Last year I made spicy apple butter via the slow cooker… it was so good I made it this year too. But I also made applesauce, which is essentially the same ingredients and cooking method but the cooking time is much shorter.
Continue reading →

I learned something new about my mom last week, she had never before in her life gone apple picking. Smiling, she told me this right after she plucked off a dusty golden delicious from a California apple tree. I think she had as much fun as the kids that day. In what seemed like no time at all, they filled a big bucket with a variety of apples.
Continue reading →