my new favorite

Fall is one of my favorite seasons — the chill, the boots, the excuse to eat food from a crock pot. So this weekend, we went to Goodwill, and bought a West Bend vintage crock pot — so cute.  Here is my fiance Ken’s newest — delicious creation.

Cassole of Farro & Chicken Sausage

• 1 cup of Farro
• 1/2 cup white beans
• 14 oz chicken sausage
• 3/4 butternut squash cubed
• 3 small onions
• 4 cups of chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon Marjoram
• 1 teaspoon of sage

Directions:

1. Brown sausage and butternut squash in a deep fry pan.  Toss in sage & marjoram . Cook until browned (they don’t have to be cooked through). Throw browned squash and sausage into crock pot.
2. In the same browning pan, caramelize 3 small onions along with thyme. Throw it into the crock pot.
3. Put Farro, chicken broth, and white beans into crock pot.  Pinch of salt & pepper.
4. Cook for three hours on medium or high.

Enjoy.

Happy Memorial Day.  Ken and I enjoyed a lazy weekend with our new grill, and a lovely meal of lamb & beef burgers w/ caramelized onions and goat cheese, corn on the cob & grilled veggies.  Delicious.

Then, we went hiking yesterday at a local park, just outside of Seattle in Woodinville called Lord Hill Park.  It was a muddy walk, but nice to be outdoors.  Then we stopped by the new Novelty Hill winery.  A beautiful modern space.  We will be back for a glass of wine out near their bocce court this summer.

A beautiful pic, Ken took of our sweet snail friend with one antenna!  Everyone has obstacles to overcome.  Let the summer begin!