FALL APPLE PICKING

As the weather gets crisp outside I love taking the kids to do all things Fall. We always have so much fun visiting the apple orchard and picking the prettiest apples we can find. There are so many delicious recipes you make with apples and we always have so much fun trying new ones after the orchard.

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I’m in full baking mode and embracing this cozy Fall season that’s finally settling in here. When I first made this Apple Buttermilk Skillet cobbler from @brookembell’s cookbook, Cast Iron Baking I could hardly believe how gorgeous it turned out, how simple it was to make and how utterly delicious it tasted. The perfect mix of sweet seasonal apples with the tang of buttermilk, perfectly crispy in a hot @lodgecastiron pan. You simply must give it a try, along with a few more of my favorite recipes for Fall. #heirloomed #apples #castironbaking #castiron #fallrecipes (📷 @heidiface ) 🍎
Oh the weather could not be any more gorgeous for us here, that perfect amount of sunshine + crispness in the air. My kiddos are on fall break and we are so fortunate to be heading a state or two north for some old school camping, hiking, Apple picking + pumpkin patches, and some much needed time in the mountains. Sharing my last Apple Picking adventure with this cutie in my link (and a video too!) along with some of my all-time favorite Apple recipes, perfect for using up your bushel. 🍎🍎 #heirloomed #apples #fallyall #applepicking (📷 @heidiface )
I often look at this photo because I think it so perfectly captures the beauty of this old church set out in the middle of a rural Georgia road, and think not that I’m sad the green machinery and worker were there in the way of a perfectly good photo but instead how wonderful it is that a structure so old, with so much history + meaning is being revitalized and saved. So many times today all those #abandonedplaces photo buildings are not so lucky and are wasting away. The week after we visited this property there was a flyer in the narthex of our church with a photo of this very same building asking for donations to help save this piece of history, what I came to find out then was the oldest Catholic church in the whole state. Lately I’ve been asking for and looking for signs to help me push past some life moments + goals I have and the signs have been showing up in great big wonderful ways. While I’m not always sure what they mean, I see them nonetheless. And I think sometimes just allowing yourself the time to see them is half the battle. #heirloomed #churchesofinstagram #historicpreservation (📷 @heidiface )
It feels a little bit like Fall this morning, just a hint of crispness in the air. If I’m going all in on pumpkins, this creamy white palette is most definitely the way to go. (📷 @heidiface ) #heirloomed #fall #fallyall #pumpkin #pumpkinpatch #whitepumpkins #falltraditions
If I’m trapped on a deserted island and I can only bring one thing, coffee might just be my pick these days. It’s that cozy, comforting feeling I love the most. Sharing a cold brew coconut milk favorite over on the site for #nationalcoffeeday ☕️ (📷 @heidiface )
This is a special one to me. I'm sharing a recipe for a Vintage Icebox Cake, a term that you'd all but glaze over these days but one that was so meaningful so many years ago. An "icebox" is a modern day refrigerator - a literal metal box with a hunk of ice that enabled folks (especially here in the hot summers of the South) to keep food cool, and thus safe to eat, for so much longer than they ever could before. I've seen iceboxes from time to time, some metal, others wood with a metal interior, when I'm out sourcing vintage pieces and for some reason they always make me smile. I love coming across pieces like these and asking the kids if they know what they are, then laughing + laughing when they are so shocked at the little fridges of yesteryear. Long way around to say, this simple + gorgeous old dessert recipe is up on the site for you to give a try! Have you ever made an Icebox Cake before? #heirloomed #iceboxcake #cake #historylesson