FALL!

I can't tell you how much I look forward to the beginning of this new season and to closing the chapter on Summer. By now there's been many a blistering hot day, enough home grown tomatoes that not another can be given away and more than enough ants in the house to warrant getting an ant eater for a pet. Don't get me wrong, I love Summer as much as any season but eventually I welcome a change. What I love and look forward to most is the ability to really get back in to my kitchen full swing, rev up my three ovens, the rotisserie and my bread machine. This season bares breads, cookies, scones, casseroles, roasts, stews, and braises. When the last heat of Summer has dwindled, my kitchen takes over where it left off. Yes, I did cook a lot through Summer but Fall and Winter are a cooking marathon. My family has been eagerly awaiting the bounty and I am glad to provide it. What's more, no begins the best time to cure cheeses and meat! The cheese cave will be cooling some lovely bricks and rounds of cheese while cured meats and sausages will hang from the cooler. Although I will miss my Summer garden, there will be garlic, onions, broccoli, spinach, chard and salad greens galore to fill the void that the tomatoes and peppers leave. I am so ready!!!