Our Favorite Fall Foods

I know I’ve mentioned many times that fall is my favorite season, so I won’t go on about it too much now, but I just pulled out my fall decorations, and filling up my favorite little candy dish got me to thinking about my favorite fall foods.

One of my all-time favorite foods (if you can really call them that!) are candy corns and candy pumpkins. I’ve loved them so much that for my birthday one year, my best friend got me nothing but little bags of candy corn and pumpkins. I was in heaven, and thought it was a very thoughtful gift! The mix I found today has not only the regular candy corn and pumpkins, but also some “chocolate” flavored ones that are… interesting!

I also love fall meals, especially if they can be put in the crockpot for the day and all but forgotten about — at least until the smell starts wafting from room to room.

I love doing pot roast (this one is my favorite — use the Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup with Roasted Garlic, it’s amazing) with carrots, and then whipping up a batch of mashed potatoes on the side with some steamed cauliflower and broccoli.

I also love chili — oh, the many, many different chilis I’ve tried over the years! Oddly enough, my family isn’t terribly crazy about them (the kids must get that from their dad), though they’ll humor me when my craving for it becomes too much to bear. This one manages to get thumbs-up from everyone!

What are your favorite foods and meals to prepare in the fall? Are you looking forward to them this year too?