Fall’s Signature Flavors
Cooler weather calls for the favorite flavors of fall
I think of comfort foods like hearty soups, salads with grilled squash, creamy casseroles, and pumpkin-spiced desserts when I think of fall. We have four great recipes that work well for any craving for the flavors of fall. I’m starting with soup because I like to make it on the weekends when I have some time to tend to simmering and slow cooking. Ina Garten’s Italian Wedding Soup is like drinking liquid gold. The labor is in the meatballs, so I make a double batch and freeze one to throw together this soup even a weeknight. The baby spinach is added at the end, so it stays green and flavorful. I hope you agree that this soup probably is of your top five all-time favorites.
Ina Garten’s Italian Wedding Soup
Is worth every last step it takes to make.
“Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it’s more important to make yourself feel good.”
Butternut Squash Salad by Love and Lemons is a meal in itself and has some of my favorite ingredients like pistachios, pomegranate seeds, and dates.
Cipriani’s is such a classic restaurant in New York City and sadly they haven’t reopened all their locations yet. You can, however, enjoy one of their best-loved dishes at home. Cipriani’s Baked Taglioli with Ham is the ultimate comfort food. I like broiling it at the end to get a little crust on it.
Super-moist, The perfect amount of spice, and easy to make
Taste of Home hit it out of the park with these bars. I’ve made them in cake form also.
We have lots of ideas for you to ease back into fall. Coming up: Thanksgiving sides.
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Photos by Taste of Home, Ina Garten, Love and Lemons and author’s own.
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