gourmet autumn recipes

since coastal north carolina utterly lacks fall foliage (honestly, nothing) and the weather is still in the mid 80s, true minnesotans at heart need some way of filling that seasonal void, especially since autumn is both of our absolute favorite seasons! thus, we turn to classic homemade fall-time recipes to brighten our morale:


apple pie with lattice crust! decent taste, but could use a tad more pizzazz

zooming in on the cinnamon dusting

mccabe bread recipe: alissa, back as a youngster, had taken a field trip with her first communion class to the mccabe nuns' home and baked bread with them! this recipe is simply delish.

minestrone soup! it called for bay leaves which we didn't have on hand, and the consistency was more comparable to a stew than a soup, but it still tasted great.

mmmm hearty and wholesome, look at all those veggies!

perfect pairing with the bread!

peach butter! as it baked into a thicker viscosity, it gave off the most wonderfully pleasant fragrance of southern peaches, nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger

again, perfect pairing with warm homemade bread fresh out of the oven

our peaches yielded a dozen jars! thankfully we will be able to indulge in this delectable spread throughout the upcoming pathetic coastal carolina winter season as well...