So, what have I been up to lately? Well, fall has finally arrived, and my son started full-day kindergarten, of which he is having a few difficulties adjusting to. We're working on it though.
With fall come some of my favourite recipes. Essentially anything pumpkin and anything apple! I haven't done too much so far with pumpkin, I've made pumpkin pancakes, and pumpkin donut holes. Once I get more pumpkins, I'll be making some pies, scones and who knows what else! I've gone nuts with apples though! I had the opportunity this year, for the first time, to accompany a friend at a family member's "orchard" to pick apples. They were of Lobo variety, of which I've never actually heard of before, but they must be a Quebec apple because that is what was recently the apple of choice at the grocery store. We had a great time with the kids, picking apples! Well, it was more Nicola and I picking the apples while the kids ran around below us. They were a great help, however, at tossing the rotten ones into the bush! And of course the older boys wanted their turn at climbing the ladder too. We picked about 3 bushels of apples that day, off two trees, so I came home with a bushel full and started pinning away! So far I've made a couple of pies, apple puff pancakes, apple spice muffins and apple cinnamon scones. I still have half a bushel left, and we've been eating them just as apples too!
Click on the pictures below for the recipes used to make these fantastic goodies!
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| Apple pie with whole wheat crust (filling from recipe) |
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| Apple spice muffins with shredded apple, not chopped. |
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| Apple cinnamon scones. |
