And here we are at last! I know, I know! Begging the pardon of summer enthusiasts ( I, myself had an excellent summer!) but Autumn is the best.
I just finished decorating for Halloween! Around the equinox I put up all my autumn things. My orange leaf garlands and wreaths, my decorative pumpkins collection…but then…come October I do what Disneyland calls “the Halloween overlay”, and everything goes from crunchy, PSL, and Gilmore Girls, to “Welcome foolish mortals!” Love it so much! Wanna see?
The other thing I love about October is that it’s time to wake up my oven! I have a few recipes saved to a file on my desktop…
Joy the Baker’s stellar Pumpkin Pasta Sauce is a weeknight mainstay around here! It also freezes well!
I’ve been waiting impatiently for my farm stand to get apple cider and this week they had it! So you know what that means? Apple Cider Donuts and Carmel Apple Martinis
Also I can dust off my own recipes for Birthday Breakfast Bars and Butternut Coconut Curry Soup.
Roasted Vegetable Soup, is a thing I make with the leftover veggies from a Tray Bake. But if you’d like to just make the soup here’s the recipe for that.
Roasted Vegetable Soup
Pre-heat oven to 400f.
1 cup each: Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes, Carrots or Parsnips, Butternut Squash, Cauliflower, Onion. (Roughly chopped)
1/4 cup Olive Oil
3 cups Chicken or Vegetable Stock
Place the chopped vegetables onto a sheet pan and coat with the olive oil. Sprinkle with plenty of salt and pepper.
Roast in the oven for 25-30 minutes or until all the veggies are tender.
Place the now roasted veggies into a deep saucepan and add the stock and bring to a simmer.
Blend until it reaches the desired consistency. (I like mine a little chunky)
Serve hot with a dollop of sour cream or Corn Bread. (Recipe coming soon!)
Last month I really enjoyed T. Kingfisher’s Hemlock and Silver, Ally Carter’s The Blonde Who Came In From The Cold (Book #2 of the Blonde Identity Series), and The Ministry of Time by a new to me author Kaliane Bradley.
All of them very different from each other but equally fantastic!
And speaking of books, I am still working hard on Bloodline: End of Days (Book One) I hope to have a release date for you soon. But I think I’ll release an excerpt next week. Why not. It’s spooky season and I’d love you to meet my vampires!
Until then, friends…
Be well,
Kathleen
Kathleen Rear 