Land of Milk and Honey

Fall carving in the backyard with best friends. Pumpkin heaven!

Sometimes inspiration strikes at odd times. I Sat down to read my book on this cozy fall day and then a scone-craving hit me like none before.

Now, sitting with a hot mug of cider and fresh sweet potato scones, I am ready to delve into my reading.

Before I devoured the cake…

Sticky toffee pudding. My favorite dessert of all time! Can’t beat crème fraîche and toffee sauce on top of a pillowy cake. There are Medjool dates and Guinness stout inside, but it just tastes like heaven!

Cinnamon applesauce and daisies from my grandparents’ garden.

Apples from the orchard, soon to be transformed into cinnamon applesauce.

Homemade whole wheat pasta with greenmarket ingredient tomato sauce

Gorgeous Macintosh apples on the tree.

Apples on the ground at the orchard.

My plate of pie in all its glory!

Apple pie with spiced brown sugar-pecan strusel. Oh, and did I mention the drizzle of heavy cream melding with the Cortlands inside?

Figs waiting for the oven. Chef mom is making double duck breast with figs from David Tanis’s book A Platter of Figs. I am making apple pie with brown sugar pecan crumble.

Sandwiches at home with the family. Prosciutto, triple cream cheese, Vidalia onion marmalade, jersey tomato, baby lettuces and mustard on muesli bread! Fantastic!

Apple spice cake with goat cheese frosting from Martha Stewart Baking Handbook.

Double chocolate brownies from Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home.