I don't know about you, but October is my favorite month of the year. And not just because of Halloween, although that is my favorite holiday of the year- what's not to love about Halloween?
October symbolizes the change in season, the beginning of Fall. Even though I live in Florida now, which only has two seasons (Hot as Hell and Satan's Steam Room), I still enjoy the feeling of Fall that comes along with October.
Since it's around the time of year that Dunkin Donuts starts over-advertising pumpkin EVERYTHING, we've been trying to bring the taste of Fall into our kitchen. Here are a few of our favorite Fall flavored recipes here on the farm.
Ice Cream Apples
What you need:
1 Whole Apple, Hollowed Out
Cinnamon
Sugar (I used brown sugar)
1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
Caramel (I sometimes substitute this with Chocolate Syrup for the kids)
What you do:
Cut the bottom off the apple, only enough to allow you to hollow out the apple. Lightly coat the inside of the apple with the sugar and cinnamon. Bake the apple in the over at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Once the apple is done, put a scoop of vanilla ice cream inside and drizzle with the caramel or chocolate sauce. I tend to put a bit of whipped cream on top and then drizzle it, but that's personal choice. :) Enjoy!
What you need:
4 boneless Pork Chops
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
2 tablespoons Butter
2 medium tart Red Apples, cored and sliced
What you do:
Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Saute pork chops for about 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet, stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of pork chops. Continue cooking mixture in skillet uncovered until sauce thickens slightly. Spoon sauce over apples and pork chops.
Grilled Apple Chicken
What you need:
8 boneless chicken breasts
12 oz frozen apple juice concentrate (I used fresh apple juice for mine)
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 apples cored and cut into rings (similar to pineapple rings)
What you do:
Preheat grill (I used an over skillet pan that had a griddle side). In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, honey, lemon, juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well. Heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside 1 cup of mixture for sauce. Use remaining mixture to baste the chicken and apple rings. Grill apple rings for 8 minutes, then turn, baste again and cook for another 8 minutes. Grill chicken for 5 minutes, turn over, baste again, and grill for another 5 to 7 minutes. (I personally, basted consistently while cooking) Serve with set aside mixture poured over the top of the chicken and apples.
Hope you enjoy these Fall themed recipes. We've got some new ones on the list to try this year, so keep an eye out for some more recipe posts!
What you need:
1 Whole Apple, Hollowed Out
Cinnamon
Sugar (I used brown sugar)
1 Scoop Vanilla Ice Cream
Caramel (I sometimes substitute this with Chocolate Syrup for the kids)
What you do:
Cut the bottom off the apple, only enough to allow you to hollow out the apple. Lightly coat the inside of the apple with the sugar and cinnamon. Bake the apple in the over at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Once the apple is done, put a scoop of vanilla ice cream inside and drizzle with the caramel or chocolate sauce. I tend to put a bit of whipped cream on top and then drizzle it, but that's personal choice. :) Enjoy!
Caramel Apple Pork Chops
4 boneless Pork Chops
2 tablespoons Brown Sugar
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
2 tablespoons Butter
2 medium tart Red Apples, cored and sliced
What you do:
Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Saute pork chops for about 5-6 minutes, turning occasionally. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, salt, pepper, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add butter to skillet, stir in brown sugar mixture and apples. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove apples with a slotted spoon and arrange on top of pork chops. Continue cooking mixture in skillet uncovered until sauce thickens slightly. Spoon sauce over apples and pork chops.
Grilled Apple Chicken
What you need:
8 boneless chicken breasts
12 oz frozen apple juice concentrate (I used fresh apple juice for mine)
1/3 cup honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 apples cored and cut into rings (similar to pineapple rings)
What you do:
Preheat grill (I used an over skillet pan that had a griddle side). In a small saucepan, combine the apple juice, honey, lemon, juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well. Heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside 1 cup of mixture for sauce. Use remaining mixture to baste the chicken and apple rings. Grill apple rings for 8 minutes, then turn, baste again and cook for another 8 minutes. Grill chicken for 5 minutes, turn over, baste again, and grill for another 5 to 7 minutes. (I personally, basted consistently while cooking) Serve with set aside mixture poured over the top of the chicken and apples.
Hope you enjoy these Fall themed recipes. We've got some new ones on the list to try this year, so keep an eye out for some more recipe posts!
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