Thanksgiving, a day to be grateful to God for the good things in life, is just around the corner. Thanksgiving for my family means a huge meal for supper with my grandpa. We make all the staples, turkey (or sometimes chicken), mashed potatoes, veggies, gravy, cranberry sauce and sometimes we try new things, too.

Now that it’s November, it feels like fall is finally here. The days and nights are colder, the leaves on the trees are thinning out, the garden produce is almost done, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner.

October, among other things, is both National Apple Month and National Dessert Month.

Apple pie, a treasured fall desert, is both. Apple pie, while thought to have originated in medieval England, quickly became a favorite American treat, as memorialized in the saying, “as American as apple pie.”

There are many different ways to make apple pie — different apples, different crusts, and different additions.

National Taco Day is Oct. 4. Taco pie is a delicious new spin on normal tacos.

Now that fall is getting closer, warm suppers are sounding more and more appealing.

Homemade pizza is one of my new favorites suppers to throw together. When I was younger, I was not the biggest fan of homemade pizza, but this recipe has made me change my mind.

Sausage-pea cassero