"I love comfort food - it's the basis of everything."
--Katie Lee
Fall foods are some of my favorite comfort foods.
When leaves change colors and the temperature signals sweater weather has arrived, I know the bounty of fall foods is ahead. There is something special about visiting farmers markets in search of locally grown winter squash like butternut and acorn from organic farmers. Heirloom tomatoes, onions, and garlic fill the dining table as soup recipes start manifesting in my weekly menus. Fresh herbs add layers of flavor to every dinner.
The comfort
of fall foods is reassuring as we say good-bye to summer and think about the
gifts of winter. Favorite
family recipes and the smells of cinnamon, acorn squash, and pumpkin create memories to
get us through the winter.
Take extra good care of yourself and your family. Here are a few suggestions to make this fall a great fall:
- Make your favorite comfort foods.
- Visit your local farmers markets and buy squash to grill, for soups, and to stuff with wild or brown rice and quinoa.
- Invest in some really good organic smoked paprika. Use it with grilled vegetables. Saute pumpkin seeds and smoked paprika in olive oil to finish your soups.
- Make an extra pumpkin pie for a neighbor.
- Share a pint of your homemade soup with a coworker.
- Make homemade croutons from a good sour dough bread.
- Walk in the fall leaves and celebrate the changing of the seasons.
Enjoy being alive!
With love,
Nancy
Heinrich, MPH
Founder and
Wellness Architect
Growing
Healthy Kids, Inc.
