And of course...

I should also point you in the direction of one of my long-time favorite food blogs: Chocolate and Zucchini.

Now, read away as I go off to the farmers' market. We might be at the very last week of outstanding tomatoes, and I don't want to miss a day of them. not when I am facing a nine-month dry spell where there will be no tomatoes.

At least with autumn we get all sorts of other lovely things to keep us happy when nature cruelly rips the tomatoes, peaches, and pluots out of my warm, alive fingers.

Speaking of seasonal food, if you are in Northern California, get your fishing equipment out, because the time is coming for some good, fresh fish.