Tag: apple

  • Cinnamon and Gunpowder Muffins for CTB

    Cinnamon and Gunpowder Muffins for CTB

    I about screwed up. I was thinking I had until the end of December for this round of Cook the Books. Claudia from Honey from Rock is hosting Cinnamon and Gunpowder by Eli Brown.  You can read her announcement post here. The book has been on my bedside table for a couple of months.  I did…

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  • Apple Fritters and The Amish Baker’s Rival (Guest Blogger!!!)

    Apple Fritters and The Amish Baker’s Rival (Guest Blogger!!!)

    Join me in welcoming a guest blogger today, my mom! Here’s her review of The Amish Baker’s Rival by Marie Bast along with homemade apple fritters!

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  • Zucchini-Apple Ginger Cake for The Lost Girls of Devon TLC Book Tour

    Zucchini-Apple Ginger Cake for The Lost Girls of Devon TLC Book Tour

    Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O’Neal. It’s set in the UK so it was a perfect time to whip up a cake for tea.

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  • Apple Oatmeal Cookies with Brandy-Caramel Drizzle

    Apple Oatmeal Cookies with Brandy-Caramel Drizzle

    Another apple recipe today as I work down that peck of apples. Here is a great cookie with all the flavors of fall.

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  • Apple Cranberry Chutney

    Apple Cranberry Chutney

    A cookbook review of Minnesota’s Bounty and a delicious winter chutney recipe.

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  • Vegan Spiced Apple Crumb Muffins

    Vegan Spiced Apple Crumb Muffins

    For September C.L.U.E., we were tasked to find a recipe using apples or pears. Here’s a keeper of a vegan recipe from Heather at girlichef.

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  • Five Spice Apple Pie

    Five Spice Apple Pie

    As a continuation from my fabulous birthday trip, we stopped on our way home at Louisburg Orchard and Cider Mill.  We had previously purchased some Arkansas Black apples at the City Market in KC, but we wanted more.   We found cheap Jonathan apples at the orchard’s shop. What do you do when you buy…

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  • Honeycrisp Apple Harvest

    Honeycrisp Apple Harvest

    We have three apple trees in our yard: One Arkansas Black Apple (an heirloom variety that The Hubs gave me as a birthday present last November),  a Braeburn (I think—I lost the tag and can’t remember), and a Honeycrisp. The Arkansas Black is too young to produce and the last frost got the mystery tree,…

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  • Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest

    Spinach Salad with Apples and Orange Zest

    Last week, I came across a fabulous looking salad at Sydney’s Kitchen.   It was beautiful—spinach, watermelon, orange-glazed chicken, feta, oranges, fresh berries.   This was Sydney’s  Warm Chicken Salad.      Delicious sounding, isn’t it? The dressing for this salad sounded wonderful, too.    I didn’t have any chicken, fresh berries, feta, or watermelon, but I did have spinach…

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  • Georgia O’Keeffe Applesauce

    Georgia O’Keeffe Applesauce

    I can’t quite. I am still inspired by New Mexico. Here is Georgia O’Keeffe’s applesauce recipe with a secret ingredient from another great cook.

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