Fruit Harvest Recipes: Apple Walnut Bread

The Fruit Harvest recipe this week will feature apples and walnuts. This recipe does not require precision in measurement, your handful is determined by the size of your hand. Apple Walnut Bread 3-4 shredded apples with peels 2 eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/4 cup water 1/2 cup sugar or 1/4 cup honey 1/2 teaspoon … Continue reading Fruit Harvest Recipes: Apple Walnut Bread

Cook this: Blistered green beans with tomatoes, pounded walnuts and raw summer squash from Ruffage — National Post

Our cookbook of the week is Ruffage by chef, writer and former farmer Abra Berens. Over the next two days, we’ll feature another recipe from the book and an interview with its author. The key to pan roasting green beans that keep their crunch and viridescence is doing so as quickly as possible, says Abra Berens. … Continue reading Cook this: Blistered green beans with tomatoes, pounded walnuts and raw summer squash from Ruffage — National Post

Apple Bread

This is a favorite bread I enjoy this time of year. In celebration of the 2nd harvest, this bread takes advantage of the varieties of apples available at the farmers market as well as oats that would have been harvested during the grain harvest. I like walnuts and I have sprinkled them on the … Continue reading Apple Bread

Greek Honey Cake

I adjusted this recipe for a little less sweetness. It was actually good even without the syrup. It is a bit like baklava without all the fuss. I brought this as a dessert to a greek themed dinner with good friends. Original recipe by CaliforniaJan. INGREDIENTS 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder … Continue reading Greek Honey Cake

Return of the Sun Candlemas Muffins

2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/4 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 cups shredded carrots 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 cup unsweetened flaked coconut 1 apple – peeled, cored and shredded 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Directions Preheat … Continue reading Return of the Sun Candlemas Muffins