We have all seen the “snacks” for Halloween. Most of these are cute and kid-friendly. My Fun Party Foods for Halloween from last year is a prime example. We had fun with Barbecued Bat Wings (crock-pot chicken wings in a barbecue sauce), Deviled Spider Eggs (deviled eggs decorate with black olive spiders), and a Witches Broom Platter (string cheese brooms with pretzel broom handles). Cute, fun and all easy to assemble.
Seared Scallops Over Squid Ink Spaghetti
While strolling through the ales of my local World Market one day, I spotted several interesting pastas of the dried variety. One in particular that really got me excited was the Squid Ink Spaghetti. Wow! I’ve always wanted to try squid ink pasta. Here was my chance.
Sweet Georgia Southern Pecan Cornbread
Call me a Southern Gal at heart, I love my cornbread. And Southern Cooking. I love pecans in my ice cream or as part of a cake. However; I might be southern raised but I’m a Northern born, so you won’t find a lot of Pecan Pie in my kitchen.
Balsamic Red Wine Chicken Fit for Company
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are always a healthy choice. However; on their own, these breasts can be fairly bland. Let’s face it, there’s healthy eating and then there’s boring eating. Life is too short for boring.
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Louisiana Slow-Cooker Baby Back Ribs
The best part about living in Central California in October is the weather. The days are pleasant and there are street fairs everywhere. Take a drive up through the foothills, look at the colors of the trees and attend a dozen little small town events in a single weekend.
One-Pan Mediterranean Baked Halibut with Vegetables
After my bypass surgery, the discharge nurse went over the restrictions and recommendation for a healthy recovery and longer life. One of the recommendations was “heart healthy” eating. When I asked just what do they consider “heart healthy”, the nurse shrugged as though uncertain and replied “Oh you know, Mediterranean.” Really? That’s a pretty broad answer. With the internet and everything under the sun searchable, it’s up to us to do the leg work and become our own advocates.
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Fall’s Apple-Jelly Glazed Pork Loin
What do you like most about fall? Is it the crispness in the air? The foliage in all its golden beauty? The sweetness of biting into a a just-picked apple? For me, it’s all of the above. I can remember “hunting” for fall with my children when they were small as we searched for leaves that were beginning to turn. Even now, fall makes me all emotional inside.
United Nations Day in Six-Courses
United Nations Day is a part of the larger United Nations Week, which begins on October 20 and ends on the 26th each year. In 1948, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 24 as the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations. United Nations Day was officially established. Five years later, my parents were married on that very day.
Quick Spaghetti and Meatballs with Garlic Bread
Okay folks, this is a hack to end all hacks and a cheat to end all cheats. If you can boil water and turn on the oven, you can have a fast and filling Italian Feast. The key here is quality over quantity.
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BLT Soup with Sourdough Croutons and Arugula Pesto
Don’t let the name fool you. This is NOT a Bacon-Lettuce-Tomato Soup. The BLT stand for Bacon Lardoon Tomato. This wonderful Tomato Soup hails from Trio Restaurant in Jackson Wyoming and is considered to be a favorite recipe from the Cowboy State.
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Easy Gordito Ground Beef Taquitos
Today I’m going to share with you what I consider to be a work in progress. While these Taquitos are good, with just the right amount of crunch, there’s something missing. It might be years before I declare these Ground Beef Taquitos to be perfect. In the meantime, we’ve got good.
October Days and Shredded Cuban Pork
Recently there was a showing of Thirteen Days on the television. Have you seen that one? It’s the 2001 film dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis, the thirteen days in October when the world stood at the brink of yet another war, one with possible Nuclear consequences. Just how factual the movie is when giving us, the ordinary person, a glimpse of the crisis from “behind the scenes”, I haven’t a clue. What I can tell you is that the fear I felt back then was very real. It is a fear etched in my mind that has remained all these years later.
Cornbread and Beef Skillet Pie – Oh My!
Lately it seems that I have fallen in love with my cast iron skillets all over again. It is amazing all the different delicious meals that can be had in a single skillet. That and they make a great door stop!
Creamy Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
Bring on the chill of an Autumn evening. Bring on the comfort of a beautiful bowl of soup. My favorite time of the year has to be fall. The days are still warm enough to take long strolls through the neighborhood, while the nights are cool enough to welcome dinners that warm you to the bone. Soups. Gotta love soups.
New England Pot Roast Supper with Pot Roast Gravy
One of the things I really like about the internet and social media is the ability to reconnect with people you’ve lost touch with over the years. Childhood friends that moved away and the Christmas Cards became less and less. Thanks to the marvels of social media, the friends I grew up with are once again people I “see”.
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