Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Deeeeeelicious Autumn Food Recipes

Yup, it's that time of year around here when I share Autumn food recipes!

So, here we go!

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As you can tell from my sidebar, I like to highlight different foodie bloggers whose recipes I've tried and enjoyed. I not only follow their blogs but also their vlogger channels. Sometimes I like to simply read a recipe, other times I prefer watching a video. It all depends on the recipe and how detailed it is.

And as you can also tell from reading my blog for many years, not only do I look forward to Autumn, I literally get certifiably crazy-happy about it.

Take, for instance, two weeks ago when Trader Joe's started stocking their seasonal food items. I went insane.

And I mean....IN-SANE.

You haven't lived until you've seen a 66-year-old man jump up and down; clap his hands, and say (out loud, loudly), "OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD....I'M DYING!!! OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD....I'M DYING!!!"

An employee who was standing close to me looked as though she was going to take out her cellphone and dial 911 because I think she thought I was having a heart attack.

After jumping up and down, the first thing I did was select FOUR baby pumpkins from a straw bin they had sitting by the front door and placed them in my cart. The photo I took above is three of those pumpkins. The other one I gave to a co-worker who also loves baby pumpkins.

Since then, I've returned to Trader Joe's at least four times; repurchasing certain seasonal food items because they don't get many shipments of these products, so I stock up before everyone else gets them. Yes, I admit it, I'm a "ho" with my seasonal items.

As most of my longtime blogging friends know, during the Autumn (and Winter months), soups are what I enjoy and eat the most. I guess you could call me a "soupaholic" because I can't get enough. The wonderful thing about soups is the variety of ways you can create them. And with soups, they taste even better the next day; after they've had time to marinate.

Today I would like to highlight some soups I've bookmarked as my favorites. I discovered these recipes on four different food blogs; including the links (within the recipe title) so that you can check them out for yourself. I'm a vegetarian; therefore, the ones I've shared are meatless. However, you will find a good deal of meat-included recipes on these blogs.

*Note: you can easily substitute ingredients in these recipes for other ingredients if you wish. I do it all the time.

*Note 2: just because I'm a vegetarian doesn't mean I'm a health-food fanatic because do I eat ~~devour~~ carbs (bread, pasta, rice), and cheese. I'm Italian, I could never give those up.

Okay, first up...