Sometimes when I'm supposed to be working....

I just decide to bake instead. At 9:30 pm. When it would probably be better to finish writing my thank you notes. Or go to bed.

But....

They are pumpkin, and I couldn't resist. And surprisingly, only took 25 minutes to put together, including clean up. So while they baked, I did what I was supposed to be doing before, with the promise of a pumpkin muffin as a reward. :)

One More Hurrah for Summer!

Let's have one more hurrah for summer...ok, two. Two cheers for summer and grilling!

Though I profess to grill year round in sun, rain, hail, or snow, the reality is that the grilling season is now diving into a deep double dip recession. The initial chill of autumn has already shocked us into scurrying around looking for nuts but we will rebound and grill again before snow. Then, it's nearly over. Not that I don't enjoy grilling in the snow, it's just hard when you have to shovel the grill off between burger flips.

But let's remember the good times and let the snow come as it may. Here are two recently grilled entrees for your viewing (and dreaming) pleasure. Please make sure Nikki, Twila, Ozzie, and Fletcher are nowhere near before you scroll down - unless you'd care to have your keyboard salivated on.

Grilled burgers topped with fresh garden tomatoes, cheeses, and grilled jalapeños (Mmmmm). Charcoal grilled and smoked with fresh jalapeño (I dropped one in the coals).

Make room for cow! When you need to clear space for this year's cow, it's time to grill up the T-bone and Porterhouse. The kids didn't complain. This was grilled over hardwood charcoal with hickory chunks for a hefty flavor.

Add your own photos if you have some late season grilling to show.