Every Apple Has Its Star & a Recipe for Apple-pear Sauce

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apple pears 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 living room.  They wait for me, quietly.  And as they ripen, they release their gently scent – mildly floral and slightly spicy. [...]

Roasted Butternut Squash, Quince & Apple Puree

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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 squash is a real powerhouse of nutrition.   It’s rich in fiber with 1 cup yeilding 6 grams of fiber, plus it’s rich in vitamin [...]

Quince Skillet Cake

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As hard as they are to find – especially in the Colorado mountains – I love quinces.   There’s something decidedly old-fashioned about them.   They’re odd, lumpy fruits and you can’t eat them raw, but, when cooked, their lovely faintly perfumed flavor can bring so much to the plate.   Quinces are rich in [...]