tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64692539946588632872012-02-25T20:16:18.708-08:00TamTheTasteMkr ~ TamaraYoung.com ~ Tam has the most exquisite taste, evidenced by the passion she shows when cooking and her sensational selections when it comes to foodie friends, (which she features frequently on ABC, NBC and FOX news.) Here is where you can Ask Tam about her favorite recipes and 'Best Of' worldwide industry retailers. She'll give you the skinny and you'll leave more than satisfied. Don't forget to pre-order her latest bite sized book.Lawrence and Tamara Young Online - www.xyngular.com/teamworknoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6469253994658863287.post-91223276279679167592011-10-26T23:51:00.000-07:002011-11-15T01:13:51.065-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgWg5NLzDrw/TqkAbS93jfI/AAAAAAAACGU/PCyKZjWv_RU/s1600/caramel_apples-10001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wgWg5NLzDrw/TqkAbS93jfI/AAAAAAAACGU/PCyKZjWv_RU/s400/caramel_apples-10001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5668062074970279410" /></a><br />My scrumptious nieces and nephews will always be the apples of my eyes; and especially around this season. It seems we can never find enough time nor enough innovative ways to enjoy fall's bountiful harvest. Fall is forever my favorite of the four seasons when I'm home in Michigan, as it promises a splendid variety of conventional and unconventional ways to generously celebrate and satisfy my <a href="http://www.shopfoodandtravel.com/shop">insatiable taste </a>for the grannys, honeys (crisps of course), macs, pumpkin spice, squash, soups and so on ~ (I rhapsodize). <br /><br />When I'm visiting my <a href="http://www.shopfoodandtravel.com/shop">second home</a> (NY) I'm like a beaming little one peering through the window of a FAO Swartz at Christmas time, salivating over whatever is gleaming back at me, (and with good reason). There are so many magnificently wonderful little bakeries serving up autumn's goodness, rolled into pastries. And Soho --- I beat her pavement, chilled -face tilted ever so slightly to the sky, soaking up whatever is left of the sun, in search of haute couture soups. Such an assortment from Tribecca's chefs, freshest ingredients from farmer's markets and lovingly ladled into their warmest purees (I pretend they're just for me). Cinnamon and spice evidence always seem to make it onto my chin as I scurry around enjoying the most creative assortments of server's faves before I pile my satisfied self back inside the limo and head to the hotel. Pumpkin stained napkins and bread crumbs from bistros tell the story best of how I licked spoons and slurped autumn's best until my heart was content, shamefully without even the slightest pomp, nor sophistication. <br /><br />If you haven't savored your season's best, what are you waiting for? What's more, you'll discover that finding utterly irresistible ways to enjoy apples struedeled as pies with vanilla bean ice creams or drenched in the dreamiest creamiest caramel, is so worth a jaunt to your local bookstore's cookbook aisle for a tips and imagery. Better yet, find the closest cider mill or and put on your walkin' shoes. First will come the cider, then the doughnuts, then the cheeses, sausages and jams ~ oh my. Deliciously worth the drive, I assure you. I'm particularly enjoying Franklin, MI's warm rich variety of our season's nectar. Though when I can't make it, I'm literally chugging Hy's courtesy of Westborn or Western Markets ~ spiked with a <a href="http://www.shopfoodandtravel.com/shop">cinnamon stick</a>, some spiced Captain or a drizzle of DiSaronno and kissed with a dollop of homemade whipped cream. How you like them apples?! So, what's your season's pleasure? <br /><br />Request Our Best Caramel Sauce at @TamTheTasteMkr<br /><br /><a href="http://www.shopfoodandtravel.com/shop">Ingredients:<br />Cane Sugar<br />Butter<br />Heavy Cream<br />Nutmeg<br />Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla<br />DiSaRonno Amaretto <br /><br />Or Buy StoneWall Kitchen's Dulce de Leche</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6469253994658863287-9122327627967916759?l=tamstastebuds.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Lawrence and Tamara Young Online - www.xyngular.com/teamworknoreply@blogger.com0