Apple of My Eye

Apple picking is one of our favorite fall traditions and we couldn't wait to show Greta around Wilklow Orchards! We headed upstate a bit earlier than usual this year, which resulted in less crowded picking conditions. It also turned out to be our hottest day apple picking yet, with temperatures in the mid-eighties! We made the most of it and came home with a big bag of apples and a few yummy baked goods from Wilklow's country store.

Coincidentally, we ran into my friend Allison and her family as soon as we arrived at the orchard. We also saw some of my old students from New York City, who traveled with a group from another school in the neighborhood that I teach in. Pretty crazy! It made the visit even more memorable. Now, fingers crossed our fall weather arrives soon in NYC. It has been in the eighties and nineties for almost a week and we are ready for some cooler temperatures!

See our past apple picking adventures here. This was our sixth year picking apples together upstate as a family!

Hello fall!

Nothing says fall like a day spent picking apples upstate! We spent the day at Wilklow Orchards stocking up on a variety of crispy, fresh apples to take back to the city. This was our fourth visit to Wilklow Orchards- their trees are always full and well cared for and they make the most AMAZING apple cider donuts! We enjoyed a bag as soon as we arrived and picked up a few more for the ride home. We also stocked up on fresh baked pies and cider. 

See more of our apple picking trips upstate: 2015, 2013, 2012, and 2011

A Trip to the Orchards

Brian, Emily, and I have established a lot of fun seasonal traditions over the years. And despite what Matt Bellassai has to say, apple picking is one of our favorite fall activities! For the past several years we have visited Wilklow Orchards in Highland, New York. We love their amazing selection of apples and are addicted to their apple cider donuts. This year we found the trees overflowing with ripe, juicy apples and picked over fifty pounds to take home with us! If you have any amazing apple recipes please send them my way. 

Apple Picking 2013, 2012, and 2011

Fall Favorite.

One of our favorite fall traditions as a family of three is to go apple picking in upstate New York. This year we returned to Wilklow Orchards in Highland, NY. Their orchards are beautiful and their apple cider donuts are always hot, delicious, and coated in cinnamon sugar. Let's get real, the donuts are my favorite part! We devoured a half dozen as soon as we arrived and then spent hours wandering rows of Empire, Macintosh, Cortland, and Golden Delicious apples. I was so excited to fill our bag with lots of Macintosh apples, which are my personal favorite.

Since our day at the orchards we have enjoyed homemade apple crisp, apple sauce, apple oatmeal, and lots of apples and peanut butter. If you have any favorite apple recipes, please send them my way!