Beautiful Old Broads Savor Fall Days

                                                      FALL     FLOWERS                                                 

Dear Ones,

Finally fall is here .  Cooler temps, clear night skies, and pumpkin pies.  Heavenly.   Right from the beginning, I affirmed that this was not a cooking blog BUT that doesn’t mean I won’t slip in a recipe or some foodie talk, especially when fall brings so many yummy dishes to make.  Take that pumpkin pie.  Well, here’s my take on it.

I use the usual Libby pumpkin pie recipe on the side of can.  It’s stood the test of time.  However, I’d often find myself  without the can of evaporated milk called for so I improvised.  Always having yogurt around, I substituted a 6 oz. carton of vanilla yogurt.  Or 1 cup of buttermilk also works.  Makes a creamy pie. Try it.  I forego the cool whip too.  Worth the extra couple of minutes (and calories) to whip up the real thing.  Whipped cream.  I make enough whipped cream for two nights for the two of us.  

When I drive into San Antonio for food shopping, my favorite haunts are Trader Joes, Whole Foods, Central Market, and no trip to San Antonio goes by without a stop at Costco.  Trader Joes is a fairly recent addition to San Antonio and hands down my favorite place.  There’s  always something new to try.  This past week it was the spiced apple cider.  Other must haves are Jalapeño tartar sauce  (no it’s not spicy hot) and pepper jelly for lamb chops and rack of lamb.(In my opinion, Costco has scrumptious lamb)

Have I mentioned cocoa in past posts?  If I did, it bears repeating.  Had my first cup of the fall season last night and it is sublime.  Really.  Called Sipping Chocolate, the dark rich taste floods the hot milk with  flavor.  Trader Joes only carries this in cold weather so stock up.   Golly, I sound like a Trader Joes add!

Gotta leave my computer and head back to the kitchen.  Anxious to try a recipe for spinach, mushroom feta cheese quiche I came across on allrecipes.com.  Will let you know how it turns out. 

            “Cooking is like love.  It should be entered into with abandon or not at all”

                                                                                              H. Van Horne