Saturday, November 5th, 2011 @ 04:48pm | Author: Ashley
Good afternoon! It is a beautiful day here in Metro Detroit – bright sunny skies, warm temperatures (for November anyways), crisp smokey smells… I’m a little behind on regularly posting it seems. Halloween seemed to creep up, then it was the boyfriend’s birthday, and today I helped stack a few loads of firewood for the boyfriend’s family. I’ve been busy without actually being busy it seems.
Anyways, this week I’d like to share with you some shots I snapped of my mom’s delicious homemade bruschetta!
Now, I don’t know the recipe, but I do know that she chopped up vine tomatoes, onions, and cilantro and mixed with balsamic vinaigrette and fresh mozzarella. We toasted French bread in the toaster oven and poured the tomato mixture over. Oh so delicious!
Monday, September 19th, 2011 @ 07:33pm | Author: Ashley
Today, on the dreariest of days we’ve had of late, a visit was paid to the Rochester Cider Mill.
Cider season is just starting – the apples are just getting to the point of perfection. If the apples aren’t sweet enough yet, often times, cider mills will add pears to their brews in order to reduce the tart and tangy taste of early apples. I got to sample some of RCM’s regular and pear ciders, and both are delicious! They have also added a new chocolate doughnut with a chocolate frosting to their line up. For the first time as well, I tried their blueberry doughnuts – also fantastic, of course. But my loyalties will always seem to lie with the traditional cinnamon sugar cider mill doughnut. You just can’t go wrong with them. After taking a quick peak at the innards of the mill, we wondered outside and visited the mill’s sheep. Baah! Too cute. And of course, we went home with a dozen doughnuts, and a half gallon of cider ^.^ Yum!
Definitely stop by the Rochester Cider Mill this autumn. The facility is family-owned and operated, and all of their seasonal treats are so yummy.
