apples

As a responsible food blogger, it is only right that I close out the month of April with a grilled cheese sandwich.  April is/was National Grilled Cheese Month, and it’s been a mouthwatering delight to see all the amazing melted cheese concoctions food bloggers & chefs have created. It’s funny: I am a huge...

This year’s Thanksgiving was another huge success.  Held at Chez Poor Girl, it was just mom and me celebrating (well, us and my three turkey-obsessed furbabies).  But that’s the way we like our Thanksgivings: casual, low-key, without a lo...

As I've mentioned in the past, I like to keep a canvas tote of lunchtime staples in our breakroom fridge here at work.  It helps to keep lunch costs down by not wasting my hard earned dough on some overpriced salad, and eliminates the need to l...

With Halloween just around the corner, and Thanksgiving and all the December holidays sneaking up right behind it, the almighty apple is getting a lot of recognition right now.  From candied and caramel apples to enjoy on Halloween to sinfully delic...

Yesterday was my one year blogiversary! I really can't believe it's been a whole year of baking and posting.  It's been so amazing (virtually) meeting so many other bloggers and finding a place in such a great community. A year ago I was in a ...

Johnny Appleseed greeting visitors Well, apple picking went pretty much as I expected this weekend and it was a beautiful day in the orchard at Gabriel Farm. Apple picking only takes so long though.  Especially when there aren't any hay rides,...

Was it all the late-spring rain we got in Nor Cal this year? Was it the compost and mulch I added to the fruit tree area? Whatever the reason, we got a bumper crop of all our fruits this year. I never did find out what type of apple we are growing, but...

I was first introduced to the activity of apple picking during my two-year stint in Massachusetts.  I had been to a pumpkin farm before, but apple picking was by far more fun, delicious and worth the time.  As we enter fall across the country...

Now that fall is starting to make an appearance, I want my house to smell warm and spicy.  Making a batch of slow cooker apple butter is the best way I know to permeate my home with the smells of fall.  Apple, cinnamon, allspice, and cloves make me want to put on a chunky...

Whoa!  That's probably the longest title yet!  So, I wanted to show our appreciation for one of our guest photographers, Erika.  She was able to capture one of Mrs. Murphy's booze-infused creations when a camera wasn't available.  I...