Yummy Wednesday - Strawberry Empanadas

You want a sweet and yummy breakfast treat? Want to impress people with a fancy-looking indulgence? Here ya go - Easy Strawberry Empanadas, from (you guessed it) The New Intercourses cookbook by Hopkins and Lockridge... FAB-U-lous!Easy Strawberry Empanadas

6oz cream cheese, room temperature

4 tbsp light brown sugar, divided

2/3 cups coarsely chopped strawberries (fresh or frozen)

1 (8 count) package refrigerated crescent rolls

2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Blend the cream cheese and 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar in a bowl. Fold in the strawberries.

Unfold the crescent roll dough into 4 rectangles, smoothing the dough together along the diagonal dotted line. Divide the strawberry mixture among the 4 pieces, spooning onto the bottom half of the rectangle. Fold the dough over and crimp the edges with your fingers or the tines of a fork.

Bake the rolls for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Brush the cooked empanadas with melted butter, and dust with the remaining brown sugar before serving.

Enjoy!

Things I am thankful for today:

1. I'm caught up with the blog! Yeah!

2. Going in to work a little later today. So nice.

3. Some good meetings at work today - good ideas, fun people!

4. Getting home early and going out to dinner at San Pedro - our favorite!

5. Coconut scallop pasta - my new favorite at our restaurant. Mmm...

6. Going for a walk when I thought I was too tired. Good idea.

7. Our driveway got sealed today - looks nice!

8. Going out of town tomorrow. Visiting friends in Illinos - so fun!

9. My camera is getting fixed... so there won't be new pictures for a couple of weeks... but it will be MUCH better when it comes back!

10. The sound of crickets - a nice summer evening.