Autumn Dishes

Need some quick ideas for Halloween tomorrow?

Today's post is all about having some seasonal fun and enjoying the holiday.

Halloween if one of my favorite holidays, the costumes, the scary stories, eerie movies, and the fun of trick or treating!

These days there isn't any trick or treating....unless you call eating a form of treating!  We like to stay home all cozy and have a nice autumn meal.

Browse through some of my favorites and try a few!

Monster Mash

A wonderful snack for the kiddies and the kiddies at heart!  Take some to work to share.

Pork and Pumpkin Stew

A hearty stew full of savory pumpkin flavor. Your family will love you!

Harvest Salad

A light salad full of autumn flavors!

Spicy Pumpkin Fool

a light dessert

One Pot Pasta

Nice, warm and hearty!

and last but NOT LEAST

Pumpkin Layered Bread

Great for dessert, or breakfast!

Have a Happy and "safe" Halloween!

Southern Sundays

Southern Sundays is back!

I've been out celebrating our 12 year Anniversary and wasn't around to host Southern Sundays last week.

So Sorry...

But, I'm back now.

Time to bring your best dishes and join the party.  It's almost Halloween time!

Can't wait to see all your creative goodies.

Before we start, here are some cute Halloween decor pics to take a look at.  These were taken at Disneyland.  They are having their annual Halloween Time and since this is a favorite holiday of mine we decided to take advantage of the season and make this one of our anniversay celebration days.

I especially like the Tinkerbell pumpkin carving.  So adorable!

On to the party.  At the last party we had two wonderful dishes that everyone enjoyed.  Congratulations to our two creative cooks on your featured dish.

Brownie Bites

by Call Me PMc

Yum Yum!

and

Baked Cinnamon Custards

by With A Blast

Heavenly!

Both of these wonderful dishes have been pinned on Pinterest!

Ready to party?

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Enjoy, have fun, cook lots of food, and relish your Southern Sunday!

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad

The other day I was shopping at Trader Joe's.  Don't you just love that store?  If you've never been and have one in the neighborhood high tail it right over there and take a look at all the fabulous food they have.

One of my favorite items there is a Pear and Gorgonzola salad that I grab at lunch time.  this salad has just the right balance of sweet and salty/tart.  The cheese goes perfectly with the mild sweetness of the pears. I'm just in love with this salad.

I recall MGG and I have a good version of this salad down on Coronado Island, San Diego last spring.

Here is it.

So when I saw some beautiful fresh pears at the store the other day I decided to make my own version of this delicious salad.

Easy to make with a few ingredients.  I added come toasted walnuts, a little Gorgonzola and pears, all served over some green leaf lettuce.  Add a olive oil dressing and you are set!

Try this wonderful salad.  It's easy to make, perfect with the ripe pears right now, and tastes fabulous!

Pear and Gorgonzola Salad

Serves 4

4 c Green leaf lettuce, torn

2 pears, cored and sliced

1/3 c walnuts, toasted

1/3 c Gorgonzola crumbled

Olive oil vinaigrette (I used Newman’s)

Directions:

Wash and dry your lettuce, tearing into bite sized pieces.  In a skillet over low heat add your walnuts, and toast for 3 min. 

In a large bowl add your lettuce, pears, walnuts, and Gorgonzola.

Toss with a light amount of salad dressing.  Serve.