Apples and a Giveaway Winner!

First things first, thanks to everyone who entered a comment in my Halloween Giveaway contest! The winner, chosen by the random number generator, is.......Ashley! I'll be sending you an e-mail to get your mailing address.

Here are some pics from our recent apple-picking outing at Fireside Orchard (in my family, we call it Apples Cider Cheese Fudge - for obvious reasons) I've never picked apples before and was surprised at how easy it is. I mean, if you are picking bushels of apples I'm sure you would work up a sweat but we only picked a peck and it was a cakewalk. These are Haralson apples which are ripe when fully red. They look fake, don't they?

At the bottom is a picture of the baked apple I made for dessert that night. Low carb means no apple pie, alas, but I did cheat by toasting the marshmallow on top. Delicious!