Apple Slab Pie with Maple Glaze

By Pat NogarOctober 22, 2019October 23, 2019 Apples, Desserts, Featured

A guest blog article from Pat Nogar, host of the talk show Living Well with Pat Nogar. I never liked apple pie. There, I said it. Well, at least I thought I didn’t like it until I understood it. Let me start at the beginning. Everyone that I knew loved apple pie. It’s as…

Your Mum Questions, Answered

By rebeccatalbotOctober 10, 2019 Featured, Gardening Advice: Flowers

As Pennsylvania’s color palette shifts from bright summer greens and pastels to the rich reds, oranges, browns and yellows of fall, many gardeners take time to intentionally bring fall colors into their home gardens. When it comes to fall gardens, mums bring an instant pop of fall color. They also bring a few questions about…

Ashley Wolff’s Guide to Choosing Apples

By Ashley WolffSeptember 24, 2019September 24, 2019 Apples, Farm-to-Table, Featured, Locally Grown

You might think I’m crazy, but apples are my favorite fruit. Don’t get me wrong, I love peaches, strawberries, raspberries, watermelon, plums, oranges, and, well, almost all fruit (it’s a very long list.) But I love apples the most for a few reasons. For starters, apples signify the beginning of autumn, the time of year…

Pumpkin Apple Muffins

By rebeccatalbotSeptember 19, 2019September 23, 2019 Apples, Featured, Pumpkin, Recipes

It is important to pay attention to goodness. Whenever I step into a bakery, I think of this, because a bakery always calls to mind Raymond Carver’s short story “A Small, Good Thing.” In the midst of an unbelievable tragedy, a family also starts receiving harassing anonymous phone calls. Finally, the mother realizes who has…

Easy Spinach and Sun-Dried Tomato Wraps

By rebeccatalbotSeptember 12, 2019 Featured, Leafy Greens, Recipes, Tomatoes

This week, I had a small culinary challenge I needed to figure out. I needed to serve food to group of somewhere between seven and fifteen people, and it needed to be not at all messy. I was gathering with a group of friends to watch a film in a fancy theater space that were…

No-Churn Peaches & Cinnamon Ice Cream

By rebeccatalbotAugust 15, 2019August 16, 2019 Desserts, Featured, Peaches, Recipes

A few years ago, I worked at a university writing center, and one of the back-to-school team-building moments for the returning writing tutors was always churning homemade custard. Cranking the handle of an old-fashioned ice cream maker was a good bonding activity. Conversation flows easily when you’re engaged in culinary activities that require you to…

Peach, Basil, and Mozzarella Salad

By recipesAugust 15, 2019August 15, 2019 Featured, Peaches

Like the familiar Caprese Salad, but with peaches instead of tomatoes! An excellent side dish for the middle of summer when peaches are in season, this salad is a delicious combination of sweet and tangy flavors with a pop of spicy basil! Print Peach, Basil, and Mozzarella Salad Author: Wolff’s Apple House Ingredients 4-5 ripe…

Roasted Corn and Avocado Salad

By rebeccatalbotAugust 8, 2019 Featured

A few years ago, I would spend summer mornings at a garden in a suburb outside of Chicago. Some city-dwelling friends of mine had leased a suburban plot of land, less than an acre, and grew so much food that they were able to start a CSA. So I would spend some Saturdays there, in…

Fresh Tomato & Feta Pizza

By rachelvanduzerJuly 31, 2019July 31, 2019 Featured, Main-Dishes, Summer Produce, Tomatoes

You know a recipe is great when it’s been in your repertoire for more than a decade. This particular fresh tomato and feta pizza recipe was one I saved in college, when I was obsessed with the Mediterranean salad bar at the grocery store. I also tended to find my recipes on the back of…

Burrito Bowls with Fried Corn Salad

By rebeccatalbotJuly 18, 2019July 18, 2019 Featured

Burritos are a weekly meal in our house. Mainly because I can make them with only about ten minutes of prep work and still serve a healthy meal. Sometimes when I have more time, I simmer a pot of beans instead of buying them canned, or I make the salsa or guacamole from scratch. But…

Savory Peach and Tomato Pie

By rebeccatalbotJuly 11, 2019July 11, 2019 Featured, Main-Dishes, Peaches, Recipes, Summer Produce, Tomatoes

July is peak season for peaches, tomatoes, and corn. This time of year, the corn is fresh picked and brought to Wolff’s daily so it’s sweeter. Sweet corn is best right after it’s harvested. Within three days, its sugar/starch ratio can change from 80:20 to 20:80 as the sugar converts into starch. That’s what makes it turn…

Pickled Cherry Tomatoes

By recipesJuly 9, 2019July 9, 2019 Featured, Recipes, Tomatoes

A simple pickling turns summer’s sweet cherry tomatoes into a POP of dill-infused flavor! They make a great addition to salads… or if you want to be adventurous, try switching them out for olives in martinis! This recipe makes 2 pint jars. Print Pickled Cherry Tomatoes Author: Wolff’s Apple House Ingredients 1 heaping pint cherry…

Penne Arrabbiata with Homegrown Tomatoes

By rebeccatalbotJune 20, 2019June 21, 2019 Featured, Recipes, Tomatoes

Italy is heaven. At least, it is in Elizabeth von Arnim’s novel The Enchanted April, which I’m reading for a book club this week. The premise is that four women, who are all processing the ways that life has disappointed them, escape their dreary English lives to vacation in an Italian castle. There, beauty heals them….

Candied Bacon

By recipesJune 13, 2019June 14, 2019 Appetizers, Featured, Recipes

These sweet and salty tasty treats are a really special way to prepare our local Canter Hill bacon! Perfect bite-sized appetizers for your next get-together! Print Candied Bacon Author: Wolff’s Apple House Ingredients 1 package Canter Hill Bacon, thawed ½ cup brown sugar, packed 2 tsp cinnamon Instructions Preheat oven to 350°. Line a baking…

On Juneteenth and Strawberry Pie

By rebeccatalbotJune 6, 2019June 14, 2019 Berries, Featured, Holiday, Recipes

Juneteenth is named for June 19, 1865, the date when enslaved Africans in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free. This was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had been enacted, and over two months after the Civil War ended. “The reactions to this profound news ranged from pure shock to immediate jubilation,” says the Juneteenth…

Balsamic Chicken with Asparagus and Spring Veggies

By rebeccatalbotMay 23, 2019May 24, 2019 Featured, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal, Summer Produce

My mother’s recipe for this dish calls it “balsamic chicken”, a title that hides what I love most about it. It’s all about the veggies. Asparagus. Red bell peppers. Carrots. Mushrooms. Onions. The wealth of veggies makes the meal a vibrant one, pleasing to look at as well as to eat. Appealing to senses besides…

Escape the Land of Bland with Garlic Scapes

By AlessandraSimmonsMay 16, 2019May 16, 2019 Featured, Recipes, Seasonal

Hardneck garlic sends up a graceful, often curling, flower stem called a garlic scape. This is often harvested before it blooms to encourage the plant to put more energy into growing a large (and delicious) bulb. But like all things in nature, nothing goes to waste. These young stems are a gift in the kitchen….

Native Plants: A Win for Everyone

By AlessandraSimmonsApril 24, 2019April 24, 2019 Featured, Gardening Advice: Flowers

Native plants — plants that grew here before European colonization — are a must-have for every gardener concerned with preserving biodiversity, beauty, and their own backs and pocketbooks. How is it that one group of plants can achieve so many worthy goals? Native plants want to grow here — so it’s less work to keep…

Horseradish Sauce

By recipesApril 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Featured, Leafy Greens, Recipes, Sandwiches

This spicy, creamy sauce is made with freshly grated horseradish root. Be prepared: grating the horseradish is the hardest part! After that, it’s easy-peasy and super delicious. Perfect for burgers, roast beef sandwiches, egg sandwiches, grilled cheese…. Or spread it on some crackers for a quick snack! Print Horseradish Sauce Author: Wolff’s Apple House Ingredients…

On Bread and Craftsmanship: Jerome Sheehan’s Artisan European-Style Bread

By rebeccatalbotApril 10, 2019April 10, 2019 Vendors

Jerome Sheehan of Chester County had spent over twenty years in accounting and finance when he decided that he was ready for something different. “I wanted to work with my hands,” says Jerome, “and produce something tangible that I could be proud of.” His travels abroad reinforced this longing to be part of an artisan tradition….