I love fall. Love it. I love chilly mornings and warm afternoons, the colors of the leaves, and getting out all my sweatshirts. I love wrapping up in a blanket in the morning while I check my email, and feeling like it's time to go 'back to school shopping', despite the fact that I've been out of school for years. (What is it about cool weather that triggers the need to buy new clothes, anyway?)
But the main reason I love fall is because I love to cook, and I love to bake...and the onset of September means that it's finally cooled off enough to justify turning on the oven. Fall is arriving a little earlier this year than normal, and I couldn't be happier. Maybe it's because this has been such a shitty year, and I'm just anxious to get it over with...and the changing seasons remind me that time is moving on, and surely we'll catch a break sooner or later, right?
I'm pretty sure I accomplish some of my best thinking while I'm in the kitchen. You know, unless Zoey is "helping", and then I really need to be paying attention to what's going on. But seriously, there's something that happens while you're mixing ingredients and following a recipe that really lets your mind wander and bend itself around all that's going on around you. I think that's another reason I love fall--it's a chance to sit back and reflect on your life and decide what needs to change.
It's like the amount of creations I come up with in the kitchen is directly related to the amount of stress I need to work through in my life.
I'll give a list of the foods I've come up with in the past two weekends, and let you be the judge of how much I've had on my mind:
Tomato soup
Baked beans
Zucchini bread
Pizza crust
Pizza sauce
Jell-O cake
Blackberry pie (pre-stomach-flu)
This morning I think Zoey and I will bake some blueberry muffins. I love that she loves being in the kitchen with me. I feel like I'm passing on to her what a great outlet the kitchen can be for handling stress.
Or it could just be the allure of dumping things in the mixer. For now.
By the way? I fixed the homemade pizza crust following a recipe from Sunset magazine, and we grilled them on the BBQ. SO. GOOD. The crust was super easy and came out nice and crunchy off the grill. I highly recommend it.
8 comments:
you tried to pass that kitchen = stress-free shit on to me too when i was there, and to be honest, it was really all about dumping stuff into the mixer. the whole time.
yeah. i said it.
I love that you are so "cool" like me. Creations in the kitchen, coupon clipping, list making, list making to organize the list, house cleaning...oh...the life of a "cool" 31 year old that I lead. Question for you. Do you also make meals (dinners) ahead and freeze them for your family???? I'm thinking I'd better come up with something more exciting to do on a Friday night. Also, do you rewrite your lists if they are not neat enough? If so, we may just have been separated at birth! :)
I know...two post in one day. Hang on to your seat, Amy. Funny side note. Awhile back you posted about bran or fiber or something like that. I remember when we were little, your mom ALWAYS had bran muffins in the house and you would ALWAYS roll your eyes and sigh! Probably sat around eating them while we read endless Babysitters Club Books
I think I need a recipe for that grilled pizza. I know I should be able to figure it out. But I can't.
Sounds sooooo good.
Fall is my favorite time of the year, too. Crisp leaves, pumpkins, chilly air at night...love it all!
I wanted to make a Shepherd's Pie this week one night for dinner. Or chili, that's another chilly night favorite around here. DO you make tomato soup from scratch? I've always wanted to.
Happy Fall!!
I've heard about grilling pizza before...do you use a pizza stone? I can't quite wrap my brain around the logistics of it!
I love the fall too! It's my absolute favorite season. The fog, the chilly mornings and a HUGE mug of hot chocolate out on the porch. And it did seem to come early this year. Love it!
The fall was always my favorite time meant PJ's on early for me and the kids and curling up watching TV all snuggled under blankets. Still like fall colors but not the cold weather darn arthritis. Bran muffins your mom made good ole fiber isn't that what we all need in our diet
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