After a 12 hour day of picking at, and munching on baked sweets, the best way to end the day is to continue eating sweets. Coming home to mamas apple crisp is the best fall Sunday night treat. Whipped cream, vanilla bean frozen custard, or as is. Sometimes sipping on cold milk helps flush down…
Wasps, specifically Fig Wasps, are the reason why this delicate fruit is available as a decoration for pastries, part of an elegant breakfast, or made into Fig Newton cookies. Wasps tunnel themselves into the fruit, detach their wings, nest their eggs, and allow for pollination to occur. We are simply eating the dissolved…
Boys and their food. I had hoped it came out the way Chris once made it for me, but food tastes different when different people make it, so it’s lovely to see all variations. So, he was happily eating it regardless. Spaghetti (grandma made that executive choice) ricotta, big smashed cloves of garlic,…
What could you possibly do with 12 pounds of apples. Apple picking, even for two doesn’t allow you to pick just a few apples and run along to the pumpkin patch. Apple picking means buying in bulk the best crop of the year.Apple infused Rekya vodka is the perfect way to use up…
Inspired by my Ecology professor, I have been picking nasturtium seeds for weeks now! I am currently seed saving and germinating some other nasturtium seeds as well. Nasturtiums are amazing! Not only are they perennials meaning their rootstock grow back annually- making this better for the soil- but the entire plant is versatile….
The Apple crisps are perfect as individuals. Cut up your favorite tart apple like granny smith or pink lady and bake with a crumble of AP flour, almond flour, oats, brown sugar, and butter. Add leftover apple butter to enhance its richness too. I cheated and used boxed brownie mix because quite honestly, boxed…
If this was the first and only halloween party I was going to host while in college I needed to make it unique and memorable. I could not stand the idea of those red solo cups full of watery beer and off brand vodka. It could not be a drunken mess of a party, it…
Calling out to all you sweet tooths! Thanksgiving is about eating the pie that you secretly indulge on weeks before the holiday. Sometimes it’s more about sweet than savory. How did the pumpkin pie come to be? It has been modified many times since Colonial America. Quince, pear, and apple tarts were standard…
My dad always made cream of wheat for me when I was little. I don’t think I know of anyone that even eats the cement like porridge. I only describe it this way because I think that’s what people may think of when they see it; but I love it. It was one of those…