While the temperature may still be reaching summer-like highs during the day, make no mistake: it's nearly autumn. Wait, let me try that again: IT'S NEARLY AUTUMN!!1!!!11! Alright, now that my inappropriate internet enthusiasm has been thoroughly expressed, let me get on to the point:
I
love autumn. It is unequivocally my favourite time of the year. The weather is crisp, but not freezing, I can wear all of my cute boots and jackets and jumpers, and - hello!? - pumpkin picking! Not to mention I can bake pumpkin-flavoured anything, have hot cocoa every day, and cook a gorgeous Thanksgiving dinner. Plus, autumn has the best weather for running. I really can't find anything wrong with this season, can you?
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| via, my Pinterest boards |
Yesterday was the first day I've had to break out my faux leather jacket to go run an errand. I even got to pop on the lovely sea-foam green scarf I bought myself for my birthday in Bath. The cooler weather always puts me in a good mood, and this year, my good mood seems to have manifested itself in a desperate need to bake.
Seriously. I just spent half an hour trolling Teh Interwebz and pinning new recipes for things I intend to make over the coming weeks. I even have some great excuses: my sister is staying with us for the better part of a fortnight on her way to being an awesome opossum Fulbright scholar in Vienna; Ethan's first birthday is at the end of October; I'm planning Relief Society activities that will require some tasty refreshments; and the best reason of all: because I feel like it, dammit! (Yeah...that just felt like it needed an extra bit of verbal punctuation. A bit like Clark Gable's parting line in
Gone With The Wind.)
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| Frankly, my dear... |
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| because he hasn't been seen round these parts in far too long. |
I don't think I'm being terribly over-ambitious, considering that my last two boundary-pushing experiments - making brownies from scratch, and making a cake from scratch - both turned out quite successfully, if I do say so myself. But, I'll let the pictures do the talking from here on out: my only dilemma is which tasty treat to try first. Rest assured, you'll hear all about it when I decide.
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| Herbed French Fries, via Saveur |
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