How to Make Old-Fashioned Applesauce
McIntosh and Granny Smith are two apples that are slightly tart and juicy and well suited for cooking and applesauce making. (Once I have the applesauce, it’s hard to resist the baking up a dozen...
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Baked apple stuffed with raisins, dates, and walnuts The baked stuffed apple is a delicious, traditional, and easy-to-make winter and holiday treat. I bake these apples on the oven shelf right under...
View ArticlePoached Pears in Chocolate Sauce
Poached pears with chocolate sauce Poached pears and chocolate can be either a hot or cold dessert. For poaching, I like either the early-season Bartlett pear—a medium-large fruit with white, sweet,...
View ArticleChocolate Chip and Dip Applesauce Cookies
Chocolate chip applesauce cookies with feet dipped in chcolate Family and friends will gobble up chocolate chip and dip applesauce cookies. In this recipe, I substitute chocolate bits and chunks that...
View ArticleCandied Orange Peel or Any Citrus Peel
Candied orange peels Candied orange peel (or any citrus peel) is a sweet and sour treat. You can serve it as a dessert or as a treat. It will keep for several months in the refrigerator. No more...
View ArticleHow to Make Pumpkin Ice Cream
Here is a tasty pumpkin ice cream that is easy to make: it is simply sweetened pumpkin purée, milk, and whipping cream, frozen. Because this recipe use a purée of just harvested pumpkin, you will need...
View ArticleRhubarb Crumble
Rhubarb is among the first crops of the year–along with asparagus and radishes. Use rhubarb that is firm like celery, not limp. You may want to “string” the rhubarb stalks before cutting them. Just...
View ArticleSimple All-Purpose Pie Crust Recipe
Print Simple All-Purpose Pie Crust Recipe Prep 10 mins Inactive 20 mins Total 30 mins Author Steve Albert Yield 1 crust for a 9-inch pie Here is all-purpose pie crust recipe you can use for pies,...
View ArticleFresh Apricot Tart Recipe
Apricots reach their full potential cooked. Compare the flavor of a raw apricot to one that has been heated up a bit in the oven—you will be convinced. The most flavorful of all apricot varieties is...
View ArticleBlueberry-Zweiback Crumble
Here is a recipe for a blueberry crumble that will be prepared and out of the oven in 40 minutes, that’s not counting the time passed in the garden picking the blueberries. This recipe is so simple....
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