Get the recipe: Mexican Chocolate Pecan Pie Muy Bueno Cookbook Instead of making a pumpkin pie, why not try pumpkin empanadas? They're perfectly portioned hand pies that your guests will fall in ...

This is particularly true when he's making the dough for empanadas ... Horrach fills empanadas with spinach and cheese, birria (a delicious Mexican stew), chicken, and lobster.

Try this recipe with a twist on tradition—a Southern classic with a boozy Mexican twist. Instead of making a pumpkin pie, why not try pumpkin empanadas? They're perfectly portioned hand pies ...