So to enjoy the wonderful weather that we have been having lately, before it disappears for a few months, we decided to take a trip out to an orchard. Since we really don't want go to one in town (no offense to the one I can think of in the city limits, we headed out to the Wills Family Orchard. We got a few pumpkins some apple products (butter, wine, sauce, and actual apples). It was nice to get out and take a small trip, even though I had thought that I kinda wanted to be lazy yesterday. It worked out for the best. At the market yesterday, I bought a ham. I brought it home and tried to put it in the freezer and found that I had a problem. So I reorganized the meat and the freezer part in general, to get it to fit in. I doing that I found that I had quite the collection of meats, so, it's time to use some of what I was storing for winter (apparently) and use them.
- Open faced sandwich with Pancetta Americana, heirloom tomatoes (Cleverly Farms), and an egg
- Pumpkin Enchilada Casserole with Red Chile Sauce (p84 October/November 2010 Fine Cooking)
- Pumpkin Soup with Sage and Gruyère Croutons (p83 October/November 2010 Fine Cooking)
- Iowa Grass Fed Beef burgers
- Ground Chicken spiced up into a sort of sloppy joe type of thing.