When I was at Trader Joe’s a few weeks ago and spotted the first pumpkins of the season, I felt conflicted.  Why rush it?  I feel like school has barely gotten going.  To me, pumpkins signify Halloween, which means Thanksgiving is just around the corner and we all know what comes after that!  I can’t deal.  So I am drawing the line at decorating my front yard with pumpkins, and instead embracing pumpkin bread, pumpkin swirl bars, pumpkin stew and, of course, the pumpkin spice latte.  Sort of.Continue reading