Recipe: Apple almond coffee cake with streusel topping
New! A hint of ginger is optional but delicious
New! Maple sautéed apples make a great topping for waffles, pound cake and more
New! Toasted coconut, mustard seeds and nuts provide crunch
New! End-of-summer squash in a side dish or appetizer
New! A cobbler perfect for a seasonal transition
New! Very Berry Syrup mixes strawberries, blueberries, blackberries -- or whatever you have
New! Lemon verbena shortbread, lavender lemonade from the Herb Team
New! Shopska salad makes most of ripe tomatoes, crunchy cucumber
New! Summery bread delicious for brunch or dinner
New! Fresh fig-almond jam with no added pectin
New! Lemon, garlic and herbs flavor this no-cook side dish
New! Spoon cake combines blackberries, blueberries
Summer stone fruit flavors a quick-cooking sauce
New! Banana blueberry pancakes (with one banana lots of blueberries).
New! Pick your garden favorites for a quick side dish
New! Grilled apricot and feta salad with balsamic vinaigrette
New! Easy fruit creation's worth a little oven time
Recipe: Fresh raspberry fool with a rosy twist
New! Late-spring combination works for summer cookouts, too
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Garden Checklist for week of Oct. 27
It's still great weather for gardening. Grab a sweater – and an umbrella, just in case – then get to work:
* October is the best month to plant trees, shrubs and perennials.
* Harvest pumpkins and winter squash.
* Pick apples and persimmons. Remember to pick up fallen fruit, too; it attracts pests.
* Clean up the summer vegetable garden and compost disease-free foliage.
* Dig up corms and tubers of gladioli, dahlias and tuberous begonias after the foliage dies. Clean and store in a cool, dry place.
* Treat azaleas, gardenias and camellias with chelated iron if leaves are yellowing between the veins.
* Now is the time to plant seeds for many flowers directly into the garden, including cornflower, nasturtium, nigella, poppy, portulaca, sweet pea and stock.
* Plant seeds for radishes, bok choy, mustard, spinach and peas.
* Plant garlic and onions.
* Set out cool-weather bedding plants, including calendula, pansy, snapdragon, primrose and viola.
* Reseed and feed the lawn. Work on bare spots.
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