Spring Awakening

I really hope to make it down to NYC to see this wonderful show before it goes away...

The late first one

 Woke up to a bit of a surprise snow this morning. Before I went to bed last night folks up in Rochester were posting pics of their first one of the year - I didn't think that we would get any. I was wrong. The Thruway did not do its magic last night...

 It was very pretty. Cold clean blue sky and the fresh white of new snow...

 Koda in his true element

It was mostly all gone by early afternoon....

A Thanksgiving Miracle - SNL

Sunday Lunch

 Some Iris folks over for a meeting today - called for a big pot of soup!

Sort of Lidia Bastianich's Minestrone

This from an old 2013 k+b post

It was even more sort of today because I did not want to drive to Wegmans to make this , so everything from the Mendon Market. Meaning no swiss chard or napa cabbage. Plain old bought by the side of the road green cabbage and spinach.

I swear this soup is magic- it tastes so good and is only water based. Wait till you have a crowd to make it though - the four of us ate and I took my neighbor a big bowl with still a lot left over. Put in anything you want after the water goes in - very forgiving, the trick is the bacon/garlic step and toasting the tomato paste...

Perfect Fall Sunday Soup

Daily Koda

 First thing this morning - with rare late November Green!

 and as the sun was setting this afternoon.

Back to seasonal temperatures today, the air feels cool and crisp.

PIES !

 NUTMEG MAPLE CREAM PIE

This one is intriguing - and the easiest to make. Hitting home with some holiday flavors for sure.

 JUlIA CHILD'S AUNT HELEN'S 

FLUFFY PUMPKIN PIE

A very good take on pumpkin pie.

BOURBON PECAN PIE

I am not good at making pecan pie, but this one sounds yummy.

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