Category: Food
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Applesauce from Tree to Freezer
All hail apple-picking season!!! As we do every year, we headed down to a local orchard and loaded up on dozens of pounds of apples intended for all sorts of homemade deliciousness. With a preschooler, toddler, and soon-to-be newborn in the house, well-processed applesauce is a necessary staple. This recipe is ridiculously easy for processing […]
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Apple-Pear Pie with a Leaf Crust
What I Used: Crust: 2 nine-inch pie crusts 4 large eggs Red, orange, and green gel food colors Filling: 2 lbs apples (about 4) 2 lbs pears (about 4) 1 lemon 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 2/3 cup white sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp ginger 1/8 tsp nutmeg (1/4 tsp) 1/4 cup (1 stick) […]
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Fresh Crockpot Apple Cider
Anticipating many guests this Fall with the imminent arrival of our third child, we wanted to be prepared with beverages to suit all ages and tastes. One of the most versatile Fall drinks is apple cider! It can be a special drink on its own for little people and can be “spiced up” easily with […]
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Apple Season Recipes
There are two fruit seasons that we “observe” in our home, mainly for how much fun I have processing the fruit: strawberry season and apple season. Thankfully, we have an amazing farm/orchard within an easy drive of our home that caters to pick-your-own enthusiasts and their kids. This year, with our daughter in school more […]
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Melon Stars
Whether it’s Fourth of July, an Astronaut Princess party, or a way to get kiddos involved in the kitchen, these melon stars are a wonderful way to enjoy melon season as a family with a fun twist! What I Used: Cantaloupe Honey dew Watermelon (since I wanted roughly the same quantity of each melon, I […]
