If you’re looking for a dessert that’s fun to make, relatively easy, not too sweet, and absolutely stunning, apple roses are a great choice. And if you want to take your apple roses to the next level, you’re definitely going to want to make your apple roses with Hidden Rose apples, the seasonal fruit with […]
Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting
Sometimes your kids have great ideas, without you even realizing. That’s basically the story behind this Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting. Long story short: Kid came up with the idea; described it to me; I told him it didn’t sound like it would work; he wanted to make it anyway… it turned out great. […]
Three-Layer Mint Brownies Recipe
There’s a time for eating “healthy” foods (most of the time), and then there’s a time for enjoying holiday cookies like these Three Layer Mint Brownies. These brownies are the perfect match of chewy brownie and melt-in-your-mouth minty goodness. Of course, you could make them at any time of year. But in our house these […]
Quince Quinoa Side Dish Recipe For Fall
Among all of the fall fruits, quince is probably the most misunderstood. It looks like it could be as tasty as an apple or a pear, but if you bit right into it you’d be disappointed – its consistency is woody and its taste is astringent. But – and this is an important point – […]
Olive Harvest at Highland Springs
If it’s fall in California, it’s time for the olive harvest… and if you’ve got 750 olive trees, you’re going to need some helping hands. That’s what’s going on this month at Highland Springs Ranch, a historic California ranch and inn with olive trees that date back as far as 1854. Why the big push […]
New Fall Menu Debuts at True Food Kitchen
If you know True Food Kitchen, you know that it’s always offering most up-to-date and in-season foods. And even though summer has passed us by, the seasonal food just keeps coming. The new fall menu at True Food Kitchen – available now – is a feast of hearty, earthy flavors and deep, rich colors. For […]
Apple Salsa – Spicy, Fresh, Perfect for Fall
Picture our family in the kitchen, surrounded by 27 pounds of apples that we’ve picked. We’ve already made apple pie, applesauce, and we’ve eaten what seems like an endless amount of apples out of hand. What’s left to make? “Apple salsa!” declares one of the kids. Apple salsa… Hmmm… That might just work. Turns out, […]
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