Hooray, Fall!

To celebrate the first day of fall, kiddo and I made the gingerbread cookies from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book. While he was all for decorating them with chocolate chips, that taste combination didn't really appeal to me, so we went with craisins and vanilla frosting. A fine time was had by all. The gingerbread people look a little alien like, since he pushed craisins in for the eyes, which makes their heads too big for their bodies, but who says that aliens aren't celebrating the changing of the seasons?

I made up a butternut squash soup tonight that merits jotting down and repeating. Sautee one chopped shallot and about 1/4 c chopped pecans in canola oil. Peel, chop and steam a butternut squash. Put all that to the blender, adding nutmeg, salt, about 1T honey, some milk and a splash of half and half. That's it! Easy, freezable, and a toasty way to welcome fall!