The tinga sauce is a classic mexican sauce made from tomatoes, chipotle chilis in adobo, garlic and cinnamon that packs a bold smoky flavor with just the right amount of heat that wont be too overwhelming for the whole family. As you cook the liquid out of the  sauce to thicken the sauce it fill your home with a great scent that almost as great as the taste.

Homemade pot stickers are extremely easy to make and can be fun for the whole family to make, and with this recipe makes about 4 dozen which you will need the extra help. The flavor of these Korean style beef pot stickers will make you stay away from the easy store bought ones you kind in you local. Plus all of the ingredients are easy to find in any grocery store.

The first thing you want to do is combine the ground beef, onion, shredded carrots, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and chili paste. Mix until you a mixture that is well combined.

Place about a teaspoon of filling into the center the wrapper. Dab your finger in the egg and drag it across two edges of the wrapper. fold over and press to seal. The wrappers should be full but not leaking out.

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and or vegetable oil. When the oil is hot add the prepared pot stickers and fry both sides until brown. Once they're cooked on both sides, add 1/4 cup of water and cover over and reduce heat to medium-low. Steam for about 3-5 minutes.

For the dipping sauce, add the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and chili paste in a bowl and mix until combine.

Check out a video for a wanton roll up that uses a similar recipe for an additional appetizer.

As fall comes in with the cool air and the leaves starting to change everyone starts to love the smell of fall desserts baking in the kitchen. The wonderful taste of pumpkin desserts from pies to this great tasting pumpkin-cherry upside-down cake makes fall so much better especially after doing all of the fall activities like going to apple orchard or finding that perfect pumpkin in the patch.

One of the best parts of the recipe is the cherry sauce that goes on the bottom that carmelizes as it bakes in the oven. It is super easy to make as all you do is add all of the ingredients for the cherry sauce in a sauce pan and let it come to a boil stirring frequently. Let simmer for 2-3 mins and pour into the bottom of the cake pan. let cool as you make the batter.

You start by combining the butter and the sugar. Beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add the vanilla, beat until combined. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin.

In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder,  spices, and baking soda. Alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.

Carefully spread batter over preserve mixture in pan.Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Carefully invert onto a large serving platter. Spoon any of the cherry mixture back onto of the cake. Serve warm.