"The Apple Lover's Cookbook is more than a recipe book. It's a celebration of apples in all their incredible diversity, as well as an illustrated guide to 70 popular (and rare-but-worth-the-search) apple varieties. Each has its own complete biography with entries for best use, origin, availability, season, appearance, taste, and texture. Amy Traverso organizes these 70 varieties into four categories--firm-tart, tender-tart, firm-sweet, and tender-sweet--and...

Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance, and some of the varieties grown.

Toto's desire for an apple sees him launch a series of plans to reach his desired meal.

Describes all that is involved in growing apples--covering planting, pollination, harvesting, different varieties, and more.

"Apples are most commonly associated with sweet foods, and Pennington's recipes for breakfasts and desserts, including apple pancakes, apple-stuffed French toast, apple cider doughnuts, and, of course, apple pie showcase their sweetness perfectly. But Pennington goes far beyond the expected. Like many of the other recipes, it bursts with several exciting flavors that blend together perfectly to create something wonderful and unexpected." - San Francisco...

Introduces the tree as "the biggest plant that grows" and explains the life cycle of an apple tree.

Cider has become the new "it" drink, with a wide range of styles popping up on restaurant menus and at neighborhood bars everywhere. Sweet, tart, sparkling, still-cider has many wonderful (and sometimes unexpected) qualities. But how to choose? For this gateway guide, author Jeff Alworth traveled to France, England, Spain, Canada, and the United States, asking questions and drinking every variety of cider he could find, resulting in a compact yet...

In an urban setting, the story of how a family gets together to cook apples for applesauce. Includes a recipe for applesauce, to help you create your own traditions.