Ingredients Shortbread Crust 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup all-purpose flour Apple Filling 2 large apples, peeled and thinly sliced (1/4 inch thick) 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg Streusel 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats 1/3 cup [...]
Have You Heard?The 2019 apple season is underway! Varieties currently available are: Red Free, Duchess, Paula Red, McIntosh, SweeTango, Honey Crisp, Zestar!, Prima, & First Kiss. Availability of apple varieties can change often, especially at this time of year. If you're visiting from a distance or interested in a particular variety, feel free to call [...]
Have You Heard?The 2019 apple season has now begun!Current varieties available are: Red Free, Duchess, Paula Red, McIntosh, SweeTango, & First Kiss. Availability of apple varieties can change often, especially at this time of year. If you're visiting from a distance or interested in a particular variety, feel free to call ahead to 507.895.4583 for [...]
Ingredients 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 tsp cinnamon 1 packet stevia 1 Tbsp maple syrup 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 apple Directions Throw everything (except for the apple) into a mason jar the night before. Mix it all together and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, chop up the apple and add it to the [...]
Ingredients Donut batter: 2 cup Flour 3/4 cup Sugar 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/4 tsp Nutmeg 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Salt 3/4 cup Buttermilk or (3/4 cup Milk + 1/4 tsp Lemon juice or White Vinegar) 2 beaten Eggs 2 tbsp melted Butter 3/4 cup shredded Apples Topping: 11 oz Kraft Caramels 1/4 [...]
Ingredients 8 cups bread, cubed 3 medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped 4 eggs 1 cup vanilla yogurt 1 cup milk 2 tsp cinnamon, divided ½ tsp nutmeg ½ c sugar + 2 Tbsp ½ cup raisins Sauce 1 cup Unsalted Butter 1 cup Heavy Cream 1 cup Brown Sugar Directions Preheat oven to 350°. [...]
Ingredients 4 apples 2 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp cinnamon sugar 1/2c caramel, more for drizzling 1/3c chopped pecans Directions Slice off the top ¼ of the apples and scoop out cores Using a paring knife, make a deep cut around the center of the apple. Flip over apples and make narrow cuts all around, making sure [...]
Russian Sage is much loved for its stunning color and long bloom time in the summer garden. Plants form a bushy upright clump of grayish leaves that are lacy and fragrant. Spikes of rich violet-blue flowers appear in high summer, continuing into late fall. An extremely versatile garden plant, Russian Sage loves hot, sunny sites [...]
Prairie Drop Seed was one of the major components of the Midwestern prairie, and it’s now a popular landscape plant—with good reason. It is perhaps the most ornamental of the native prairie grasses and grows in a clumping shape with deep green narrow leaves that arch downward. In July, Prairie Drop Seed sends up numerous [...]
Warm summer nights on the patio are loads of fun, but nobody likes waking up the next morning to itchy mosquito bites all over. Fortunately, as gardeners, we have the skills needed to find natural solutions to these irritating pests. Rather than using chemicals, we can grow plants that naturally and safely repel mosquitoes. [...]
