Welcome to the Carnival of the Recipes #63: Tricks, Treats and Eats. Be gentle. It's my first time. If I messed anything up, just let me know and I will fix it. Now on with the show...
TRICKS
I know we all love to cook (and eat) here at the Carnival. But let's face it...some dishes are just a tad more complicated than others. It may not always be that they are complicated in the kitchen per se - maybe they have a secret ingredient that's hard to guess or they offer a unique twist on an old dish. Whatever the case, the tricky part makes the treat part even better.
Tom Kha Kai - Jeff of Trub. The sediment of life. offers this recipe, also known as Thai chicken and coconut soup. (For a Halloween twist, let your diners know that they are eating ear mushrooms.)
Chowder 101 - Dave of The Glittering Eye explains the trick - the essential ingredients - of a great chowder. He also gives us several to choose from this week: Shaker Fish Chowder, Clam Chowder, Corn Chowder and Cioppino.
Tomato & Avocado Salad - The trick is finding the right avocado - not too firm, not too mushy. RomeoCat of CatHouse Chat teaches us the tricks of the trade.
Dirty Ashtray - Mean Ol' Meanie offers a great drink with an awful name.
No-Apple Apple Pie - MsOktober serves up a most delicious fake!
Buttered Brains - 'Nuff said. Offered by the one and only Punctilious.
Three-Cheese Ravioli with Pasilla Cream Sauce & Asparagus - The Pragmatic Chef dishes out this enigmatic dish, starring pasilla chiles. (Pasilla chiles are known as chilacas when fresh and chile negros when dried.)
She Only Has Eyes for You - CalTech Girl of Not Exactly Rocket Science offers us two tasty eyeball recipes: Eerie Eyeballs and Devil's Eyes.
Manhattan (Cocktail and Clam Chowder) - triticale - the wheat/rye guy takes us on a culinary tour of Manhattan...from Wisconsin.
Bulogi - Texas Version - I missed this in my first posting. (Thanks, Kevin, for being gentle.) But Kevin's BBQ offered several alternative dishes for those not caring for lamb (see EATS below). Kevin says the trick to this Bulogi is to buy the meat from a Pak grocery - it makes it much easier.
TREATS
Pumpkin Orange Muffins - Michele of Meanderings offers a festive treat for hungry Trick-or-Treaters.
Mexican Omelet - Taleena of Sun Comprehending Glass whips up a great Mexican omelet for us.
Oatmeal Raisin Walnut Cookies - I'm sure toddlers worldwide would love these cookies, but they are obviously a special treat at the house of armywifetoddlermom.
Roasted Peanuts - David of Third World County shows us how to "roast" peanuts in the microwave for a perfect fall treat.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - Christine of Morning Coffee & Afternoon Tea shares this recipe from her brother, who has tried so many recipes for roasting pumpkin seeds that he has about reached pumpkin-seed guru status.
Chicken Enchiladas - Always a treat at my house. Richmond of One for the Road recommends this dish for when you are in the need for some serious comfort - and/or you need to satisfy a house full of guests.
Crostini with Mortadella and Paprika - Martin of Ego offers us a simple Italian starter dish to try.
Pumpkin Cake - Taleena of Sun Comprehending Glass also gives us a perfect recipe for a Halloween party...or just something different to try with all of that pumpkin around this time of year.
Italian Pork Roast...On the Grill or In the Smoker - Pick the way you prefer
EATS
Hot 'N' Honeyed Chicken Wings - Jennifer of Keewee's Corner offers a sweet and spicy recipe for us to try this week.
Slow Cooker Kansas City Steak Soup - Stephen of Professor Bainbridge on Wine gives us this perfect fall soup cooked in that most perfect of inventions - the slow cooker.
Lamb Roasting - Kevin of TechnoGypsy roasts his second lamb over an open-pit fire - and shares the results with us.
Beef Stew - Marie of PractiGal offers us this practical recipe for comfort food that has been passed down in her family for years.
Chicken Cobb Salad - Cathy of Chief Family Officer submits this tasty salad recipe. (Remember your avocado tips from earlier - you can use them again.)
Roasted Winter Veggies - The Common Room's version serves 10, but she realizes that most of us would need to reduce it, most likely.
Rolladen (Beef Rolls) - Riannan of Riannan's World rolls out the red meat for us this week with her beef rolls recipe.
Garden Minestrone - My contribution - a hard-to-find satisfying but meatless winter soup.
