THE VILLAGE VOICE

"Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop." ~ Ovid WICKWOOD INN Saugatuck , Michigan (CLICK ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE) _________________________ Owned by Julee Rosso co-author of the Silver Palate Cookbook and her husband Bill Miller, the Wickwood Inn in quaint Saugatuck is a historic treat in many ways. November garden Please sign the guest book! Living Room (dressed for the holidays) Welcoming brownies, cookies, hot tea, coffee & cold beverages ______________ BROWNIES ~ Traditional brownies from the Silver Palate Cookbook _____________ 1/2 lb. (2 sticks) 4 (oz.) unsweetened chocolate 4 eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1/2 cup coarsely chopped shelled walnuts Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour 9 x 12-inch baking pan. Melt butter and chocolate in top part of a double boiler over boiling water. When melted, set aside to cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, beat eggs and sugar until thic...

“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal." ~ Elbert Hubbard Golden November sunset ( Hubbard Lake) ________________ FRESH APPLE CAKE with CARAMEL GLAZE ~ The spicy smell of autumn fills the air ... each bite, the gift _________________ 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 cup vegetable oil 3 organic eggs 3 cups AP flour 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. nutmeg 1/2 tsp. mace 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. real vanilla extract 3 cup pared, cored, and diced Michigan apples juice and zest of 1 lemon 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts Caramel Glaze Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Grease and flour bundt or large tube pan. Combine sugar and vegetable oil in large bowl. Beat until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, mace, lemon zest and salt. Gradually add to egg mixture, beating constantly. Add vanilla and combine thoro...

"Anyone can count the seeds in an apple but only God can count the number of apples in a seed." ~ Robert H. Schuller ~ Apple orchard (Old Mission Peninsula) _________ APPLE COCONUT CAKE with BROWN SUGAR GLAZE 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt 1 cup oil 3 organic eggs 2 1/4 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 2 cups chopped toasted pecans 3 cups peeled and chopped apple 1/2 cup flaked coconut Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. Combine oil, eggs, sugar, and vanilla and beat on medium for 2 minutes. Add flour mixture at low just until blended. Fold in toasted nuts, apples and coconut (batter will be stiff). Bake in greased & floured tube pan in middle of oven for 1 hour and 25-30 minutes, until toothpick in center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove & drizzle with warm Brown Sugar Glaze . BROWN SUGAR GLAZE 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup milk Combine and bring to full boil, stirring con...

~ Michigan Wine Country ~ LEFT FOOT CHARLEY (Village at Grand Traverse Commons) ~ Traverse City ___________________ TARTE TATIN ~ October is apple time in Michigan. Please enjoy this simple open-face apple French dessert compliments of Edible Grande Traverse /Fall 2008. ____________ TARTE TATIN Pie dough: 1 cup pastry or all-purpose flour 1/4 tsp. salt pinch of sugar 5 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 Tbsp. ice water In mixing bowl, blend four, salt and sugar. Add butter and blend in by cutting up into pieces i the four, using a pastry cutter, 2 knives slicing against each other, or your fingertips. When most of the flour and butter have been incorporated but still small, pea- sized lumps of butter visible, sprinkle on about 3 Tbsp. of ice water. Mix lightly until it all just barely holds together in a ball. Add a little more water if mixture is still too dry. Form quickly into a ball, cover n plastic, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Tarte : 3 Tbsp. butter 3/4 cup...