Hello out there! Popping in so quick today. We have a wedding in my partner’s family and a couple Thanksgiving get togethers this weekend. The sun is shining as I throw this together and I plan on getting out there to enjoy it. Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Canadians. I hope that you’re enjoying a few days of gathering and all the pie you can handle. Big hug and take care!

5 Things I’m Reading:

1. My So-Scented Life via The Cut (non-paywall)
2. We Are The Slop via After Babel on Substack
3. Bruce Springsteen’s Long Journey Home via Time Magazine
4. Trader Joe’s Totes via Articles Of Interest on Substack
5. Why Leaving the Leaves Is Better for Your Yard via The New York Times (gift link)

5 Things I’m Enjoying:

1. Finally watching It’s Never Over this weekend
2. Apple. Fritter. Focaccia?!?!
3. Not a thing I can link to, but I’ve been adding lentils to my batches of brown rice in the rice cooker and it’s been great. Short grain brown rice takes about 90 minutes in my Zojirushi, which I cook in a mixture of stock and spices. At the halfway point, I just add cooked lentils and stir them in. Perfect for the base of a power bowl kinda situation!
4. Late to the party, but loving Pop Culture Jeopardy
5. Learning a lot about spotting AI-generated video content (which is getting better and honestly scarier with the launch of OpenAI’s Sora) from @showtoolsai on Instagram

5 Questions:

1. We went apple picking and I need apple recipes!
   See the seasonal recipes below for my selects! Also working on parsnip apple soup for you ;)
2. I know it’s hard to pick, but do you have a top 5 ranking of veggies?
   I absolutely do. Fennel, cabbage, broccoli rabe, sweet potatoes, and cauliflower!
3. What are you doing with all of those honey nut squashes?
   Making soup, cutting into cubes and roasting (to serve as a veg side or on a bowl/on tacos or pizza), turning into pasta sauce, risotto, nothing terribly complicated!
4. I have lots of end season tomatoes in my garden that are a green/not fully ripe. What can I do with them?
   I highly recommend this roasted green tomato soup recipe from Sher Castellano’s blog! It’s simple (the veg just roasts on on a baking sheet), nourishing, and delicious. I am in the same predicament myself right now and am thinking of blending some up into a salad dressing of sorts with basil and garlic. I think it’s helpful to think of green tomatoes as an ingredient that adds acidity and brightness to whatever you’re cooking; rather than just lacklustre tomatoes, ya know?
5. Always enjoy your music recs! What are you listening to for relaxation lately?
   Lately: Dianna Lopez (Meadow Spirit is particularly gorgeous) and Sven Wunder’s new one. And for always: Hailu Mergia, Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alice Coltrane.

5 Seasonal Recipes:

1. Roasted Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Apples & Pecans
2. Chopped Apple, Kale & Parsnip Salad
3. Vegan Butternut Galette with Apples, Shallots & Black Pepper Crust
4. Salted Caramel Apple Smoothie
5. Hearty Apple Spice Baked Buckwheat