Elizabeth, you’re a star! Some months ago there was a post on Elizabeth’s blog asking for recipes which she intended to compile and share with all the contributors. Word got around (as often happens on blogs) and pretty soon there was a sizeable group of contributors. Elizabeth decided to make hard copies for everyone and then embarked on the huge job of assembling, editing, collecting permissions and pictures and all the rest. She’s been working on this for months and here’s the fantastic result. It’s beautifully done and I can’t wait to try out many of these delicious looking recipes.

Yesterday Jason and I went out to Tougas farm to get some early season apples.   My favorites are the honey crisp and golden delicious and we always seem to miss them. This year October is a fairly busy month for us so we’ve gone early and hit them at the right time. Jason made apple pie and I made the crust. One of the few things he doesn’t like to do is pastry crust so that’s always my job, much like grilling is usually his.