apple pie

Apple Pie
from Pam Atkins

3 pounds apples, peeled and sliced
1/2-3/4 cup sugar (depending on how sweet the apples are)
2-3 tablespoons flour
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 pie crusts (see recipe here)

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix apples, sugar, flour, and spices together in a bowl.  Let sit while making crusts.
3. Add filling to crust.
4. Bake 50-60 minutes.

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pie crust

Pie Crust (2 crusts)
from cook's illustrated

2 1/2 cups flour
1 t salt
2 T sugar
12 T butter, cold and cut into chunks
1/2 cup shortening, cold and cut into chunks
1/4 cup cold water
1/4 cup cold vodka

1. Process 1 1/2 cups flour, salt and sugar in food processor until combined.
2. Add butter and shortening and process until homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps (dough will resemble cottage cheese).
3. Scrap bowl down and add remaining flour.  Pulse six times.
4. Pour flour dough into a medium bowl and sprinkle vodka and water over the top.
5. Fold dough until liquid is incorporated, and dough is tacky and sticks together.
6. Divide dough into two balls and refrigerate at least 1 hour up to two days.  You can also freeze dough until needed.
7. Bake pie dough at 350 with weights 20 minutes.  Proceed with recipe.

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what's in season | July

July is when the local produce really starts to come into season!  Check out the list below!

{Blue Moon Farms where I get all of my garlic!}

Local produce available in July:

Apples
Bean
Beets
Blackberries
Brussel sprouts (beginning)
Cabbage (beginning)
Cantaloupe (mid)
Carrots
Cauliflower (beginning)
Corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Greens, variety
Okra
Onions (late)
Peaches
Peppers
Plums (late)
Potatoes
Raspberries
Summer squash
Tomatoes
Watermelons (late)

What produce are you looking forward to getting?
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monthly munchies | July

Hello July!  So glad to see you since local produce becomes more abundant, but the heat also goes up.  :(  Thank goodness July is National Ice Cream Month!

{I love eating red grapes; not a fan of white grapes}

So what's in store for the blog this month?

• I scream; you scream.  We all scream for ice cream!  I'll be sharing some homemade ice cream recipes!
• I'll be taking a week off the blog just because I need a break from it, work, and life, but I'll take two out of three.
• Delicious, healthy weeknights meals will be coming your way!

Do you have any plans for July?

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