Tuesday, September 23, 2008

A little easy Fall





This little acorn from a walk to the grocery store.





My favorite things about early Fall: Acorns. Pumpkins. Wild Mushrooms. Leeks.

Easy Fall Meal
Sauteed Wild Mushrooms and Leeks with butter, fresh sage, tarragon & thyme*

Roasted Squash (this one is a beautiful Delicata) (about 40 min. at 350)
drizzled with light honey and fresh chopped chives & mint.


* this can also be the base to poach a fish like cod, haddock, flounder or sole.
Just lay the fish on top, add s&p to taste, 1/2 c. white wine and simmer 'til fish is done.

25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Squash! how beautiful! I love fall at what it brings to the table!

please sir said...

Love these simple and beautiful moments...thank you!

lotta said...

hm, its lunch time and I am starving. I will try that recipe asap. Love the acorn photos, once again the simplicity of nature is stunning.

Krissy | Paper Schmaper said...

I can never have enough butternut squash!

Claire, said...

Ohhhh, Yum! Tempting my taste buds and making me eager to cook.
Adorable acorn, lucky you living within walking distance to the store. We live way way out now, no store walking for us : (

Helene said...

I miss going mushroom picking in the woods on the weekends. Fall is so pretty where I am from and here it is just a prolongated summer...not much change!! Thanks for putting me in the mood!!

limonana said...

yummy! i do love the flavors of fall, & you make them look soo good.

Mary-Laure said...

You forgot corn! Or is that late summer?

There'll be a little surprise for you on my blog tomorrow, he he he...

mayaluna said...

I just love how you eat! I'm a huge delicata fan. I've never tried it with that combo of herbs and am really excited to try it!

Lovely little acorn from a tree in Brooklyn!

Joanna Goddard said...

love the little acorn!

georgia b. said...

these are lovely warm images that speak loudly of autumn!

genuinelygreen said...

What a lovely kick-off to fall. Thanks!

molly said...

you make me excited for fall, deb! beautiful acorn (i love them, i collect them): did you know they're supposed to be good luck for fertility??

Unknown said...

Delightful images and a delicious recipe, thanks for sharing a bit of yourself!
~Emily in Norway

High Desert Diva said...

Mmmmm....sounds delish.


Will we be seeing some acorn inspired jewelry anytime soon?

ana dane said...

there is absolutely nothing wrong with acorns, ever.

Jennifer said...

Oh my. Yum. Fall is the best time for food.

Julia said...

How scrumptious! Thank you so much for the quick and delicious recipe!

Cannelle Et Vanille said...

oh beautiful acorn... i love the autumn mood that i am finding everywhere. just precious!

Camille said...

I loved collecting acorns when I was small. I would have buckets of them. I didn't do much with them, but the squirrels around my house found a veritable gold mine when they got into those buckets.

Mrs.French said...

this post is fantatic...especially those acorns. I always love your photos so much. xo

montague said...

hi fall! we welcome you (but i'm not so happy about the rain!)

cindy* said...

i found some tiny green acorns while shopping last weekend as well. they are like tiny little promises of the season to come.

littlebyrd said...

You always make the best looking meals! It inspires me to branch out and try something new.

ArtSparker said...

I like the adventures of the acorn very much. It also reminds me, in the suspended piece, of the tension in the early morning barbed wire photograph at Accept all Offerings blog.