Our dishwasher is out of order. For a couple of weeks, it went through a phase where it would only let us run it once a day. Generally not a problem. Helpful, actually--an appliance with a conscience, reminding us to save water. Now it won't start up at all. It needs a new part that may or may not be more expensive than just getting a new dishwasher. We shall see.
Washing dishes can actually be a nice, meditative activity. Calming. Soothing. With a real sense of accomplishment at the end. Except that I can see it getting old very quickly. Once in awhile washing dishes by hand can be a real treat. But get a day where everyone is home all day. The dishes will add up. And every person in this family, including myself, is a dish, glass, and silverware junkie. We can't help but use a different glass at every meal, and two in between. Josh and I lived for years without a dishwasher. Now that we have one, we go out of our way to create dirty dishes. And why not? Guess we need to have some dirty dishes boot camp around here. And fast.
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Autumn
Wow, no posts for awhile! Did you ever just get so bored of yourself you just couldn't stand it? I guess that's what's been happening with me.
Fall is here. In western NC, fall is pretty amazing. You're just driving along, and suddenly become overwhelmed by the beauty of a red-leafed maple. It's downright dangerous. School is in full swing, the nights are cool, you can wear a sweater, and pumpkins! I have to talk myself into fall, because I love summer so much. But these are the things that make it bearable, and kind of wonderful.
I haven't been cooking too much, but I have been making a lot of soup. Our CSA ended a couple of weeks ago. Before it did, we received lots of winter squash: mostly delicata and butternut. Squash soup is the simplest and most delicious thing since tomato sandwiches (remember those....?) Really simple: roast your squash, slice and then boil up some apples, saute onions, mix it all together in a pot with some stock or just water. Then puree in a blender, add a little milk or cream, and that's it. You can add a bit of brown sugar, salt and pepper. Or go wild with ginger and cinnamon.
Beautiful, simple soup. And it matches the trees.
Fall is here. In western NC, fall is pretty amazing. You're just driving along, and suddenly become overwhelmed by the beauty of a red-leafed maple. It's downright dangerous. School is in full swing, the nights are cool, you can wear a sweater, and pumpkins! I have to talk myself into fall, because I love summer so much. But these are the things that make it bearable, and kind of wonderful.
I haven't been cooking too much, but I have been making a lot of soup. Our CSA ended a couple of weeks ago. Before it did, we received lots of winter squash: mostly delicata and butternut. Squash soup is the simplest and most delicious thing since tomato sandwiches (remember those....?) Really simple: roast your squash, slice and then boil up some apples, saute onions, mix it all together in a pot with some stock or just water. Then puree in a blender, add a little milk or cream, and that's it. You can add a bit of brown sugar, salt and pepper. Or go wild with ginger and cinnamon.
Beautiful, simple soup. And it matches the trees.
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