559086 Sun Sep 21 05:43:37 -0700 2008 73 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4050667 What seasonal foods and restaurant specialties do you look forward to come fall...for me the change in the air always seems to lift my palate...Just enjoyed a wonderful Osso Buco at a favorite eatery and fresh ripe figs wrapped in satiny prosciutto with gorgonzola and balsamic...can't wait for some of those hearty 'bistro' dishes...and of course there's always Octoberfest! Sun Sep 21 05:43:37 -0700 2008 141554 gutreactions 1 4050700 I know it's a cliche at this point, but I look forward to eating pumpkin dishes in fall (and drinking pumpkin ale). Other winter squash too, especially acorn and butternut. Fresh, crisp apples of course, and pears. Artichokes in their second season. Mushrooms. Sun Sep 21 06:16:38 -0700 2008 4050667 113376 Olallieberry 2 4051101 Everything listed above except artichokes can be had here from our truck farmers, and they are excellent. I would add to your list: cabbage; brussel sprouts; waxed turnips, and wild Salmon and Trout - the fall run is underway here. Onions, shallots, leeks and garlic from the field, and any kind of potato prepared any way whatever. Sun Sep 21 10:15:07 -0700 2008 4050700 55318 DockPotato 2 4058241 Not cliche, who doesn't love pumpkin in the fall?! I was going to say pumpkin dishes too :) Wed Sep 24 11:07:06 -0700 2008 4050700 112406 Chew on That 3 4076798 Chew, I consider myself a sophisticated eater but I HATE pumpkin. Love sweet potatoes, acorn squash, Hubbard squash, lots of other veggies, but I HATE pumpkin. No pie, no soup, not nothing with pumpkin. Not on our Thanksgiving menu, other than a small bakery made pie for DD who adores it. Leftovers go home with her. Thu Oct 02 09:01:04 -0700 2008 4058241 15139 Diane in Bexley 4 4077847 Sorry to hear we disagree! I shouldn't have said no one doesn't like pumpkin. There are a lot of foods people like that I don't. My apologies. Thu Oct 02 15:04:59 -0700 2008 4076798 112406 Chew on That 1 4051146 Mine are pretty typical, too: Wild mushroom soup Roasted cauliflower Pumpkin seeds Stewed romano beans Braised kale with garlic Pasta with butternut squash and sage I'm not a big dessert fan, but once a year, I need a good apple crisp. Sun Sep 21 10:46:25 -0700 2008 4050667 10681 piccola 1 4051190 Ok, it's trite, but I love me some roasted chestnuts...mmm. Sun Sep 21 11:12:19 -0700 2008 4050667 154787 adamshoe 2 4051348 Local brewery stouts (oatmeal, kona coffee, etc.), Oktoberfest brews, and Pumpkin brews.... Heavy cabs or port with dark chocolate.... That's really fine by me in any season, but I seem to have more when the weather cools. Now is about the time I start making pumpkin oatmeal and homemade special chili spooned into acorn squash or over a sweet potato.... Oh! And pumpkin frozen custard! Sun Sep 21 13:27:03 -0700 2008 4051190 100743 almccasland 3 4051604 Almcc, can you tell us more about that special chili you put over a sweet potato? Sun Sep 21 18:17:01 -0700 2008 4051348 15507 Rick 4 4101395 My apologies for just now seeing this request! I'll be digging out my notes (not really a recipe, but an ongoing list of notes until I 'perfected' it) soon and be glad to post in the Home Cooking board. Mon Oct 13 11:45:47 -0700 2008 4051604 100743 almccasland 5 4104698 Thanks! Tue Oct 14 18:02:35 -0700 2008 4101395 15507 Rick 2 4051605 I always thought those were a winter thing... I wish we had carts selling them on the street. Sun Sep 21 18:17:02 -0700 2008 4051190 10681 piccola 2 4052547 adamshoe, you have definately peaked my interest with your pumpkin oatmeal AND your special chili! I need to put together a dinner menu for my nephew and his fiancee....they are both EXTREME pumpkin lovers, so I would really like to surprise them with a meal entirely formulated around pumpkin variations. I would LOVE to have your recipes or suggestions. My personal quote for years, has been...." A recipe is nothing more than a springboard for your imagination...Have fun with it!!" I am new to this site, so HELLO, EVERYONE! Mon Sep 22 08:33:26 -0700 2008 4051190 150127 Chunny 3 4078802 welcome, chunny! we look forward to your posts. i don't know about adamshoe's pumpkin oatmeal, but for a quickie "pumpkin" oatmeal, i stir in trader joe's pumpkin butter, along with my other regular oatmeal fixings. Fri Oct 03 05:27:42 -0700 2008 4052547 105717 alkapal 3 4101874 Hi Chunny - Again my apologies for just seeing this today! I'm taking a chance that you were asking me about the pumpkin oatmeal, rather than adamshoe. I've got several variations on it, but the base is always either cooked steel cut (my favorite) or rolled (when I'm in a time crunch) oats....never instant or quick. If I'm making it for myself (prefer savory to sweet), I just stir in 1/3 - 1/2 cup canned pumpkin and top with either nutritional yeast, greek yogurt, or crumbled goat cheese. If I make it for others, I use the same oatmeal/pumpkin ratio but add some pumpkin pie spices (cinn, ginger, nutmeg, etc.), top with greek yogurt and chopped walnuts or macademias, and drizzle with honey. It's really quite delicious! And if you make too much, you can always throw the extra into some pancake or waffle batter and have pumpkin pancakes. Mon Oct 13 14:40:04 -0700 2008 4052547 100743 almccasland 1 4051650 IAs much as I love the shift to fresh gorgeous vegetables and grilled proteins, I equally love the shift from grilling back to braising -- it's kind of like moving from my summer shorts to fall clothes. But I think my favorite fall dish is a free-form lasagna I make with onions, almost any kind of winter squash, prosciutto and fresh mozzarella, oregano and a drizzle of cream. Although as I was writing this, I was thinking how good it would be with crumpled sauted sage leaves instead of the oregano. Sun Sep 21 18:52:34 -0700 2008 4050667 24468 chicgail 2 4053050 Man that lasagne sounds good (no need to bother giving me the recipe though, I cook only in my daydreams). Mon Sep 22 14:25:47 -0700 2008 4051650 113376 Olallieberry 2 4057974 That's exactly what I was thinking - braised meats - beef shanks, pot roasts and beef or pork stews. Wed Sep 24 09:54:20 -0700 2008 4051650 10532 LindaWhit 3 4059164 Lamb shanks, osso bucco, and probably my favorite: short ribs. Oh, and the hearty soups. Mushroom barley ... lentil ... white bean and escarole ... minestrone Wed Sep 24 16:04:04 -0700 2008 4057974 24468 chicgail 4 4071463 Yes, short ribs. Oven cooked ribs. Ham. Pot roast. Other things cooked in the oven, which does double duty as keeping the house warm. Bean soup. Lentil soup. Split-pea soup cooked with a ham bone. And the Dungeness crab season opens. Mon Sep 29 23:05:12 -0700 2008 4059164 55316 mpalmer6c 1 4051951 Anything with pumpkins, esp. stir-fried with taro. Any apple dessert -- e.g., crisp, turnover, pie, etc. But no caramel apples, however. Ick. Soups and stews, esp. with pumpkin. :-) Sun Sep 21 21:49:58 -0700 2008 4050667 11583 ipsedixit 1 4052083 Pot roast Mon Sep 22 02:10:36 -0700 2008 4050667 10426 shaebones 1 4052808 Not really a Fall dish but I always associate it with the end of summer, and that is fried green tomatoes, Mom always made use of the "unripe" tomatoes before the first heavy frost... Also anyone else put a little sugar on their fried green tomatoes?? Mon Sep 22 13:12:08 -0700 2008 4050667 11562 Hue 2 4081244 I thought of fried tomatoes first, too. I suppose it's the fact that we have so many that didn't ripen. I must confess that I am actually getting tired of them, but don't know what else to do with them. Any ideas? Sat Oct 04 07:49:06 -0700 2008 4052808 141889 MGZ 3 4083798 Joy of cooking has a recipe for green tomato pie. I may have also seen one on the traveler's lunchbox website. Sun Oct 05 16:51:33 -0700 2008 4081244 13445 Louise 4 4087134 I have a rather vague memory of reading about someone pickling their leftover green tomatoes. Might be worth Googling or asking on the Home Cooking board. Mon Oct 06 23:24:16 -0700 2008 4083798 58039 ElsieDee 5 4087251 green tomato relish! Tue Oct 07 04:35:57 -0700 2008 4087134 105717 alkapal 5 4098087 Pickled green tomatoes are fabulous! I grew up on them. You make them like dill pickles, usually. Sat Oct 11 14:25:12 -0700 2008 4087134 159340 flowergarden129 6 4099211 cool. do you just snack on them like pickled cukes, too? slice on sandwiches (yum!)? Sun Oct 12 10:00:31 -0700 2008 4098087 105717 alkapal 7 4114434 I snack on them. Or, dice them as a side dish with an appropriate main course that needs a little tang. Sun Oct 19 11:46:50 -0700 2008 4099211 159340 flowergarden129 4 4099839 There is a wonderful recipe for green tomato pie in a classic out of print cookbook on American food history. From the 18th century. My only tip if you make a green tomato pie, actually squeeze the slices to get some of the liquid out, or you will be swimming in tomato juice on the bottom of your oven! Sun Oct 12 16:51:12 -0700 2008 4083798 157425 BratleFoodie 1 4052844 Roasted brussels sprouts. Just made my first batch last night. Mon Sep 22 13:22:59 -0700 2008 4050667 10205 valerie 1 4052854 the carbonnade from the Silver Palate cookbook. Eaten with buttered egg noodles in front of the fireplace. Since I live in California, I will have to leave the airconditioning running to get the fall ambiance. Mon Sep 22 13:26:41 -0700 2008 4050667 219993 LA Buckeye Fan 1 4052862 Yesterday, with a bit of a chill in the air, and NFL football on the television, I just had to make spaghetti and meatballs. The smell of the meatballs simmering filled the house with amazing aromas. I'm looking forward to braising, and making soups. www.houndstoothgourmet.com Mon Sep 22 13:29:20 -0700 2008 4050667 65673 monavano 1 4052874 I eat/make soup year round, but I really enjoy a sandwich, and some soup during the fall. Yesterday I made up a pot of cream of broccoli soup(from scratch of course), and a roast beef, turkey, salami, and swiss sub(just meat cheese, and Hellmans). It was so good, I have been looking forward to a big bowl all day, even though it is 80 degrees today. Mon Sep 22 13:32:24 -0700 2008 4050667 26725 swsidejim 1 4052902 I look forward to making French onion soup, getting fresh cider and doughnuts. Had a great homemade chicken pot pie at the Bryant House restaurant in Weston, Vt over the weekend. You know it was good food when you think about it days later! Mon Sep 22 13:40:28 -0700 2008 4050667 219367 at24 1 4053134 Pumpkins and squashes in a moroccan style stews. Fish and chips, and onion rings Lentil soups (black or yellow) Mon Sep 22 14:53:39 -0700 2008 4050667 224081 BamiaWruz 1 4053469 Pork loin is on sale at Hennings next week so I am planning to make pork, sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and applesauce. Oh and hot rolls always go so well with roast pork. The masked potatoes will be from scratch but the kraut will be from a refrigerated bag and the applesauce will be from a jar. Haven't decided about the rolls yet. Oh, and some cider from our local place here in PA, Zeigler's. I drove past the place last week and it smelled like apples being processed. Really heavenly. Mon Sep 22 16:53:02 -0700 2008 4050667 184593 givemecarbs 1 4054335 i love my mom's porcupine meatballs with sauerkraut. i double up the batch and gorge on leftovers.... http://www.chow.com/recipes/13527 Tue Sep 23 04:40:58 -0700 2008 4050667 105717 alkapal 1 4054403 Brussels sprouts, turnips and parsnips picked after the first heavy frost. So much sweeter. Winter squash in all varieties. Apples, especially Honey Crisps and Northern Spies that we pick ourselves. Tue Sep 23 05:32:29 -0700 2008 4050667 109573 coney with everything 1 4054826 Roast pork joints with crackling and gravy Brussel sprouts with bacon Cabbage and caraway Soups (especially cream of roasted garlic and gumbo) Musaqa, really any Arabic food with all those warm spices that taste like pumpkin pie: allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg etc. Tue Sep 23 08:25:19 -0700 2008 4050667 68363 JungMann 1 4057876 Butternut squash always reminds me of fall. I made a butternut squash soup and butternut squash ravioli this week and it got me into a fall mood. Wed Sep 24 09:26:12 -0700 2008 4050667 88180 heWho 1 4058169 Ribollita. Oh rib-rib-ribollita. Wed Sep 24 10:46:57 -0700 2008 4050667 11106 tatamagouche 1 4058421 Persimmon pudding! Yes, and all the possible cabbage-and-pigmeat variations, chicken and dumplings, any kind of winter squash. Things made with apples. It's nice to be thinking of these things...helps me forget that it's pushing 90 degrees outside! Wed Sep 24 11:59:55 -0700 2008 4050667 11478 Will Owen 1 4059304 Chicken pot pie w/puff pastry. Various soups (like French Onion) and sandwiches. Wed Sep 24 17:00:32 -0700 2008 4050667 12873 OCAnn 2 4064674 Meatloaf and roasts and stews and soups. I am somewhat looking forward to it because don't use my oven much when it's above 60 degrees, air conditioning or not. But I love the way something roasting/baking steams up the kitchen and fills the house with great smells on cold nights! Fri Sep 26 16:14:38 -0700 2008 4059304 189528 Whosyerkitty 1 4064719 Homemade butternut squash soup screams fall to me. Blended with apples. yum. Topped with a dap creme fraiche and some fried sage. Fri Sep 26 16:39:00 -0700 2008 4050667 82143 amanda3571 2 4064818 Various squash soups( Mom's cream of pumpkin) acorn squash baked w/ butter and maple syrup Finnish pear and turnip pie lotsa cabbage and spuds Beets me! roasted, borscht, and w/ herring salad Fri Sep 26 17:29:07 -0700 2008 4064719 93538 Passadumkeg 1 4065003 Butternet squash lasagna with gruyere and sage and a bechamel made with cream steeped with lots of herbs and garlic. French onion soup. Roasted potatoes that were tossed with tamari, tabasco, and vinegar and oil before roasting. Delicata squash roasted with grade B maple syrup for me and harissa for my sweetie. Kale on pasta with spicy italian sausage. Vast quantities of honeycrisp apples (esp. with cheddar and barleywine!) Fri Sep 26 19:05:28 -0700 2008 4050667 64882 Vetter 2 4077911 Oh wow! I've GOT to try making a butternut squash lasagna, that sounds heavenly!!! Thu Oct 02 15:31:41 -0700 2008 4065003 92790 goodegg333 2 4078798 i agree. vetter, can you link a recipe you like, please? Fri Oct 03 05:24:28 -0700 2008 4065003 105717 alkapal 2 4114504 what sort of vinegar for the potratoes? Sun Oct 19 12:21:20 -0700 2008 4065003 52834 tinymango 1 4066535 Butternut squash ravioli and pumpkin pie! Sat Sep 27 16:23:04 -0700 2008 4050667 179924 Al_Pal 1 4070423 Coq au vin, turkey, pototoes roasted outside in a fire, mulled wine, pumpkin cheesecake (although last year I made a cheesecake and at the last minute, i stirred some of TJ's mini chocolate peanuts butter cups into it. It was fabulous!) Mon Sep 29 13:30:55 -0700 2008 4050667 116638 southernitalian 2 4073549 Beef Bourguignon, roasted chicken with maple roasted root veggies, Oktoberfest beers and pumpkin ales. Oh yeah, Tart Tatin. Tue Sep 30 21:51:59 -0700 2008 4070423 229240 goldendawn7 3 4076481 Soups, stews and braises: the longer the cooking time, the better. Thu Oct 02 06:58:22 -0700 2008 4073549 50795 greenstate 1 4076557 Slurping up hachiya persimmons, making fuyu persimmon galettes, arranging fruit-bearing persimmon branches as table centerpieces... I also tend to use more cinammon and nutmeg in my baking during fall Hearty stews with crusty bread Thu Oct 02 07:33:56 -0700 2008 4050667 161870 Cinemaverite1 1 4081003 these recipes of "october" seasonal foods from the london times is really appetizing to peruse: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article4811943.ece one that particularly caught my attention was a wild mushroom pate with cranberry glaze: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article2976501.ece Sat Oct 04 04:47:48 -0700 2008 4050667 105717 alkapal 1 4082776 Last night we went bistro in a sense at home: incredibly fresh ripe figs topped with goat cheese and roasted walnuts...fresh made French style onion soup (no cheese topping), and a hearty brisket sandwich leftover from Rosh Hashanah...wow! Sun Oct 05 06:55:13 -0700 2008 4050667 141554 gutreactions 1 4082873 Apple-cranberry crisp. Big pots of soup and chowder. Stuffed pumpkin--an annual tradition at my French-Canadian mother-in-law's house. Hers included ground pork and beef, but my husband and I often make one with bulgur instead (goes great with the pumpkin flavor). Dark, dark beer, good cheap sturdy red wine, hot sake, and hot apple cider!! Sun Oct 05 08:14:00 -0700 2008 4050667 160926 Kinnexa 2 4083076 kinnexa, speaking of pumpkin and bulgur, would you happen to have a good recipe for pumpkin kibbeh balls? there is a local lebanese market that sells a vegetarian kibbe with pumpkin blended into the outer shell, and a walnut and pomegranate center. su-perb!!! Sun Oct 05 10:08:53 -0700 2008 4082873 105717 alkapal 1 4085977 Pumpkin Pie and vanilla ice cream. Apple crisp is a close second. Mon Oct 06 13:48:47 -0700 2008 4050667 218457 Jonny509 1 4092746 Just finished off our last portion of hearty homemade Mexican style chicken tortilla soup with fresh corn...Yum! Thu Oct 09 06:08:19 -0700 2008 4050667 141554 gutreactions 1 4092755 Braise Baby Braise Jfood loves braises, especially his favorite John Besh Short Ribs. And he ate the most delicious pureed butternut squash last week and he is determined to understand this veggie over the next few weeks. Pasta - somethin about the cool weather and a good steaming plate. Thu Oct 09 06:11:50 -0700 2008 4050667 11290 jfood 1 4093139 chicken waterzooi homemade cream of mushroom soup ....mmmmm..... Thu Oct 09 09:03:49 -0700 2008 4050667 15250 sebetti 1 4099234 Butternut squash ravioli Sun Oct 12 10:17:50 -0700 2008 4050667 157030 iluvtennis 1 4099857 Nice topic. Me, I like some of the following: Winter squash soups Any warm soothing soups, really Mac n cheese lasagne Oh heck, pasta! Using my own basil in oil out of the freezer, and my own tomato puree. mushroom stroganoff mashed potatoes James Beard's white bean pasta sauce (using Baco bits not bacon) from 'Beard on Pasta' And I'm looking to find a great vegetarian recipe for pureed chestnut soup. Sun Oct 12 16:58:09 -0700 2008 4050667 157425 BratleFoodie 1 4101403 I love Autumn! It has the best holiday (Halloween) and all the best weather, and it's my feeling that no other season can really compete. As for fall food, allow me to quote a wise lady: "My feeling about chili is this: Along in November, when the first northern strikes, and the skies are gray, along about five o'clock in the afternoon, I get to thinking how good chili would taste for supper. It always lives up to expectations. In fact, you don't even mind the cold November winds." - Lady Bird Johnson I made my first chili of the season yesterday and ate it out on the porch, with a glass of Jameson on the rocks. As Ms. Johnson says it certainly lived up to expectations! Mon Oct 13 11:49:41 -0700 2008 4050667 149565 RealMenJulienne 1 4104307 Hmmm it's 83 here in NoVA.. Doesn't feel like fall. I'm still waiting to put my first fire in the fireplace. For me it's roasting root veggies in the oven(no grills allowed in my condo development), making my mom's homemade veggie marinara, red garnet sweet potatoes, pumpkin seeds, and then there is my 7 bean soup...I particularly look forward to what I call lazy Sunday cooking days. Tue Oct 14 15:15:49 -0700 2008 4050667 12633 rHairing 2 4106312 Oh now you can't tempt me with 7 bean soup and not post a recipe! Sounds perfect for a cold wet Vermont day. Wed Oct 15 11:43:42 -0700 2008 4104307 157425 BratleFoodie 1 4106380 Lentil Stew with meatballs and freshly grated parm cheese Roasted Pumpkin Seeds - I buy extra pumpkins specifically for this purpose Beef Stew Italian Chicken Soup with Rice (and yes, meatballs again! They're just so darn good) Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingerbread Biscotti crust Ribolitta with ham bones and parm rinds Wed Oct 15 12:12:52 -0700 2008 4050667 220914 krisrishere 1 4123287 Recently enjoyed a decadent hunk of short rib with garlic mashed... Thu Oct 23 05:00:05 -0700 2008 4050667 141554 gutreactions 1 4123308 Just made some, fresh string beans, potatoes, smoked neck and fat back all simmered together... Thu Oct 23 05:23:12 -0700 2008 4050667 11562 Hue