Spice Up Your Life
Pumpkin season, non-pumpkin spiced things and October links.
Hi Bakers!
I’m coming to you just after wrapping up Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. It’s my ninth one, and this California girl is still surprised every year with how early it feels to be making cranberries and pumpkin pie. The school year here doesn’t start until after Labor Day. So while I was used to three full months of school before the holiday in the States, fall ends up being a total whirlwind of activities, sports practice, quickly changing weather, and expectations of a full turkey dinner smack in the middle of it all.
However, with change comes a chance to start new traditions.
To our menu, I’ve ditched the stuffing in favor of homemade Challah bread, added butternut squash soup (the only cooked fall vegetable that my son eats without protest) and miso green beans, downsized to a dry-rub turkey breast, but kept …
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