johnnyappleseed's Kitchen

The crumble we bring to every team potluck. Browning the butter first makes the topping taste like toffee.

Serves 6

Overnight oats with grated apple, cinnamon and a spoon of apple butter. Ready before your first meeting.

Serves 2

Deep, dark, spiced apple butter that makes the whole house smell like an orchard. Great on toast and in the oats.

3 jars

Baked, not fried, with reduced cider in the batter and a crackly cinnamon-sugar coat.

Serves 12

Golden pork chops braised in hard cider with apples, onion and thyme. One pan, thirty-five minutes.

Serves 4

Crisp apples, celery, grapes and toasted walnuts in a light lemony dressing. Lunch for the whole design review.

Serves 4

Apples cooked in amber caramel under a lid of puff pastry, then flipped. The one dessert worth saying "one more thing" for.

Serves 6

A free-form apple tart for people who think pie crust is too fussy. Thin slices, a buttery fold, and a glossy apricot glaze.

Serves 8