Pumpkin Bread and Pumpkin Pancakes

Yesterday, October 31st, was not the day to get the little “witches and goblins” attention. All they could focus on was carving pumpkins and anticipating sunset. At 6am they were ready to walk the streets and collect loot. My grandson Cooper (4 years old) was told that he couldn’t go trick or treating until after [...]

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Nana’s Applesauce and Baked Apples with Yogurt

My entire fridge is filled with bags of Mutsu, Cortland, and McIntosh apples. I’m not a hoarder but, I must confess, I do hoard apples. Today at 6:45 am, while walking to yoga, I was thinking of ways to cook them. What would Nanny Fanny do with a fridge full of apples if she wasn’t [...]

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Nanny Fanny’s Apple Pie and Brown Betty

Fall reminds me of my grandmother, Nanny to us. She loved to bake apple pies. Sunday was baking day but only after all the laundry was done. Even though Nanny lived in a modern high-rise with laundry rooms on each floor, she insisted on doing hers by hand. She’d fill her large porcelain kitchen sink [...]

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