I love the cold snap in the air in the morning, yet the temperatures remain moderate during the day. It's such a nice change from the heat of the summer.
When spring arrives, flowers bloom and leaves grow on trees. It's very nice, but I truly enjoy the colors of the leaves as they are shed from the trees in preparation for winter. It's nature at it's most beautiful.
Fall also means some special times with family. I love to cook and fall provides an opportunity to fix family meals that just scream the season change. Pork with roasted apples. Slow roasted beef in home made tomato sauce and red wine. Apple pies or better yet, Pumpkin pie. These are just a few of the foods that really mean fall to me.
As a child, I always looked forward to the foods of the Autumn. There was something satisfying about foods that were cooked low and slow.
My family still enjoys the stews and pot roasts of the fall. Lots of root veggies cooked with the pot roast in the oven. There just isn't anything that says home better.
If you get tired of "inside" cooking, the fall in the mid-atlantic region of the country allows for grilling outside. We make a meal of grilled pork chops outside and veggies cooked slowly with apples roasted with them to add sweetness. Delicious.
Soups are a wonderful way to end a day in the fall. You can put a soup together in no time and let it cook slowly. You don't even need a crock pot. Put the oven on low and let the soup cook away. Pick up some crusty bread on the way home and you have a great meal.
A pot of chili can turn into 3 meals with no problem. Chili on Sunday with football, Chili over rice on Tuesday (The Chili will be better after the rest in the fridge.) Serving the Chili with beans over rice and you have a protein that is healthy and filling all on it's own. Finally, on Thursday, you only need a little Chili to go on the Hot Dogs to go with the Thursday night Football game.
The fall is full of possibilities.
A steamy cup of hot chocolate is best on an Autumn evening. If you have a fireplace, it's the time of year when you get to relight it and enjoy the coziness of the fire. It's to warm in the evening to do that in summer.
The fall means planning for Holidays. It's all about family. Family, after all is the most important thing we have.
Enjoy this time of year. Take an evening walk and breath the cooler air. You'll be glad you did.
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