The days are definately shorter and colder. It seems that autumn is fading out and winter is rolling in. Last weekend I received a box of apples, the last gasp of fall's bounty. Well, not quite, but it sounds dramatic, doesn't it? ^_^ I did, however, receive a box of slightly over-ripe apples. They were a bit soft for eating directly, but perfect fodder for applesauce! I made this sauce with very little sweetener and no spices. I plan on using it for baking and cooking things such as loaves and curry. After cooking it, I put it in the longest baking pan I had to cool it down faster. When it was cool, I divided it up into containers for freezing. My freezer is fairly bursting with pumpkin, zucchini and now, applesauce! By the way, you may notice I left the skins on the apples. Firstly I believe the skins, when washed, are very healthy for your digestive system. Secondly and most importantly, I am too lazy to peel that many apples. ^_^
Today's bento for hubby consisted of grilled salmon, rolled omelet, sesame pickled cucumber, berry tomato and mixed vegetables.
The day before yesterday's bento was a fried pork cutlet on rice with carrots. It is hard to see the rice in this photo, but it is there peeking out the side!
Last weekend my husband prepared ramen, making his own special spicy miso broth. We were lucky to get some Eringi (King Oyster Mushrooms) on Saturday, so we made great use of them. Some of the mushrooms went into this soup and were delicious! We don't get them often, so when we do, it is a great treat!
I made another pumpkin loaf last week. I know I posted one already, but this is a shot of the inside. When using fresh pumpkin you tend to get chunks rather than the smooth consistancy that comes in a can. Both have their time and place, but sometimes it is nice to actually feel like you are eating pumpkin. This loaf highlights that, I think.
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