With Daylight saving time adieu, the clocks have fallen back to their winter mode and even with the extra hour we feel this weekend arrived too soon. It’s time for our Weekend Bites, and hope you had an exciting Halloween last weekend. California has been in a terrible drought for several years now, so the spookiest moment was on October 31 when at 9pm (the time most Halloween parties were set to start) a massive rain storm soaked the town for a few hours. Can you believe the next day the storm was gone and by the early afternoon of November 1st the sun was out shinning again and you could put the umbrellas away. The little cold spur gave us a chance to prepare our Pork and Cabbage, a cozy one pot meal in the oven. Right now we are back in summer again with temperatures close to 80F.
Weekend Bites Recipe: Pork and Cabbage
This dish is so simple to make and our version of Pork and Cabbage is a bit lighter than the traditional version grandam used to make.
Favorite Flower: Canna Lilies 
At the moment this vibrant orange flower is in bloom all over town and in the garden. I will run outside right now and take a new photo for today’s Weekend Bites! Canna Lilies are not quite lilies and are closer related to banana trees and ginger plants. They can be traced back to the Americas and are also found in Europe. The Canna species does well in warm tropical environments and since our weather has been so strange we have seen more of these bright plants than ever before.
Judit’s Favorite Fashion: Orange Kurta
This orange Kurta is just one of my favorites! I borrowed it from Corina and I loved it so much that I don’t want to give it back. Thank you Corina, you are a great daughter. She got this tunic from a good friend from India and it has a beautiful embroidered pattern and a color that fits the Fall hues.
Weekend Bites Wine: Sauvignon Blanc
This Ancient Peaks Sauvignon Blanc would pair nicely with Turkey and all those squash and pumpkin dishes that are in season now.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend ahead and lovely Friday!
What a cute kurta you have on and the orange goes so well with the canna lilies and Michael Kors tangerine purse. A match made in orange heaven!
Thanks Brenda, we are all about orange this week in honor of the Fall colors.
What a pleasure to see the gorgeous canna Lilies. And fun post to DO orange. I like wearing
orange and I like looking at orange. In fact I like oranges themselves.
We are happy you like our orange themed post Carol! Judit adores oranges and everything orange as well.
Girls, I *loved* this post! And Judit, I am in love with orange (my favorite color), so that shirt = divine. Can I borrow it? Corina, that purse? I ssssoooo want it. Feel free to buy it for me. I’m cool with that! Our weather has been freezing cold (ok, maybe not, but it feels like it), so to read it’s 80 degrees there, send some heat our way, will you? xoxo
We would love to send you some sunshine Kristi and hope the weather will get warmer for you! Corina will think about borrowing the orange tunic…she is still thinking…and thinking 🙂
hi beauties! 🙂 nice and yummy: it’s rainin’ in my mouth… 😉 thanx for dropping by my playground… you’re still glamorous! my very best and c u asap! cheers, Mélanie
Thank you Mélanie and hope you are having a most wonderful week!
A lovely collection of photos and a recipe – orange is my favorite color, so I loved this one, especially! And the wine review has me wishing for this evening and cocktail hour 🙂 !
Thank you Donalyn, orange is one of Judit’s favorite colors as well. Have a wonderful week!
That pork & cabbage looks very tasty and is definitely something I would like to have for dinner tonight. The orange looks fun, I don’t usually carry a purse though 😉
Hope you get to have the pork and cabbage soon. Haha yes the orange purse is quite stylish.
I would love to save up and buy that Chestnut Handbag for my mum 🙂
It is lovely! The canna lilies are also so beautiful!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
We are glad you liked the lilies and handbag Choc Chip Uru!
I want that pork cabbage so badly! You look so elegant and beautiful in that orange kurta.
Have a great weekend!
Angie
Thank you Angie, it is the most comfortable Kurta! The pork and cabbage are perfect for a simple to make and comforting meal.
I have never seen canna lilies, but they are such interesting unique flowers. The pork and cabbage looks perfect for fall and I would love the Michael Kors Tangerine tote, I have a couple in brown and neutral tones.
We haven’t seen the lilies outside of California yet and right now they are in bloom and there seem to be more every day. We liked how they matched the tangerine tote. 🙂
While New England has brightly colored leaves in the fall, I do like the Canna Lilies that give you that lovely color as do the two totes that you like. I’m with you about pork and cabbage being a wonderful dish for fall.
We can imagine how beautiful New England is right now and would love to see the changing of the Autumn leaves Karen. At least the orange of the lilies reminds us of that time of year.