Roasted Bacon Wrapped Bleu Cheese Stuffed FIGS

I was trying to find a creative and simple way to use the figs I had in my refrigerator. Here it is. Tried and true.

Slice the figs in half and push bleu cheese into the center of them. 

 Wrap each half in a half of a slice of bacon. You could use an entire slice. It'll just be a thicker bacon shell after it's done being roasted.

 Set your oven to 400 degrees and leave these babies in there about 15 minutes. Check on them at 8 minutes and turn them over so the bacon can get crispy all the way around.

At the end of 15 minutes you should have a wonderfully salty, sweet, crunchy treat perfect for hors d'oeuvres or snack. Enjoy!

Chile Pies and Ice Cream

Chile Pies and Ice Cream was featured on The Cooking Channel's Unique Sweets. When it aired I didn't know what to think about this San Francisco establishment. What I do know is that I can't resist a unique dessert and I was compelled to try it.

Green Chile Apple Pie

Their signature pie is a green chile apple pie. Sounds strange but it's very very good.  It has a cheddar cheese crust and walnut struesel topping, topped with a scoop of organic vanilla ice cream. It's pretty darn genius. The filling is a little bit sweet, a little bit spicy and the crust is the best crust I think I've ever had. It is super flaky and flavorful. I wish I could replicate it. This pie puts anything from Julian to shame. Sorry San Diego.

Apple Chai Spice Pie

I visited with my family and they were kind enough to let me photograph their food before diving in. They ordered the apple chai spice pie, the brownie shake, and cup of posole with corn bread and salad.  It was all fantastic. The apple chai spice pie was a home run. The chai spice was beautiful and would be perfect for the holidays.

Yummy Posole Lunch

Brownie Shake (my hubby loved it.)

What unique window treatments!

When you visit, be prepared for a great little restaurant decked out with the Virgin Mary (even in the bathroom) and lots of friendly servers to help you make your unique treat decision. Give it a try and you'll love it too. 

Introducing the Sweet Baby D Cookie!

My husband was kidding around about naming cookies. He suggested the Sweet Baby D. That's one of our son's nicknames. Immediately we knew that it would have to have M&M's since those are his all time favorite bribe, I mean candy. He also loves pretzels so I threw those in there too.

To make this cookie, use your standard chocolate chip cookie recipe. In addition to the dough, you'll need;

• 1 part M&M's

• 2 parts chocolate chips

• 2 parts broken pretzels

After the dry and wet ingredients have been combined, add the above ingredients and bake per your recipe's instructions.