October is well on it’s way and Fall is in full swing. Normally it’s all about apples, pumpkins and squash this time of year. And up here in the Hudson Valley, it’s ALL about apples. Apple ciders, the sweet chewy kind, and hard ciders, the alcoholic kind. My season eats include a few additional veg and fruit. I love pears and did a little pear comparison back in January that you might like. Kumquats, I don’t see here, but there were plentiful in California. And I’m alway itching to make myself eat more greens, so i’ll attempt to find some escarole and make something with it.
As for apples, Tantillo Farms in Gardiner is one of many orchards, it was voted top five places for the best apple cider donuts. They were warm and sugary and oh so good, barely made it home with any left over. Apple picking is all the rage up here and a great outdoor activity for the whole family, in normal times we would be all over it. Angry Orchard, who makes amazing hard ciders is up here too. This was a favorite stop for us to go try some free cider samples and sit outside near the orchards. They also sale apple cider donuts if remember correctly filled with cannoli cream. During these pandemic times they have outdoor seating only by reservation. Which is good as it limits the number of people there. We’re still not comfortable with eating out, we’re not feeling the need to make any unnecessary risks. This is a sacrifice as it’s something we both LOVE to do.
Cooking and baking at home are all good for us. Its given me a chance to try the hard recipes that I never seemed to have the patience for before this. Enjoy the month of October and let me know what you got cooking.
