A Random Saturday

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Apple picking

Heather and I headed up to Orange County to pick some apples yesterday.  All the Honeycrisps were gone, but we still came back with quite a haul.  Some of the varieties we picked up: Gala, Mutsu, Macoun, Macintosh, and Fuji. We stopped for ice cream on the way home and were treated to this view [...]

Lemon Verbena Ice Cream

This weekend I came across a recipe for lemon verbena ice cream.  We happen to be growing some lemon verbena and had some left over cream in the fridge, so this was a natural one to try.  Lemon verbena is more typically associated with fragrances and teas, so this is certainly an unusual ice cream [...]