August 2020 – Rogue Home Cooks, Farmers, and Chefs, Oh My!
Come Dine With Roxy
Each month on our blog, we’ve been sharing Come Dine With Me… At Home!
The premise is simple: create a three-course menu with Ambrosia apples as the star of each dish. Home cooks can choose their recipes from the Ambrosiaapples.ca website. They can substitute anything they want on any of the recipes – or create their own — but all the dishes must include Ambrosia apples. Everyone is instructed to choose one appetizer, one entrée, and one dessert. Cocktails are optional.
Last month we, we featured Roxy’s “Rogue” culinary creations: CLICK HERE
Tune in next month for Gerry’s vegan-inspired Ambrosia menu.
Upcoming Blog Series: Meet the Farmers
Blog readers will be happy to learn that, as of next month, we’ll be catching up with some of the Ambrosia apple orchardists featured on our website. We’ll learn what’s changed since their videos were premiered and get some insight into what they love (and don’t!) about growing your favourite apple! Want to refresh your memory? See all the videos CLICK HERE
Chef Michael Lyon’s Ambrosia Apple Crusted Pork Recipe
What do you like your Ambrosia apples with? We asked Chef Michael Lyon that question and what we got was an amazing recipe for Ambrosia apple crusted pork loin. This super simple but elegant recipe calls for dried Ambrosia apples, fresh thyme and garlic, spicy Dijon mustard, breadcrumbs and a fresh cut of pork loin. Chef Michael walks us through each step, from preparing your pork loin, to creating the crust to the two-step cooking technique. He suggests serving this delicious dish with local veggies (like carrots, beets, garlic mashed potatoes and of course, homemade Ambrosia apple sauce). For the complete recipe CLICK HERE
@hikimlindsay posted a photo of her Ambrosia apple pre-snacking on Instagram
@Raman.Trade posted a photo of Ambrosia apples for sale from Iran!
@WonderGrownGardens posted a photo of a Gala Seedling and some Ambrosia apple seeds that they are sprouting – very interesting!