BEST FALL 2020 COOKING, RECIPES AND DECORATING
Hi there from me and G, my darling dog and best work-at-home buddy! The temperatures dropped in the New York area, and it is feeling like autumn! I love fall but have to say, I do not want summer to go especially with the pandemic likely forcing us all inside. On the bright side, I absolutely love this time year for decorating, cooking and entertaining. So today I am starting a series of posts on Best Fall 2020 Cooking, Recipes and Decorating.
Apple Crisp Bars with Salted Caramel Drizzle
This weekend was perfect for apple picking, and we picked a bunch. I decided to adapt my blueberry crumble bar recipe to make a divine apple crisp bar. I could not stop there though, so I also made some homemade salted caramel to drizzle on top (and of course had to have some French vanilla ice cream on the side). These apple crisp bars are divine – with their sweet, salty, caramely drizzle, soft apple filling and decadent shortbread crust and topping – as you may have guessed, they did not last one day. Recipe to come!
The easiest Crockpot Butternut Squash Soup
It was not all sweet stuff though. College girl told me that she loves butternut squash (who knew?), and that she wanted butternut squash soup. So I made the easiest butternut squash soup ever in the crockpot. Shh…it also has carrots, onion and other healthy ingredients (she normally hates carrots…picky toddlers can grow up to be picky teens!)
We headed to the shore Sunday and came back on the late side so to have that soup ready was fantastic. I served the soup along with a green salad and Mr. SB’s famous roast chicken. His roast chicken always comes out perfectly. There is something about being French that gives you natural talent for creating a perfect roast chicken…must be genetic! I also served my roast fingerling potatoes coated with Penzey’s Northwood’s spice which is a favorite. Will post these recipes soon (except the roast chicken…he won’t disclose his secrets).
More cooking and recipes!
In the blog world, apparently you need to be thinking ahead so I also cooked a test batch of turkey soup with wild rice – also delicious and super cheap to make if you have leftovers (can easily sub chicken for the turkey). But I will save sharing the recipe until after Thanksgiving when you will be pulling your hair out trying to figure out what to do with all that leftover turkey!
About a year ago, I started this blog and guess what? My first post was the best-ever pumpkin bread! Life got in the way (#2020) so I had to put my blog dreams on hold until recently, but am happy to share that recipe. It is delicious and healthier than the usual you find out on Pinterest.
Fall online shopping
Lastly, I had to do some fall shopping online (well maybe not “had to”). As the budget minded girl I am I headed to Target.com and found this awesome long sweater. It is so cozy. I decided to buy it in another color too. I love the yellow, teal and aqua and will pair that one with black and grey. At 5 foot 4, I am an extra small. It does run long but I love the fit (see above pic).
Fall decorating
I finally cleared the deck of dead plants (keeping it real here!) and bought some mums for that space and the front step. I also dug out my fall wreath. I found this one that would work well on Amazon but I am re-using one from a season past. More to come on the decorations. I just ordered these darling pumpkins from Target. At $5 each they are a steal, and I love the neutral colors and texture which will work well with my other fall entertaining. Well I promise recipes will be up soon! Check back for more best fall 2020 cooking, recipes and decorating.
How are you preparing for fall 2020? Any good recipes or tips to share?
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