LÄNKKÄRLEK OKTOBER / OCTOBER LINK LOVE

Den här månaden <3 Jag kollar igenom mina bilder och jag kan inte låta bli att känna mig så tacksam för hur vacker denna oktober har varit. Strålande sol och varma, klara färger vart en än tittar, varje dag. Jag var varit så himla inspirerad hela månaden, och jag tror att det kommer att avspeglas i länkarna, bilderna och musiken jag tänkte dela i detta inlägg.Jag ska också ge mig på någonting nytt. De här månadsinläggen handlar ju om att förmedla stämningen från den månad som varit. Bilder är ett effektivt sätt att göra det på, men något som kanske gör det ännu bättre är musik. Jag lyssnar mycket på musik, har alltid gjort, och älskar att göra låtlistor. Så den här gången, utöver att länka till en massa fint som hänt i matbloggosfären, vill jag dela med mig av min oktoberlista. Låter det bra? Okej grymt! Då lägger jag länken precis nedanför det här stycket, så kan du trycka på play med en gång och lyssna medan du läser resten av inlägget : )Klicka här för att lyssna.Jag blir alltid lite extra sentimental den här tiden på året. Jag har sådana starka minnen från höstar från förr, pulserande genom tunga drivor av våra lönnlöv i skogarna runt omkring där jag växte upp, medan något skrålande indieband penetrerade mina örongångar med melankoliska melodier. Vissa dofter eller låtar kan kasta mig tillbaka dit på en bråkdels sekund: kanelte, william it was really nothing, nag champa-rökelse, lucky strikes, heartbeats. Jag går fortfarande till samma kaféer för att jobba, promenerar samma stråk. Det är fascinerande att tänka på alla lager av mig som finns lagrade på de där platserna. Hur det enda som har förändrats är färgen på mina doc martens och melodin i mina hörlurar. Plus exakt allt annat. Jag hade aldrig kunnat föreställa mig att jag skulle leva det liv jag nu lever.Det är möjligt att jag också känner mig sentimental på grund av att Hannah har varit bortrest hela veckan, och kom hem igår. Jag känner mig alltid lite lost när jag inte har sett henne på länge. Förlorar mig liksom för långt inne i min egen värld och har svårt att komma ut igen. Tillbaka till att interagera med folk, uttrycka mina känslor och tänka två istället för en. Jag har alltid varit en ensamvarg, och ensamheten är en så fundamental del av mig att jag nog alltid kommer att känna mig som en outsider, till viss del. Med den skillnaden att Hannah nu står där vid min sida. Delar utanförskapet, och påminner mig om att jag inte behöver klara av allting själv. Eller försöka passa in i en levnadsform som aldrig har funkat för mig. Att vi kan bygga en egen liten värld helt efter våra egna regler. Och framförallt promenera hand i hand på lövbeklädda stigar, huvudena tätt ihop med en hörlur vardera i örat. Min baby <3 Den här är till dig (även om det var du som skickade den till mig först).This month <3 I'm flicking through my photos and I can help but feel so grateful for how beautiful this October has been. Bright, sunny skies and vibrant colors everywhere you look, every single day. I've felt so inspired all month, and I think that will show from both the links, pics and music I'm about to share in this post.I'm also trying out something new. These monthly posts are all about setting the mood for the month that has been. Photos do that effectively, but something that perhaps does it even better is music. I listen to a lot of music, always have, and I love to create playlists. So this time, besides sharing the amazing links from the food blogosphere, I wanna share my October playlist with you guys! Sounds good? Okay awesome! I'm putting the link right below this paragraph so you can listen while reading the rest of the post : )Click here to listen.I always feel a little extra sentimental this time of year. I have such vivid memories of past autumns, pulsing through heavy piles of damp maple leaves in the forests around where I grew up, while some shouting indie band piercing my ears with melancholic melodies. Certain smells and songs bring me back there in a split second: cinnamon tea, william it was really nothing, nag champa incense, lucky strikes, heartbeats. I still go to same cafés to work, still pulse through the same parks. It's fascinating to think about all the layers of me stored in these places. How the only thing that has changed is the color of my doc martens and the particular tune in my ears. And exactly everything else. How I could never imagine I would live the life I now live!Maybe I'm also feeling sentimental because Hannah's been away for a week, and came home yesterday I get a little lost when I don't see her for several days. Too drawn into my own world that it's hard to find my way out again. Back to interacting with people, sharing my emotions and remembering I'm not that lone wolf anymore. Or at least not as much. Being alone is something that is so fundamentally stuck in me that I think a part of me will always feel like an outsider. The difference now is that we're in it together. She reminds me that I don't have to manage everything by myself. Or try to fit into a normative lifestyle that has never worked for me. That we can build our own little world after our own rules. And most importantly - stroll through leaf covered paths, hand in hand, heads close together, with one earphone each.  My baby <3 This one's for you (even though you sent it to me first).~ OCTOBER CRUSHES ~Around cinnamon bun day, of course all I wanted to make was this giant cinnamon bun with brown butter icing from The Vanilla Bean Blog.No autumn is complete without fresh, warm slices of banana bread. Ugh! I still haven't baked on. But I'm pretty sure this gluten free one from Babes in Boyland will give me that final push. Also, their melancholic & sophisticated photography is right up my alley.Evelina's warm butternut pumpkin drink sounds so interesting and yum!I used to make a pumpkin puree a few years ago, that I had on oatmeal. I completely forgot about that delicious habit, until I saw Izzy's recipe on earl grey oatmeal with pumpkin spice purée! Infusing the morning porridge with earl grey could be one of the most brilliant ideas ever. Gotta try it!I'm gonna let Karoline's rosehip latte warm many afternoons from hereon.Have you ever had white lentils? Me neither, but when I do, it will definitely be in the form of this white lentil risotto with mushrooms from My New Roots. Sarah's tips on how to perfectly fry mushrooms without them getting soggy is btw life changing.I always drink a glass of lemon water, sometimes with a little ginger, in the morning. But Mary inspired me to make a lemon & cloves infused honey instead that can easily be scoped out of the jar in the morning and mixed with a little warm water and ginger slices. SO trying that! I'm also very excited about the food blog prize for best photography that she's been nominated to! She's such a talented stylist & photographer, and I can see her developing even more week after week. So proud and happy for you darling! <3No autumn without soup right? This broccoli rabe soup with quinoa topping from Dolly & Oatmeal really stuck with me. I love love the styling too!Up until recently I had never had polenta before. Then about two weeks ago, I arrived to Hannah's place and she had baked garlicky butternut pumpkin in the oven and made herbed polenta, a super crispy and snappy salad + spicy tahini sauce, and it was just. heaven. So when Local Milk posted this recipe for fried polenta with mushroom ragu I knew I had to dig deeper into the polenta recipe section.Gluten and dairy free maple spiced doughnuts? Yes plz! From Sassy Kitchen.Can you imagine how insanely amazing the kitchen will smell after baking this brown butter apple cake? Uhh too good! From London Bakes.Not to mention this olive oil dark chocolate chunk & pear loaf (phew!)... Again from lovely Dolly & Oatmeal.Although it's not spring in this part of the world, this deconstructed wrap-in-a-bowl from My darling lemon thyem made me very excited. Also because the recipe was inspired by a recipe in my favorite cookbook at the moment.Actually that cookbook deserves a paragraph of its own. Of course I'm taking about the debut book of Tara O'Brady aka. Seven Spoons. Gosh, the way she talks about her food and the memories it awakens in her, I can't say enough how beautiful that is. I never knew a simple instruction to a recipe could be so personal. If you're gonna get one cookbook this year, this is the one.Hm what else? Well I've been deep inside the schizofrenic mind of Elliot in Mr.Robot. At night Marisha Pessl's latest novel Night Film has kept me awake for way too long. Aaaaand now I think you don't need anymore links or your eyeballs will turn inside out.I'm gonna go make me some delicious dinner. Have a lovely Sunday evening guys!xxxxxoAgnesAll photographs, recipes and content are Cashew Kitchen originals, unless otherwise indicated. Always link back here and credit Cashew Kitchen when sharing. Thanks!