Pumpkins and Leaf Piles

First of all, forget about Hallween, these chocolate covered peanut butter balls would be perfect for ANY occasion I can think of, or any non-occasion, or a final bite on death row. I only made 1/3 of the recipe and still ended up with this many! Thank you HappyVeganFace for posting the recipe!

Here's a view of the
inside. Simply scrump-
tious. The only hard
part was finding vegan
graham crackers. The
recipe is really easy.
And they look pretty
too. You could sprinkle
them with all sorts of
lovely extras.

Meanwhile, AJ was enjoying the loot from his kindergarten party.
























If Maia had her way she'd be outside alllll day. The fall weather has been awesome.

I made a Cauliflower Tomato Soup with Herbes de Provence for dinner (but didn't take a pic til I was half done eating it!) from the cookbook Tomato Blessings and Radish Teachings that was really excellent. And Maia practiced carrying around her pumpkin bag...












Ryan made a spider
hat at school, showed
off his vampire teeth
(neon green teeth?!),
and then grandma
came over to help get
started on the pumpkin
gutting.










I think Maia might well
have fit right inside this
pumpkin it was so big!

Harvest Festival

Sunday was my birthday,
and I wanted to spend it
with my family at the farm's
Harvest Festival. There was
the dedication of the new
root cellar, potluck lunch,
crafts in the greenhouse, a
band, popcorn, juggling &
more.


It rained on and off
all day, hence Nate's
rain gear and my
husband's hat.

Maia slept most of the
time in the mei tei, and
hooded A.J. zipped
around being silly & cute.

























Ryan
had his
face
painted
like a
tiger.

Maia
finally
woke
up
and
enjoyed
being
outside
as
usual.


At home we shared
carrot cake for my
birthday.






Monday:

Ryan's lunch: soba noodles; steamed carrot leaves; soy sauce; rice ball w/nori leaves; cucumber slices; peanuts; Lake Champlain dark chocolate w/almonds; strawberries.

Husband's lunch:
seared cabbage
salad; soba noodles
w/carrots; salad w/
red pepper dressing;
bbq soy crisps; nuts
& raisins.


AJ's snack: soba
noodles; carrot;
cucumber slices;
bbq soy crisps.





Nate practiced for
Halloween with his
new pumpkin bag,
filling it up with
organic canned
beans, LOL.

Monday afternoon
Ryan came home sick...
our first round of public
school germs. Tuesday was a Jewish holiday, and I kept everyone home wednesday as well. AJ got sick and stayed home thursday too, and by friday Nate's nose was dripping. Maia and I are holding out!!

Tuesday:
farm share: bok choy; cabbage; sweet potatoes; apples; onions; parsnips; winter squash; beets; bell peppers; eggplant; tomatoes; lettuce; spinach; baby tat soi. Not shown PYO: kale; tomatillos; hot peppers; plum tomatoes; herbs; flowers; raspberries.

Thursday:
Nate's lunch: a pickle; sesame tofu; rice Pokeball; a dried apricot; vegetable dumpling; steamed broccoli; a carrot; strawberries & raspberries.
Ryan's Pokemon lunch...Caterpie evolves into Metapod who evolves into Butterfree. 'Nuff said!

Husband's
lunch:
vegetable
dumpling
w/ soy
sauce;
soba
noodles
w/ tat
soi &
scallion;
cold tofu;
red bell
pepper
strips;
water-
melon;
carrots;
peanuts, raisins, Craisins; a pickle.

Friday:
Ryan's 6th birthday is tomorrow, so I made him a birthday lunch: grilled cheeze sandwiches;
Faery Bread (got this idea from Bento Anarchy); mini pumpkin apple muffin; Lake Champlain hazelnut dark chocolate; dried apricots; a pickle; green beans; watermelon.