That's a good word to describe what is taking place here at our end. It started with the cool weather that has set in overnight, literally. It's sent me rapidly switching out our seasonal clothing and turning the heat on. Weren't we just wearing summer shorts and skirts a week and a half ago? Yikes!
In addition to the "out with the summer and in with the warmer clothing" we also did the unspeakable and took down our beloved summer room. Soon our deck and back yard will be filled with heavy white flakes and that is all too much for our simple sun room to bare. And so we say goodnight to it for a season.
With all this winter preparation I've been thinking a lot about soups. Is there a better way to welcome the cool fall days then with a big pot of soup? A combination of leeks, yams, carrots, and lentils all went together into a stock pot, simmering into this delicious 'welcome fall' soup. I added one mystery ingredient for a little extra goodness and let me just say the yum factor was high. I was skeptical at first thinking it might be more than my kidlets could handle but there were no complaints on the kid front. Bonus!
Bring it on fall, we are ready for you.
I love fall!!! Especially the sweater-wearing weather, but I'm a wierdo!
SO your soup looks so yummy!!! I adore soup in the fall/winter and just randomly came across this link for 5-ingreedient soups - ALL of which sound delish!
Check it out girl~ http://is.gd/44UHZ
Posted by: Cristin | October 08, 2009 at 08:25 AM
I love vegetable soup. I make one every night from october until the beginning of spring. I love to add a fennel, it gives it such a nice taste
Posted by: Imene | October 08, 2009 at 06:44 PM
Cristin,
Yes fall is lovely and it is fun to switch out to sweaters and stuff, it's the season that follows that makes me very scared.
The should was really yummy and I will check out that link you posted, never can have too many soup recipes...
Posted by: duckyhouse | October 15, 2009 at 02:09 PM
Imene,
You are my hero is you make a soup every night, wow! I am going to try fennel next time, it sounds delicious.
Posted by: duckyhouse | October 15, 2009 at 02:10 PM
yum. oh tamara, my sisters made a soup last week i wanted to marry. it was a roasted potato, leek, and arugala soup... with creme fraiche. i wish you could have tasted it, it was amazing!
Posted by: jen | October 19, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Jen, that soups sounds divine...do you have the recipe??
Posted by: duckyhouse | November 03, 2009 at 02:12 PM