October!

Pumpkin Village, Dallas Arboretum

We've lived here for about 14 years, and after years of moaning I guess I've resigned myself to the normal-for-Texas range of heat and humidity that effectively mocks my favorite season of the year.

September was predictably warm. But this month has been a pleasant surprise, a tender mercy, an unusual bounty of weather fabulosity. Day after day of blessedly gorgeous autumn weather. We're talking brisk mornings, warm afternoons, and deliciously cool evenings. (Think of early September anywhere else, minus the fall color.)

I am loving it.

In celebration of this gloriously perfect weather, and to kick off  my last carbo-centric weekend for a while, I am making Apple Apple Bread Pudding (Dorie Greenspan's Baking, p. 408) for Craft Day at the church. Drop by and try some...