Apples star in fall baking

Finally, fall is here, thank goodness! It was a long hot summer way into September and I'm ready for a seasonal change. Apples, pears, pomegranates, pumpkins, soups, stews, chili, turning on the oven and welcoming the heat it produces. Baking again, yeah! Good-by summer, hello autumn with winter peaking around the corner, I'm ready for life to slow down a bit and a few soaks in the hot tub.