When I was 16 and got my driver’s license, I'd often pile friends into my silver VW bug for Sunday road trips. Our destination: Julian, to sit in a pine-paneled diner and eat apple pie.

It’s apple season and there is nothing I like better than eating a crisp, sweet apple picked from the tree. We have an old apple tree that should be cut down, but this year it produced some ...

For a classic apple crisp vibe, you can combine oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, softened butter, and a sprinkle of salt, and sprinkle that on top of the pie. Or, you can make a buttery crumble with ...

It was encased in crisp pastry. Despite having only one layer of apple filling, this 430-calorie pie did not taste doughy and was well-balanced. Most importantly, the apple chunks were missing.

In an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla and whip until stiff peaks form. Serve with apple crisp.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Thomas Spargo is the featured musician at the Nordic Club’s Oct. 8 meeting. Thomas is an accomplished classical musician whose played across the country and in Sweden. By ...