In the mornings I throw the windows open wide, letting in the fresh, albeit dampish air. It feels good. It smells good. The sun is just warm enough; not too strong.
By 5:30 p.m. I go around the house closing the windows. I think about starting a fire in the wood stove.
Wow. It’s autumn. Welcome!
Autumn is not only the time when the weather changes, but also the time when our cooking habits change.
We start cooking things like cipollini onions cooked with apples and bacon.
And Swiebelwahe (Swiss Onion Tart: onions, bacon, milk, eggs), one of our favorite autumn treats and also a meal we always make at the cabin.
This year we made it with in-season local onions from the farmer’s market.(The Black Dirt Region in Pine Island next to Warwick, New York has been known for its onions for decades.) It was DELICIOUS. And so good heated back up in the oven a second time.
The recipe was adapted from an old cookbook I bought on eBay about ten years ago called Tante Heidi’s Swiss Kitchen. The recipe is here. If you make it don’t skimp or cut corners by not making the yeast dough. It makes the tart!
I love autumn. It’s so easy to get caught up in!
Posted by Lynne on 10/02/2012 at 06:23 AM
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