Comments on: fat of the land

By: Wonderful

Wonderful — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:30:31 +0000

Oh man, I wish I was there! I haven’t been apple picking since ’05, and I miss it terribly!! I look forward to your apple pie pictures!

By: Kristin at The Kitchen Sink

Kristin at The Kitchen Sink — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:10:16 +0000

Kristen: Hear! Hear!

Kelly: Thank you! And sorry about the failed apple cake.

Kara: Thanks! It’s an Emile Henry pie plate — a gift from my mom.

Bingo: Thanks! Those recipes sound wonderful.

Amy: I love that — “Urban American Dream.” thanks for leaving a note.

Tabitha: It’s a date!

Dawn: Oh, I am definitely going to have to look into that show! Perhaps we could all audition together? : ) I had my eye on the pie plate for a long time before my mom surprised me with it at Thanksgiving last year. I was the designated pie maker for the weekend and the plate was my compensation.

By: Dawn in CA

Dawn in CA — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:24:27 +0000

I have a similar “living off the land” fantasy that crops up (no pun intended) at least a few times a month. Have you ever watched that PBS show “Frontier House?” When I told my husband that I wanted to try out for the show, he just smiled and said, “okay, honey. Have fun with that!” Needless to say, we haven’t joined the cast just yet.

I have that same pie dish. So pretty. Looking forward to your apple pie recipe.

By: Tabitha (From Single to Married)

Tabitha (From Single to Married) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:59:00 +0000

Saturday works for me because then I’ll be able to go to the store and get the ingredients.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:49:22 +0000

Absolutely love the last urban American Dream photo. Pulls on my heartstrings as a former country girl now baking pies in NYC. Wonderful

By: Bingo

Bingo — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:47:49 +0000

Your photography is fantastic! These pictures brought many memories of apple picking to my mind’s eye. The other memories include apple pie, apple cake, apple bread, apple crisp, applesauce and the recipe for a cast iron skillet upside down apple cake that I saw for the first time earlier this week. Thanks! Can’t wait to visit our local apple orchard and make some of these memories come true again this year.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:01:42 +0000

GREAT pictures… and I’d love to have some pie dough ready for a first-of-the-fall apple pie… but I need a beautiful pie dish like yours… would you indulge and tell us where it’s from?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:21:24 +0000

Hi — Two weeks ago we were traveling in Virginia and I saw a farm boasting of apples. We drove up to the orchard and found out that it involved picking your own apples. We got started and my husband confessed that he had never picked apples before! I have been married 18 years + 5 years dating and never knew this. He had a great time and I am still making apple treats (including a failed apple cake last night).

You are a great story teller and you always do make me miss the midwest (MN and WI). Enjoy your apples!

By: Kristen @ frostingandfroth.com

Kristen @ frostingandfroth.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:17:05 +0000

I have that same farm fantasy, but can barely keep a tomato plant alive. Here’s to the dream!

Can’t wait for the apple pie recipe…

By: Kristin at The Kitchen Sink

Kristin at The Kitchen Sink — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:28:17 +0000

Whitney & JRR: We went to Prairie Sky Orchard. JRR, I know what you mean about the carnival. This one was not like that all. It could've been because we got there right when they opened (we were the only "customers" there for most of the time) or because it was early in the season. But I think it's a pretty low-key place in general. It's pretty close, too, and there's some non-major highway driving, which I love. Tracey: Thank you! I'll be here with bells on (and pie recipe) on Saturday!