It really is official now.
The leaves are falling from the trees.
Today I smelled the first fire of the leaf-burning season.
I even made a fresh batch of pumpkin pie spice.
Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
2 Tbsp. cinnamon, ground
2 tsp. ginger, ground
1 tsp.cloves, ground
1 tsp. allspice, ground
1 tsp. nutmeg, ground
2 pinches cardamom, ground
Sift all ingredients together and store in an air-tight container.
Autumn has always been my favorite season.
I love the cool weather and warm sun.
Vibrant autumn leaves against a blue sky.
Cuddling up in a blanket with a cup of hot tea.
In the Midwest at any rate, autumn is the most beautiful time of year.
When I first moved to Germany and said how much I was looking forward to autumn, the Germans laughed at me.
I now know why.
For as bright and cheerful the Midwest autumns are, they are dark and gloomy here.
There are beautiful days, like today, but the majority of autumn is wet, cold, grey and depressing.
Luckily, I now have a fresh batch of homemade Autumn Almond Butter to cheer me up on the dreary days.
Sweetened with maple syrup and flavored by pumpkin pie spice, this almond butter has got to be the best I’ve ever made.
God help me not to eat the entire jar tonight.
But in case I do, I made another jar of Vanilla Bean Almond Butter.
Just in case.
Eating Abroad
Maple (Roasted) Almond Butter IS THE BEST!!!
I always roast the almonds covered in maple syrup in the oven before processing them!!! To. Die. For!!
Ohhh… And btw! I won your Nutella Cookies!!! Can’t wait to try them!! I’ve been reading your blog for quite some time, just never had the courage to comment anything!! Glad I could bid on your cookies!!
Hi again!
You’ve been brave enough to post before! I wish I would have thought about roasting the almonds in the maple syrup. I just added the syrup to the roasted almonds in the processor. I’ll have to try your method next time.
Thank you for bidding on my cookies! I’m excited that they are going to you. Once I get the details from Tina, I’ll bake them and send them off! I hope you like them as much as Sebastian and I do!
Hey I just found your blog through the Healthy Living Blogs page … wow, you’re the only one in Germany!
I am German and as soon as my legal clerkship exams are over I am going to start my own one as well!
Thanks so much for showing how to make pumpkin spice – as you can’t buy it here in germany I’ve always felt a bit “left out”
when all the bloggers wrote about the amazing things you’re able to bake and make with this spice!
hello over to Bonn from Mainz!
Hello and a very warm welcome!! So nice to know there are Germans who are interested in my blog! When you start your blog, please let me know, good luck with your exams until then. Also, if you are ever in the Bonn area, we should meet up! Thanks for stopping by and introducing yourself, it’s good to have you here!
I’ve been clicking through your blog the entire day
– you have amaaazing recipes (and guess what, I could actually buy all the ingredients!) and even more beautiful photography skills!
I definetely keep you posted on an upcoming blog of mine – and hey, maybe we really will get to meet some time, that would be great!
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