This is the time of year I start to crave a particular combination of baked apples, butter, and sugar. And this weekend I decided to DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Enter, the apple crisp: This recipe (mentioned at the bottom of this post) is pretty good, but if I’m really honest with myself I have to […]
Posts Tagged ‘apples’
02 Oct, 2013
Early morning thoughts about caramel apples
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food
I am writing this at 3:30 a.m. Piper woke me up. I tried going back to sleep but I found myself with the chorus of “What the Fox Say” so deeply fixed in my brain that I had to get up and do something before I suffocated myself with my own pillow. (“Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!“) And that’s […]
08 Sep, 2013
Looking for things to do in Ottawa? How about apple picking?
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: - Ottawa for kids|Easy ways to make kids happy|Ottawa
There are a bunch of great places to pick-your-own apples in Ottawa but we decided to go to Mountain Orchards, and it was totally amazing. It made for a very nice family outing and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a fun outdoor activity that’s a little different. Read on for details!
11 Sep, 2010
Healthy muffin recipes? Here’s one that’s even sugar free.
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food
Sugar-free muffins? That taste good? Oh yeah baby.
23 Sep, 2008
apple picking & apple crisp … must be fall
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Recipes and Food
A copy of my mother-in-law’s apple crisp recipe. It is the best apple crisp you’ll ever eat. And it’s even better with ice cream.
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