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.

Pumpkin Patch Brownies #HalloweenTreatsWeek

Surprise your resident ghosts, goblins, and ghouls with this easy, cute, semi-homemade dessert.  The Trick is to start with a boxed brownie mix and canned frosting to make this Treat.

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

Ghostly Pop Tarts #SundayFunday

These fun little semi-homemade Pop-Tarts are a perfect surprise for your little Goblins as Halloween approaches.  

October is here...A chill is in the air; the leaves are changing, and neighborhoods are being decked out for the first holiday of the season.  I have already started celebrating the holidays; my house is decorated for Halloween, and Halloween Treats Week starts tomorrow, but today we are celebrating Pop-Tarts with the Sunday Funday Bloggers...

Sālād-é-Shirāzi #EattheWorld

This fresh, crisp Persian salad features the best of your garden's bounty as the season ends.  Toss tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onions with a mint-and-lemon vinaigrette. It is the perfect side dish for whatever you are serving for dinner.

We are traveling to Iran today as we Eat the World.......