Fall Feelings

Aaah, the foods of autumn. Hot cider, pumpkin anything, sweet potatoes, winter squashes, the end of season veggies, the first of the apples and pears. There is nothing that says fall quite like a cinnamony spiced baked good making delicious smells in the house. These days I am loving struesel topped apple pie, coconut ginger pudding cake baked in a pumpkin and sweet potatoes baked till soft then mashed with maple syrup and butter. We bring out the stew pots and the soup ladle and eat soup, stew or chili for dinner several times a week. What are your favorite serve-in-a-bowl meals for fall?

But right now the World Series (gotta' root for the home team, go Rockies!) is also making me think of crispy grilled hot dogs and salty peanuts. I like a fat, juicy kosher dog with sauerkraut, onions and mustard. Add a side of ripple chips and an cold bubbling drink and you've got you another taste of the season.