It seems like I am finally catching up with things so very quickly, here are the winners for I love baking from September and October and the two first courses I served at my 24,24,24 party a couple of weeks ago Let’s start with the food:
The first course was black bean salsa in mini tortilla cups:
Remember this pinto bean salsa recipe? I used the same one just with a few changes. I used black beans instead of pinto beans, of course, and red onion instead of white. And when I cooked the beans I added 3 cloves to the pot (this is actually a tip I got from my friend Bren. If you haven’t visited her blog you are missing out big time) and a little bit of epazote 5 minutes before I turned the heat off. That gave the bean salsa a lot of flavor.
The second course was classic guacamole in mini tortilla cups:
I usually add tomato to my guacamole, but I wanted to make this only with avocados. I don’t know if that is more “original” or not, but the buttery texture and flavor of an only-avocados guacamole was what I was looking for here. Guacamole is not difficult to make. You can get follow this Perfect Guacamole Recipe on Simply Recipes or watch the following video:
And now to the I love baking event winners:
September winners:
Savory entry: Divya’s Homemade Baked Potato Chips
Sweet entry: Cinnamon Spice’s Chai-Spiced Banana and Fig Muffins
October winners:
Savory entry: js and ts’s Faux-stuffed Basa Fillets with Olives, Tomatoes, Lemons and Oranges
Sweet entry: Ivy’s Galatopita
Remember that I love baking event is a monthly event where the only rule is that your dish must be baked at some point of its preparation. Every month you can participate with up to 2 entries (one savory and one sweet) for the opportunity to win great prizes!
¡Buen provecho!
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Bellini Valli
Congratulations to Ivy & JS & TS.
kat
i love the idea of serving the quac right in the chips like that
kellypea
Mmm…these would go perfectly with soup tonight. Anything w/ guac & beans is heaven to me. Congrats to the I Love Baking winners!
Nuria
Estos paquetitos de colores me parecen tan apetitosos, Ben
Congrats to the winners!!!!!
Teresa
Ben these are wonderful appetizers. Simple yet elegant and filling. Great ideas mijo. Thanks.
recipes2share
These are gorgeous & just right for the upcoming party season!
Adam
Congrats to all the winners. I really liked the banana fig muffins. Mmmm I kinda miss figs.
Nice job on the black beans and cloves combo, Ben. I’ll agree Bren has a cool site and some ideas
Peter G
Congratulations to the winners! And I love your party starters Ben! Simple and easy.
Hélène
I would love tasting each of these. Congrats to the winners!
_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver
We’re usually too lazy to make hors d’oeuvres type foods.
These look so nice.
canarygirl
Oh yeah, baby! Those tortilla cups are so cute! Did you make them yourself? I want tortilla cups, man!
Awesome spread, Ben.
mikky
i really love those cups…and cheers to all the winners…
Natashya
Your appetizers are absolutely beautiful. And your trays, I especially love the red one.
EAT!
Great idea. I like the idea of the tortilla cups. They make your appetizers look so elegant.