Eat In. Fall beers.

Now that summer's over, the citrus-y heffs and golden and pale ales don't have the same appeal as spicy, yeasty reds and amber ales. Fall time has some of the best beers with a bit more flavor, but before the winter's stronger, sometimes overpowering brews. Here are four ideal fall beers.

Rogue Dead Guy Ale -- Amber in color, this is a tasty, spicier beer with a bit of a bitter taste. Rogue is one of my favorite brewing companies, and this is one of their classics.

Samuel Adams Octoberfest -- Sam Adams is one of the best domestic, large-scale breweries, and their October seasonal is consistently spot on with tons of flavor, but a bit more smooth then the Dead Guy.

Blue Moon Harvest Moon Pumpkin Ale -- Blue Moon's with a wedge of orange are a summertime classic, and this definitely qualifies as an autumn one. The flavor of pumpkin is definitely present, but largely as an aftertaste. This has a richer taste, then the light citrus-y summer brew, but definitely smoother then some more bitter, amber ales.

Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale -- I've mentioned this before, this is something I actually look forward to all summer, definitely qualifying as my favorite fall-time seasonal. There is definitely a strong pumpkin taste along with plenty of spice, but the taste of beer is definitely not hidden by the strong fall flavors.

-- Lauren Williams

Eat In. Bob's Red Mill soup mix.

Now that it's getting cool and cloudy it's time for some food that sticks to your bones. Foods with the words "refreshing," "light," "citrus-y" or anything like it just don't sound as good as some hearty stew.

A recent find at Whole Foods Market, this is one of Bob's Red Mill products. Bob also makes some tasty and funky flours if you're into baking at all. Their oat flour is great for making scones.

This Vegi Soup Mix is perfection in a bag. It has an almost-unbelievable amount of protein and fiber (21 grams protein; 19 grams dry), it's tasty, easy, filling, low calorie, and cheap.

For $4, you can make at least four batches of the stew. One serving of Bob's veggie soup can feed two people, and still have leftovers for lunch tomorrow.

Just add one cup of the packet of dry lentil, barley and alphabet pasta mix to four parts water and add whatever raw vegetables you want. I used vegetable broth, carrots, celery, and a coursely chopped onion, but tomatoes and potatoes would be very good in this stew, too.

It was just the thing for a muggy day indoors.

-- Lauren Williams