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Yesterday we drove up to Mid Coast Maine so we could pick apples at Bailey’s Orchard {our favorite orchard in Maine!} to load up on our favorite Rhode Island Greening apples for pies. I’ve had apples {and pie} on my mind lately so I figured today I’d share what I know about the best apple Read More >>
Apples, butter and cinnamon. If you’ve got those three things on hand, then you have the ingredients to make this simple and totally scrumptious dessert. We had it last night with vanilla ice cream, but I think this would be a big hit as a side dish at Thanksgiving or any other holiday gathering as Read More >>
Living in Washington means that right now is in-your-face apple season. In all of these years, it has never once occurred to me to think about HOW the apples ended up in the grocery store or road side stands that I typically pick them up from. Did you know that every.single.apple that we eat is Read More >>
I saw this recipe on my friend JJ’s blog and immediate left a comment telling her I was making it. I was already in the mood for a good coffee cake, so seeing this recipe just hit the spot. My mouth was watering before I stirred together the first ingredient. As always, JJ delivered in Read More >>
According to an article on KSDK.com, Washington state had a bumper crop of apples this year. Awesome, right? Well, apparently not, because supply outweighed demand {combined with a 3 week labor issue that limited exports}, so now, excess apples are being dumped back into the fields and left to rot/compost. I suppose donating to a Read More >>
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