Monday, November 18, 2019

Apple Pie, Muffins, Crumble, and Desert - All in One Day!

 I mentioned the other day that I have a good friend who has taken up baking. A totally new interest  that comes out of the blue for me. Peter actually worked for me at the University for many years, but I've never heard him mention learning how to bake before.  We did have wonderful years bringing students up to the BeaverValley on field courses and got to know many spots in the valley really well. In fact those years of experience are really where 'Seasonsinthevalley'  got started.

 Peter has a small orchard up here so he has lots of apples, although they don't get sprayed so they tend to be scabby. Scabs don't matter if you're peeling the apples though so he had a surplus of apples to deal with. On Sunday afternoon he showed up with an apple pie, some apple crumble, several apple muffins, and a delicious apple dessert!  Yes, believe it or not, all in one day!

Both Mrs. F.G. and I are  really impressed with his baking (it tastes great!),  and we enjoyed a really nice two hours of conversation. It was great to have a friend take the time and make the effort to come up here and see me, since it's a lot harder for me to go and see them. And now we've got dessert for at least a week or two!


14 comments:

  1. Friends bearing fresh baked goods are the best!

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  2. Good For him that's awesome. There's nothing like fresh home made desserts/ treats YUMMY . Crumble is our favorite be it apple , blueberry or bumble berry . Glad you all had a nice visit .

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  3. Homemade beats store bought any day, and with such a choice, you will have yummy afters for some time.

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  4. What lovely gifts. Something from the heart and are you not lucky that he is actually a good baker?

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  5. Boy, does that ever sound good! I think I'll need to find some apple crumble or pie to quench my appetite! :-)

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  6. It all sounds incredibly delicious …

    All the best Jan

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  7. Beware of Friends bearing gifts that might increase your Waist Size if consumed on a regular basis.
    Glad you had a nice visit.
    He should set up shop at Bazaars.
    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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  8. What a nice friend to have. He visits you and brings all those delicious desserts!! : )

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  9. How wonderful of Peter to bring you apple goodies. Think of the fruit and keep telling yourself 'they are good for me!' Enjoy!

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  10. Sounds a good sort of friend to have. You'll need to get busy on those exercises now!

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  11. yum, home made apple pie is the best with ice cream.

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  12. If I lived closer I would make it a point to come over and help you consume your apple goodies.

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  13. He sounds like a good friend to show up and share with you.

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