Season creep is creepier than ever. And no, it’s not my imagination. I say this because Publix had pumpkin beer out on the hay bales on Aug. 6.
Aug. 6! It’s downright extreme.
Now, the most sensible of the food-holiday folk dumped all the pumpkin-related days of honor in October, which makes sense, but even my cravings start to activate earlier than that.
Come mid-September, by which time Michael’s has the 40 percent off signs out beneath all the Halloween wreaths, lights and craft kits, I am more than ready for that handful of candy corn that reminds me why it only takes one handful of candy corn to decide I can wait a year to have it again. I’m ready to light the Halloween tree and plan the costume. I’m ready to bake pumpkin stuff.
I’m also ready to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
Now, imagine if there was one super-recipe that would allow me to scratch both itches simultaneously?