Food of the Month; Pumpkin

OK, this is another obvious one, but you can't really argue. Now, I'm a pumpkin lover. It's one of my favorite foods, and something I consume in copious amounts around Autumn, much like apples. Not only are they very much seasonal and festive, but they are delicious and versatile, just like any other cold weather squash. Not only the flesh, but the seeds, leaves, and flowers too!

Pear, Apple, and Pomegranate Salad

Well, since this is my first REAL post, I should probably mention that I adore autumn. It's my favorite season by far, between Halloween, Thanksgiving, all the foods that are in season, the weather, the changing leaves, that you can get pumpkin flavored anything, it's just a magical time of year. It helps that I don't like hot weather, so the cooler weather is a nice change.

So, here's a salad I made using some delicious autumn fruits. I actually made this salad twice, however the first time I used fresh figs (One of my favorite foods, even if it's expensive and hard to find), and didn't use fennel. I don't think figs really added much in terms of texture, but if you choose to add it, you can.

Today I had it paired with a Ham, Pear, and Brie sandwich.

Picture perfect!

It's a very simple, and very quick, autumn lunch.