Summer is passing quickly now. Gone are the blazing skin burning heat, sweat generating humidity and breath-stifling afternoons. Autumn has arrived. Days are now a mix of sparkling clear skies, gentle dry temperatures with crisp breezes for perfect sailing punctuated ever now and then with a cloud filled gray gray day with falling temperatures and perhaps a shower. Today is one of those days. They are necessary to change the colors, to fill the parks with luscious reds, oranges, yellows and browns. It's one of those days that give me time to prepare for those other days.
Autumn brings familiar aromas and tastes, rich chicken cacciatores, thick soups, buttery raviolis, roasted squash casseroles, and red wine that warms the palate, replacing the cool taste of white. To celebrate this seasonal change, we are breaking out my husband's favorite recipes to create an autumn dinner to share with friends. I've filled the dining room with multi-colored gourds, pumpkins, Indian corn stalks all resting in baskets and metal bins filled with straw and spiced candles. Burgundy and rustic yellow mums spilling over their pots have been added as well. I love the autumn and I've been on my summer diet too long. It's time to eat again!
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