the weather...ahhhh! It's so wet, dark and misty

into the fall

a couple of die-hard motorcyclists

Hey, it's only 40 degrees after all and a two hour drive home.  Crazy!

October's Garden

banana bread and plums

It's cold and rainy, and what a better day than to mix up a batch, using the Betty Crocker recipe, of banana bread.  As you can see, they turned out exceptional. It's ok to be envious of my baking ability. The plums are in season as well, and my friend happens to have the most outrageous plum trees.  They are Italian prune plums. This past week we sat at the church rummage sale and sold lunch bags full of plums to the neighbors.  It was fun.  Go her blog to read more about it and collect some fantastic recipes.

Bruschetta

This bruschetta was fantastic. My friend, who is a chef, made this at her last party. She grows an array of different kinds of tomatoes. Well, it was more than amazing and we were suppose to save some of the bread for the late comers. We did make a pathetic attempt, we left them 3 little pieces. Next time, be on time.

For the entire bruschetta recipe visit www.taste-buddies.com

Main Entry: bru·schet·ta
Pronunciation: \brü-ˈshe-tə, -ˈske-\
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian, from Italian dial. (Tuscany), from bruscare to toast, burn, probably from Vulgar Latin *brusicare, frequentative of *brusare, *brusiare to burn
Date: 1954

: thick slices of bread grilled, rubbed with garlic, drizzled with olive oil, often topped with tomatoes and herbs, and usually served as an appetizer (taken from the Merriam-Webster on-line dictionary).