Whew! That was busy!

Seriously the month of September was a damn whirlwind! I went more places in one month than I think I did all year!

Now that wedding season is officially over for me, we can get back to regularly scheduled programming here in the sizzle & sass kitchen. And in a whole brand new season, too. For as much fall hating as I did as summer was ending I seem to be transitioning quite nicely into it.

I sometimes forget how much of my cooking and let’s face it, wardrobe, is conducive to autumn weather. I’m all about the comfort of slouchy sweaters and spicy stews.

It does help that the seasons are melding into one another nice and slowly. I hadn’t imagined that tomatoes and peaches would still be gracing us with their presence all the way into October.

They’re not peak, no, but they’re still around for the roasting.

I end this post with great promises for next week as well as my first installment of Friday Links!

I know a lot of bloggers do this, but it’s always a favorite of mine. I stumble across new blogs this way, find inspiring new recipes, or learn something interesting. So I’m paying it forward! When I see something drool-worthy, eye-popping, or fascinating, I’ll compile them here!

See you next week, y’all!!

link love

someday I’d like to try this, how about you?

this kitchen is beyond , so is her blog

being 5 feet tall, I can relate

genius dressing

got lost in this rabbit hole of a blog

i don’t have a lot of cookbooks, but this inspires me to expand my collection

could there be something more distracting happening right now?

straight talk from bobby flay

i loved this, and totally believe in the powers of a “spurtle” as my mother calls them. In fact I just found an extra one at the flea market on Sunday (you can never have too many), along with some other neat vintage finds.