One would never know on this exquisitely sunny beachy day in Alameda that Fall has fallen around here. But it has! We are all experiencing our own version of what that means to us and for everyone its seems to be a real period of self-reflection. A time where our we are all "losing our leaves" a bit.
i love that during this time, food seems to bring a new kind of nourishment. i hear a lot more people talking about their comfort foods that come back like old dear friends to cheer us up right at this time! Warm nourishing comfort foods, things that are roasted, baked, kneaded, souped and creamy. Rich, wonderful flavors and colors enter our minds and transfer themselves into our kitchens. i love that.
I think we feel this time of year in many aspects of our lives. Whatever your belief system (or disbelief as the case may be) is, we are coming to time when there are many celebrations that center on bringing light into the darkness that surrounds us. The days get shorter, the plants take on their skeletal shapes, the animals begin their frenzy to stash whatever they can, to sustain them as the fruits begin to die off, and make seeds for next seasons blooms. We humans go through that too...all of it! In the past we were more in touch with this time, more honoring of it, even just acknowledging of it. I just took the family to a Pow Wow where the Native Americans were celebrating. It made me thankful in a new way of this time of fruitful harvests and the feasts that gather us all together to focus on our abundance and our ability to fatten up in a time when the skeletons are coming out!
We have had so many visitors to our new home and at this point we do not see an end in sight. The holidays always bring many family and friends to my table. We have a home that has both the space and the perfect locale for people of all sorts to come and stay for a spell. It seems that a lot of people we know are transitioning in some form or another and their travels seem to land them at our door more often than not. Although it can be overwhelming at times, it also is allowing us to go though our own reflections without having to even leave our living room. With each visitor comes a new perspective, a new story line, a new chance to help/be helped/set boundaries. i think that this all could not be happening at a more perfect time. What is it that will sustain us all through this time of "losing our leaves". What soups will be made in my kitchen when each new person comes to sit at my table? What light will be shed in these times when the world is feeler darker? How will I fatten up my family when the skeletons are hanging right out on the porches of my community?
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Fall is my favorite time of year! I welcome this new season. The air smells different, the leaves have changed a deep golden color giving one grand finale before departing for the winter. My summer perrenials are fading and my camellias are full of buds ready to burst open and brighten the cold winter days ahead. I get so excited about the holidays approaching ( especially because of my 4 young children) and the different food that comes with the changing season. Winter squash has been very popular in my house right now. I am loving it just tossed with a bit of butter or olive oil, coarse salt and pepper then roasted until it is carmelized on the outside and creamy and soft on the inside. Yummy! I also had a pumpkin pie craving and so did my family. I hate to admit it but last weekend I made three pumpkin pies and we ate them all in one weekend. I just couldn't wait until November! This weekend might just have to be apple pies turn!
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