Archive for the 'apples' Category

Oct 22 2011

Apple Crumble

If you are anything like me then you can’t refuse the bounty of apples overflowing the farmers markets at this time of year.  Or better yet, you’ve gone picking and have an abundance of beautiful fruits to use.  There are Cortlands and Empires, Macouns and McIntosh, Red Delicious and Ginger Gold, Spencers, Ida Reds…. this [...]

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Oct 12 2011

Apple-onion pan sauce

Autumn has arrived in New England.  I personally lucked out in that I went away to Maine this past weekend and saw the leaves turn, then fall, and now I’m back home (a wee bit south) and get to see it all over again.  This particular season is so wonderful: clean and crisp, cool and [...]

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Jun 16 2011

Carrot-Walnut Cookies

Are you a fan of the “morning glory” muffin?  They are the breakfast muffin with a little bit of everything in them- carrots, raisins, apple butter, wheat germ, nuts.  Well this cookie is similar to that.  Packed with fiber, servings of fruit and vegetable, whole grains, and warm spices this cookie has a lot going [...]

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Mar 07 2011

Butternut Squash Soup

This season I’ve been trying a new soup recipe each week.  I’ve eaten more soup in this one winter than I ever ate in my entire life combined, and I’m loving it. Butternut squash soups are easy, and they’re also easy to change up.  You can add chilies to make the soup zesty.  You can [...]

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Feb 07 2011

Apple-Cinnamon Oat Squares

This recipe is reminiscent of fall with the use of fresh apples and cinnamon, but hearty for winter with those steel-cut oats. It’s not too sweet at all, just the sweetness of the apples & raisins, really.  I think that the recipe would do grandly with the addition of walnuts or pecans as well. Me, [...]

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