Mainely Martha

Hello November! With the tricks and treats of October now behind us and the shorter days brought on by daylight savings upon us, the holiday season before us can be feel a bit daunting. But I say, bring it on!

While not overly excited about sunset before 5 p.m., the evening fires and warm kitchen are so pleasant when the elevate the gloom of darkened skies coupled with cooling temperatures. But enough of the pleasantries about the ambiance of the crackling fires, bottles of wine and aromatic scents from the oven filling the house.; it is time to get to work! It is time to start to planning for the holidays….it is the most wonderful time of year!

If you are baking pies for the Thanksgiving holidays, it is a good time to get a jump on making pie crusts. And while I will labor through attempting to replicate my mom’s recipe, it somehow never turns out the same…but I will continue to try and am pretty confident that the pie will be enjoyed just the same.

And, as a matter of course, it is a good time to start any and all dough that may be needed for the holidays. Having the dough ready to go when you are will help ease the hurriedness that comes with the season. This will help what you plan to do turn into what you actually do; imagine that.  And really, if already hearing Christmas music or seeing Black Friday ads haven’t made you start feeling the magic, get the mixer going and fire up the oven and get ready…it’s game time!