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Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

  Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos.  Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying.  My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again.  For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to  Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...
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Pumpkin Bread for National Pumpkin Day

 

                                  A slice of Pumpkin Bread to celebrate National Pumpkin Day!

It seems like I'm seeing pumpkins everywhere. When fall arrives, I'm always surprised by how popular pumpkin drinks and food are. During the season, I usually make at least one pumpkin item and its usually with chocolate. I was lucky to snag the last can of pumpkin at the store. And that was my second trip to the store looking for it. I guess everyone is buying canned pumpkin right now for their baking. 

Today is actually National Pumpkin Day! So I baked some Pumpkin Bread with chocolate chips.

I found this recipe in my son's Highlights magazine. The recipe is relatively healthy, as it calls for Apple Sauce and only has half a cup of chocolate chips. I halved the recipe since I didn't need to make two loafs. In no time at all, my house smelled like pumpkin and chocolate, and it really felt like fall! The bread is pretty light and isn't very sweet. This would taste perfect in the afternoon with some Chai Tea, while watching the leaves fall!  

Pumpkin Bread

From Highlights Magazine, October 2020

Ingredients:

Cooking Spray

3 cups all-purpose flour 

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 15 oz. can of pumpkin

1/2 cup applesauce

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1/2 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Add sugar, pumpkin, oil, applesauce, vanilla, and chocolate chips. Mix wet and dry ingredients in the large bowl. Pour the batter into the pans. Bake for 50 minutes. Makes two loaves of bread.  







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