"More Apples than Cake" cake for Friday dinner after a Summer hike
Delicious, whatever it's called! It's that time of year when Fall starts to let you know it's on its way. It's warm and feels like summer but school is starting and here and there you see colorful leaves appearing. I both start to wonder where much of the year has gone, and looking forward to crisp Autumn weather and Fall activities. But mostly, there is an urgency to make the most of the fleeting Summer days. With all this in mind we decided kick off our weekend with a short (1.5 mile) hike in a lovely woods preserve not far from the house. We saw all kinds of huge mushrooms on this walk, some as big as pancakes! After the hike we noticed the weekly farmer's market was happening in town that afternoon so we had to stop in to check it out. And what do we find but a farmstand offering an amazing variety of fresh, local mushrooms. We couldn't resist and knew we'd be having them immediately for dinner. I wanted to cap off the day's adventure with a ni...