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Showing posts with label apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apple. Show all posts

Monday, October 6, 2008

Not Just Upper Crust

I promise I am moving on from apples, but I couldn't leave the topic without mentioning these sweet calling cards from Etsy shop Avie Designs. It seems so upper crust* to have calling cards, but these cards are certainly an affordable luxury with 48 cards for $12.50.

That's it. Moving on (well, at least for a while!)

*I couldn't help but love learning the history behind the phrase "upper crust." One of those phrases I had never given much thought to the origin, although it's probably not difficult to guess if you think about it. This handy fact come to us from U.S. Apple Association.

In early America, when times were hard and cooking supplies were scarce, cooks often had to scrimp and save on ingredients. Apple pie was a favorite dish, but to save on lard and flour, only a bottom crust was made. More affluent households could afford both an upper and a lower crust, so those families became known as "the upper crust."

Sunday, October 5, 2008

Apple Crisp


I finally made the apple crisp I have been craving for over a week! I tried a new recipe, though, and I am not sure that I was 100% crazy about it (I like the other recipe I've used better.) My husband, however, loved it.



I was intrigued by the inclusion of maple syrup and pecans, which I did like in the recipe, yet I wasn't completely sold on the final outcome. I think I'll try this one again with a few tweaks.


Oh, and I chose to make it in a larger baking dish, as opposed to the individual ramekins the recipe indicated.


So, for now, I am still on the hunt for the perfect apple crisp recipe. Do you have a favorite? If so, I'd love to hear it!

*Sorry the photo quality isn't the greatest, especially the last one!

** I wish I'd had this or this to wear while I was baking.

Friday, October 3, 2008

More Apples, My Pretties

And don't worry, I am positive these aren't poisonous (Snow White...) Here are a couple sweet and modern takes on the apple.

A.P.C. Apple Pendant

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Red or Green?

While I love the vibrant and deep shade of Red Delicious apples, I can't say that I love their taste quite as much. I do love Fuji, Gala, and Pink Lady apples, however, as well as a tart Granny Smith. Whether I want red or green really just depends on my mood, and sometimes, the answer is both!




Red or Green?
(I actually am loving this and this)

How about you? What type of apples do you prefer?