OUTDOORS
Cider Making
Last week we added new activity to the ones we traditionally use to welcome and celebrate the autumn season, and I'd love to share a bit about it. For the first time, we attended a community cider pressing near our home in Maine, bringing apples from our trees to add to those picked and brought ...
READ MORE
THE LITTLE THINGS
The Little Things: Apple picking and traditional Dutch apple pie
It's been over a year since our last The Little Things post! Maud had a little baby boy called Max in the meantime, and you know, life has been overall so very busy. But we both love these little projects of ours, so I'm super happy to finally share a new The Little Things story ...
READ MORE
RECIPES
Apple picking and cake baking
We arrived to my family's beach house on Bainbridge Island last week on a rainy, stormy Friday. From inside, we could see the apple trees behind the house were laden with fruit. So while the rain came down, we sat inside and schemed up things we could bake with all those apples. We decided on apple cake, so I ...
READ MORE
FOOD
My 5 year apple chutney
Have I told you that I love Autumn? It is 100% my favourite season, the colours, the crisp air, fires, how hearty food tastes amazing, and... apples! Do not fear, this chutney does not take 5 years to make. However it is my 5th year of making it so I think I can officially call ...
READ MORE
FOOD
Caramel Apples
I had to bring a treat into my son's school last week for a bake sale and so I decided, with apples being in season, to make caramel apples. As you can imagine, they were a HUGE hit with the five-year-olds... and actually really easy to make. The only downside is that my kids are ...
READ MORE