I Love OctoNOVember

It's so weird here in Hawaii. The palm tree's palm leaves don't change colors, there is no leaves to rake up, I don't have to even put on a jacket!! No pumpkin in sight. It's still 80 degrees out for goodness sake, I could get a crazy sunburn if I wanted too....but I never would WANT to. Why does Hawaii have to be so Fall-less.........no signs whatsoever. Do I dare say I miss the seasons? Will I be thinking this when we go home for Christmas, when we get on a plane at 80 degrees and enter Washington state at a blustery 40 degrees.....THAT'S HALF THE HEAT IT IS HERE!!! (sorry I had to state the obvious) Hawaii is just too much sometimes, time to go home. I almost can't stand it here anymore its repugnant!!

naw IT'S NOT SO BAD!!!

BUT.....I sure do miss all the those things I listed. When I am working for continued hours in the a/c office I do bring my sweatshirt...not only because it's a little chilly but because I miss wearing sweatshirts! :D sickening I know. I tried to bring the sense of fall season to our home by baking chocolate chip pumpkin bars....boy did it work! Until they were all gone, I made them for work too. Polynesians are serious when they say , 'come get some before they are all eaten' I made these bars for work on Friday and with in 15 min they were half gone and by the end of the day all gone. It was a 9x13 pan!! They were delicious, and everyone wanted the recipe and printed it out and took it home. So if your looking for a good recipe, Martha Stewart will hook you up. "It's a good thing"
In the spirit of fall I made chicken pot pie, I took a picture but then realized it didn't look as good as it should have, thanks to Bisquick I definitely should have made the dough from scratch. But 1 cup of BQCK Mix, milk and an egg and the crust was done! It was more like a biscuit not crust. It was still delish though!!

The point of this is that I will continue to bake/cook holiday traditional treats and meals no matter how hot it makes my house....[Levi will get over it ;) ] even though Hawaii's climate doesn't recognize them.......