Miss Kitty's Apple Butter

On Sunday, after a wonderful walk on the seawall with Eva, I headed over to Miss Kitty's place for our annual canning day. Every year we girls get together and preserve something -- in year's past we have made jalapeno jelly but this year we tried something different ... Apple Butter ... yum! This recipe comes from my culinary bible http://www.epicurious.com/, I use it all the time. The Apple Butter is super easy to make but a little tedious, nothing like peeling, coring and dicing 20lbs of apples, worth it though. We made the spiced version 'cuz apples and cinnamon just belong together.

To serve, pour it over ice cream or use it as a side with a cheese plate, or pork chops. Or like the name suggests, on toast with a piece of cheese (cheddar would be fabulous). I've also seen something I'd like to try and that's slice a round of Brie in half (top and bottom). Slather your filling on the bottom part (apple butter, chutney, jam, whatever), replace the top, wrap in pastry and bake. I'll try this at home and will share the recipe when I get it right.

Last night was my wine class featuring Syrah/Shiraz and Grenache. I had some exceptional wines, I think this was the first class that I enjoyed them all, I will share the names with you when I get the list. 'Til then, keep savouring ...