Sunday Funday…. a day in the life!

It’s back…. No I am not referring to football season, or even the fall season…. It’s cooking season!! I do love the football and I do love the fall, but mostly I LOVE to cook and today was the first day I got to create and play in the kitchen for the entire day (over 12 hours mind you) in a very long time!!

After a super crazy week, what with back to school and all (3 kids = 3 X NO Fun!!) and tons of amazing football ; High School JV game Thursday night – rocked it! Sadly not quite the same for the Varsity on Saturday but rounded out with 2 wins for our youth “TRI-TOWN” JV and Varsity later in the day! Then today’s AWESOME Bill’s Game was on and I was inspired to start the fall cooking.

It all started with this bounty of tomatoes and peppers… and a full net bag of onions my Mom dropped off… I wanted some salsa and I decided fresh would be best! I even diced and added artichokes for an extra ‘layer’…. The results are STUPENDOUS!!!

Because I was dicing and stewing tomatoes, I thought fresh soup would also work…. I had shredded chicken to use and with peppers and onions galore, I was reminded of CHICKEN FAJITAS! Could I create the flavors into a yummy soup? OH YES I DID!!!!

I found the perfect tortilla strips to add and served it up with hearty whole wheat grilled cheeses!

I also spied the bag full of apples on the counter; “Paulareds” – they looked so pretty…apparently no one likes them because they have been there a good week…. And no fruit makes it more than a few days in our house. Not one for waste, I diced them up, added some cinnamon and sugar and simmered them down to have a hearty applesauce on the side.

Finally, I have been planning on these absolutely delicious (and highly viewed and shared from my blog) pumpkin cookies for over a week and kept running out of time. Today was the day, and I opted for a double batch… One (my favorite) the original with frosting…

AND a second batch with chocolate chips added and a lighter glaze…

NOW I am left with 67 piles of dirty dishes and I haven’t started my meals or my laundry for the week…. Agh – it’s only midnight and I don’t have to work until 8am… NO PROBLEM!!!

WHAT did you do today???

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