Morning, all! So I didn't post yesterday since I felt like I didn't have too much to share with you from our weekend, even though it was the FIRST farmer's market of the year...complete with a spinach, cheese and chicken Tortilla Press quesadillas, which Katie enjoyed along with little bites of apricot. My girl totally NAILED the 'sweet & salty' thing...
...there was also a pre-shore season trip to Point Pleasant....where I left my camera at home (oppppsss...)
...and rounding out the weekend at my beautiful cousin Julianna's 1st communion party....
...where the food didn't matter as much as the FAMILY. Check out this crewJ
Even if Katie did manage to sneak in some goodiesJ
Oh yeah...and there was also a Mexican Fiesta to kick off the weekend, starting with these Chicken enchiladas in avocado cream, served along with my friend's AWESOME Fiesta spoon bread...
...along with one of the BEST desserts I think I've ever made: COCONUT TRE LECHE TRIFLE!!!!!!!
I can't even show you the 'scooped out' dish since it was as unattractive as it was delicious, but I'll give you the preview: Cake soaked in TRE LECHE, including coconut 'leche'J, a layer of COCONUT PASTRY CREAM (I DIE!) and layered with homemade whipped cream.
I may or may not have made this my lunch on Saturday afternoon since I KNEW NOTHING else would be as satisfying. That's neither confirmed, nor deniedJ Anyway HERE'S the recipe in case you want to try this amazingness! (and ps-I made 1/2 a recipe, and it was still WAYYYYYYYYYY more than enough for 6+ servings)
And, of course, yesterday brought more 'Mexican delights' including Pulled Pork Nachos with Pineapple Guacamole ...
Baked chips, BBQ pork, diced pineapple & onion baked with a layer of part-skim mozzarella...
...served with pineapple-studded guacamole.
JUST. SO. GOOD!
And since I indulged in just a weeeee bit too much coconut trifle this weekend, I wanted to make a dessert but have it be a little on the 'lighter' side of the spectrum. So I turned this black beans, oats, honey, coconut oil, cocoa powder, baking powder, vanilla & salt mixture...
...into BROWNIE BATTER!!!
I've been wanting to try 'black bean brownies' for years and FINALLY I figured a 'fiesta bean-centered' holiday was as good a day as any to try itJ Katie's recipe uses no flour & no refined sugar which makes it even better on the 'angel' side of things.
And now let's get to the 'devil', shall we?? J
I had a half a can of sweetened condensed milk (the other half was used in the tre leche part of the coconut trifle) just screaming out to me from the fridge, so I placed the can in a slow cooker surrounded by water and kept it on high for about 6 hours...and VOILA: HOMEMADE DULCE DE LECHE!
After, ahem, a few spoonfuls to make sure the dulce de leche was up to parJ, I spooned it over top of the brownie batter and gave it a swirl...
I baked these for about 15 minutes or so at 350, leaving them nice & gooey!
A little whipped cream and a sprinkle of sea salt and these BLACK BEAN BROWNIES were CLASS-A delicious!!! I've made 'healthier' brownies before, with varying degrees of success, but THESE were definitely a hit. Chocolate-y and dense brownie swirled with that heavenly caramel, you MUST make these...and see if anyone can guess your 'secret ingredient'J
Well, as usual, I have a week's worth of Mexican meals planned in order to keep the FIESTA goingJ. Hope you're ready!
Have a great Tuesday, everyone!
PS- HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE THE NEW BANNER/LAYOUT!!! LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! Thanks to my amazingly talented friend Amy for the beautiful banner!
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