How to Bake Apples: Apple Day
October 21st is Apple Day, and this Baked Apple recipe is just what the doctor ordered… Even though apples are available in all seasons, they are at their best during the Autumn. Eating apples at their peak, when the air cools & sugars are developed, is prime time. To keep apples at their best, they should be stored refrigerated, and in plastic bags or in a cold, dry place (33 – 40 degrees F). Ideally, wrap each apple...
A National Apple Betty Day Recipe
An apple for today…for National Apple Betty Day! An all-American dessert baked with fruit, in this case, apples, it’s considered to be a pudding recipe. Incorporated with bread or cracker crumbs, butter, sugar and spices, Apple Betty can’t help but make you smile! How to Bake Apple Betty: It’s possible for most fruits to be utilized to make a “Betty” dessert, although since apples are quite firm,...
How to Use This Liquor in Cooking: National Applejack Month
It’s National Applejack Month, and do you know what it is? Applejack is a made-in-America apple brandy. The brandy is distilled from apples & produces a result of light liquor. Of course, the longer the brandy is aged prior to bottling, the smoother it becomes. We pretty much adhere to the idea that brandies should be sipped on their own. Apple Jack is also nicely served drizzled over ice cream in a brandy snifter. Beautiful...
How to Make Great Applesauce: It’s National Apple Month
National Apple Month has arrived, and it’s going to be a delicious month in October. Apples are at their best in the Fall, and it’s a good time to stock up & store them, if you have a fruit cellar or cold room that is dry & dark. It’s best not to store other fresh produce near apples, as they emit a gas that negatively affects other fresh produce. How to Make Applesauce: It’s a great time to make...
National Hot Mulled Cider Day: The Fall Is Here
It’s National Hot Mulled Cider Day and the Fall of the year is when apple cider is at its very best! An especially delicious way to serve cider is with a little bit of rum, a few cinnamon sticks, sliced oranges and sugar to taste. Get the Recipe: How to Make Hot Mulled Apple Cider This beverage is particularly good in the cold weather of the Fall & Winter season, making it a perfect Holiday beverage too! Another nice way to...
National Apple Dumpling Day: Memories of Mom
Fond memories of Mom’s home cooking go along with National Apple Dumpling Day… Not that she would necessarily bake them on September 17th, but that she made dumplings in a variety of ways, in different shapes and sizes, and using different ingredients. Fluffy Apple Dumplings…The aroma of apples, a touch of cinnamon wafting through the kitchen window, and then to see a huge platter of golden dumplings on the kitchen...
How to Make Hot Mulled Apple Cider Punch
What could be better than sitting down on cold day to some Hot Mulled Cider? Doesn’t that just sound like one of the most comfy, cozy of moments? Maybe warmed by a fire in the Fall or Winter… What a better way to start your evening upon returning home from your day to a hot mug of cider, and shake off your cares of the world. OR wouldn’t it be wonderful if upon arrival to a dinner party, you are greeted with a cuppa...
How to Bake Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears: National Acorn Squash Day
National Acorn Squash Day is September 7th, and this Baked Acorn Squash with Apples & Pears is a really special side dish recipe. Acorn squash is one of several varieties of Winter squash. Most common are dark green or orange acorn squash, butternut squash & spaghetti squash. Others include Hubbard, buttercup, turban, Cushaw squash & pumpkins. Winter squash store quite well throughout the Winter months. Squash, though full...
Baked Apples in National Apple Month
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Well, let’s keep him away for National Apple Month! Truer words have never been spoken. Actually, one apple a day isn’t enough for me. it is easily stored & carried for snacks, making it, well, just a perfect, little, health bomb that is crunchy, sweet & juicy. I usually purchase more than I think I’ll need because they are easily incorporated into salads and other...
Web Chef Review: Gzhel Apple Sugar Bowl @ FromRussia.com
This is just the most adorable sugar bowls I’ve seen… …and I want to personally thank both Natasha & Max over @ FromRussia.com for sending me this beautiful piece of art for my birthday! Thank you so much. I absolutely love it…you have no idea! So fun, yet so traditional. So functional as well. I smile every time I walk by it. ~ Kimberly Edwards This is a Gzhel Apple Sugar Bowl has an exquisite Russian...
How to Use Apple Tea in Your Health & Beauty Regimen
Have you had your apple today? Keeps the doctor away, right? Certainly, we all know that this fruit is one jam-packed with healthy goodness. Also, it is one of the most widely consumed fruits in the world, as it grows well in many climates. From the celebrity to the average person, apples have been benefiting overall health & strengthening of the immune system, as well as for beauty & skin care alike, especially in Apple...
Order Granny Smith Apple Seeds from the ‘Cooking with Kimberly’ Kitchen Garden
Order Granny Smith Apple Seeds from the ‘Cooking with Kimberly’ Kitchen GardenEver wanted to grow your very own Apple Tree? How about a Granny Smith Apple Tree? Sounding good so far? Want to eat like “Cooking with Kimberly”? These Granny Smith apple seeds came from the apples off the apple tree right out of the “Cooking with Kimberly” Garden in Ontario, Canada! You will receive 2 “Cooking with...
How to Cook Pan Sauteed Spicy Caramelized Apples
I really don’t enjoy the cold weather that comes along with the season of Autumn, but I do enjoy the switch of seasonal foods. All of those yummy spices that make your house smell like a home at Christmas, root vegetables, soups & chowders, stews & chilies… Tonight, I made Pan Sauteed Caramelized Apples as a side dish to my Pork Sirloin Chops served with Boiled Potatoes & Carrots, and Grilled Corn. Killer...
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