Fall-ing for my Favorite Foods!

Do you have a favorite season? Mine is fall. Maybe it’s the anticipation of the upcoming holidays, or the excitement of another school year? It could be the colors, the cooler weather, the longer nights, the geared up schedules, the football games, the new clothes, the new shows . . . I’m not sure.  I am sure about one thing:  Fall has to be the most delicious time of year!

It is hard to get Autumn-inspired living in Florida (like I do) because we don’t feel the seasons change as much as the rest of the country.  We don’t jump into piles of leaves, or don scarves and knee high boots (well some people do). Instead, the start of my fall season is marked by the release of the pumpkin spice latte coffee. Silly perhaps, but for me it works like a director’s cue taken from the pages of a play: Exit stage right: Quintessential summertime cherry pie. Enter stage left: warm, homemade pumpkin pie.

With my first sip of autumn-flavor-infused coffee I instantly want to roast a chicken, bake cookies from scratch, slow cook a big pot of chili, let cinnamon steep on the stove, lay in a bed of sage leaves, or dip a peanut butter dowsed pinecone in birdseed—ok so that last one wasn’t delicious for me, but every creature deserves to enjoy such a wonderful season!

We even describe the food we eat in the fall differently. We use words like scrumptious, hearty, rich and homey. I’m sorry to say this, but I’ve never heard anyone use those adjectives for BBQ ribs.

Ugh…I’m growing impatient.  Sadly, I think I’ll have to wait quite a bit longer. It’s still 100 degrees on the other side of my front door!