Don't forget The Olde Holyoke Square has fresh trees on their lot (and I think, wreaths too).

Apple Pie Bites

 

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

12 mins

Total time

27 mins

 

• Apple Pie Bites -Delicious, quick & easy mini apple pies made with Pillsbury crescent rolls in less than 30 minutes!

Serves: 8 apple pie bites

Ingredients

• ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon apple pie spice, and additional apple pie spice for sprinkling on top of crescent rolls
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• ⅓ cup chopped pecans
• 1 small Granny Smith apple, cored and sliced into 8 (1/2-inch) slices
• 1 (8-ounce) can Pillsbury Original crescent rolls

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and apple pie spice. Set aside.
3. Melt butter and toss apple slices in butter, set aside.
4. Arrange crescent roll triangles on baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Evenly distribute brown sugar mixture onto each triangle.
5. Sprinkle each triangle evenly with the chopped pecans.
6. Place an apple slice on the wide end of each triangle. Wrap crescent roll dough around each apple.
7. Brush each crescent roll with remaining butter. Sprinkle lightly with additional apple pie spice.
8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Happy Thanksgiving

from

The Junque Gypsies 

A drink to start you out....

This sangria is THEE drink to make this fall. It combines red wine, brandy, cinnamon, apple cider, citrus, and of course - sweet honeycrisp apples!

Ingredients:

• 3 cinnamon sticks (plus more for garnish)
• 2 honeycrisp apples, chopped
• 1 orange, thinly sliced
• 1 (750 ml) bottle red wine (I suggest a light-bodied Spanish variety)
• 1 and 3/4 cups homemade apple cider or store-bought¹
• 1/2 cup brandy
• 1/4 cup orange juice (or juice from 2 medium oranges)
• juice from 1 lemon
• club soda, to taste

Directions:

1. Place the cinnamon sticks, apples, and orange slices in a large pitcher. Add wine, apple cider, brandy, orange juice, and lemon juice. Allow to sit in the refrigerator for 6 - 24 hours. Taste; if you'd like it to be sweeter, add 1-2 Tablespoons granulated sugar, honey, or agave.
2. If you'd like a cinnamon-sugar rim (highly recommended), simply moisten the rim of your glasses with water, turn the glass upside down and dip it into a mix of cinnamon and sugar. Pour in the sangria with fruit² and add a splash of club soda (this unsweetened fizz is wonderful with the sangria!). Garnish with a cinnamon stick, if desired. Cheers!
3. Make ahead tip: Sangria is the perfect make-ahead cocktail since it must sit for at least 6 hours. You can also make it one day in advance.

Additional Notes:

1. Use a sweetened, unfiltered version of apple cider; it will be in the refrigerator section of your grocery store.
2. Feel free to add ice to your glasses of sangria. Don't add it directly to the pitcher - this waters the sangria down. Which, clearly, we don't want.

A Few Thanksgiving receipes

Apple and Poppy Seed Coleslaw

Prep Time 1 hour, 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour, 15 minutes

Yield 6 servings

Wonderfully tangy and refreshing, and the perfect side dish to any meal!

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded green cabbage
• 1 1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
• 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  
• 1 Granny Smith apple, julienned
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
  
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine the green cabbage, red cabbage, carrot and apple.
• In a large glass measuring cup or another bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, poppy seeds, salt and pepper, to taste.
• Pour mixture over cabbage mixture and stir using a rubber spatula until well combined. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
• Serve cold.

 

Want to make the holidays even more special? Serve individual pumpkin pies! Use Libby's Pure Pumpkin and Carnation Evaporated Milk in your favorite recipe, then simply pour into a muffin pan lined with pre-made crust, and bake. It's so easy and your guests will love them. (Thank you Pinterest)