Explore the Orchard
This recipe makes a lot of cake. Share with a neighbor and help them enjoy the taste of fall.
The recipe calls for Gala apples but we found Melrose, Pink Lady, and Jonathans are a great choices as well. The little bit of tartness they lend provides a nice balance to the sweet praline frosting.
And, lest we forget, the praline frosting is fantastic!
Cake isn’t just for dessert. Great in the morning with your coffee – zap in the microwave for a few seconds to warm up the caramel icing.
For someone who never liked squash growing up, I’ve got to say I like everything about this recipe from Trisha’s Southern Kitchen on Food Network. The roasted squash was so tasty that it was hard to stop snacking.
And, the roasted squash seeds are super easy and super flavorful. I’d like to have a cup or two of these handy year-round to top salads and savory dishes.
What I found challenging — I always find it a little difficult to peel an uncooked squash. Maybe it’s because my knife work isn’t super skilled. Feels like I am in the danger zone. Cutting it into bite-sized pieces probably reduces the roasting time, but I might try to just halve the squash the next time around and roast it in that form, then remove it from the peel afterward with a spoon. Pretty sure I can’t inflict any damage to my person with a spoon 😉
As far as flavor, though, we definitely give this recipe thumbs-up all around 
This recipe makes 12 regular-sized muffins. I had one of those tins that makes the extra large variety, which turned
into 6 super-duper sized muffins. Worked well. Just had to bake them 10-15 minutes longer than the regular-size muffins.
Pretty tasty. Enjoy at breakfast with yogurt OR – Drizzle with store bought caramel sauce for yummy dessert. Or, drizzle with caramel and have for breakfast as well. You can’t go wrong with caramel. Might be obsessed with caramel
You spend all that time picking the perfect apple, your favorite variety, etc, you want them to keep for awhile, right?
Here’s the secret: Simply store your apples in your refrigerator in those plastic picking bags with a damp paper towel. Without that damp paper towel, the fridge will just dry them out.
Follow these steps and if the apples are in good shape when you put them in the fridge, they can last for months. It’s not magic, but almost. We recall last February we made an Apple crostata with the last of our Jonathans. What a treat!
Take a step back and savor fall. This recipe will fill your home with apple-ful fragrance. Toss it together on Saturday morn, let the crockpot do the work. Run errands, watch football, take a catnap – stir once in a while, whisk at the end, and you are done
So cute in a little jar with a cinnamon stick and ribbon on top. Sometimes I think I make stuff in the kitchen just so I can go out and buy cute jars. That’s not a problem, right?
Great on toast. As well, look forward to adding some to oatmeal at breakfast
Anything extra, we’ll freeze for later!