Apple Festivals
It’s Apple Season
It’s apple season and my husband and our two daughters headed out to our local apple festival. Next year, we will arrive early because we got there an hour before the end and they had sold out of apples! They also didn’t have any apple pie left. Sigh.
On a happier note, we had a lot of fun in the toddler’s apple orchard – there were crafts, face painting, and there was a live band performing.
There were also concession stands offering sweet and savoury almonds, chili, coffee, and kettle corn. The October afternoon was bright, crisp and fresh- the perfect weather for an apple festival and also the perfect description for apples in general.
I left the festival craving all things apple, so I’m going to share some of my favorites with you. Make sure you click on the songs below while you browse for the perfect apple soundtrack…
Apple Singalong
Little Green Apples
You Are The Apple of My Eye
Apple Everything
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” (Martin Luther)
Apple Pie
If you live near Fennville, Michigan you can get this fabulous looking pie delivered to your house. Cranes Pie Pantry will send them out either fresh or frozen, it’s as easy as…
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe.” (Carl Sagan)
Or, you could make your own apple pie. Here’s a recipe that looks tasty from the always reliable KittenCal’s Kitchen: Easy Apple Pie with Peanut Butter Crumb Topping.
Healthy Halloween Snacks
Just in time for Halloween, a healthy alternative to all of that Halloween candy, from the blog “Thoughts From an Evil Overlord” (it’s not as frightening as it sounds, unless you think an auntie who writes about crafts and is interested in word puzzles and reading is scary – sounds positively charming to me!).
The Big Apple
Of course, one of my all-time favorite apples – the big apple!
“There’s only one Big Apple. That’s New York.” (John J. Fitz Gerald)
Baby Apples
Check out the cute little apple baby rattle at simplyapples.com. (Surprising as this might be, they have lots of other apple-y stuff, too.)
Apple Appies
While you’re here you might as well read about one of drivinganddining.com’s concession obsessions: the candy apple.
Find an Apple Festival Near You
Apple Festivals in the US, Canada, Britain and Australia
Apple Festivals in the US
Apple Festivals in the South Eastern US
Craving apple yet? Maybe an apple fritter? Or some apple crumble? What’s your favorite apple treat?
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