9.20.2010

How Do Ya Like Them Apples?



I begin this Monday by posing a question to you Blonde Ambitioners- Is it wrong to eat dessert for breakfast?

Because trust me y'all, if I had a big, honkin' pie at my desk right now, you better believe I'd be chowing down ; )

I've been positively giddy for the past week, due mostly to my exhuberance about the arrival of fall. Ok, so it's still lingering in the 90s here in Arkansas and maybe we're still wearing shorts and swatting mosquitos, but I'm confident that ANY DAY NOW we'll feel a chill in the air and I finally won't have to order my lattes over ice.

Anywho, there are so many, many reasons to love this season, including the abundance of delicious, seasonal fruit that comes with it!

I've had the strongest, nagging craving for a warm apple pie or tart lately, particularly from my Memaw's kitchen. This happens every year around this time because apparently I equate September with eating baked goods....hmmmm, go figure ; )

My Memaw (my dad's momma) makes the BEST apple pie from scratch and right now, I'd gladly blow my daily calorie budget on just one piece....sigh....


But since I won't be going to visit the fam until next month, I'll have to find another pie source to tide me over.

I know you can buy a pre-made apple pie from the market, but I'm a firm believer that the boxed stuff almost never tastes as good as the homemade original. So I'm rolling up my baking sleeves and scouring the internet for pie and tart recipes.

I found several that sounded downright heavenly:



Rue Magazine- Autumn Apple Tart with Spiced Caramel Sauce

Paula Deen- Apple Strudel

Paula Deen- Skillet Fried Apple Pie

I've been feeling pretty brave in the kitchen lately, so perhaps I'll take a crack at my own apple concoction this week....pictures and recipes of whatever is produced will of course be blogged about in a future post.


Should you attempt any of the aforementioned recipes, don't forget the vanilla bean ice cream...

Be blessed, lovelies-

Photo credits: The Pioneer Woman Cooks

26 comments:

  1. That sounds wonderful. I was looking through several of my cookbooks last night & kept going back to the apple pies & the berry crisps. YUM!

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  2. Oh my! Apple pie sounds so good right now! And those pictures are pretty! :)

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  3. It is so not wrong to eat dessert for breakfast...you have a serving of fruit AND dairy from the ice cream. I can totally justify that!

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  4. dessert for breakfast is a-okay. maybe i'm only saying that because i ate 4 pumpkin spice cookies for breakfast. but whatever, it's totally fine!!

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  5. Check out my latest post for my mom's apple cake recipe! The cake is gone, but the recipe is still there ;-) Totally get your desire to eat baked goods this month and probably for the next 5! Yum!~

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  6. could you send some of that over here to kentucky please? it looks so delish!

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  7. Yum, yum,YUM! Looks so good. Next time you make that, hope you have room for one more!

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  8. YUM!!! Paul Deen has the key to ANYTHING sweet!! Good luck with your spin class this week girl, Im sure you will do great!!

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  9. I absolutely love apple crumble...all the cinnamon and brown sugar!! LOVE LOVE LOVE and I'm not even a sweet-tooth/dessert person.

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  10. Last week I had peach cobbler for breakfast. Its the way to go. :)

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  11. Oh, I like those apples a lot. Amen to dessert for breakfast. You can rationalize any of it... You put cream cheese on your bagel, so cheesecake is okay. Peach crisp... that has fruit and oatmeal. There is no better way to start the day.

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  12. Yuuuuum! :) I think dessert for breakfast is ok every once in a while! I have a reaallly yummy recipe for apple crisp if you want it. I know it's not in a crust but the crumbly topping is good too! Also, we had so much fun meeting you! You are just as sweet and cute in person as you are on here, and I hope we get to see you much much more and for a long time to come! :)

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  13. Dyyying now! Dessert for breakfast is perfectly okay, especially when it is as yummy as this.

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  14. All of those desserts have made me want something sweet! Ugh, I know what you mean about the weather! I just got back from Memphis and it was like 99 degrees there!

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  15. Loving this post. And loving YOU as usual! You are too cute. And heck no, dessert for breakfast is always the right way for me. I weighed in on Sat morning, was down 6 more lbs, and decided to celebrate by having a piece of Turtle Cheesecake for breakfast...and what a fabulous day that was! Amen. Can't wait for fall either...I totally think you need to come visit little ole Oxford, MS soon ma'am!

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  16. My grandma's homemade apple pie and ice cream is hands down my favorite dessert!!

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  17. PS. dessert for breakfast? ummm YES :)

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  18. I like them apple a lot! Looks delicious and I love desert for breakfast! Today I started my day with icecream. Why not? you only live once!

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  19. That looks so delicious!!! How is eating pie different from eating french toast or donuts? Neither are really good for you but they taste SOO GOOD!!! That being said, I would definitely be eating that pie in the morning if it were sitting in the pharmacy.

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  20. My Uncle used to make a delicious Apple Dapple every holiday. It's not the same without him and his Apple Dapple!

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  21. never a problem for me in regards to a dessert for breakie. done it before and will do it again. the apple is a good dessert. better than my chocolate ones i have had.

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  22. Dessert for Breakfast. Now why wait for the end of the day when you can get a party started right? If you think about it french toast, waffles, and pancakes are all dessert in hiding. I want that dessert right about now.

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