This Week

Sorry, nothing exciting and new to post today. I made two things over the weekend - and neither were blog-worthy (cheesy hashbrown potato casserole for a bonfire/Mizzou football watch party on Saturday night and "oven fried" chicken tenders Sunday night).

However, I am looking forward to cooking some good stuff this week:
Saffron risotto with butternut squash (Barefoot Bloggers)
Pumpkin frozen custard
Green-packed stir fry
Shoulder tender steak

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I'm going to be working on "harvest food" - portable things Ken can eat in the combine during the evening (or quick-fix things I can make when he gets home late).

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Now that October is here, I feel like I MUST bake some pumpkin-flavored treats. I have got to move this up on my priority list so I can stop obsessing over thinking about pumpkin treats!

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Speaking of pumpkin treats, I saw Pumpkin Spice Kiss Chocolate Brownies on Annie's Eats recently, but I cannot find Pumpkin Spice Hershey Kisses around here! Fortunately, I do have all the ingredients for Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies, as seen on How to Eat a Cupcake.

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Although I didn't do much cooking this weekend, I did pick up the October issues of Southern Living and Cook's Country, and got Williams Sonoma's Cake (thanks, Mom!) as well as Super Natural Cooking, by Heidi Swanson. I can't wait to try some of Heidi's healthful, delicious-looking recipes. Now, online to order mesquite flour.

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Zingerman's Guide to Good Eatingcame in the mail today. Thank goodness for Amazon.com and Half.com! I like Amazon - a huge selection and fast shipping . . . but I can get a lot of good books, cookbooks, and audiobooks from Half.com for under $2 each (not including shipping).
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Finally, I'm working on a package for Blogging by Mail!