Category: Desserts

FOOD FUN: Quick Caramel Apples & Pears

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Why wait for next fall, when caramel apples are a well-deserved winter comfort food? We love caramel apples, so we didn’t hesitate to adapt this recipe (photo #1) from Produce For Kids, switching the pears for crunchy apples and using warm caramel. There are two ways to enjoy this recipe: our way, with warm, drippy…
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Types Of Figs, History Of Figs: Have Some Figs For National Fig Week

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[1] Honey-roasted figs are a delicious dessert. You can serve them with goat cheese or mascarpone (photo © Melissa’s). [2] Brown Turkey figs, a popular variety (photo © Good Eggs). [3] Fig fondue (photo © California Figs). [4] Ham and fig sandwich with arugula (photo © The Model Bakery | St. Helena, California).   Figs…
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RECIPE: Caramelized Onion & Apple Galette

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This is such a nice fall recipe, we’ve made it several times—and we’re just a few weeks into fall. Savory and sweet combine in this galette: caramelized onions and apples. A galette (gah-LET) is a rustic, round, open-face pie, made without a pie pan. It is flat, with a turned-up crust that wraps around the…
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