Caramel Apple Cookies

Print Awe.  Falltime.  One of the many things to look forward to in the fall is caramel apples.  If you love caramel apples, cookies, and all things fall try, these soft cookies with a rich icing.  Grab a cup of.....
October 4, 2023

Apple Cinnamon Bundt Cake

Print We like our pound cakes, especially when we are able to add an ingredient we grow ourselves.  We’ve enjoyed making our accidental applesauce, apple fritters, apple pie filling, and then of course apple pie with our apples, so now.....
August 2, 2023

Caramel Apple Glaze

Print This glaze was created as an experiment when Aunt Alisa made apple fritters one time.  After cooking the apples, Nana couldn’t bear to see the apple juice thrown away.  The glaze turned out delicious and beautiful, so we wrote.....
December 14, 2022

Apple Fritters

Print Nana enjoyed making corn and jalapeno fritters, and she would change the “mix-ins” when she wanted a sweet fritter.  Now that the apple harvest is in for the year, she and Aunt Alisa wanted to try a new sweet.....
December 7, 2022

Accidental Applesauce

Print We are aware that this recipe may not be helpful unless you have a couple of apple trees or access to a friendly neighbor.  We still wanted to share, because the result was delicious and exciting to discover.  Before our.....
November 30, 2022

Apple Pie

Print We harvested enough apples this year to can more apple slices and make applesauce for the first time.  Nana has made apple pies for years, but of course, it tastes so much better when you know how much blood,.....
November 9, 2022

Apple Pie Filling

Print We were so excited to gather our first apple harvest of significance this year.  After making dump cake, jelly, dried apple chips, apple pie, and apple butter, Nana and Aunt Alisa had fun preserving a great number of our.....
December 1, 2021

Around the Supper Table #181 – Live a Life of Worship

At the beginning of the year, God presented me with a challenge to live a life of worship.   I knew immediately He was talking about something more than just going to church and using the worship service time to meditate.....
March 14, 2024

Cherry Pie

Print As a child, Gigi enjoyed eating cherry pies that her grandmother would make, and now she enjoys making it for her grandchildren, especially Samuel.  She doesn’t like desserts too sweet, so she makes sure to get tart cherries, but.....
December 6, 2023

Hawaiian Stack ‘Ems

Print This is another recipe passed down from Gran, Gigi’s mom.  She loved making it for big gatherings but, like Nana and Gigi, didn’t serve it when there were many men around.  Apparently, like Pa, many men don’t think this.....
September 13, 2023