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As the Northern hemisphere slowly moves away from the maturing sun giving a chance to those in the Southern hemisphere to experience the warmth of Spring, our vegetation ripens and bursts into the final fiery shades of yellow, amber, orange, red, and brown. Our days are becoming shorter, our air cooler, our nights longer, and our homes and kitchens warmer. "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"(Keats), is upon us so why fret?
For me, fall brings with it smells of warm spices and herbs, of cookies, cakes, and soups of all sorts: Things to warm our spirits and to make us happy and healthy to face the cold dreary winter months. Treading into the local farmer's market in Olympia, (http://www.olympiafarmersmarket.com/) last weekend, gave me all kinds of happiness. The endless varieties of apples, pears, plums, grapes, peppers, squashes, mushrooms, and other fruits and vegetables coaxed me to spend a chunk of change which I did not regret at all. After all, all the ingredients I pick aid in newer experiments in my kitchen lab and help me work towards my insatiable hunger for the perfect bite that appeals to all my senses.
What I came up with was a Three Course Casual Dinner menu:
1. Kale, Apple, and Cranberry Salad
2. Fresh, Hearty Vegetables Goat Cheese Pizza
3. Warm Spiced Ginger Cookies
All of the above adhered strictly to my 5enses palette and I thoroughly enjoyed every single morsel. This menu would also work great for game days, since football season is upon us as well. If interested in any of the above recipes, kindly do respond through comments and I will be happy to share. I do try my utmost to make everything from scratch as much as my little apartment kitchen and my own handiwork allows me to. In the meanwhile, enjoy the photos of my experiments and enjoy every single day of beautiful, fruitful, colorful fall.
As the Northern hemisphere slowly moves away from the maturing sun giving a chance to those in the Southern hemisphere to experience the warmth of Spring, our vegetation ripens and bursts into the final fiery shades of yellow, amber, orange, red, and brown. Our days are becoming shorter, our air cooler, our nights longer, and our homes and kitchens warmer. "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"(Keats), is upon us so why fret?
For me, fall brings with it smells of warm spices and herbs, of cookies, cakes, and soups of all sorts: Things to warm our spirits and to make us happy and healthy to face the cold dreary winter months. Treading into the local farmer's market in Olympia, (http://www.olympiafarmersmarket.com/) last weekend, gave me all kinds of happiness. The endless varieties of apples, pears, plums, grapes, peppers, squashes, mushrooms, and other fruits and vegetables coaxed me to spend a chunk of change which I did not regret at all. After all, all the ingredients I pick aid in newer experiments in my kitchen lab and help me work towards my insatiable hunger for the perfect bite that appeals to all my senses.
What I came up with was a Three Course Casual Dinner menu:
1. Kale, Apple, and Cranberry Salad
2. Fresh, Hearty Vegetables Goat Cheese Pizza
3. Warm Spiced Ginger Cookies
All of the above adhered strictly to my 5enses palette and I thoroughly enjoyed every single morsel. This menu would also work great for game days, since football season is upon us as well. If interested in any of the above recipes, kindly do respond through comments and I will be happy to share. I do try my utmost to make everything from scratch as much as my little apartment kitchen and my own handiwork allows me to. In the meanwhile, enjoy the photos of my experiments and enjoy every single day of beautiful, fruitful, colorful fall.
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