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Amazon Apple Cider Tastes Like the Real thing

December 30, 2025 / / 0 Comments
Photo taken after several glasses were served.

I love fresh apple cider. I mean, who doesn’t? Though nothing compares with the freshly-“squeezed” green apple juice I had in Syria a lifetime ago, fresh apple cider from the farmer’s market is darn good. It is also expensive. Now that the economy is on the brinks, it’s become a very occasional treat. I miss it, though. Supermarket apple juice or cider, even those that are 100% apple like Simple Apple, are just not the same (and are expensive as well). Enter Amazon.

I found Amazon apple cider when looking for unsweetened fresh grape juice, and I was attracted by the bottle – it looks just like the ones at the farmer’s market. The reviews were very positive, and it cost only $2.50 for the 1/2 gallon bottle. Plus, it’s only ingredient is apples – and it’s not made from concentrate. It might be a tad sweeter than the apple cider from the farmer’s market, but it tastes so much like it that wouldn’t be able to tell them apart on a blind taste.

The only negative thing is that I don’t know how farmers can possibly compete with prices like this.

Unfortunately, this seems to be the only natural juice that Amazon carries under its brand name. All the other ones are from concentrate.

Trader Joe’s Rustic Apple Tarte Review

September 23, 2024 / / 1 Comment

Nice fall dessert

Trader Joe’s Rustic Apple Tarte is a smallish galette that tastes like apple pie. I enjoyed it quite a bit. The tarte crust was lighter, and more flavorful than your regular pie crust, and the apple filling was on point: the apples had some firmness, they weren’t overly sweet and the sliced nuts provided a good crunch. It also had sugar crystals which I love. In all, it was quite enjoyable though a little on the small side. I’d get it again.

Apple Pie Granita – Recipe

December 29, 2020 / / 0 Comments

This apple pie granita tastes exactly like frozen apple pie, and it’s absolutely delicious. I served it as a palate cleanser for my 2020 Christmas Eve dinner, though it’s probably too sweet for that. It would work just as well as dessert. Everyone enjoyed it nonetheless.

I made it using Martinelli’s apple juice rather than “natural-style apple juice” like the original recipe called for, because that’s what I had at home. If I made it again using regular apple juice, as I did, I’d probably reduce the sugar to 1/4 cup or leave it off altogether.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups apple juice
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • a dash of nutmeg
  • a dash of allspice

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a medium saucepan and heat over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Transfer it to an 8″x8″ glass baking dish. Place in the freezer until the sides start to freeze, about 1 to 2 hours. Using a fork, break and mix and put back in the freezer for another 2 hours. Break again with a fork and transfer to small serving glasses. Keep in the freezer until ready to serve.

Based on Emerile Lagasse’s recipe at Food & Wine magazine.

2020 Christmas Eve Dinner

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Apple, Onion and Bacon Pie recipe

December 4, 2012 / / 0 Comments

I have to bring an appetizer to a Holiday Party for an organization I belong to, and for some reason I decided that I wanted a fruit-based savory pie.  After some online research I ended up with this flavor combination, and then I found a recipe for a galette with these ingredients which I easily adapted to make a pie.

It was great! Easy and delicious.  Actually, more like satisfying and addictive.  It tastes good warm and cold, so it’s perfect for a holiday buffet.

Apple, Onion and Bacon Pie

Ingredients

  • 8 oz bacon, coarsely chopped
  • 1 large sweet onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 or 3 apples, thinly sliced
  • salt & sugar to taste
  • 2 9″ pie shells

Directions

Cook bacon over medium heat in a deep frying pan until crispy.  Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon bits and set aside.  Pour out all but 1 Tbsp. grease from the pan and reserve.  Add the onion slices and cook until soft, stirring occasionally.  Add the apple slices and cook until soft.  Return the bacon to the pan and mix.  Taste and add salt and sugar as needed.  Set aside to cool.

Preheat oven to 400F (or the temperature indicated by your pie shell recipe).

Put the pie shell into your pie pan and press tightly.  Add the cooled filling.  Top with the other pie shell, sealing the borders with the bottom shell. Make several cuts on the top shell and bake until golden, about 30 minutes.

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