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Oktoberfest and Pumpkin Ravioli

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An Autumn Recipe

Can’t let October slip by without thinking Oktoberfest.  Two trips to Munich, Germany, home of the Bavarian festival, converted me a beer drinker, thought I still prefer wine. I’ve found I like the taste of Sam Adams. 

According to the advertisement, the Boston brewed beer ” has a rich, deep reddish amber hue which itself is reflective of the season. Samuel Adams Octoberfest masterfully blends together five roasts of malt to create a delicious harmony of sweet flavors including caramel and toffee.  The malt is complimented by the elegant bitterness imparted by the Bavarian Noble hops.”

Sounds good to me.  They suggest pairing the drink with Pumpkin Ravoili for an autumn meal.  Here’s their very simple  recipe, which I haven’t tried, but how could you go wrong with pasta, butter and cheese?

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Feasting and Fun in Funky Santa Fe

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My first night in Santa Fe began with an al fresco cocktail party that was anything but ordinary. The happy hour flowed with award winning concoctions shaken and stirred by famous mixologists from the Secreto Bar in the St. Francis Hotel.  Famous indeed; Daniel Gonzales won the 2010 Shake it Up! Cocktail Competition in Las Vegas, Nevada. He and fellow bartender, Chris Milligan, infused top shelf liquor with in-season, local New Mexican produce.

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Santa Fe Southwest Breakfast

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Exterior of La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe
Exterior of La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe

La Fonda on the Plaza sits at the corner of the Old Santa Fe Trail and East San Francisco Street in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The location is one of the oldest hotel corners in the United States hosting an inn or fonda for more than 400 years. In the past cowboys came to water their horses in the fountain, Russian spies supposedly lurked the grounds during the days of the Manhattan Project bomb development, and guests have always mingled with locals at La Fonda’s bar. The hotel’s signature restaurant, La Plazuela, is “the gathering place” in Santa Fe and I decided to make a visit.

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