My first experience with warm, delicious apple cider doughnuts was 10 years ago visiting my son at the University of Virginia. It was October 2014 and we visited Carter Mountain Orchard in Charlottesville~~where they served WARM apple cider doughnuts. I was in love. Every trip back for the next 4 years included a trip to…
For the last Saturday Meanderings of 2023, I am including two weeks of good things to chat about. With every intention to post last Saturday, well, you know how life goes the week before and after Christmas. Happily with a house full of family and guests, I never finished my post and here it is,…
Being well into our citrus season, I am taking advantage of all the different fruits available to us. A typical day means a walk to the orchard to pick an orange, tangerine, grapefruit or kumquat from a tree. This year, my Lisbon lemon tree did produce quite a bumper crop! Today’s post is about lemon…
After a lovely Thanksgiving week of carbs and more carbs, I am craving anything healthy-mostly fruits and vegetables. My body seems so out of balance~~I’m sluggish and feeling a bit pudgy. Now with a broken toe that is slowing me down a bit, I feel the need to reset and nourish myself in a healthy…
You know it’s autumn when I start baking my Apple Cider Donuts. This week I am at our cabin and I think my blood has thinned by living in Phoenix too long. It is so chilly up here and what better way to warm up the kitchen than by baking. So far I’ve made an…