It's this time of year again – that moment just after Halloween – where I realize I’ve (yet again) not been particularly organized in planning for the months ahead. November and December are filled with all the best things: friends, family, travel, food, and drink. It's an indulgent season, to be sure. And though it’s a marvellous time, it can also be an exhausting time, working through the Christmas hosting prep and beyond. I know as soon as Christmas Day passes (namely, Boxing Day for the Aussies and Brits), I will be out of gas and most likely eating ham on toast for most of the day.
At this moment, though, I'm enjoying the calm before the frenzy of feasts, and that involves creating comforting food and cozy spaces that ward off the chill in the air. By now we’ve been through the back-to-everything sprint of September, tidied the garden (ish… still much still to do here), have had the first fire of the season, and are enjoying that easy kind of cooking and entertaining that is the Sunday lunch.
