Last weekend suddenly I had a craving for Empanadas de Manzana or Apple Empanadas. I never made those before, so I took one of my Spanish cookbooks on empanadas and looked up a recipe for a filling.  The difference between Spanish empanadas and empanadas from Latin America is that Spanish empanadas are usually large and circular in shape and are cut into smaller portions for consumption, whereas in Latin America empanadas are normally small and semi-circular. Anyway, it was a recipe for the filling I was looking for.
I combined this filling with an …

There are traditional Halloween foods, but this Halloween, you want to serve something different for your family and friends.

This recipe for Empanadas de Piña or Pineapple Empanadas is easy to make. Serve these empanadas at the end of your Christmas diner and your family and friends will still be talking about it in the new year.