Food for the fall

I haven't had time to talk about food but that doesn't mean that I haven't had time for food.
Cold weather means hot soups, breads, warm drinks and such.  I cooked dinner last night and was really pleased with the outcome.  I wanted Steel head but it isn't in season right now so I settled for Salmon.  Steel head is a type of Salmon but not as fishy.  The Salmon was GREAT and has me thinking about making fresh Salmon Cakes or Salmon Croquettes.  I also roasted a sweet potato and zucchini.  The Sweet potato's that I have are so sweet.  I have only baked sweet potatoes and of course I know how to candy them but I was nervous about roasting them.  I read a few recipes and coated them with a little EVOO and the smallest amount of cinnamon and a little salt on a few pieces.  It was delish.  

I have a recipe to make some Zuppa Tuscana- very similar to what they serve at Olive Garden.  I will post about that one (with pictures) soon!  

I really want to make some cornbread and chili.  The only good thing about this chilly weather is that I can pull out recipes that remind me of my childhood.  My Grammy never made chili and cornbread together (that is something that I started liking in college).  My Grammy would serve it with crackers or Frito's.  

I am seriously considering having a Friendsgiving Dinner Party.  I got the term Friendsgiving from the Real Housewives of New Jersey.  It is basically celebrating a Thanksgiving meal with your friends.  I have a few recipes that are worthy of some special attention.  But then I would have to cook a huge meal, decorate, clean and clean up.  OH Wait.  I like doing all of those things.  Well let me check my calendar to see if I have time.  

Hope you have a wonderful day!


~TC

Terrible Me- Taco Edition

Could I be anymore terrible?  I don't blog when I say that I am going to?  I leave you without your fill of Tiny Chocolates and expect for things to just be okay?!?  You don't have time for my excuses so I will just jump into the good things!!!

Last week I cooked some Taco Soup!!!  The weather man has reassured me that the weather will not be warmer any longer! YIKES!!!  So I took advantage of this and made some soup!  The recipe is from my Mimi's daughter who is a friend of mine!  Her name is La La and she is the sweetest person (just like her mama)! 
Ingredients
~1 1/2 lbs of hamburger meat ( I use ground turkey)
~1 can of rotel (I used mild)
~1 can of diced tomatoes (optional)
~1 chopped onion (I used a sweet onion)
~1 can whole kernel corn
~2 can Ranch style beans
~1 can chopped green chilli's (optional)
~1 package ranch dressing mix
~1 package taco seasoning mix
~2 cups of water

Directions
Brown meat and drain.  Mix together all ingredients together in pan and boil.  (I did not drain any of the canned goods.  I dumped everything in a BIG pot). 

The soup  was very yummy and tasty!  It had a tad bit of spice to it but it was perfect!!! I would be great served with some Frito chips and cheese.  I substituted the Frito's for Tortilla chips (do you know that Frito's are kind of expensive these days!?!)  This recipe has been on my fridge for over 2 years!  So glad that I finally got a chance to use it!!! 

I begin traveling on Thursday... 1 trip for business and two for pleasure!!!  Can't wait to tell you more about that later!!!

~TC