One of the benefits of living in New England is being able to pick apples in autumn. We have an apple orchard right in town and they grow such beautiful apples!

I ended up purchasing two bushels over two weekends. My kids were elated since I refuse to buy commercial apples, and the organic apples I could buy are usually wrinkled as well as pricey.

Apart from enjoying apples raw, I froze some slices for apple pie next month, and I dehydrated many into apple chips (I’ll share that recipe/method soon!). Continue reading →