">Curried Squash and Apple Soup.

Core the apple, stuff with a mixture of equal parts cream cheese and feta, wrap entire thing in thick sliced ham. (poke with toothpicks to hold the ham in place) bake for 25 minutes at 300. slice. devour.

core the apple

slice into rings

place under broiler with brown sugar, cinnamon, and a little butter. just long enough to carmelize.

cook bacon and slice into little pieces (or use bacon bits, gross)

stack apple-bacon-apple-bacon... so it looks like a bacon striped apple

enjoy.

i think if you brushed the apples with oil or duck fat (fuck dat) and used prochutto instead of bacon it would be as good or better.

also, seared foie gras with apple-vanilla bean sauce (reduce apple juice with vanilla bean) sounds good. on a brioche bun. mmm.

Oregonian's food section had a recipe a couple weeks back for homemade carmel sauce and apple fritters. It looked AWESOME. I'm too lazy to find the link, however.

I've never heard of sneaking apples into the NW. Isn't this region world renowned for apples?

Cobbler?

Put down a layer of biscuit dough in a glass baking pan. Layer with sliced apples and dot with some fresh berries. Sprinkle a little cinnamon over the top and bake at 350 till done (about 35 min.).

(I'm a terrible baker, and this always turns out well.)

Thanks everyone!

We had an 'Iron Chef" competition at our house last year and the secret ingredient was apples.

It was standard Iron Chef - they didn't know what the ingredient was going to be (other than both competitors are vegetarian, so of course no meat) They only had our tiny kitchen to work in so we gave 'em 90 minutes, and both teams came up with an appetizer, main dish and dessert that were Awesome!

Thanks, Divebarwife, for describing those dishes in such intimate detail.

Recipes?!!!

Hmmm, not a single recipe incorporating Mexican spices or foods. What a bunch of racists you all are.

Crunchy Apple Salsa With Grilled Chicken:
http://www.virginiaapples.org/recipes/salsa.html

Or Pork tenderloin with apples and mushrooms:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/12/AR2006091200396.html

Or good old fashioned apple butter:
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000119apple_butter.php

Here's a recipe http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001481apple_crisp.php.html
I'd probably add some chopped almonds or pecans and I never actually measure the ingredients (fewer dishes to wash). Oh yeah, serve this with ice cream, cream, whipped cream or soy equivalents while it's still twarm.

Apple cake!!! Seriously. It's a nice dessert alternative to apple pie and (while this doesn't apply right this second) is a great summer dessert because while it's good fresh from the oven, it's super tasty after it's been chilled. I have a recipe, but I don't carry it around with me, so I'll have to get back to you on that.

Sounds great!

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