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….

Pumpkin Pie Pancakes

By rebeccatalbotOctober 25, 2018February 28, 2019 Breakfast, Featured, Pumpkin, Seasonal pancakes, pumpkins

Have you ever had this problem? You make a pumpkin pie, but the recipe calls for more filling than will fit inside the pie crust. If only all of life’s problems were so delicious. I decided to freeze the leftover pie filling until I’d figured out just what to do with it. Pumpkin bread? Pancakes? I…

Super Citrus Salad with Chicken

By rebeccatalbotJanuary 11, 2018January 12, 2018 Featured, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal

I visited Wolff’s Apple House on New Year’s Eve and came home with four different kinds of citrus. The weather outside was frigid. The ground was covered with layer of snow. But once I had cut open the grapefruit, Cara Cara orange, tangerine and blood orange, the kitchen looked a whole lot brighter. Even the…

Christmas Window Boxes

By rachelvanduzerNovember 30, 2017December 1, 2017 Crafts, Seasonal

DIY Winter Window Boxes A few years ago, we found ourselves window shopping in a quaint town around Christmastime and came across the most beautiful Christmas Window Boxes. We just loved them and have made a tradition to make these every year. The first year we made them, we hit the jackpot by finding all…

How We Select the Best Fall Decor

By rebeccatalbotOctober 18, 2017October 20, 2017 Featured, Holiday, Seasonal

This time of year, Wolff’s carries over 2,000 mums and a host of classic orange pumpkins from three pounds up to 40 pounds—not to mention heirloom pumpkins in all kinds of unexpected shapes and colors, and a few prizewinner pumpkins that weigh in at about 150 pounds each! Add to that Indian corn, corn shocks,…

Perfecting Your Autumn Display

By rebeccatalbotOctober 4, 2017October 7, 2017 Featured, Seasonal

A well-crafted autumn display gives you something beautiful to come home to after a long day at work, says Amy Lang, plant manager at Wolff’s Apple House. It brings “solace at the end of your day,” she says. Adding a touch of autumn beauty means you can sit on your patio with a glass of wine…

Bottomless Corn Pie – Another Way to Love Sweet Corn

By JenniferHetrickAugust 7, 2017August 11, 2017 Locally Grown, Recipes, Seasonal bottomless corn pie, corn pie, sweet corn

I finally began to appreciate some of my Pennsylvania Dutch (technically German) heritage a few years ago through some culinary exploring. My favorite dive into this subculture of food quickly resulted in corn pie made with in-season, locally grown sweet corn, like the ears brought in to Wolff’s Apple House in August and September from nearby…

Spring Garlic Pizza

By recipesMay 18, 2017May 22, 2017 Featured, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal

Spring Garlic, also called “green garlic,” is a culinary treat that does not receive as much fanfare as it deserves. This mild stage of garlic may be hard to find unless you grow your own or have access to a farmers market that sells this delicacy (from March to May). Culinary Uses: In general, spring garlic can be…

Spicy Chicken with Cucumber-Rhubarb Salsa

By recipesMay 9, 2017May 15, 2017 Featured, Recipes, Seasonal

Lisa McWaters, our Grocery Manager, tells us that this recipe is a fun, savory, spicy way to use fresh local rhubarb! Pair it with local Asparagus on the side for a delicious springtime meal! Print Spicy Chicken with Cucumber-Rhubarb Salsa Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 Jalapeno Pepper, roughly chopped (with seeds) 2 large cloves Garlic, peeled…

Beautifying Gardens in Winter & Prepping Ahead for Spring

By JenniferHetrickNovember 1, 2016November 21, 2016 Gardening Advice: Flowers, Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs, Seasonal

Even though winter is just around the corner, that doesn’t mean gardens can’t have value during the cold season. In fact, several Wolff’s Apple House employees attended the Independent Garden Center Show East in Baltimore, Md., last year and heard Martha Stewart speak about this exact point and how a lot of people just don’t realize…

Making a Moon Garden

By JenniferHetrickJune 9, 2016August 12, 2016 Gardening Advice: Flowers, Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs, Photos, Seasonal

When the night sky shines bright light down into your backyard, it’s a wordless hint that a moon garden just might be a good fit for the space. Holly Cusumano of Phoenixville is the chairman of the Philadelphia Unit of the Herb Society of America and has designed moon gardens at both her old home in Coventryville and where…

Cultivating Greens and Making An Easy Arugula Salad

By JenniferHetrickMay 12, 2016February 10, 2017 Gardening Advice: Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs, Leafy Greens, Locally Grown, Recipes, Salads, Seasonal, Summer Produce

Despite chilly, rainy days in the recent weeks of early spring, May will soon be showing us the brighter and warmer days which are perfect for planting garden greens. When it comes to cultivating different kinds of leafy greens to join into your meals, Robyn Jasko of Kutztown has the perfect background to give great…

Baked Tofu with Creamy Asparagus Sauce

By recipesMarch 24, 2016November 2, 2017 Featured, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal

This is a great way to prepare asparagus, and it’s vegan to boot! Print Baked Tofu with Creamy Asparagus Sauce Author: Wolff’s Apple House Ingredients Tofu cutlets 2 Tbs. soy sauce or tamari 1 Tbs. olive oil 1 tsp. maple syrup 14 oz. extra-firm tofu, drained and sliced into cutlets ¼ cup diced red pepper,…

KITCHEN COPY: POMEGRANATE

By chucksmithDecember 16, 2015December 16, 2015 Beverages, Cooking Methods, Featured, Kitchen Copy, Recipes, Seasonal pomegranate, recipes, winter produce

Although most pomegranates are and have been cultivated throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and the Indian subcontinent for centuries, today the fruit can be found growing in California and Arizona. Besides being a wellspring of minerals, raw pomegranate seeds provide a whopping 12 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, and are an excellent…

Chicken Escarole Soup

By recipesDecember 3, 2015November 30, 2017 Featured, Leafy Greens, Recipes, Seasonal, Tomatoes

Warm up with this great version of escarole soup! Excellent with our organic, local, free-range chicken from Canter Hill Farm! Print Chicken Escarole Soup Author: Wolff’s Apple House Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 cups low sodium chicken broth 2 cups water 1 skinned & boned chicken breast 2 medium carrots, peeled & chopped 2 medium…

Sage, Sausage & Apple Cornbread Stuffing

By recipesNovember 7, 2015November 2, 2017 Apples, Featured, Recipes, Seasonal

A fancy twist on traditional stuffing, this Thanksgiving recipe blends favorite flavors of the season. Print Sage, Sausage & Apple Cornbread Stuffing Author: Wolff’s Serves: 8-10 Ingredients 2 sticks plus 3 tablespoons butter, divided 2 cups water 2 large bags of your favorite cornbread stuffing crumbs 1 pound pork sausage (not links) 1 large onion, diced 3…

Cooking a Fresh Turkey

By recipesNovember 7, 2015November 7, 2016 Featured, Holiday, Main-Dishes, Recipes, Seasonal

Never cooked a fresh turkey before? Never fear! Here’s our advice. Print Cooking a Fresh Turkey Author: Wolff’s Ingredients 1 Fresh Turkey Instructions Fresh turkeys cook more quickly than frozen turkeys. Fresh turkeys have more moisture and therefore transfer heat more quickly than frozen birds do. You want to be careful not to overcook your fresh turkey. Remove the…

KITCHEN COPY:FRESH CRANBERRIES

By chucksmithNovember 4, 2015 Berries, Cooking Methods, Featured, Holiday, Kitchen Copy, Locally Grown, Recipes, Seasonal berries, breakfast, cranberries, gluten-free, local ingredients, locally grown produce, recipes

I’ve been told that men tend to gain a lot of weight in their thirties. I keep hoping that will happen to me. I could stand to gain a pound or two. But all I’ve gotten so far is lactose intolerance, and a gluten allergy. I reluctantly confess this. It was only recently that I was a…

KITCHEN COPY:SWISS CHARD

By chucksmithOctober 21, 2015October 23, 2015 Appetizers, Cooking Methods, Featured, Kitchen Copy, Locally Grown, Recipes, Seasonal local ingredients, locally grown produce, peach salsa, recipes, swiss chard, vegetables, vegetarian

Has it ever happened to you that two things enter your life at the same time, and forever after it’s nearly impossible to think of one without also thinking of the other? It happened to me about twelve years ago. It happened to me with Swiss chard, and my wife. I can’t cook Swiss chard without also…