Apples Galore
When you head to your local apple orchard, or even a well-stocked grocery store, you’ll find all sorts of different and interesting apple varieties. Some are perfect for eating as is, while others lend themselves to baking, cooking with, making apple sauce and the likes. Of course some varieties store better than others. Here’s a quick overview of some of the more common varieties of apples. Continue reading
Is there anything better on a warm day in early fall than a glass of fresh pressed apple cider? This popular, all-American beverage is surprisingly easy to make at home when you’re blessed with no overabundance of fresh apples. Here’s how to make fresh apple cider in your kitchen at home:
Grab about ten to twelve apples, wash them, and cut them into quarters. Put them into a large stockpot and add enough water to cover them with several inches of water on top. Add a scant cup of sugar, one tablespoon of ground cinnamon, one tablespoon of ground allspice, and a pinch of salt. The sugar amount is an estimate.
Use more if you’re using very tart apples, less for sweeter varieties. You can also adjust the amount of sugar as you cook your cider. Continue reading
So many apple desserts involve large amounts of sugar, butter, shortening, or white flour – or all four of these! It’s really too bad, since naturally-sweet apples make excellent, healthy desserts without all of the added ingredients. Here are some recipes for healthy apple desserts that everyone in the family can enjoy. Continue reading
Whether you’ve grown them yourself, or picked them at an apple orchard, or bought them at your local market, it’s apple time here in NW Georgia, USA! We have some of the best apples here. Washington state has nothing on us! So for the occasion, here’s some really good recipes so you can better enjoy your fresh apple pickins’! Continue reading
