Before I get to the topic of this post on Monday, October 12th, I feel as if I must share with you something about the weekend weather, here in Minneapolis. Last Friday with temps in the upper 20°s and snow overnight, it seemed too early for winter to begin. It is snowing again today and the forecast is for at least 2 inches more. This is the scene outside one of the windows, here at General Mills.Let me know what the weather is like where you live today (in the comments box) if you aren’t living in this northern tundra we call, Minnesota. I was going to start by saying that using ap...

Tags: apples, fall baking, Apple and Gorgonzola Turnovers, Fall, Minnesota weather

Much of the Seder is about the bitterness and sorrow of life in Egypt under Pharoh.  While charoset looks like the mortar that the Israelites used to build Egyptian cities, it tastes sweet to celebrate being freed from Egypt.  Making charoset is a great activity for children, since it is simple and uncooked.  Even small children can help with mashing the apples.  Older children can practice measuring and following directions.  When cooking with kids, it is often easier to use gadgets designed for convenience.  Peeling and coring apples is made easy with a ...

Tags: apples, Charoset, Gadgets, Haroset, Passover

I had apples on my grocery list last week and I usually don't spend too much time trying to decide which ones to buy. But, at my local supermarket, I noticed new varieties of apples I’d never heard of before like: Jazz, Pacific Rose and American Cameo. Have you heard of these apples? I bought some of these ap...

Tags: American Cameo Apples, Apple, apples, Cheese and Toasted Walnut Salad, jazz apples, Pacific Rose Apples

Blake's mom found some tiny little apples at the supermarket that are just his size, for snacking. Who doesn’t like to munch on crisp, juicy, fresh apples? Of course I love apple desserts in the fall too. One of my favorites is Chunky Apple Cake with Browned butter Frosting. I don’t know what I like better: biting into the big chunks of apple in the cake or the generous amount of browned butter frosting on top of the cake. [Keep Reading]

Tags: apple cake, apples, browned butter frosting

My refrigerator drawer was bursting with apples after a visit to an orchard in Bayfield, Wisconsin. I wanted to use some of the apples in a dessert last weekend and remembered my favorite recipe from French class, La Tarte Normande, which is basically an apple pie with custard.  ...

Tags: apple tart, apples, dessert, Julia Child