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October 27, 2006
Seasonal Food
There are foods that we only have at certain times during the year. For instance, I typically only make potato salad and macaroni salad during the spring and summer months. I only buy popsicles and cold treats when it’s hot outside. However, ice cream is different; it is purchased year-round even if it’s freezing outside. It cannot be avoided, especially when Edy's comes out with pumpkin, apple pie and later on, peppermint. Kevin has to have those.
The grill is used during the winter, but not as frequently as during the summer months. After an entire summer of cheeseburgers once a week, I don’t want those. Steaks are okay, but I’m not really much of a steak person and ribs would cool off too quickly before making it back into the house.
Fall and winter are times for special things like, vegetable soup, brown beans and cornbread, chili, and turkey or beef hash. I finished off the roasted pumpkin seeds yesterday and the sausage balls are almost gone too. When we’re feeling snacky, I bake a cookie sheet full of sausage balls in the oven. A plate –full like the one below doesn’t last long:
Towards Thanksgiving, we will make homemade Chex Mix, Christmas Fudge, Seasoned Oyster Crackers, Baked Cinnamon Pecans, and much more.
I don’t know why I don’t fix these things during the summer. I could, but I guess food is one more thing that adds to the holidays. It makes it special. Sausage balls during a summer picnic would be weird for me and I don’t know that I would enjoy them near as much. Does anyone else feel this way?
Posted by tami at October 27, 2006 8:24 AM
Comments
Yes, I do feel the same way. There are certain foods I make during particular seasons. I usually only make my pumpkin bread, homemade vegetable soup, and chili during the fall and winter, and my family has a special punch that we reserve for Thanksgiving and Christmas. However, I have to buy popsicles year-round because my kids need them almost as much as they need air.
By the way, your sausage balls are awesome!
Posted by: Stacey at October 27, 2006 11:14 AM