Apples, Pears, Persimmons! 10 sweet and savory recipes you’ll be cooking at home all season
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As the weather turns cool and crisp, what do you do when you've got a counter full of ripe pears or too many apples from an orchard visit?
This week, we share 8 recipes for turning crunchy apples, juicy pears, and luxurious persimmons into sweet and savory dishes, from weeknight meals to entertaining-friendly dishes.
By the end of this episode, you’ll…
- Learn how to make slow-cooked apple butter that fills your home with warm, comforting aromas
- Discover an elegant appetizer that stars fresh pears and is perfect for a stunning brunch or your next dinner party
- Get inspired by savory casseroles and crunchy salads that balance fall’s sweetest and most vibrant flavors.
Hit play now to uncover fresh and easy ways to use fall's most beloved fruits in your home kitchen all season long!
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Links to from this week’s show:
- Skin-on, no sugar, homemade apple sauce from Zero Waste Chef
- Slow cooker apple butter from Family Food On The Table, and homemade apple butter with the peels on
- The Kitchn’s guide on apple butter
- Kari’s favorite blister-fried peanuts
- Celery, apple, peanut salad by Joshua McFadden from Bon Appetit
- The fennel, sausage, apple casserole recipe can be found in the cookbook Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg
- Apple dumpling recipe
- Pear, mascarpone crostini recipe can be found in the cookbook Seriously Simple Holidays
- Pear + mascarpone crostini from Cake-n-Knife Blog
- Sonya’s pear, rosemary, goat cheese galette
- Endive salad with pear, pecans, and dijon dressing from the Salad Whisperer
- Bittersweet chocolate and pear cake from Smitten Kitchen
- Fuyu v. hachiya persimmons explained
- David Tanis’ persimmon salad with radicchio and walnuts from NYT Cooking
- Love Soup Cookbook by Anna Thomas has her recipe for persimmon soup
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