The weather around these parts has been nothing short of strange. September was unseasonably cool with October and even parts of November seeing uncanny days in the 60′s and even 70′s. And I’ll be the first to admit that I love the weather around here lately. Each and every day my puffy marshmellow coat stays in the closet is a day I am happy to be living in Chicago. Aside from the weather, I love the fall for the cuisine. I love fresh-picked apples, thick, warm soup and anything involving butternut squash and I can’t wait to eat a hearty bowl of chili with an unrestrained blob of cheddar on top. But I’ll also confess that in the midst of fall when everything revolves around root vegetables and stewed meat, sometimes it’s nice to have a little taste of the warmer days. I’ll take that taste any which way I can get it. No-jacket-needed...
