Monday, October 31, 2011

GOODBYE OCTOBER, WELCOME NOVEMBER

With the changing of the seasons, come changes in our food cravings.  Do you feel yourself wanting root vegetables, hearty soups, you want to "hunker" in by the stove while the darkness settles?  
Embrace it.  Cook and bake and eat wholesome, delicious local foods.  It just feels good!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
OK, it's not my favorite holiday and, I must admit not  r e a l l y understanding it's origin so, just in case, you feel the same, here goes:
Halloween or Hallowe’en (a contraction of All Hallows' Eve) is an annual holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night preceding All Hallows Day. Much like Day of Dead celebrations, the holiday has ancient origins tied to seasonal change, harvest time, and festivals honoring the dead.
Wikipedia
The crew at Wealden preparing leeks for you.

LEEKS, LEEKS, LUSCIOUS LEEKS.
YOUR squash and pumpkin options are many!
Today was the perfect day to bake ginger cookies.  It's one of those foods that just seems to go with Autumn and CIDER (or tea).

GINGER COOKIES
3/4 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1/4 C molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 C flour
2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 t ginger, 1 t cinnamon, 1/2 t cloves
CREAM TOGETHER 1st four ingredients until fluffy.  Sift dry ingredients--stir into molasses mixture.  
FORM into balls.  ROLL in white sugar.  PLACE 2-3 inches apart.  BAKE 350ยบ 8-10 minutes.  Tops will crack


DON'T FORGET TO ORDER YOUR FRESH FREE RANGE TURKEY--call, email or stop by.
OK, oak leaves, you have permission to fall.