Parties with Pumpkin

Today we’re taking a look at some awesome and tasty pumpkin recipes that are great to make and enjoy throughout the autumn season and especially as we come up to Thanksgiving.

Breads, doughnuts and muffins:

Pumpkin crumble mini loaves

Pumpkin bread

Pumpkin cake doughnuts

Inside-out pumpkin muffins

Whole grain pumpkin banana bread

Coconut pumpkin bread

Mini pumpkin pie pancake muffins

Gluten free pumpkin muffins

Breakfasts:

Pumpkin streusel coffeecake

Pumpkin gingerbread with orange glaze

Pumpkin pancakes

Savory:

Pumpkin soup

Savory pumpkin Parmesan rugelach

Savory pumpkin ravioli

Pumpkin mac and cheese

Pork and pumpkin chili

Pumpkin chicken chili

Pumpkin and goat cheese risotto

Desserts:

Cakes, Crisps, Tarts and Pies:

Pumpkin spice cakes

Pumpkin pie

Pumpkin cream cheese pie

Pumpkin cheesecake

Pumpkin honey bun cake

Dutch apple pumpkin crisp

Pumpkin banana mousse tart

Bars and Cookies:

Praline pumpkin dessert

Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

Pumpkin pie bars

Pumpkin pie sugar cookies

More Sweet Treats:

Pumpkin roll

Spiced pumpkin praline roll

Bourbon vanilla pumpkin roll

Pumpkin bread pudding

Pumpkin cream cheese danish

Pumpkin ginger polenta with stewed fruit and mascarpone cream 

Pumpkin parfaits

Pumpkin caramel cannoli

Pumpkin pie milkshakes

Pumpkin pecan braid

What are your favorite pumpkin recipes?

Made with Mocha

I’m in the mood for a sweet treat today, so we’re going to take a look at some mocha recipes.  What is mocha you ask?  When you add mocha to a recipe you’re adding both chocolate and coffee flavors to it.  I’ve got both some cool treats to beat the summer heat as well as some edibles you can have at your next family picnic (or just for a treat at the end of the day).

Cookies, Brownies, Muffins, and Bars:

Double shot mocha chunk cookies

Double dark mocha drop cookies

Mocha whoopie pies

Mocha brownies

Mocha cream cheese brownies

Mocha chip cheesecake bars

Mocha muffins

Mocha toffee chocolate cookies

Fudge mocha brownies

Cake, Tortes, and Pie:

Mocha streusel coffee cake

Deep dark mocha torte

Mocha mousse cake

Chocolate mocha mousse torte

Orange mocha chocolate cake

Mocha truffle cheesecake

Mocha panna cotta

Molten mocha cakes

Cool Treats and Sips:

Mocha madness ice cream

Dark and dangerous mocha chunk ice cream

Frosty mocha

Skinny mocha freeze

Mocha coffee frappe

Frozen hazelnut mocha pie

Dulce de Leche mocha ice cream

Frozen mocha mint cups

Mocha custards

Chocolate pots de creme

Mocha madness ice cream pie

Vodka mocha cocktail

Frozen mocha toffee crunch terrine

What are your favorite mocha recipes?

Mardi Gras Menu

Today in preparation for Mardi Gras beginning on Tuesday, we’re taking a look at some authentic Louisiana and Mardi Gras recipes.

Jambalaya:

Vegetable jambalaya

Baked jambalaya

Grilled seafood jambalaya foil packets

Firehouse jambalaya

Surf and turf penne pasta jambalaya 

Chicken and shrimp jambalaya with couscous

Black jambalaya

Jambalaya with shrimp and ham

Gulf shrimp jambalaya 

Po Boys:

Fried oyster po boys

Fish po boys

Spicy Vietnamese po boys

Bay scallop po boy with spicy mayo

Blackened catfish po boy with light tartar sauce

Fried pickle po boys

Cajun shrimp po boys

Grilled shrimp po boys

Fried chicken po boys

Crawfish po boys

Gumbo:

Slow cooker chicken and sausage gumbo

Slow cooker chicken and rice gumbo soup

Autumn gumbo

Shrimp and crab gumbo

Chicken gumbo

Vegetairan gumbo

Shrimp gumbo

Savannah seafood gumbo

Shrimp and oyster gumbo with okra

Crawfish:

Hot crawfish dip

Spicy crawfish spread

Crawfish etouffee

Swedish crawfish boil

Crawfish and andouille sausage pizza

Cajun crawfish fried rice

Crawfish boil

Mini crawfish pies

Crawfish fettuccini

Crawfish bread

Creole/Cajun seasoned:

Cajun shrimp and rice

Cajun cabbage skillet

Cajun chicken alfredo

Cajun chicken

Peppery Cajun pork pasta

Cajun sausage and peppers foil pack

Creole chicken fricassee

Creole spiced fried chicken

Shrimp creole

Andouille sausage creole

Creole mussels with rice

Creole shrimp and lobster bisque

Creole potato salad

King cake:

King cake

King cake cupcakes

King cake ice cream

King cake cheesecake

King cake cocktail

How are you planning to celebrate Mardi Gras?

Spooky Sips

With Halloween happening in a few days, today we’re taking one last look at the holiday with some spooky and tasty beverages.

Bloody Mary shooters

Dark and swampy

Creepy cherry

Vampire vodka

Black lagoon

Bubbling green

Blood moon punch

Swamp sips

Screwed screwdriver

Ghost graveyard

Berry scary martini

Poisoned apple

Bloody floats

Creepy cocktail

Sinister cider 

Pumpkin sangria

Blueberry rickety eyeball punch

Black light

Dark and spooky

Phoenix rising

Hemlock cocktails

Cider fall fireball

Magical mad hatter 

Wonderland cocktail

Spooky lychee sangria

Apple butter old fashioned

Apple cider sidecar

Ghostly cocktail

Death eater negroni

Glow in the dark infected brain cocktail

Magic cotton candy martini

Witch’s brew

Sour Frankensteins

Grave digger

Bloody orange

Mr Hyde potion

Black widow shot

Candy corn infused vodka

Cachaça zombie

Haunted graveyard

Melted witch martini

Black widow smash

Devil’s margarita

Poisoned apple

What Halloween drinks do you have planned?

Perfect Pairings

As I was thinking about everyone going back to school I reminisced about what used to be almost iconic with school, and that’s the PBJ sandwich.  Of course peanut allergies mean you can’t typically bring it to school anymore, but it got me thinking about other great pairings like peanut butter and jelly that we can enjoy.

Peanut Butter and Jelly:

Peanut butter and jelly doughnuts

PBJ cupcakes

PBJ sandwich cookies

PBJ milkshake

PBJ thumbprint cookies

PBJ fudge

PBJ bars

Cookies and Cream:

Peppermint sandwich cookies

Chocolate ice cream sandwiches

Pumpkin whoopie pies

Split decision chocolate chipper ice cream sandwiches

Oreo cookies and cream cupcakes

Cookies and cream ice cream

Mini strawberry sugar cookie sandwiches with strawberry cream

Bacon and Eggs:

Bacon egg and cheese quiche

Bacon egg and cheese braid

Slow cooker bacon smoked cheddar and egg casserole

Bacon and egg potato salad

Bacon deviled eggs

Fried egg and bacon puff pastry squares

Chips and Salsa:

Spicy tortilla chips

Baked chili lime chips

Avocado salsa

Hot and spicy salsa

Grilled corn and bean salsa with baked corn chips

Black bean salsa and tortilla chips

Salsa fresca

Macaroni and Cheese:

Garlic herb mac and cheese

Tex mex mac and cheese

Mac and beer cheese cups

Lobster mac and cheese

Crockpot mac and cheese

Instant pot mac and cheese

Chili mac and cheese

Broccoli mac and cheese

Beans and Rice:

Healthy red beans and rice

Black beans and rice

Louisiana red beans and rice

Smokey red beans and rice

Spicy vegetarian red beans and rice

Rice and black bean pilaf

Cumin rice and beans

Cuban black bean stew with rice

Peaches and Cream:

Peaches and cream rustic pie

Peaches and cream oatmeal cookies

Peaches and cream oatmeal cookies

Peaches and cream cheesecake cupcakes

Peaches and cream pastry cups

Pound cake, peaches and cream

Caramelized peach ice cream

Peaches and cream ice pops

Peach kuchen

Peaches and cream ice cream cake

What are your favorite food pairings?

Merry Mangoes

One of my favorite things about summer is all of the food!  Yes, we have food for all of our events throughout the year, but summer is about destinations and the food that we bring along to those destinations.  I also love how much fresh food is available in the summer, both local and from around our country.  One of those delicious summer foods is the mango.  Let’s look at some ideas on how we can add mangoes to our summer menus.

Savory and Sauces:

Mango sauce one, two

Mango puree

Mango salsa

Mango guacamole

Mango chutney

Chipotle mango BBQ chicken

Mango salsa chicken

Shrimp mango lettuce cups

Red quinoa and mango salad

Sweets and Treats:

Mango tart

Mango napoleons with caramel and cream

Mango float

Mexican mango cake

Upside-down mango cake

Toasted coconut mango bars

Mango and macadamia nut bread

Kona mango cream pie

Mango brown betty

Cool Treats:

Mango gelato

Mango sorbet

Creamy mango pops

No churn mango, coconut and lime ice cream

Drinks:

Mango lassi

Mango spritz

Mango mojito

Mango and yogurt smoothie

Mango bellini

Mango-rita

Mango, yogurt and white rum smoothie

What are your favorite mango recipes?

Lots of Lemon to Love

I’m not happy that spring is dragging its feet on showing up this year.  Hopefully it means that there will be a very decisive end to winter and we’ll just be thrust into spring without any thought of turning back or wavering between the two.  In hopes of encouraging spring to show up I thought we’d take a look at some sweet and tangy lemon recipes.

Breads:

Braided lemon bread

Lemon puff pancake

Lemon ricotta pancakes with lemon curd and fresh raspberries

Lemon love buns

Lemon focaccia

Lemon crepes

Lemon rosemary potato rolls

Lunch/Dinner:

Lemon chicken

Lemon potatoes

Lemon spinach

Lemon risotto

Lemon chicken

Lemon capellini

Lemon fusilli with arugula

Lemon herb rice salad

Greek lemon chicken soup

Lemon garlic shrimp and grits

Dessert:

Lemon bliss cake

Lemon chess pie

Lemon almond biscotti

Lemon snowball cookies

Lemon meringue cupcakes

Lemon cookies

Lemon parfait

Lemon mousse

Lemon shortbread

Lemon souffles

Lemon sponge pie

Lemon blossoms

Lemon bars

Gluten free lemon squares

Drinks:

Lemon shandies

Lemon sparklers

Basil lemon drop

Lemon drop

What are your favorite lemon recipes?

Perfect Pears

The new year is just a few days away, and to finish off this year I thought we’d take a look at some pear recipes (including some adult beverages to ring in the new year).

Breads and Breakfasts:

Pear and cinnamon breakfast bread

Pear and bran bread

Pear and chai breakfast cake

Dinner:

Tagine of lamb and pear

Pork with pear and parsnip mash

Sausage and pear stuffing

Autumn pear and pumpkin soup

Pork chops with pear chutney

Desserts:

Pear and almond tart

Caramel, pear and pudding cake

Pear dumplings

Pear galette

Forelle pears in parchment

Caramel pear terrine

Pear tart

Pear brown bettys

Spiced maple tart with poached pears

Rustic pear tart with saffron pastry

Five spice pear pie bars

Pear clafouti

Pear ginger crumble

Chocolate pear pouches

Other Pear Treats:

Pear butter

Pear sauce

Sugared pear chips

Drinks:

Pear and sparkling cider cocktails

Pear aperol spritz

Prickly pear aguas frescas

Pear and cranberry bellini

Champagne with pear liqueur

Asian pear cocktail

Peppery pear cocktail

How do you enjoy pears?

31 Days of Halloween: Day 31

It’s Halloween, and our last day of Halloween inspired decorations, crafts, snacks and drinks.

Pumpkin stress balls

2×4 wooden black cats

Floating cheesecloth ghost

‘Happy Fall’ wooden pumpkin sign

Haunted flashlight projections

DIY “The Birds” costume

Haunted house craft

Ghostly t-shirt designs

Halloween snack mix

Oogie boogie Halloween cocktail

31 Days of Halloween: Day 30

It’s the day before Halloween, and while some use this day to cause mischief, I think these crafts and treats are way more interesting and fun.

Mini bat piñata 

Ghost Jello treats

Rolled paper pumpkin craft

Haunting ‘push’ light

Pin-the-eye-on-the-monster game

Scarecrow costume

Moving eyes mummy craft

Spiderweb cut shirt

Reeses Frankenstein cupcakes

Candy corn Jello shots