It’s applesauce season. On wintry days, you can’t beat the taste of warm applesauce or the smell of simmering apples filling the kitchen. But before making applesauce, an important question faces you: which apple varieties should you use?Your choices are numerous. After all, Weaver’s has quite…
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I’m pretty sure my 3-year-old son eats more applesauce than any other food. It’s his go-to snack when we’re in the car, in a rush, or if he needs a little bedtime snack. Store-bought applesauce has its perks, but there’s no comparison to homemade…
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If there is anything better than gathering in someone’s home for brunch, I’m not sure what it is. Not too long ago, some of my family members traveled to our apartment from a few hours north, arriving on a Sunday afternoon. Therefore, of course,…
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In our house, we have a meal that I refer to simply as, “skillet dish.” Skillet dish is often the meal we have on Sunday afternoons when we come home from church and need some food that can be assembled quickly. I love this…
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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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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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Southeastern Pennsylvania has had a snowy winter so far, and as I write this, the region is experiencing yet another snowy day. Being stuck indoors makes it a good time to cook or to plan ahead for the comfort foods you want to be…
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