Harvest Festival

My thoughts turn to the pallette and palate of Fall—

For a little harvest festival at work I gathered
spiced cider
hibiscus cranberry juice
gingerbread tea
roasted gorgonzola crackers
cranberry hazelnut whole grain bread
French country olives
Le Rustique Camembert (fabriqué en Normandie)
Dutch gouda with walnuts
Vermont extra sharp cheddar
Havarti with dill
fondue Brie with herbs
pumpkin cheesecake
pear almond tart
rosemary potato bread
rustic multigrain bread

I've just made a delicious Rosemary Ricotta Quiche with Figs & Italian Sausage, with the last fresh figs of the season, and am planning to bake that heavenly old favorite Pumpkin Cake with Chocolate Glaze Friday for Halloween, or for the end of the month, the season, the longer days. A fitting farewell!

Then on with chilis and soups.

And a good book to curl up with under a quilt would be Marsha Mehran's Pomegranate Soup, about Iranian sisters in Ireland, with lots of recipes for chilly weather.


image: Christie B. Cochrell, Leaves