If ever a breakfast food had a flair for dramatics, it would be the Dutch baby pancake. You pour a thin, eggy batter into a skillet and tuck it into a hot oven. In 10 minutes or so, the pancake bakes, puffs up like a popover, and then falls just about the time it hits…
Apple Dutch Baby Pancake
This apple Dutch baby is a favorite in our home, especially in the fall, when local apples are at their peak. While it doesn’t rise quite as high as a plain Dutch baby, the results are even more delicious with tender, cinnamon-spiced apples sinking into a custardy pancake. While brandy and apple cider vinegar may…
Cinnamon Apples Taste Like Warm Apple Pie Filling
Cinnamon apples prepared on the stovetop are so simple to make, yet so incredibly delicious. They taste like a warm apple pie filling that can be used in such a wide variety of ways, from breakfast all the way through dinner and dessert. My favorite way to enjoy cinnamon apples has always been to spoon…
Fall Season Brings Unique Opportunities
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com As the seasons shift, make a plan to soak up the sights, smells and unique delights of fall. Discover Farm Fresh Autumn is an ideal time to celebrate our nation’s bounty by visiting farmers markets to marvel at the colors, textures and wonder of fresh produce. Take a farm…
Apple Peels Put to the Test for Chronic Joint Pain
Are the health benefits associated with apple consumption simply due to other healthy behaviors among apple-eaters? Regular apple intake is associated with all sorts of good things, like living longer—particularly a lower risk of dying from cancer. Here’s the survival curve of elderly women who don’t eat an apple a day. Ten years out, nearly…
146-Year-Old Apple Orchard Offers a Taste of History to Passersby
September 7, 2022
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PHILO, Calif.—Along a highway cradled between fruit orchards and vineyards stands a cider tasting bar. Visitors smell fresh apples and hear joyful chattering under the tents. Gowan’s Heirloom Cider, a family-run business about an hour south of Fort Bragg, has been flourishing since 1876. Fifth-generation farmer and cider maker Sharon Gowan told NTD, a sister…
Pink Lady Apples
Q: I ate a Pink Lady apple and the seeds inside the core were sprouting roots. I planted a couple of them, and they are growing. Can I grow them and get Pink Lady apples in a few years? A: The answer is yes and no. Most apple trees need two different kinds of apple…
Granny Smith Apples Improve Gut Bacteria and Reduce Inflammation
An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but – as a bonus – apples will greet good gut bacteria with open arms. And that’s because researchers recently uncovered evidence that apples build a community of healthy bacteria in the colon. This is due to their high content of non-digestible compounds, including fiber and polyphenols. While…
Blender Apple Tart
Can you resist a blender tart? I know I can’t. This is the easiest to make and most delicious apple tart. It’s better served chilled, so make it in the morning or even the day before to let the flavors develop and settle. Serve it with a drizzle of heavy cream, orange-scented whipped cream, or…
Fall Foods for Good Health
I grew up on a bluff overlooking the Connecticut River. Looking out our front window gave us a view over the entire river valley, which on a clear day allowed us to see all the way to the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Behind our house was a large orchard that rose even higher on our hill….
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