When in Rome...

So my friends and I all went apple picking/pumpkin picking (kind of) on Sunday at an orchard near here. Unfortunately, Irene hit most of the farms up here pretty hard so most places aren't much to look at but in the end it was successful.

Besides the necessary cider doughnuts and apple cider, we used the apples to make apple cake (and muffins). We also tried this pizza monkey-bread recipe I found, which I'm sure Kunjal will put up eventually... but if not, feel free to ask and I'd be more than happy to send it to you!

In case you're not quite sure what monkey bread even is, this recipe was essentially little pizza balls thrown into a bunt pan. There are other, less savory, variations too.

While everyone was rolling up the monkey bread balls, I carved a pumpkin for our front yard:

Looking pretty fly, pumpkin man!