apple cupcakes with caramel cream cheese frosting

some people have guitar cases.

i have a cupcake caddy.

tiny apple pies

so many of my favorite days are in autumn. 

days when the the golden birch leaves shutter and swirl. 

and the air is sweet and crisp.

it is time for comfort baking.

apple doughnuts

last week i made apple fritters. they didn't make the blog because they were eaten too quickly. 

and because they looked like deep fried hamster bits.

this week i went for doughnuts.

apple love apple

such an adorable apple could only come from an adorable farmer.

i have big plans for these tiny haralsons.

starting with caramel apples.

caramel apple macarons

maybe this is a good time to point out that i am not french. not even close.

green tomato salsa (the official end of gardening season)

october has been beautiful.

with so much late autumn sun that i thought my tomatoes would surely ripen!