Summer is really losing its grip here in the Northeast. The temperature has cooled off a lot - we have days of mellow sunshine and the beginnings of fall colors. It's the perfect time to make this Double Bourbon Apple Cake. When apples are just beginning to get ripe, nearly any variety is good for baking. Later in the season, everyone wants Granny Smiths and Northern Spies, but in September and October, my favorites are Cortlands. Cortland apples, developed about 20 minutes from my ... Read More about Double Apple Bourbon Cake
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Applesauce Whoopie Pies
Sitting here, writing this post today, I am enjoying a sight out the window that is dear to the heart of any Upstate New Yorker - there is a male robin enjoying the fermented chokecherries and crab apples from the trees in our yard. A robin! Did you know that the male robins always migrate ahead of the females? It's true - they usually show up a few weeks before their wives get here. They are supposed to be scouting for nesting sites I guess, but my friend Karen always said they just told that ... Read More about Applesauce Whoopie Pies