This is what Fall tastes like...

ndynt

ndynt

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Love Fall, even though it is not as spectacular here in Florida, and all the autumn foods. Cider, pumpkin everything. Especially old fashioned pumpkin doughnuts, crullers. Winter squash..McIntosh apples.
Who else loves fall. Especially, what are your favorite autumn foods?

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Nona, I don't know where you are originally from but, here in my part of the country, fall means baked sweet potatoes, collards, pecan pies, dry beans, and country ham. Them's good eatin'. :D

It means the fragrance of leaves burning, smoke from wood burning fireplaces, crisp, frosty mornings and bright, sunny days. Mist hanging over lakes, ponds and rivers. I love fall. :D
 
Ohhh yes, Shirley...Fall is glorious. Though I have spent many, many years in the deep south, I grew up in MA. So love the autumn too and can relate to all you have described. Adding the crisp feel and sound when walking on the fallen leaves. The geese flying south for the winter. Floral arrangements with cat nine tails, Indian corn and chrysanthemums. Indian Summer days. Porches with pumpkins and fall flowers.
Yes, love collards, beans...but, with pigs tails and feet and corn bread. Sweet potatoes, especially pie. Pecan tarts vs pie.
 

In New England-

Apples, candied apples, pumpkin spice also, baked acorn or butternut squash with butter and brown sugar, homemade soups.

Indian corn to hang and Indian pudding to eat warm with vanilla ice cream.

Country fairs.

Autumn is my favorite season. Today I picked up a few more potted mums for the front along with some of those interesting looking pumpkins. Same as Shirley's area, the fragrances and crisp weather.
 
Yup Autumn means...all of the above..beautiful yellow, gold and russet autumn colours, glorious photographic light..the fallen leaves in the woods next to my house like a thick crisp carpet to walk on..The conkers falling from the trees ( there are so many already on the ground)



Guy Fawkes night with bonfires and Big firework displays. Hot Baked potatoes, hot dogs and onions, grilled corn cobs , Roasted honeyed Parsnips... steaming mugs of hot chocolate and mulled wine around the bonfire while wrapped up against the cold of the night air.




Ahhhh...autumn she is by far the most beautiful of all the seasons...:D

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These few photos are some I took last Autumn of the woods behind my house..

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..and this is the lane leading to my house...

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I take more every season..I love the Photographic light that Autumn brings
 
This is last years Thanksgiving Dinner. Pretty typical. Traditional foods never change…just the green and root vegetable sides. My mother always makes Orange Sweet Potatoes. She hollows out the orange halves being careful to leave a lot on the sides for flavor. Then smooshes up cooked sweet potatoes and adds a little brown sugar(or not) and butter. Mounds that into the orange half, bakes it at 350 for 20 minutes, then adds the marshmallow on top, and puts it under the broiler until golden.

Fresh green beens have garlic and onions mixed in. Brussel sprouts are oven roasted. Mashed potatoes and I also make cauliflower mashed "potatoes" for my vegetarian guests. I always do a plain gravy but this time I threw in some fresh herbs and mushrooms…I prefer the traditional plain gravy though. Cornbread stuffing and fresh cranberry relish. Oh, and the turkey of course. Wine, ice tea, and ice water. Dessert is a variety of homemade pies, apple, berry, pecan, and pumpkin and served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream….and a cup of coffee, tea, or warm mulled cider.Only the pumpkin are pictured.

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Lara said:
This is last years Thanksgiving Dinner. Pretty typical. Traditional foods never change…just the green and root vegetable sides. My mother always makes Orange Sweet Potatoes. She hollows out the orange halves being careful to leave a lot on the sides for flavor. Then smooshes up cooked sweet potatoes and adds a little brown sugar(or not) and butter. Mounds that into the orange half, bakes it at 350 for 20 minutes, then adds the marshmallow on top, and puts it under the broiler until golden.

Fresh green beens have garlic and onions mixed in. Brussel sprouts are oven roasted. Mashed potatoes and I also make cauliflower mashed "potatoes" for my vegetarian guests. I always do a plain gravy but this time I threw in some fresh herbs and mushrooms…I prefer the traditional plain gravy though. Cornbread stuffing and fresh cranberry relish. Oh, and the turkey of course. Wine, ice tea, and ice water. Dessert is a variety of homemade pies, apple, berry, pecan, and pumpkin and served with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream….and a cup of coffee, tea, or warm mulled cider.Only the pumpkin are pictured.

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Those are the kind of Fall colors I like. :) Here in Mississippi, it's early November before we have trees turning pretty colors. I noticed lots of colors the other day in CO when driving through.
 
Lovely pictures, Holly. The Thanksgiving pictures are Lara's.
Lara, is that a persimmon, in with your fruits? They are such a delicious part of autumn...especially with a pomegranate sauce. My son has picked a large bag from his tree...can hardly wait until he brings them to me. Will have to freeze some though...they do not last long.
DavyJones, you just do not live in the right part of Fl. This morning the air was rather crisp here. A reminder of a change in the season.
 
Holly, yes the dessert picture I took at my kitchen table. Dinner was in the dining room. I've since replaced the table since it broke and now have a table I like even better. Bought it at a consignment shop. Your photos were beautiful!

Bullie, thank you...We're having tropical weather right now, which is unheard of for October so the leaves are just not changing to fall colors yet. I imagine they will peak at the end of October though.

Nona, that's a tangerine that you see. There may be a pomegranate in the back but no persimmons. I've never tasted a persimmon but I'll make it a priority this season. What do you do with it? Peel it? I usually buy one or two pomegranates that time of year.
 
I love all the pictures, ladies.

Oldman, that is something we rarely see here.

Lara, do you rush to the grocery store for bread and milk if they predict snow for us? :D
 
Not my house, alas, the pictures were taken on a walk through my neighborhood, a bit more well to do street just west of me. But I really liked the porch decor.
 
Great pictures everyone...:D

Lara and Nona sorry I got you both mixed up.

Lara I absolutely love that table setting, but then it's very much my style and very old English...really pretty, you have excellent taste..

I've been working from home today and it's been a beautiful hot day, so at 5pm..I thought I'd nip out and catch the last of the summer and first of the autumn pictures from the woods fields and the lake behind my house..about 5 minutes away!!

The trees are just beginning to shed and turning a little bit russet and gold here and there, but it's barely noticeable yet...

It gets dark here around 6.45 (7.15 here now) so these shots were taken just as the sun began getting a little low in the sky but still bright and very warm..



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