Let's Ease Into Fall

Eat your greens: a cheater's Loaf Pan Spinach Lasagna and Parmesan Kale Chips

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Well, Fall finally fell. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. We’ve been treated to warm sunny days and cool nights. It’s been an extremely smooth transition in an otherwise harsh and uncertain world. I’ll take it.

I know. I’m certifiably Weather Dependent. That term has not become a meme or a diagnosed condition…. yet. My fifteen minutes of fame is still out there waiting for me; I’ll joyfully accept the award for pioneering that particular disorder.

But let’s be real. What we eat is undeniably connected to the weather and the seasons. Do you really feel like eating a Salad Nicoise on a cold and rainy fall day? I thin…