It's halfway through the month of October and fall is in full swing !!! Living in the northeast is a perfect place to experience fall -- it's almost like every where you turn there are farms, pumpkin patches, and apple orchards. In fact, there's a wonderful farm within walking distance to my house in Monroe, Connecticut, called Benedict's Home & Garden. Growing up in this town, I've seen changes but one thing that has remained the same classic destination is Benedict's Home &

Everyone starts going nuts over PSLs this time of year -- Pumpkin Spice Lattes -- I know, because I'm one of them! I started liking pumpkin anything WAY before the PSL became popular, but rather than say, been there, done that, I embrace the pumpkin flavors showing up in everything from Cheerios to Pop Tarts to Beer (more on that in a future article). So while I could share my PSL recipe here, I won't. Instead, I'll share my mother's (Anne Marie, meet her here) Pumpkin Spice

White or Red? There's no right answer to this question! I personally prefer white sangria, because I'm a white wine drinker, but I'm not adverse to trying a lovely deep red sangria. But even when the weather gets cooler in the fall, it's not time to give up white wine just yet. And that was true this past weekend when the weather here in the northeast hit 75 degrees! So, I pulled out the white wine, as usual, and started mixing it with autumnal flavors! Listen, sangria is usu