It Must Be Fall Already

Forward about this blog: One of my favourite entries on Nate's blog 'countenence levity' was the one he did when he first started blogging. it was on food...building the perfect sandwich in particular. It was really fun. So, though not nearly as entertaining, here is my 'food entry' no. 1.

Wow...summer turned to fall in a very quick way and I realized it when I found myself hankerin for a nice pot of borscht. Perhaps it was the Annual MCC Relief Sale that typically has a fantastic food fair with all the traditional wonderful Mennonite dishes that got me to thinking about borscht. Anyway, I went to work on Saturday and cooked...I made homemade buns to go with the soup and a raisin cake too. As the borscht was cooking I thought that an apple pie would top the meal off perfectly...I could save the rasin cake for Franks, Randy's and my lunches. So I pulled out the pie dough (I make that 5 pie recipe and freeze the dough in individual pie portions). Alas, I didn't have enough apples.

It didn't matter though becasue Randy and Kerry came home from their little two day excusion to Seattle to watch a Mariners game. When they came in the door they told me that we were going to Mom's (Grandma's) for turkey dinner...they had forgotten to let me know before they went that Uncle Victor and Auntie Vikky were down visiting and we were to join them for supper. I took some of my buns...(yeah, who'd guessed that I would be taking Grandma The Bun Queen some of mine? Sheesh!

We had a great visit and the turkey dinner was wonderful. I am so amazed that Grandma has the health and stamina to cook a big meal like that! She is truely amazing. After dinner, Grandma, Dad and I taught Auntie Vikky how to play sequence. I think she may be hooked!

So this morning I decided to stop by the Abbotsford Flea Market after church to see if there were any good deals on some apples as I still had that apple pie in the back of my mind.

I think I visit the flea market once every two years or so. I usually forget it is even going on. Anyway, I did indeed find some lovely Okanagan fresh gala apples and a whole bunch of other fruit and veggies for great prices...including some late peaches. When I saw the peaches, my mind changed immediately to a peach pie as I know this is just the start of the apple pie season. We will celebrate the changing of the seasons, from summer into fall with a taste of summer in the peach pie and a taste of autumn with the left over borscht. YUM! Anyone care to join us? ....oh, did I forget to mention the weather? It absolutely poured today...like when you turn on the washing machine on rinse cycle! Poor Kassie was freaked out with the thunder! But the day started out with beautiful sunshine...how typical of changing seasons.

So, I hope this find this wets your appitite for my blog. I hope you come back soon!