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Fall Food

10/28/2014

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It easy for me to tell that autumn has come. I find myself reaching for long-sleeved shirts and boots, thinking about food.

A restless urge stirs inside me so that I sort through my bookshelves, releasing seven bags of books I no longer need. And I think about food.

I’m compelled to sort the family’s flannel sheets and throw out plastic lids with no containers, thinking wildly about food.

Fall food.

Roasted butternut-apple-onion soup.

Roasted beets in mango balsamic vinaigrette.

Kubocha pumpkin soup --- it doesn’t get any easier. Roast it and purée with the stock of your choice.

If you want to get fancier, quinoa salad with minced red onion, feta, orange segments, arugula, cilantro, mint, and chopped dried cranberries and apricots. Slivered almonds optional.

Oatmeal with persimmon, banana, walnut, and cranberry. No sugar or milk needed.

Pears baked in apple juice with cinnamon and vanilla.

Or just an Asian pear (also called apple pears) thinly sliced, with a cup of ginger honey tea.

Mmmmmmmmmm.

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Matt Lennert
10/28/2014 10:07:02 am

You've set off a plethora of images and appetites that I won't be able to satisfy until I stuff my face with this list. I will also have to master the wine pairings for each. Well, maybe not the oatmeal or Asian pear (although that is a consistent wine flavor in some whites). Thanks, Lisa!

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Cheryle
10/28/2014 01:17:43 pm

The writer, the chef, amazing you!

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Lisa
10/28/2014 01:53:32 pm

Thank you, Matt, it's about time I paid you back for all those mouthwatering photos on Facebook! May I suggest a robust Seattle coffee with the oatmeal?
And Cheryl, you are one of the finest cooks I know! Love you!

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Krista link
10/11/2024 02:49:50 am

Great readinng

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Lisa Francesca
10/11/2024 11:40:54 am

Thank you Krista!

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