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Favorite Fall Sips

Posted on 10/19/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

We know fall is supposed to have a certain bite in the air, but around here many folks don’t turn off their air conditioners until well into October. So our list of fall favorites includes hot and cold drinks, because … Continue reading →

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Cool Thanksgiving Drinks

Posted on 11/13/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The first Thanksgiving we lived in the South we had just moved into our first house. Katherine excitedly threw on a sweater, popped some baked brie in the oven and lit a fire. The sweater was shed and the brie … Continue reading →

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Baked Apples Stuffed with Apples

Posted on 09/23/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a fairly simple dessert that makes use of apple guts in the stuffing. It also takes advantage of melted brown sugar as a tasty internal sauce. This recipe is for two but can easily be increased for as … Continue reading →

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Caramelized Apple Turnovers

Posted on 10/11/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a really quick dessert that works perfect if people decide to show up for dinner with very little notice. Pre-made puff pastry dough saves a lot of time and is pretty good but homemade is always better. Caramelized … Continue reading →

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Brandied Applesauce

Posted on 03/19/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a twist on applesauce. It freezes just as well as the regular, and is an excellent addition to many pastries and pies. The sorghum can be changed to brown sugar, but it will not be quite the same. … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with Apples

Posted on 01/25/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This recipe is adapted from Lidia’s version here. I don’t hold with all that blended tomatoes in a sauce nonsense, but this is a really good quick mid-week meal. Any apples will work including sweet and I used fuji apples. … Continue reading →

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Stuff that Meat

Posted on 11/09/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The stuffing is perfect with the pork but would work well in poultry as well. The trick to keeping the meat moist while it cooks is basting it with the pan juices and not removing any of the fat from … Continue reading →

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Sparkling Ciders

Posted on 11/08/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The last time we posted a cold cider drink, we got requests for a hot one. We’ll bring you a warm mug of cider in time for Thanksgiving, we swear. But the highs over the last week were in the … Continue reading →

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A Waldorf Remix

Posted on 09/26/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine Growing up, I loved Waldorf salad, which means at some point in my life, mayo didn’t bug me. My hatred of mayo now runs far deeper than any childhood memory of apple trees and mom’s cooking. Making the … Continue reading →

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Applesauce with Brown Sugar and Cinnamon

Posted on 09/22/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a great way to use up extra apples after a trip to an orchard. The flavor and texture is so far superior to store bought it is not even worth comparing the two together. This will work as … Continue reading →

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