.......
Brown rice Fussili tossed with Smoked Salmon in a Caper Dill Cream Sauce. Tastes like a gourmet meal and is ready in less than 20 minutes.
Five ingredients, 30 minutes and the results are a wonderful delicious dinner. Open up a bottle of Merlot wine and you will think you are having dinner at a fine restaurant.
I was inspired to make this pizza and open a bottle of wine after watching the 1994 film Only You for FoodnFlix this month......
Soft and fluffy with a shiny brown finish, these Japanese Milk Rolls stay fresh longer because they use the tangzhong method. Not that you will have a chance to find out....they are so good you probably won't have any leftovers to test the theory.
Perfectly baked, salt crusted potatoes stuffed with ham and broccoli in a creamy, delectable cheese sauce.
This creamy and slightly tart Greek pasta is a comforting, meatless entree remeniscent of pasta carbonara but lighter and healthier.
This potion is a fun Halloween cocktail from New York's Jekyll and Hyde Club is the sweetest poison you will ever enjoy.....
October is #MerlotMe month and I have been fortunate enough to be allowed to participate in this fun event for the past several years. Merlot is a French wine grape originally from Bordeaux and one of the blending grapes used for that iconic wine.
This year, as a member of our Wine Pairing Weekend group, I was provided with 3 wines that I poured tasted and paired. I will be sharing my thoughts about these wines with you today. I have received no monetary compensation and all writings and opinions are strictly my own.
As we finish out the first week of October the leaves are slowly starting to change. Our Corn Maze outing was postponed the second weekend in a row because of rain. We are hoping it is nice enough and dry enough on Saturday to finally take the Angel Face. She gets to spend the night with us on Saturday either way so if we can't do the maze again we will at least go out to the pumpkin patch so we can carve pumpkins while she's here.
These super simple, family friendly wraps require only 4 ingredients and a couple of minutes hands on time.
This meaty, rich, and savory lasagna has very little cheese as compared to my other versions but tastes as if it is as cheese laden as any I have made.
It is National Pasta Month.......
I was provided a copy of What's Good? A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients by Peter Hoffman by publisher, Abrams Press. I received no monetary compensation for this post. All opinions are strictly my own.
These delicious soft grilled tacos start off with the beef being slow cooked with aromatics and spices before being shredded and placed onto flour shells with cheese and grilled. A little more work but absolutely worth it.
I was generously provided 3 bottles of sparkling wines from Cava DO along with an invitation to join in a twitter event on Wednesday, October 6th at 9PM ET. I am looking forward to the chat and I'm anxious to share my thoughts about the wine that I opened for this article. I received no monetary compensation for this post and all writings and opinions are 100% my own.
Holy cow.....This year is just flying by. Can you believe it is already October 1st? Now, I am ready for Fall....hopefully a nice, long fall, with crisp weather, gorgeous colors and hiking weather. The snow can wait until after Thanksgiving, thank you very much.
