Pepper Cheese Fried Wontons Please

Dear Bloggers,
     The weather is slowly cooling down and the evenings fly in so quickly. We had some lovely friends join us this weekend and I decided to try something new. I had always heard of jalapeño poppers, but I wanted to take my own spin on them. I decided to make Pepper Cheese Fried Wontons and they were so creamy and had such a nice warmth from the peppers. I started by combining cream cheese, diced red pepper, diced poblano peppers, fresh garlic, salt, and pepper into a bowl. I combined all of the ingredients until well combined. I picked up some wonton skins and stuffed them, just as I had in my previous blog, closed them with some egg wash then fried them. Those were vegetarian and I also used the same ingredients and added ground beef that I sautéed and added to the pepper cheese mixture. They both had very different tastes but were equally delicious. If you wanted to take the heat up you could use fresh jalapeño or serano peppers instead. I wanted to make sure that my friends could handle the heat so I chose the poblano. These wontons are pretty forgiving. You can substitute anything you'd like, such as spinach and cream cheese. Well, give them a try, and stay warm this Thanksgiving. Embrace your family and forget not to get caught up in the materialism of the seasons and enjoy what's most important. To me that's family and food. Until the next blog, stay healthy and happy cooking!