Simple Charming Autumn

 

“The world is ruled by letting things take their course.”

Lao-Tzu

 

Hello!

 

 

Fall has arrived…🌻well almost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Something which reminds me that…

 

 

summer is coming to an end…

 

 

are the flowers…

 

 

in my garden

 

 

 

 

These beautiful orange flowers ( I don’t know their name… do you?) begin blooming late summer into early Fall.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are so beautiful and present a moment of stunning seasonal inspiration.

 

 

 

 

 which allows me to bring the outdoors in and create…

 

 

what I call simple charm for Autumn in a sweet cottage

 

 

by the sea…

 

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BAKED ZITI

Joe loves pasta. That being said Joe chose this weeks date-day meal. He has been training for a marathon (this weekend) and pasta is a great carb for runners. I’ve been the beneficiary of his wonderful choice of food. The good news is you don’t have to be training for a marathon to enjoy this easy…yummy…three cheese layered delight. However…I can’t promise you that you won’t need to walk around the block a few times. sorry about that

 

 

1 (16 ounce) package ziti pasta

24 ounces ricotta cheese

 

 

1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese

1 egg, beaten

 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

 

 

DIRECTIONS 

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti and cook for 8-10 minutes or until al~dente; drain and rinse.

 

 

In a medium bowl, mix ziti, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, egg and 1 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce.

 

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

 

 

Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish and spoon in ziti mixture. Top with remaining spaghetti sauce, followed by Parmesan cheese.

 

 

Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes…

 

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let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Cheers to a great weekend!

 

 

Marcia
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4 Responses to Simple Charming Autumn

  1. Joe says:

    I really love all the Fall colors celebrated in your post especially the orange of the flowers and the reds in the baked ziti.

  2. Jenny Bonynge says:

    Those flowers are Crocosmia and they are corms. They look beautiful in your garden and as cut bouquets in your home. I have one small one that I found blooming here in this new-to-me home/garden. It’ll take a while but I am looking forward to them spreading! The pasta dish looks delicious… ;0)

    • Marcia says:

      Hi Jenny,
      I’m sorry for being so late in a reply to this post. Somehow September then October… And now November flew right by me. Thank you for the info on the flowers. I had no idea what they were called… And I love them! Believe it or not a few more were in bloom when I returned recently from a holiday. I was so happy to see them in bloom. The weather here on the coast has been quite mild (so far) I hope you are enjoying your new to you home and garden. Hope your husband is recovering well. Take care.❌⭕️❌

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