Hey, waitasecond. It's fall.

When did the fall equinox shoot on by and let us fall into a horribly hot October? Oh yeah, that was on the 23rd of September. That whole equinox thing... Well, hey! The leaves are changing and falling off the trees so no matter if its 70 degrees, its FALL!

And you know what that means: fall foods! Pies, turkeys, pies, pumpkin bread, pies, apples, apple pie, cranberries, pie, squash soup, pie, corn, pie, casseroles, and pie. There is nothing better than coming in from outside on a sunny October day to eat Thanksgiving food, and smell baking pie. I know that the national holiday is a whole 'nother month off, but give me a break I'm excited.

Every year we have four families, and of course our recent additions through marriages and births, come together at my house to celebrate and give thanks. And a lot of that takes place through the consumption of mass quantities of food aaand booze. And a good cigar afterwards...

This celebration is insane and we always have at least four kinds of pie. Pumpkin, French silk, apple, and either blueberry or blackberry. I make the French silk, the strongest, sweetest, richest pie I have ever had. Ever. After eating that dinner, it's hard to get a whole slice down without balancing it out with a lot of whipped cream.

But until then readers, it's fall. Break out the soups, stews, sausage, apples, squashes, and allspice. It's times to get rich and hearty! Screw the weather. Well, actually if its going to be 80 degrees don't bring a thermos of soup to class with you. Unless its gazpacho. Or just cold chicken noodle. Anyway, time to make some pie! It's actually really easy if you don't try to make your own pie dough and just stick to store-bought.

Here's a good fall tip: instead of throwing lemon wedges in your water, put a slice of a reddish-yellow apple instead. It makes for reallllly good tasting water and is still just as healthy as adding a slice of lemon. And the whole apple thing is much more fall-ish than lemons.

Cheers!