Food Friends Podcast: Home Cooking Made Easy

Apples, Pears, Persimmons! 10 sweet and savory recipes you’ll be cooking at home all season

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As the weather turns cool and crisp, what do you do when you've got a counter full of ripe pears or too many apples from an orchard visit?

This week, we share 8 recipes for turning crunchy apples, juicy pears, and luxurious persimmons into sweet and savory dishes, from weeknight meals to entertaining-friendly dishes.

By the end of this episode, you’ll…

Learn how to make slow-cooked apple butter that fills your home with warm, comforting aromas
Discover an elegant appetizer that stars fresh pears and is perfect for a stunning brunch or your next dinner party
Get inspired by savory casseroles and crunchy salads that balance fall’s sweetest and most vibrant flavors.

Hit play now to uncover fresh and easy ways to use fall's most beloved fruits in your home kitchen all season long!

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Links to from this week’s show:

Skin-on, no sugar, homemade apple sauce from Zero Waste Chef
Slow cooker apple butter from Family Food On The Table, and homemade apple butter with the peels on
The Kitchn’s guide on apple butter
Kari’s favorite blister-fried peanuts
Celery, apple, peanut salad by Joshua McFadden from Bon Appetit
The fennel, sausage, apple casserole recipe can be found in the cookbook Six Seasons: A New Way With Vegetables by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg
Apple dumpling recipe
Pear, mascarpone crostini recipe can be found in the cookbook Seriously Simple Holidays
Pear + mascarpone crostini from Cake-n-Knife Blog
Sonya’s pear, rosemary, goat cheese galette
Endive salad with pear, pecans, and dijon dressing from the Salad Whisperer
Bittersweet chocolate and pear cake from Smitten Kitchen
Fuyu v. hachiya persimmons explained
David Tanis’ persimmon salad with radicchio and walnuts from NYT Cooking
Love Soup Cookbook by Anna Thomas has her recipe for persimmon soup

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