News from Up North
May 18th, 2014 · No Comments · farming
Apple blossoms in the orchard, morning frost.
Entries Tagged as 'apples'
All-New York Apple Pie
December 6th, 2013 · No Comments · eating local
My wife made apple pie for Thanksgiving and of course it was filled with apples grown in a local orchard here in Upstate New York. But the secret to her pies lately–what makes them truly memorable–is the crust and what’s in the crust–local lard. She got a slab of leaf lard from Flying Pigs Farm […]
Apple Pancake
February 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · breakfast, Recipes
After being snowed in for a week, thoughts do turn to food. My wife dug into the crisper drawer (somehow, it’s always stuffed to the gunwales) to make this lovely apple pancake. Well, it’s more like a crepe, but very simple. The recipe comes from our favorite breakfast-oriented cookbook, the aptly titled The Breakfast Book, by […]