Archive for the ‘Fruit’ Category

February 16, 2010

Pink Ladies and Other Candidates

By in Desserts, Fruit

I’ve been experimenting this week to maximize the deliciousness in a menu I’m cooking for somone’s 40th birthday party on Friday.  I love this menu so much!  It’s meant to be munchies, but for people who like interesting flavors.  Fun, fun, fun! Apple slices with salted caramel dip will be one of the sweets.  I chose this item [...]

November 27, 2009

Tired Turkey Sandwich?

By in Condiments, Fruit, Sauces

Raw Cranberry Relish

Raw cranberry relish.  I didn’t even know this was possible.  For me, raw cranberries have had the taboo quality of all those other shiny,  forbidden berries I was tempted to eat off the shrubbery when I was 5 years old.  Really?  You’re allowed to eat these raw? When Rosalie’s teacher was telling me about it the other [...]

November 15, 2009

Apple Inspiration

By in Desserts, Fruit, Life-Changers & Events, Reflections

The other day I offered an apple slice to my friend, Heather.  She doesn’t care for apples, but I had forgotten this fact.  She politely took it from me, then exclaimed in a surprised voice, “This is delicious!  What kind of apple is this?!”  It was a Honeycrisp.  This apple is indeed crisp–in an incredibly light [...]