Wondering what to do with a glut of apples? Check out my roundup of 4 Awesome Apple Recipes plus the linky for Week 41 of #CookBlogShare!
Cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green, strawberries sweeter than any I’ve seen… Anyone else got this on repeat in their head still? It was my kids’ harvest festival last week and I just can’t get that song out of my head! But it is an apt reminder that this time of year is such a wonderful time for cooking (and eating!)…with so much fabulous produce and weather that is really inspiring me to cook lots of hearty stews, curries, tagines and roast dinners…hoorah for autumn comfort food!
And it’s not just cooking…I’ve been a busy girl out of the kitchen too. A few weeks ago I headed to an organic farm just a few miles down the road from me in Sussex to learn all about organic dairy farming. I was totally bowled over by the care, attention and passion that goes into producing organic milk. You can read all about it in my post here: Celebrating Organic Dairy with Arla Organic Free Range Milk
Then last week I got to attend a rather exciting event hosted by the lovely people at Foodies100 called BlogCampOnBoard. It was a really lovely opportunity to meet up with fellow bloggers (some of whom I had never met in real life before!), learn some great blogging tips, enjoy lots of fabulous food and generally live it up for a day on a fancy cruise ship. Blogging can be hard work a lot of the time, so it’s nice to have the occasional perk! You can read all about my cruise ship adventures here: Blog Camp On Board with MSC Cruises
This week my attention has turned to #NationalCurryWeek. Those of you who read my blog regularly will know I adore curry and have about a bazillion different versions on Easy Peasy Foodie (only a slight exaggeration!) so this is one of my all-time favourite weeks.
To celebrate, I have created a brand new curry recipe…with a twist! My Lamb Keema Chapati Bowls are my Indian-style take on the Fajita Bowls I keep seeing all over social media!
I am also sharing 7 of my favourite Easy Peasy Lamb Curry Recipes…all easy, tasty and family friendly – as you’d expect from me!
And if you thought I’d been a busy girl these last few weeks, it doesn’t stop just yet…I have a couple of super exciting things planned for this week too – on Friday I am heading off to Brighton to hang out with Mandy from Sneaky Veg…the plan is to go prop shopping…but I rather suspect we will spend most of our time eating and chatting!
And then Saturday is my birthday – whoop whoop!! And I am going to be spending a fabulous evening at a Brazilian Samba Extravaganza at a local restaurant. I am hoping to be inspired and share some delicious Brazilian-style dishes on Easy Peasy Foodie soon – watch this space!
4 Awesome Apple Recipes
Wow – I had a lot of choice this week for my theme – I could have gone for pumpkins or easy chicken dishes, spicy food or delicious vegetarian meals…but the theme that really caught my eye this week was apples!! Apples are just everywhere at the moment…and if you have an apple tree in your garden you have probably been very busy lately creating a nonstop stream of apple related dishes and may be looking for a little extra inspiration, so it seemed like the perfect choice for this week’s theme.
If you are not a #CookBlogShare regular and are wondering what an earth I am going on about, #CookBlogShare is a place for bloggers to share their recipes. If you are a blogger and have a recipe to share, you can link up your post by following the instructions below. If you are not a blogger, but love food and cooking, do check out the recipes that will be appearing below. If this week is as good as they usually are you will find some awesome recipes – the #CookBlogShare bloggers are very good at what they do!
Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins
How gorgeous are these Cinnamon Applesauce Muffins from Corina at Searching for Spice? It is probably a good thing that I can’t reach into my computer screen and grab one or I would have eaten them all by now! Cinnamon and Apple is such a classic combination in crumbles and pies and I love how Corina has used this delicious flavour combination in cute little muffins. These would be perfect for lunchboxes, and after school snack or even breakfast. And with no big chunks of apple, they are also a great way of sneaking fruit into picky children!
Apple Cinnamon Loaf Cake
Or what about turning that classic flavour combination into an Apple Cinnamon Loaf Cake? That is exactly what Donna from Bobsy’s Mum has done. The thing I most like about this cake is that it can be made with apples that are past their best. Perfect for people like me who end up with a few sad old apples left in the fruit bowl each week. Don’t throw them away – make cake!!
Toffee, Apple and Pecan Steamed Pudding
Were you super inspired by pudding week on GBBO a couple of weeks ago? I know I was…my mouth was watering with all those delicious steamed puddings. And clearly so was Helen from The Crazy Kitchen who has made this amazing Toffee, Apple and Pecan Steamed Pudding as a way of using up her glut of apples. This steamed pudding looks beautifully light and is covered with a gorgeous toffee sauce and lots of pecans. Yum! And with that fab toffee apple theme going on, it would make a great option for a Bonfire Night dinner!
Simple Spicy Baked Apples
If all of the above sound like too much effort, then why not try these lovely Simple Spicy Baked Apples from Nico at Yumsome? One of my all-time favourite puddings, baked apples are so easy peasy and very frugal…especially at this time of year when apples abound. In this recipe Nico shares her version which is inspired by childhood memories as well as flavours from Romania, where she is currently living. And she has topped it all off with the most amazing Miso Caramel Sauce, which just sounds insane! Now, where did I put my spoon…
#CookBlogShare Linky Week 41
And so we come to this week’s linky. You can link up any foodie post that you have – both old and new posts are welcome. All you need to do is:
- Link up a recipe or foodie post by clicking the blue ‘add your link’ button below and following the instructions (maximum of 4, please).
- Add a link from your post back to this post (so everyone else can find it and link up too!) and / or add the #CookBlogShare badge to your post (you can find the code below).
- Comment on one of the host’s posts and a minimum of 2 other posts linked up here, and generally share the love with a bit of social media action!
If you wish, you can tweet a link to your recipe to me @easypeasyfoodie and also (if you have room on the tweet!) my co-hosts Kirsty @k_phillipson, Jacqui @jacdotbee and Monika @MonikasRecipes, using the #CookBlogShare hashtag and we will retweet them. You can also post your recipe on the Cook Blog Share Facebook Page.
Need some help on Instagram? You and me both…so let’s help each other! Whenever you post to Instagram, use the #CookBlogShare hashtag, then quickly hop over to the #CookBlogShare feed, liking as many as you can and commenting on any that particularly catch your eye. Not a big job at all, but if we all do it, it would make a BIG difference!!
I will comment on all the posts this week and pin them all to the Cook Blog Share Pinterest Board. I can’t wait to see what you’ve all been making!
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Just to remind you, by joining in, you are giving the #CookBlogShare hosts permission to use your pictures in a round up and on social media, if your recipe is selected as one of our favourites!
jenny walters says
What a fabulous round up.Baked apples are a subject very close to my heart, especially when coupled with cinnamon.Serious bumyum! Have a wonderful Birthday!
Eb Gargano says
Oh I totally agree! Baked apples are the best. Thanks for the birthday wishes 🙂 Eb x
Jacqui Bellefontaine says
What a busy time you have had. I’ve never heard the song that is stuck in your head, the only songs stuck in my head are snippets from the new songs we are learning at pop choir one of which is driving me mad. anyway fabulous collection of recipes I so have to make that steamed pudding it definitely has my name on. Its also an age since i last made baked apples so I should do that too.
Happy birthday for Saturday. x
Eb Gargano says
Really? Wow! I thought everyone sang that at Harvest Festival since time began!! It gets stuck in my head every year. Such good recipes aren’t they? Thanks for the birthday wishes 🙂 Eb x
Angela / Only Crumbs Remain says
Ooooh what a yummy round up Eb, I just adore apple recipes – I’d be a very happy bunny to have any of those four bakes presented to me (as you say just pass the spoon!)
it sounds as though you & Mandy are going to have a blast on Friday! have a lovely time nattering, eating …. as well as hunting for props 😀
Angela xx
Eb Gargano says
Hahaha – yes, you can have the spoon…but there may not be much left once I’ve finished with it 😉 Yes, not quite sure how much props buying will get done…but nattering and eating will definitely get done!!
Monika Dabrowski says
Lovely roundup! I have a serious craving for apples this time of year, eat 2-3 a day, plus I make crumbles almost compulsively. Have a good week:)
Eb Gargano says
2-3 a day? Wow – you seriously don’t want the doctor to come anywhere near you, do you? 😉 Compulsive crumble making sounds good! Do love a good crumble!! Eb x
Jhuls | The Not So Creative Cook says
Thanks for the wonderful party, Eb! Lovely features as always.? Have a great day!
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure Jhuls! Always lovely to have you join us 🙂 Eb x
Jo Allison - Jo's Kitchen Larder says
What a busy bee you’ve been lovely lady! I’ll be popping over to have a read! Wonderful round up! Nico’s baked apples got me all ready for slippers, blanket and a hot cup of cocoa (and it’s not even midday yet)! I used to love them as a kid but haven’t had for ages. It’s a nice prompt for me to make them again! x
Eb Gargano says
I know…I feel exhausted reading this post…quite where I’ve found the time I’m not quite sure (actually I know exactly…working lots of evenings and weekends…that’s where! So wish I could just pause time and get everything done that I want to, then restart it again!) Eb x
Donna says
Thank you for featuring me! I absolutely love apples, I think most of my recipes have them in this time of year!
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure Donna – lovely cake! Yes, it really is a very appley time of year…good job they are so yummy! Eb x
TurksWhoEat says
Happy Early Birthday! Sounds like lots of great adventures lately, I would LOVE to visit an organic dairy farm!
Eb Gargano says
Aw, thanks! I have had a lot of fab adventures…I do so love the wonderful and often unusual places blogging takes me! The farm visit was fab…so interesting and of course LOTS of cute cows!! Eb x
Corina Blum says
What a gorgeous round up! Apples really are everywhere at the moment and I am especially tempted by that amazing steamed pudding! Thank you so much for featuring my cinnamon applesauce muffins too. x
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Corina! A pleasure to include your lovely muffins…and yes that steamed pud looks AMAZING!!! Eb x
Helen says
ooh some lovely recipes to try to use some more of my apples! I haven’t had a baked apple in years.
thank you for featuring my steamed sponge pudding 🙂
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure Helen – looks so fab. You’ve had a lot of people drooling over it today all over my blog and social media…steamed puddings are rather wonderful and when you top them with treacle sauce and throw pecans at them, well…it’s a good job the calories don’t count if you only imagine eating it…that’s all I’ll say! Eb x
Debbie says
I love apples in puddings!! These all sound delicious! I’m definitely tempted to give that loaf a whirl!!
Eb Gargano says
Me too! Especially with cinnamon and / or other spices, nuts etc. So good! Eb x
Jas @ All that's Jas says
Thanks for the party! Have a glorious day!
Eb Gargano says
A pleasure, Jas – you too! 🙂 Eb x
Nico @ yumsome says
Cauliflowers fluffy… they still sing that? My son (in his 30s now) used to sing it at his school’s harvest festival. I love the last line…
“Broad beans sleeping in a blankety bed. Yeaaahhhh!”
Ha ha!
Wow, you have been so busy lately… those cows look adorable. And considerably cleaner than the ones here in this village!
I am so jealous of you and Mandy hanging out together – what a smashing way to spend your pre-birthday. And speaking of which, I’m sending lots of birthday wishes for Saturday! Will you be dancing the samba? 😉
What a wonderful round-up this week; thank you so much for featuring my baked apples. Helen’s steamed pudding looks to die for, doesn’t it? I could quite munch my way through an enormous slice!
Thank you for hosting #CookBlogShare again this week. We all appreciate the hard work you, and the rest of the team, put in! xx
Eb Gargano says
Yup! They used to sing it in my primary school over 30 years ago…still going strong! Love that last line too – I hope you were doing jazz hands when you did the ‘Yeaaahhhh!’ They are compulsory 😉 Yeah I know, I’ve been super busy…but good busy, definitely good busy! And the cows were super cute. Thanks for the birthday wishes. Haha – not sure if I will be dancing the samba – definitely depends on how many alcoholic beverages are imbibed!! But there will be samba dancing happening – there is some sort of proper samba dancing troupe coming – so should be great fun! Total pleasure to include your lovely baked apples – and that gorgeous sauce!!! Eb x
Jennifer @ Because Food Is Love says
Love the round up! Apples recipes are always a favorite! Love your post about your visit to the organic dairy farm too. Have a wonderful birthday! 🙂
Eb Gargano says
Thank you! Apples are great aren’t they? Especially at this time of year 😀 Eb x
Kirsty Hijacked By Twins says
What a deliciously autumnal round up. I love apples in anything and would happily have all of these xx
Eb Gargano says
Thanks Kirsty – me too…possibly even in one sitting!! Eb x