Skip to main content

Apple Picking Season Is Here! 🍎

Labor Day has passed and the cooler temperatures are slowly approaching, which means Fall is almost here and it is time for APPLE PICKING!

Many farms, at least the ones that I found in Central New Jersey, are still allowing people to access their farms for PYO (pick your own) apples, however they all have different precautions and procedures; some have timed admission slots, or are only allowing apple picking on certain days of the week, etc. So I would highly recommend checking their websites and calling the farms directly, (even if you go to the same one every year) to find out what their current procedures are. 

The big difference I noticed this year, when it came to visiting a farm for apple picking, was that a lot of them were charging fees for apple picking. I'm not sure if this "fee" is covid-related, but the idea of paying to access a farm and then additionally paying for the apples you pick, was not something I wanted to do, so the goal was to find a farm that did not charge an access fee, and I found it! 

I spent the afternoon visiting Solebury Orchards in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Solebury is about 30 minutes from where I am in Central New Jersey, so it was a quick and enjoyable ride in the country. They only have one apple variety to pick at a time, so if you're looking for a specific kind of apple, be sure to check their website prior to going. When I went, they had honeycrisp apples, which are perfect for all the baking and cooking I was looking to do with my freshly picked apples. (See below for recipe ideas!)


This was my first time apple picking with only one variety of apples to choose from, which made the experience a little different. I mean, how much time can you spend picking the same type of apple? But it was enjoyable walking up and down the orchards. Besides apple picking, Solebury also has some tomatoes for you to pick, as well as a cutting garden to cut your own flowers from. They also have a market where you can buy some of their cider, delicious home-made cider donuts and plenty of other items!  

So now, what to do with all of these apples?! Of course, eat them! 

For breakfast, I made an egg-white omelette with apples and brie, which was a delicious way to start the day. 

For dinner, I made a pork dish. Inspired by this One Pan Pork Chops with Apples and Onions Recipe, but I used sweet onions instead of red onions, and instead of Chicken Broth, I used Jamaican Rum, which made it very tasty!

For dessert, I baked an apple pie! 

Now, if only the saying was, an apple a day will keep Covid away! 😉 




  Happy 🍎 Picking, my friends! 







[ Follow FunSized on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & YouTube ]

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Last week's new recipe for 2013 was DELICIOUS! Unfortunately, I don't have a recipe to share with you because I came up with it all on my own. So, let me share with you on how I prepared these amazing Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Ingredients: -Chicken -Red Pepper -1 Carrot Stick -Chinese Five Spice Blend -Sesame Garlic Sauce -Romaine Lettuce Hearts -Lime *All these ingredients can altered and/or changed to be to your liking!* 1- Cut the chicken into long slices and/or cubes. 2- Season the chicken before putting in the pan with the Chinese Five Spice Blend and some salt and pepper. 3- Cook the chicken in a pan, medium to low heat, in some olive oil with Pam. 4- Cut up the red pepper into cubes and add that to the chicken in the pan. Continue to mix until fully cooked. 5- Shred one carrot stick; and put to the side. 6- Wash individual Lettuce pieces. (As many as you need for as many as you are serving) 7- Heat up a generous amount of the Sesame Garlic Sauce
Post a Comment
Read more

Fun New Fitness App!

Thanks to InStyle Magazine , I found out about this great new Fitness App called ' Teemo .' It's a free app you can get from iTunes that I recommend you get right this second! For someone like me, who needs discipline while working out, this app is perfect for you. You get an at-home trainer, a challenge, and a work-out all on your phone! What's better than that? ...Well I could name a few but let's focus on the app for right now! Teemo makes it fun for you to exercise! I've recently read multiple health articles that say the best kind of work outs are ones of short quick intervals that combine strength training, cardio and are bound to make you sweat! Teemo does all of those things and they make it a game too! Depending on which challenge you choose, after you complete about 5 exercises they reward you with an item related to the challenge you are on. The challenges vary from a 'Desert Dash' to 'Climb Everest.' Each challenge involves differen
2 comments
Read more

Quarantine Night time Skin Care Routine

Throughout this time in quarantine, I really have made a conscious effort to take care of my skin. I think this is the best it has looked in a really long time, partly because of how I've been keeping up with this nightly routine.  So here is the quick video version of it and then I'm going to go into detail of what exactly I am doing... If I'm wearing make-up, I first use Biore's Charcoal Cleansing Micellar Water to take off my make-up, or at least the majority of it. Now even though, it says on the bottle you can use this without rinsing it off, I feel like it still leaves a film which is why I go to wash my face with soap afterwards.  To wash my face, I vary between different gentle cleansers but for this video I used Lancome's Miel-en-Mousse Foaming Face Wash, which smells incredible! Washing my face after removing my make up, helps make sure there is no remaining residue of make up on my skin before I continue with my routine. After washing my face, I
Post a Comment
Read more