thank you so much for your lovely comments yesterday. this week is busy with the final edits to the polaroid book (going to print within days!!), the first set of edits for the gem book and the final outlines for the kids book - craziness! in celebration of Instant Love going to print, i want to giveaway TWO SETS of both polaroid note card sets - so two winners will recieve both the original set and our new set that is a sneak peek to Instant Love.

all you have to do is comment and tell me your very favorite apple recipe OR your favorite fall ritual. yes - your working for this one friends. i have a peck of apples that i picked up at the apple fest this weekend; while many are destined for my maple-brandy apple butter - the fate of the others is still in question (that recipe, btw is for what i call "kinda-canning" - ashley is going to teach me the real way). as for your favorite ritual - we are looking for ways to continue to slow down and relish. i will pick my favorite from each topic - so GO!

next week den and i are heading to the Big 4 in nyc and staying in brooklyn the first couple of nights - i am so excited i just don't have words - i think i might be more excited about being in my old neighborhood than i am about the concert. maybe.

i will choose winners when i get back on the 16th - in the meantime - enjoy your days friends.

 

Comments

[Lisa]

Love the notecards! I'm always baking, but usually don't bake bread in the summer, except for quick breads. So baking my first yeast bread of the season makes it feel like fall/winter is really here. Also, the first time I put on flannel sheets means there's no going back! For apple recipes, Norwegian Apple Cake is amazing!

[Eugene Lim]

Wow, the notecards are gorgeous (: And congratulations on your book! I'm so excited for the fall, especially since I live in Austin and the air is becoming breathe-ably sweet and cool now. Or at least, in the mornings! My favorite fall ritual is to enjoy the local farmer's market downtown with friends, with the ability to drink a hot hazelnut latte without the refuge of a/c (: And I do not have a favorite apple recipe BUT I am planning to try an warm apple, brie, & walnut crepe this weekend! I had a pear, brie, & walnut crepe a few weeks ago, with warm honey and cinnamon, and it was bliss. Hope you have a wonderful weekend (:

[FXOXO]

Hi Jen, my favorite apple recipe for sharing with friends after much laughter, comraderie and watching our cherubs running and joyfully celebrating the falling leaves and changing colours of cool crisp autumn afternoons is apple crumble...

preheat oven to 180 degrees

6 large apples peeled, cored and sliced thin

boil with

a splash of brandy
small amount of water
1/2 cup mixed peel
shake of cinnamon shake of nutmeg
rind of a grated lemon
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 cup brown sugar or sweeten to taste

then add add cup of berries (frozen or fresh)for a couple of minutes

...until slighly soft

Meanwhile rub together
1 cup salted butter
1 cup oats
1 cup flour
1 cup brown sugar or sweetened to your taste

PLace apple berry brandy mix in oven proof dish

sprinkle crumble topping over the top and place in oven for 30-40 mins. or until topping is slightly browned

serve with fresh whipped cream, home made vanilla ice-cream or warm custard - or to be really decadent, brandy custard.

Oh joy!

[Renee]

my favorite apple recipe is to simply dry them in a dehydrator for a tasty piece of fall all the way through several seasons. Also love our annual trip to Rocky Knob Cabins in Floyd VA. Hiking and drawing, noticing the season change at a slow pace with my honey.

[Sarah @ pão e queijo]

What lovely notecards! I went apple picking last weekend and made apple butter, too. I'm planning on spreading it on a puff pastry tart before placing down the apples, and topping with streusel and crystallized ginger. I also love roasted apples, tarte tatin, and basically any and all apple desserts ;)

[jen]

thank you all so, SO much for these beautiful ideas - getting ready to post the winners this evening! xo

[Suvarnbhumi Airport]

Fall is so sweet to me. I live in Denver so fall here is always about leaves changing. That is why I love to live in Denver. Well after the winter start everything changes.

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champion on getting closer and better the book! i can't delay to see it! my preferred slip practice is christmas. i know it's clichéd, but i really like all those thanksgiving-y foods: pumpkin pie, cramming, cranberry extract marinade, cres comes, ham and blueberry, etc. and it's the only time i ever eat those meals together! seriously, meals is the best aspect of slip for me