![]() ![]() Roald Dahl’s 100th Birthday Celebration Sophie Dahl's Orange Raspberry Victoria Sponge Archival Lists Two Susan Branch books + Potato Chip Cookies.Two Recipes from The Tasha Tudor Family Cookbook.Three Course Celebration of Colin Firth's 54th Birthday.Secret Garden: Yorkshire Culinary Delights.Interview with Little House Actor Sidney Greenbush.Dumpling Soup: Recipe for a Picture Book.Christmas Tea with Madeline, Anne and Eloise.Bob Dylan's 74th Birthday Celebration (with meatballs).Anne's Liniment Cake for Valentine's Day.An Easter Tale (Mr Cornelius and His Checkmates).Sign me up! Currently Reading Favorite Posts ![]() The varieties are classified as firm-tart, firm-sweet, tender-tart and tender-sweet, and a cool Cheat Sheet allows you to determine which varieties would be best for each recipe.Įnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Not only do you get 100 original recipes, but also a fabulous Apple Primer with in-depth profiles of 59 apple varieties - notes on appearance, taste, texture, as well as history, availability, and best use. Just in case you’re not familiar with Amy’s book, it’s easily the most comprehensive, accessible apple companion out there. What could be cozier than having Autumn all wrapped up in one cozy, take-it-anywhere muffin? (I just made a rhyme, did you see that?) Though I’ve baked quite a few pumpkin pies and any number of apple desserts (pies, crumbles, crisps, muffins, cakes), I’d never actually combined pumpkin and apple in the same recipe before. These muffins seemed like the perfect first recipe for me to try - apples and pumpkins represent the essence of Fall, after all. ![]() I’d been hearing such great things about it ever since it was released last year and decided it would be a nice way to celebrate my favorite season. I finally treated myself to a copy of Amy Traverso’s, The Apple Lovers Cookbook (W.W. I’m sitting here looking out my office window, sunlight glimmering through gold and russet leaves, with a mug of warm apple cider and a fresh-from-the-oven Apple Pumpkin Walnut Muffin. There from the beginning (A is for Apple Pie! an apple for the teacher), what piece of real or imagined history will you taste with that first bite? Nature’s wondrous, perfect blushing orb - hold it in your hand, hold worlds within a world for all time. I love sinking my teeth into Dorianne Laux’s delectable poem because of the way it celebrates how wide ranging our apple associations are. Today, just because you look all perky and adorable, we’re serving Baked Apple Oatmeal Pudding. Are you thinking of family chattering at the table, the wonderful smell of cinnamon-y apples wafting from the oven, the safe, happy place of your childhood kitchen? Apples have that effect on people. No matter how you eat them - out of hand, in salads or in every conceivable baked treat, it’s all good. I reread my favorite apple poems, visit the farmers market to say hello to my friends Stayman, York, Winesap, Fuji, Rome, and Jonathan, drink lots of warm cider and best of all, look for new apple recipes. “It is remarkable how closely the history of the apple tree is connected with that of man.” ~ Henry David Thoreau Apple print available via Sugar Lane Photo ShopĮvery Autumn, I fall in love with apples all over again.
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