From the Connecticut Arts and Style section: Soup’s on — plain or fancy
When the October temperature finally went below 50 degrees, my wife Marsha grabbed a bag of cranberry beans that had been languishing in the cupboard …
Posts tagged fall
From The Norwalk Hour: An apple a day
All of a sudden, apples are everywhere. You can have your pumpkin spice whatever, squash in its many delicious colors and flavors, or slow-simmered stews. …
From The Norwalk Hour: The Roots of the Matter
On an unexpectedly warm and sunny Indian-summer morning we strolled around the Westport Farmers Market. For the last day of the market’s outdoor season, the …
From The Norwalk Hour: Plum Torte — A Favorite Fall Dessert for 37 Years
In August of 1983 Marian Burros published her recipe for a plum torte in the De Gustibus column of the New York Times. It was …
From The Norwalk Hour: Pie is a Favorite in the Fall
In Autumn, the not-too-hot/not-too-cold weather whets the appetite and is ideal for outdoor fun. From weddings to football games, festivals to foliage, the calendar is …
From The Norwalk Hour: Cheese is in Season Right Now
I don’t think of cheese as a seasonal food. Fruits and vegetables are, of course, because they grow and ripen on nature’s schedule. Some foods, …
From The Norwalk Hour: Finding your roots
The root vegetables were piled high at the Westport Farmers Market last week. Gone are the tomatoes, sweet corn, and tender vegetables of summer, replaced …
From The Hour: I Pine for Pears
Crisp air in the morning, a blush of color in the trees, shortened days – the seasons are changing. I can see it at the …
From The Hour: Pumpkins and Squashes and Gourds – Oh My!
Farmer’s markets are morphing with the seasons into cheerful displays of orange in many shades. Bright pumpkins, dominating the bins with their substantial size and …
From the Hour: And Just Like That, It’s Autumn
“And just like that, it’s Autumn” is what my daughter recently posted on Facebook. I looked up and realized the seasons had changed – seemingly …