As much as I love apples in desserts or as a snack, it feels especially rewarding when you can make a whole main dish revolve around apples. That’s the case in this classic Pennsylvania Dutch dish, Schnitz-un-Gnepp, also known as Schnitz-Un-Knepp, or apples and…
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I know. It seems a pity to use apple cider in a recipe because that means you have to “waste” this precious beverage on something other than drinking. But consider two things: A little bit of cider will transform every salad you eat. Apple…
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Fall offers plenty of inspiration for apple and pear desserts, and one of the best gifts ever is when a friend not only offers to bring dessert to a dinner party, but shows up with a dessert that is filled with fruit. (Even better…
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Apples lend themselves to simple desserts: baked apples, apple slices with a sprinkling of cinnamon and sugar, or apples with a sweet, tasty dip. Likewise, this classic Italian recipe makes use of apples’ natural sweetness. It puts the “apple” back in apple fritter! Many…
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Confession: when I started writing and marketing for Weaver’s Orchard in 2011, I had trouble spotting the difference between a blackberry and a black raspberry. With some patience, helpful feedback and taste-testing, eventually I learned that each has a distinct look and taste. Here’s…
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I haven’t always had success with baking dumplings. The first time I tried to make apple dumplings, they exploded all over my oven. Later research revealed what I had done wrong, so I can now avoid the missteps that led to hours of kitchen…
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It’s mid-July as I write this and we are collectively withering from the heat. Pick-your-own has been closing early so that our customers and staff can stay safe and relatively cool. This kind of weather calls for cool beverages by the pitcherful. Here are…
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Lately, I’ve been researching recipes from Italy in an attempt to learn more about my own culinary heritage. The Italian side of my family is my father’s side. My dad’s grandfather was the first generation born in America, in 1890. Perhaps because women have…
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I considered getting rid of my food dehydrator recently when I moved. It was one more box to cram into a Pod storage container that had about as much space as a stomach after a Thanksgiving feast. Nevertheless, thinking of the hundreds of fruits…
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Quiz time. What’s the first crop we harvest at Weaver’s Orchard? You might be thinking strawberries. And if so, you’d be correct that strawberries are the first crop available for pick-your-own. But before pick-your-own opens at the end of May, we harvest our own…
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