I am planning a tunnel of fudge cake as a late bday cake for my partner.

Also thinking about chicken soup with matzo balls (and split pea soup for my girlfriend who's veggie) b/c chicken's on sale, we have tons of carrots, and fall is supposed to finally hit the PNW hard this weekend.

Cornbread is in the oven, pot of cowboy beans on the stove. Going to make bread pudding again this weekend (probably) to use up a stale loaf of challah. And then? No idea. Bought some pork roasts today, so might make that. Maybe with sweet plum sauce. Got to pick apples and make applesauce at some point. If the weather is nice, might do that this weekend too.

Chili, chili and more chili... it's a trifecta sports weekend here in Wisconsin! Go Brewers, Bucky & GO PACK!

(sorry... couldn't resist)

Just made Smittenkitchen's oatmeal raisin cookies but used 1/2 the butter and swapped in some applesauce. YUM. Made macaroni and cheese with peas and onions baked and less cheese to lower the fat. Sunday, I'm making a vegetarian taco casserole for family dinner with my boyfriend's family. Yay for fall!

I'm going apple picking on Sunday! So if there's time on Sunday night, an amazing apple cake recipe I saw online to bring into the office.

Earl grey cookies - from the recipe you posted earlier. But with lady grey, I think. 2 small squashes that will likely be used (spaghetti & acorn). And need to come up with something cheap & filling for lunches next week. Budget crunch.

Falafel
Cucumber tomato dill salad
Random soup
Pear cake
peanut butter cookies
Apple cider
Mushrooms with italian tofurky sausage
Pasta with Swiss chard and asparagus
Mashed taters with dill

roasted tomato soup
marinated eggplant
blt salad
tartines
plum sorbet
cookies from rose bakery
hazelnut chocolate marbles

I'm all up on the chili wagon too! Using the saharo peppers from the CSA. I'm right there with you, keltrue, but I'm going to have to cheer for the Chargers this weekend. GO BOLTS!

Hazelnut chocolate marbles... wow!

Slow roasted tomatoes, Salsa (probably roasted), and I'm freezing fruit for winter smoothies.

Earl Gray Cookies??? I'm going to have to search for that.

Our daughter & son-in-law will be home from San Diego for the week and it is her birthday. We are throwing a b-day/autumnal feast for 22 people.
Menu is: antipasto platters, spaghetti Bolognese, penne w/pesto, green salad w/homemade ranch dressing, assorted breads w/garlic butter, confetti cake, biscotti and LOTS of vino!

Possibly brisket or beef stew....something slow roasted.

Apple nut muffin cake, most definitely.

Long week, still adjusting to working full time after many years. Am wishing vintagejenta was delivering dinner to my house tonight!

Since that's unlikely, I think what's up for the weekend is a big pot of chicken soup, Risi e Bisi
for daughter's lunch after ballet practice, and pumpkin muffins.

Just remembered that I have some pork sirloin roasts in the freezer I could do something with.

Espresso chocolate chip peanut butter cookies, pumpkin spice latte cupcakes, french onion chicken, no knead bread.

I roasted a head of garlic last weekend, so I used that for roasted garlic spread for the freezer. Also made some spinach dip to use up my dill from the CSA. My honey is away today on a bike ride, so I might try the Cook's Illustrated Potato Tots recipe for a thoroughly unhealthy bachelorette dinner tonight. Tomorrow we'll barbecue burgers and have them with onion jam, cole slaw, and a Greek salad.

I dreamed this morning about Shepherd's Pie with Colcannon on top, so that might have to happen later in the week. ;)

Haha! @Merry123 - it was pretty delicious. The beans were soupier than I expected and took way less time than I expected cook. I only soaked them for 5 or 6 hours, then simmered them for about an hour and they were already done! That's what I get for buying "fresh" dried beans. But yes, with a little kielbasa sliced in, some chopped onions, a little tomato paste, and lots of smoked spanish paprika, the black and red kidney beans were delicious. We might even have them again for supper tonight. Although the cornbread is basically gone... Lol. Heavy cream + buttermilk = amazing cornbread.

I've also got a cabbage sitting in the fridge waiting to be used, so I might also make a one-pot, cabbage-onion-apple-sausage melange. Sauteed in butter? Yes please.

Coq au vin, to use up some gorgeous CSA chicken and CSA vegetables!

Slow cooker black bean soup (with Cayuga Organics beans), lentils+sweet potatoes+bacon+kale salad, whole-wheat cheese crackers, and lots and lots of tea. It's finally gotten chilly here in NYC!

Fresh from the coast shrimp, lightly breaded and fried, baked sweet and russet potatoes, slaw with red and green cabbage, walnuts, apples, carrots, for company on Saturday.
About to make the Summer Sage cocktail and have a mushroom, artichoke, spinach lasagna and pear, plum, almond cobbler in the oven.

@lazy_lurker: http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/dessert/recipe-earl-grey-tea-cookies-013268 :) So good.

I grilled, by myself, for the 1st time ever tonight. It was an emotionally momentous occasion for a few reasons for this single gal. Needless to say, I'm pretty proud. And used several tips for grilled pork tenderloin from the Kitchn. Thanks guys :)

I made mac & cheese with broccoli and ham from scratch, fresh pesto, and banana bread. My husband's grilling pizza tonight, and I offered to make no-knead bread since I'll be out of town at the end of the week. Making molasses cookies is on the to-do list, so that might happen as well--we'll see!

It really was the perfect day to drink beer and watch soccer. Go Timbers!

Fresh cannellini beans prepared with carmelized onions and sweet german bacon

local wild salmon and salsa verde

chocolate pudding!