And now begins the season of everything pumpkin, and I am more than excited to share these recipes with you. Starting off with a classic staple of Fallinspired baked goods, here’s a delicious pumpkin loaf to really get you into the spirit of Autumn.

Personally, I want to feel like myself in my clothes. This translates to silhouettes that reflect my style, fabrics that are comfortable and easy to move in, and colors that complement and enhance my skin tone.

October 2-5 Mon. - Turkey polish sausage, black-eyed peas, stewed tomatoes, cornbread, mixed berries, low fat milk.

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of liquor, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple who live in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is rich; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to start reading more. There’s hardly been a time when I actually achieved my resolutions, but in this case, it was different.

One of the best parts of having an italianstyled dinner is the garlic bread. These puffs really take it to the next level. They’re buttery, flaky, and have an amazing garlic flavor. Add some flare to your pasta with these baked garlic parmesan puffs!

As soon as the first cold front came in, I knew that my mom would soon be making this soup. I’m not a big fan of soup, but I will never turn down a bowl of this. It tastes like a loaded baked potato and is the perfect dish for a chilly day.

Autumn means cozy cardigans and piping hot coffees. It means soft fluffy pastries and crunchy leaves. For many people, Summer is their favorite, but I would have to disagree. I love nothing more than chilly days aided with oversized sweaters. Fur-lined slippers and sprinkles of cinnamon. The season of pumpkin flavored everything and orange tinged trees. There’s nothing better than those chilly early mornings and cloudy afternoons. I don’t understand how anyone could be anything less than ecstatic for Autumn.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step. Here is an illustrative tale of what it was like to be a black maid during the civil rights movement of the 1960s in racially conflicted Mississippi. There is such deep history in the black/ white relationship and this story beautifully shows the complex spectrum, not only the hate, abuse, mistrust, but the love, attachment, dependence. In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women, mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends, view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope, The Help is a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.