Flavors of Fall, Vol. 2

It's apple time!  Apple cider, cider donuts, dumplings, caramel, and...pie! 

gotta have pie.

first you need apples-so we headed out to the orchard

 We had to pick out our pumpkins while we were there

nice pumpkins, Tom

you want us to what?  look at you?  at the same time? psssh.silly Mommy.

I'm on a horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

we picked those apples ourselves, y'all

 Now it's time to make pie!  look how yummy it looks already!  Yes, I use pre-made crust.  Now you know.

is there wine in all of my pictures?

 Brush the top crust with a little milk and sprinkle with sugar.  It will make people gasp and claim it's the best pie they've ever had.  That's a tip from the legendary dessert queen herself-so take it and run.  Don't expect me to be posting any cheesecake recipes anytime soon, though.

yum

my little helper...note the apple in her hair

And a few more pics of Apple Festival fun @ Wachusett Mountain

Time to get ready for Halloween...stay tuned for pumpkin guts and spooky fun! 

Has anyone seen my sweet little baby?

You always know when it's too quiet that you're about to find something bad.  So this is what I found the other day...

*insert heart attack here*

 What a little monkey!  And thank you to the good people of Ikea for such a sturdy dresser.  That thing didn't budge.  Gotta love the Swedes.

Now, last night...the little monkey, the 18 month old little monkey, decided that she didn't want to be in her crib-so she climbed out.  SHE CLIMBED OUT!!  ACK!  Thankfully this wasn't an all night activity-but she did climb out of her bed this morning and once again decided the top dresser drawer was a great place to play.  *sigh*

aren't girls supposed to be calmer, quieter, less...crazy?  I was looking forward to more tea parties and less gray hair inducing antics.

Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday....I'm off to buy duct tape and hair dye...

Flavors of Fall, Vol. 1

Autumn is the best time of year to cook.  Everything smells SO good, makes you warm and cozy, is abundant and fresh...I could go on.  Today I bring you Butternut Squash Ravioli.  Or, my quick and easy version.  This isn't really a recipe since I throw stuff together off the cuff, but here's what I did:

 

cheater ravioli...thank you to the good people of Stop & Shop

So, I started much the same way I start every meal...sauteing onions...

 

I added to that some butternut squash that I had already roasted that afternoon, a little veggie stock and some milk, salt, pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg.  I let it simmer down for a bit until it was a not too thick and not too thin consistency

this smells insanely good, trust me

add the cooked Ravioli and viola!  dinner

 

add a salad...and you can even call it healthy!

and since you're being all healthy...have some pumpkin cookies for dessert!