My mom makes this fantastic zucchini cake every fall, and it always made coming home from after-school practices with the cool autumn air still settled on our cheeks all the more pleasant. The baked, sweet, earthy smell coming from the oven always make the house just a bit cozier and warmer. I've never confessed to her that I could only stand one or two thinly-sliced pieces, but it was never the consumption that was really the great thing--it was the motherly ritual and the atmosphere that it created. It's not exactly autumn yet, since it's just past Labor Day, but the Halloween decorations and costumes in the store nudge me in the direction of autumn preparations. The magazines have cute and clever directions for turning miniature gourds into witches, apples into tasty baked treats, and cupcakes into martians. It's so very wonderful. I know why mom calls this her favorite season.
Posted by equilibrium-girl at September 18, 2005 07:52 PM