As I sit writing this, I’m eating a bear claw doughnut, filled with apples and cinnamon-sugar. Two nights ago, I made an apple-studded cake, rich with dates and hazelnuts. And this weekend, I’m ...

When Vera Zackuse of Marysville asked if anyone could share a recipe for oven-baked apple butter, three readers immediately fired off their favorite versions of this classic old-timer. Bothell cook ...

Apple butter is essentially caramelized apple sauce — a fruit purée that slow-cooks with water or cider until the apple’s natural sugars turn a dark, toasty brown. The mixture is augmented with baking ...

Peel and core the apples. I used an apple corer and slicer, but you can also use a potato peeler and a knife. From there, chop the apples into 1-inch chunks. Put all apples in a slow cooker that will ...

Every fall, it seems inevitable that you will end up in a friend’s car on the way to pick apples at a local orchard. Whether this is your bag or decidedly not, whether you find apple picking ...

For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was little — even though I actually fell out of an apple tree and broke my leg when I ...

We're of the mind that it's basically a crime not to eat an apple a day during the fall, don't you think? But when you're sitting on a ton of gorgeous fruit, it can sometimes be hard to start. Luckily ...