Category: apples

Treat Your Family to a Batch of Cozy Apple Muffins

These warm apple muffins, kissed with cinnamon-sugar, are the coziest breakfast to wake up to in the morning. Unlike dense, super-sweet muffins that taste more like dessert, these muffins are fluffy and just lightly sweetened, with chunks of tart apples that help balance everything out. Sit down to one with your morning coffee, or pack…


Humble Pie, Grand Appeal

Early fall—before the onset of the holiday crazies—is a great time to relax and get cozy. Apples are at their peak, and rustic, uncomplicated desserts that naturally showcase their flavor and sweetness are par for the course. It’s time for a crostata. A crostata is essentially a free-form tart. It’s easy to make, with no…


It’s Apple (Planting) Season

Autumn is the time for winding down and relaxing, so they say. It’s when you are supposed to harvest the bounty of summer that you planted in spring, and sip your pumpkin spice lattes. This approach isn’t quite wrong, but it’s not the whole story. Fall is also a stealth time to get a head…


Braised Pork Tenderloin With Apples and Sage

This is a wonderful midweek dinner, as the pork and apples cook at the same time, but it’s just as impressive as an entertaining dish, as it can be semi-prepared ahead of time and then heated up before serving. I love it served with rustic mashed potatoes and roasted Brussels sprouts for a celebratory fall…


Apples Go Sweet, Savory, Boozy

Fall is finally here, and a trip to the apple orchard is definitely in order. The trees are bursting with fruits, and branches laden with the seasonal bounty will delight the eye and warm the soul in the chilly autumn air. Apples are plentiful in the markets all year long, but it’s in the fall…


Whole Baked Apples

I love how baked apples look, so crinkly and golden, and how easy it is to make this festive fall dessert. The variations are endless and really anything goes. This recipe calls for dried fruits, a splash of brandy, and a whole cinnamon stick, for both flavor and a charming presentation. Sometimes, I make them…


Tarte Normande: A Classic French Apple Tart With Local Flavor

Famous for its bucolic villages, lush apple orchards, and storied dairy farms, Normandy is a northern French region that produces exceptional apples, Calvados, butter, and crème fraîche—all of which collide in the delicious Tarte Normande. This iconic regional dessert features a sandy, buttery crust filled with juicy apple wedges, nestled in a Calvados-infused custard. It’s…


Applesauce Cake With Hot Rum Sauce Will Get You So Excited About Fall

It’s always fun to open up my grandma’s recipe box to find the perfect dish handwritten on an index card. And her classic applesauce cake jumped out at me as the ideal treat for fall. It’s made with all the warm spices we associate with the cooler months—cinnamon, cloves, and allspice—and there are chopped walnuts…


How to Make Maple-Candied Apples

As soon as the weather takes on a chill and the leaves begin to change, the apple harvest begins. While you can buy apples at your grocery store year-round, there’s something magical about finding them at a farmers market in the fall—or taking a basket and heading to a local u-pick orchard to pluck them…