Posted on 09/21/2016 5:03:37 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
This week: Autumn Treats!
Sorry about the huge pic of acorn cakelets– I just haven’t mastered that sizing thing yet – as much as Liz has tried to help me!- so I excuse myself by thinking that you really do need to see the detail ;-)
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-JT
I am in LOVE with those Acorn treats! Wow!
You might be able to find that pan on Etsy...
It’s a beautiful picture. No worries!
Bless You! But I do need to spend some quality time in that Sandbox ;-)
-JT
It’s fascinating the effort people go to decorating cookies & whatnot. I’ve never had the talent for it. But since you mentioned death, here’s how I want to go...
DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
1 Brownie mix
½ cup Kahlua
1 pkg chocolate pudding (regular – not instant – large size)
1 12-oz container Cool Whip
2 Heath Bars
Chopped Walnuts (optional)
Prepare brownie mix using the recipe for cake-like brownies. While still warm and in the baking pan, poke brownies with a fork. Pour all of the kahlua over the baked brownies.
Prepare chocolate pudding according to instructions and refrigerate until slightly set.
Using a large trifle bowl or salad bowl, use half of the pan of brownies and line the bottom of the bowl. (Do nut crumble them, but try to get pieces as large as possible.) Press lightly up the sides of the bowl. Cover with half of the prepared chocolate pudding, then half of the container of Cool Whip. Sprinkle with 1 chopped Heath bar. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients. Top with the chopped walnuts. Refrigerate.
No decorating required... :-)
I like the acorn pan!
Fall always means harvest season. This is the first year in a long time that I haven’t grown any squash, we still have a freezer-full from last year! I’m just waiting for the weather to cool down a bit before I try some new pumpkin pie-ish recipes. I say “ish” because I have trouble rolling out the dough for crusts, and the pre-made ones taste like plastic, so I end up making cobblers or something similar instead.
I never used to like pumpkin pie, but last year I figured out that what I really don’t like is the nutmeg. I now leave that out, and use a touch of maple extract as well. Tastes much better :)
Calavasa means pumpkin or squash
Dio de los Muertes is a time of remembering the dead and returning the harvest.
Offerings are made to the dead.
Calabasa
I’ve never been very good at rolling out crusts, but I’ve had the best results by rolling them between two sheets of waxed paper. I think some of the silicone mats might work well, too.
Just roast some sugar pumpkin or Butternut squash with butter, salt, brown sugar and maple syrup.
Pretty tasty stuff
When I was a kid we got venison every year from a cousin. But somewhere along the way, I lost my taste for it.
I like pig - except maybe pickled feet and head cheese ;-)
I looked online for the acorn pan! It’s show’s the pan is available at several places (Bed Bath Beyond, Kohls, Amazon)... I definitely would love to have the pan!!!
Thank you for another wonderful Cooking Thread.
We see calabasa in the ethnic store. What is it like?
You’re welcome!
I think acorns and oak leaves are among my very favorite motifs.
I have heard it described as sweet pumpkin or squash
Absolutely not.
(Whenever my husband hears of ‘beef tongue’, he says he can’t eat anything that can taste him back. I think I’d get the same vibe with pig lips!)
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