Woohoo! Its October!

October is here and it is by far, my favorite month of the year. There are so many great things to love about October: the weather starts getting a little chilly but not quite cold, nature brings forth all of my favorite produce,  the leaves change, and it has my favorite holiday, Samhain (or Halloween to all of the muggles reading this post). Fall weddings are always so pretty and I just got to celebrate one of my best friends getting married on the Eastern shore  of Maryland this past weekend. October is also Vegetarian awareness month and Breast Cancer awareness month.So, needless to say, I find October to be a stellar month.

Doesn't my friend look amazing?! And you can't even tell that I was crazy sick in this picture (I'm the brunette)

Tonight I have the apartment to myself  while my hubby is at school and thought I'd enjoy the quiet.... by raiding the local farm around the corner and celebrate a belated meat free Monday. Besides, what is a better way to celebrate vegetarian awareness and help fight cancer than eating a super veggie laden meal?!

In a baking dish I diced up some brussel sprouts, a sweet potato, a beet, sliced kale, some squash and a handful of cranberries. I tossed them all together with some olive oil and sea salt. Then I covered the dish with some foil and roasted everything for about 45 minutes on 350. This is what I ended up with.

Its delicious and filling! I'm sitting back enjoying my dinner while watching "Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead". Its making me feel that much better about all the green drinks I've been enjoying at breakfast.
Well, I'm going to get back to my relaxing, stay tuned throughout the month for some great veggie dishes as well as info on breast cancer awareness month.  Tomorrow morning I will be experimenting with oats and chia seeds. I'll let you know how that goes. Happy October Everyone!