Another morning with frost on the roofs, but the garden is holding out. Blueberry leaves look stained with berry juice, and will soon drop to the ground.
When I went out this morning to grocery shop, I wished I had my gloves on while driving, for it was decidedly chilly. By this afternoon, I took off my socks and walked barefoot in the house because of the warmth.
I spent much of the day in the kitchen, making soup, meatballs, a white chicken chili in the crockpot, and a Butternut squash quiche for dinner. The latter was very good (the link will send you to the recipe - it calls for pumpkin, but I used Butternut Squash, and Swiss Chard from the garden in place of spinach). I like to have a few meals in the freezer for busy days. And I made up some meals for my parents. We'll take them over to the mainland next time we go.
The flowers in these photos are ones I clipped yesterday when the first frost appeared. I normally like just one variety per vase, or maybe two, but yesterday I crammed them into vases, mixing zinnias and dahlias and cosmos and roses with wild abandon.
I don't have much Autumn decor. Yellows, golds, and browns are not my favourite colours, but I do like having bits of them here and there. I thought the last sunflowers looked well on the runner with the same embroidered flowers.
All that cooking today was fairly tiring, so I'm happy to sit and read for awhile this evening.
I like to have meals prepared for busy days too. We have cooler nights and days with temperatures in the mid teens. Great weather! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteYou really did accomplish a lot in your kitchen. I need some kitchen inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you reminded me about white chilli chicken. It has now become a winter favourite. Love the vases of flowers. Definitely time to enjoy them while you can. Still very mild here . B x
ReplyDeleteIt’s a good feeling to have a freezer stocked with extra meals. The quiche sounds wonderful, with either butternut squash or pumpkin. Last year we had a bumper crop of squash. I never would have thought of using it for quiche, but would like to try it.
ReplyDeleteTasty cooking, the aroma coming from the kitchen must have been wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Oh! Your flowers are so lovely from your garden. All the cooking would be tiring too.
ReplyDeleteYour this and that is filled with lovely images. Happy weekend.
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