Hey Friend, Â This is a warm, comforting, delicious autumn drink. Plus, it makes our homes smell wonderful when we make! Print Spicy Apple Cider Author: Denise Recipe type: beverage, dessert Cuisine: American Serves: 15-18 cups Ingredients 1 gallon apple cider 2 quart container cran-apple juice 3 cinnamon stix 1 orange, sliced 1 apple, sliced horizontally 5 whole…
Today I am sharing another family recipe. This Apple Nut Coffee Cake is one that my Grandma Esther (or GiGi as my kids called her…short for Great Grandma) use to make. Not until I was going through her old recipe box this Summer, did I realize that it was actually her Grandpa’s recipe. So if…
Well, it’s September, so to me it’s apple season. We love apple cider, apple pie, and apple nachos. One of my favorite things to do is to take favorite seasonal recipes and make them in a healthy, sugar free way. So on Sunday after church, we tried making sugar free apple crumble. The house smelled…
Our neighbor, Wayne, knocked on our front door one cool autumn day a few years back. As I opened the door, there he stood with a pan of fresh baked apple dessert, still hot–fresh from the oven. Wayne gathered plenty of apples from his tree in the back yard, he said, and thought he’d share…
Snickers Apple Salad has been a family favorite for a long time. It’s been on my Mom’s table during holidays and cook-outs over the years and rightfully so! It’s a dish kids and adults can agree on…but the big debate is if this is a salad or a dessert. 😉 It’s got apples…
Gifts Have you ever gotten the gift of fruit from Harry and David at Christmas time? It’s just so special to open up the box and peer into the wrapped assorted fruit, always one having some sort of golden foil or bright red wrapping. Surprises One year, tucked away in the box was this delightful…
Love. Thankfulness. Generosity. Gratefulness. Care. Gratitude. Kindness. These words are expressions of feelings when gifts are given. You know that incredible Love chapter………..I Corinthians 13? And you know the ending: “but the greatest of these is LOVE.” So true! Gifts. Tangible Evidence of feelings from the heart. How are you at showing love and gratitude…
Podcasts: Do you listen to podcasts? My daughter, Annie, introduced me to “At Home with Sally” by Sally Clarkson. I feel like I’ve been instantly transported from our rural Iowa countryside to Oxford, England, whenever I tune in. Sally is helping her daughter finish her schooling by caring for her granddaughter a few hours a…
Fall is here and the apples are absolutely perfect. We have been eating bushels of apples at our house, and this week I came across this fun fall snack idea from my friend Libby at Magbo Collective. Apple Nachos! Slice your favorite apples and arrange on a favorite plate. Drizzle warm caramel, hot fudge or…
“What type of cake do you want us to bake for your birthday, Matthew?” “Oh…..I want pie! Apple Pie,” he replied. Matthew was back in Iowa from California for the holiday weekend, so we celebrated his birthday. The cousins had such a wonderful times playing together. When it was time for us adults to start…
Ahh, apple crisp is one of my husband’s favorite desserts.   It is also one of our son’s favorites too…although he calls it “apple Chris”  😂   My mom being the kind and giving woman she is also knows we have apple crisp lovers in our family.  So, of course she is on…
Would you like to create an apple dessert with your family or friends that tastes ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS and takes very little time? It’s Apple Tarta Tatin and you’re gonna love it! Can you ever go wrong with Puff Pastry??? And…..this recipe takes just a few minutes. HONEST! Throw a couple family members an apple to…
Just yum! It’s good cold, lukewarm, very warm, hot and ala mode. Its autumn and it’s required that all people all over must eat apple pie! 🙂 Yes, it’s a must and I know why. Because it tastes so DELICIOUS!  Starting with a pretty pie plate makes it tastes better. 😉  I like…
Ahhh…it’s already September! Which to me translates to: harvest is near, temperatures begin to get cooler and apple orchards are opening!  Visiting an apple orchard is one of our favorite fall activities.  Lots of fun things to do at an orchard and of course, delicious apples to be picked and taken home to bake into…
With the Fourth of July around the corner, the old saying “As American As Apple Pie” always comes to mind. Â Patriotism and celebration are my memories of the 4th of July and in that celebration, there was always apple pie! Â So, of course it only seems fitting to have one of my favorite apple…
I really enjoy this recipe…yes, mostly because it has cream cheese…but also because of its simplicity and versatility. Â This can be made as a cream cheese spread, a cheese ball or even little pineapple cream cheese pecan bites. The recipe is easy to throw together and the combination of ingredients and flavor are scrumptious….