Autumn bounty
Tuesday marked the offical start of autumn, which fills me with ambivalence. I hate that the days are shorter and that it’s now dark when I leave work. The shivering specter of winter lurks on the horizon, a scourge to my cold-natured constitution.
And yet I love the vibrant colors of fall leaves, and I’m excited at the prospect of the holidays (Halloween is my favorite). I love so many of the foods of autumn. Pumpkins, winter squash, apples, pears and cranberries are some of my favorite foods and ingredients to cook with. They’re tasty, warming and comforting. I recently bought a collection of autumn recipes, and I’m looking forward to trying out a lot of them.
To get you ready for the flavors of fall, here are a few vegetarian autumn-foods collections online:
The Vegetarian Society, heavy on potatoes and mushrooms.
The Veggie Table, with a wide variety of dishes and ingredients.
About.com, lots of strictly pumpkin-related recipes.
