I love a traditional wassail, and I make it three times a year – on the first day of snow, on the longest night of the year and on New Year’s Eve. And today marks the Read More →
Every Apple Has Its Star & a Recipe for Apple-pear Sauce
I love the fruits of autumn - pears and quince, yes, but it is the apples I love most of all. Indeed, eighty-five pounds of pomaceous fruit lurk in stacked cardboard boxes in my Read More →
Qn apple picking party & picnic
Saturday morning, just before our supper party by the river, we packed a picnic basket, an old patchwork quilt and the kid in the car and set out on the long dirt road that Read More →
Recipe: Spiced Apple Sauce with Red Wine
]Spiced Apple Sauce, with its smooth texture and gentle, warm flavors, has made it to our kitchen table frequently in the last few months as we use up overwintered apples in Read More →
Probiotic Apple & Beetroot Relish
Beetroot relish - savory, sweet and spiced with with cloves and star anise - nuzzles its way onto our supper plates every winter. A near-perfect side to pan-fried pork chops Read More →
Heady and Aromatic: Mulled Wine for Autumn
Mulled wine, glögg, wassail, glühwein, vin chaud, kuhano vino - all variations on essentially one ubiquitous winter beverage: a pleasantly warm, deliciously spiced, alcoholic Read More →
Roasted Butternut Squash, Quince & Apple Puree
This is a super-tasty, super-easy sidedish for autumn and winter. The squash is rich in beta carotene, while the quinces and apples provide vitamin C and manganese. Butternut Read More →
Apples & Pears Sauteed in Butter
Autumn is here and both the apple and pear harvests are in full swing. While apple pies and crumbles grace many a table, we settle for an even simpler dish here: autumn fruit Read More →












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