Well there's no doubt it's autumn in Western PA now, so what better way to celebrate than to head to the orchard? We found one nearby that had Kristin's favorite apple, the Stayman Winesap, so we headed down to Simmon's Farm in McMurray. The true find of the day though were the Fujis...it's always been a go-to of mine, but these were on a different level altogether.
Food and Drink
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Making the perfect salsa.
Yesterday Kristin and I devoted the day to canning some salsa for the coming year. (She'll continue the process next weekend). We canned 36 jars of salsa in three varieties: Hot, Medium, and Peach. Each used a different recipe beyond just the peppers and sweetness, and all turned out incredibly well. I'm sure she'll detail the process when our food blog gets off the ground, but for now, as with the pie, here are some photos from yesterday's adventure!
A shoutout to Dillner Family Farm, from which most of the ingredients were sourced!
And finally, the tasting! Hard to choose, but the robust, limey hot salsa was probably my favorite.
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Baking the perfect pie.
Kristin and I have been pondering starting a little food/photography blog, and our first deliberate effort toward that end was the documentation of this amazing peach pie. Kristin will be the first to tell you that she's not a fan of pies, but she whipped this up at my request, for I believe there's no better summer dessert than peach pie. (I trust my mom is also reading this ahead of my impending visit, hint hint). The pie itself, though the first peach one she'd ever made, was a complete triumph. I was so effusive in my praise of it that I worry my comparatively tame assertion that I enjoy kale salads will be thrown into doubt. (Just kidding, Sweetie, kale is amazing).
Anyway, I'll let her say more about it in our first post, but for now I wanted to share some of the pictures here on my site.
Oh, and the final proof:
