My advice is to infuse your home with the natural scent of real food. Say, fresh rosemary riding atop a pork roast. With that classic combination of onion and garlic bathing in hot butter. Infuse your home with the scent of warm cinnamon pumpkin pie under a satiny blanket of vanilla bean studded whipped cream. Oh, and apples. Simmering, bubbling, aromatic apples.That ain't no commercial, that's love.
Not many need me to give a recipe for pumpkin pie. Homemade crust and some pumpkin label reading will get you there. Whipped cream not so much either. Just put forth a bit of effort and whip it yourself, avoiding the fake stuff. A pork roast-simple; start high and and then go low. Sauteed garlic and onion- add whatever vegetable you like (I like fresh spinach) and you are good to go.
I don't hear much about apple sauce makers these days, though so I will give you my simple recipe for that.
Homemade Applesauce
2 pounds apples (Gala, McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Golden Delicious and Fuji are all good choices, readily available)
1 C apple cider
1 T brown sugar
juice of one lemon
zest of one lemon
1 cinnamon stick
Zest the lemon, then squeeze the juice into a bowl. Core, peel and cut apples into chunks, tossing with the lemon juice as you go. Put apples and lemon juice into a saucepan with the cinnamon stick, most of the lemon zest (save a bit for garnish), apple cider and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Lower heat, cover, and simmer just until apples begin to soften. Take off lid and simmer until liquid is reduced and apples are tender. Taste and add more brown sugar if needed. Remove cinnamon stick. To serve, sprinkle with cinnamon and remaining lemon zest. I can smell it now...
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