Hellooo blogosphere! I think there’s something about the prospect of cooler months on the horizon that makes me feel more domestic- in the last two weeks, I’ve baked cobblers, canned my own peach jam, and experimented with an immersion blender for butternut squash soup. And there’s a pot of ham hocks and beans simmering on the stove as I write this. Yep, autumn definitely makes me feel like I can do anything. No idea why that is, because you’re talking to the girl who BURNED SPAGHETTIOS last summer.

I made a wreath yesterday! Again with the whole “I can do anything September-December” attitude- I made a wreath last year for fall as well… and then didn’t make/purchase one for any other season. Weird how that works out.

As always, lessons learned/events that transpired over the last week:

• When canning things like fruit, pay attention to the recipe. If it says “use 7 1/2 cups of sugar,” use 7 1/2 cups. I know it’s going to seem like a lot, but my limited knowledge and lack of expertise means that cutting out sugar because “7.5 cups is ridiculously too much” means you’re left with peach jam soup, due to the recipe failing to “gel” properly. Because 7.5 cups was precisely what it needed to solidify.
• Matt bought “Ezekiel Bread” because it’s a bit healthier than your standard white bread, but the downside is it tastes like carpet. I’ll continue to buy my wheat bread, I don’t enjoy the texture of corrugated cardboard in the mornings.
• When you purchase a bag of beans to make 15 Bean Soup and are relying on the recipe on the back of the bag for instructions, do your best NOT to rip the bag open right where the recipe is placed. Otherwise your husband will have to go out and buy a new bag, just so you can have a recipe to follow.
• Why are all of these about food?

One more preview from Chris & Chrissy’s wedding this weekend- get outta here with all of that gorgeousness.

Happy Monday!

Update: my ham and bean soup finished- it has the consistency of refried beans. There goes my bid for the title of Domestic Goddess.