It's that time of year again: fall. This is the greatest time of year - it's when the weather starts to turn cold and the squirrels start to become frighteningly fat and the bugs finally die off, but best of all it's when apples and pumpkins are in season. If you're anything like us - which you probably are not - you recently purchased a peck of apples at the farmers' market along with a couple pumpkins, a jug of cider, and any other miscellaneous produce you couldn't resist. Or you went apple picking and came home with a peck of apples and no plan for what you are going to do with them.  You may also be wandering around the market thinking all the good fresh produce is gone - tomatoes, peaches, nectarines, blueberries are all out of season now. Raspberries may be around for a few more weeks, but we are entering the season when apples are pretty much the only food that can be eaten out of hand at the market.  So most people think the good produce season is winding down and there's nothing left but weird, inedible, decorative fluff. WRONG! Squashes, pumpkins, cabbage and all other sorts of unappreciated deliciousness are here. We love these foods because they are cheap, nutritious (depending on how you prepare them), and can't be beat for comfort on a blustery fall day. Therefore, we give you Fall Foodie Fun! (A side note for those of you who may not know recipe conventions: T=tablespoon, t=teaspoon, c=cup.)

After last month's summer music review, a number of readers wrote in with some very personal stories of how pop music has changed their lives. Jennifer from Minneapolis made a touching attempt at a poem that described how Neil Diamond helped her get through puberty without having a breakdown.  "Kelly" from Brooklyn credits her ringtone version of Mims' "This Is Why I'm Hot," which contains the lyrics "I'm hot 'cuz I'm fly/You ain't 'cuz you not," with subconsciously teaching her enough about logical reasoning to help boost her LSAT score 5 points and catapult her into our very own Law School.