Apples vs Oranges
HERE'S WHAT I THINK >>> APPLES VS ORANGES <<< THE BIG FRUITY DEBATE!
Apples vs Oranges !!! It is the time-honored idiom that pits these two fruit staples against each other -- apples vs oranges -- comparing apples and oranges. On one side we have the apple dating back to Eve tempting Adam in the Garden of Eden! The apple has a illustrious history. On the other side of this hey monkeybrain debate we have the orange. We didn't talk about it in the Garden of Eve, but this citrus fruit surely has a long history as well. Which side are you on? Apples vs Oranges! ...

Crisp and Sweet Honeycrisp Apples
Honeycrisp Apples
As the name implies, the honeycrisp apple is crisp and sweet. It's become my favorite apple, but I've only been able to buy it in mid-late fall. The honeycrisp apple was developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Minnesota. The first time I tried a honeycrisp apple was in the mid-1990's when our family was visiting my mother in Minneapolis. She took us to The Apple House where we had the opportunity to taste a few different varieties of apples from the o...

Applesauce Recipes - Delicious and Nutritious
Homemade Applesauce Recipes for Dinner or for Snacks
IIt's fall. Time for the apple harvest and time to make homemade applesauce! Need applesauce recipes? We've got you covered! Scroll down for several great homemade applesauce recipes using a variety of methods. Treat your family and yourself to a batch of fresh homemade applesauce for dinner tonight, and be sure to make enough to save for snacks tomorrow. Applesauce makes a great healthy snack! Ready to choose an applesauce recipe? Get set. Go! P.S. Think making applesauce is difficult or ...

What To Do With Apples- 10 Great Ideas
Here's what to do with apples when there has been a bumper harvest:
I love apples, because they are so versatile and yet the question is often, what to make with apples. In actual fact you can bake with apples, make juice, apple chips, apple chutney, they provide lovely table decoration ideas or even an apple gift. They are crunchy, juicy and make a great snack. This lens celebrates the humble apple, which got it's first mention right back in the garden of Eden at the beginning of creation, although it was a fruit, which we have interpreted as being an apple...

What to do with Apples in Season
What can you do with all those apples?
In Australia, apples are available all year round, depending on the variety and where they are grown. My favourite is the Granny Smith, originally Australian, and first grown by Maria Anne Smith in Sydney in 1867. I especially love the crisp Granny Smiths from Tasmania, our most southerly and the coolest, state. Yet somehow there's always a time when dozens of varieties of apples appear in the market, cheap and plentiful and I can run out of ideas on how to use them up. Here's a list of my ...

Apple Turnovers
Homemade Apple Turnovers
An Apple Turnover is a kind of pastry made by placing an apple filling on a piece of dough, folding the dough over, and sealing it. Turnovers can be sweet or savory and are often made as a sort of portable meal or dessert, similar to a sandwich. Today, Apple Turnovers are more favored by crust fanatics, for the favorable crust-to-filling ratio, even if they do create a little more work in the baking department. Yummy, delicate Apple Turnovers are great for anytime, and I think are best when t...

Something From The Apple Barrel
Possibly the most popular fruit in the world
Of all the fruits in history, the apple was probably the most depended upon in Western culture for desserts, jellies, salads, and sauce. Today we welcome new ideas as to how apples may be used because we never tire of this fruit so rich in good nutrition and long growing seasons. The apple tree is perhaps the oldest tree to be cultivated, with its history stretching thousands of years into Turkey and Asia. Today the United States is the second largest producer of apples in the world, behind ...