Autumn Apple Fritter Bread (or Muffins)

Autumn Apple Fritter Bread

Autumn Apple Fritter Bread

During our brief stay in Southern California, Kevin and I adopted a favorite little doughnut shop not far from our apartment. It seemed just a little bit wrong for a student of nutrition and dietetics to be frequenting a place of fried pastries, but we only indulged three or four times during our entire 1 1/2 year stay. And we split our two doughnuts over like three days.

This doughnut shop taught me that I was altogether wasting my time on all pastries but apple fritters. On those few early Sunday mornings when we would rattle down to the store in our old Jeep, I was richly rewarded with a fresh apple fritter, the sugary glaze barely even crusted over. Continue reading “Autumn Apple Fritter Bread (or Muffins)”

Fall and Winter Soups and Chilis

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The air is getting cooler, though the sun still shines bright and warm in the afternoon. By evening, I am ready to pretend it is the middle of winter and we all need to delve into a steaming crock pot of stew.

I don’t really like stew all that much, but the idea is nice.

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