Orange Galette & Postcard from Spain

Hola from Spain! To celebrate finishing the cookbook (yay!), we headed to Andalusia. We rented a little apartment in Sevilla which is such an idyllic town (have you been?). Citrus trees literally line all the streets- it’s amazing! Around every corner you’ll find another tapas restaurant, with tables scattered over cobblestones, beneath citrus trees. Even the cathedrals have citrus orchards in their courtyards! I hear this region is known for it’s orange wine, but I have yet to try it.

Inspired by all the orange trees (both here in Spain, and in the Bay area right now) I wanted to share this Orange Galette recipe. I used a mixture of navel oranges, Cara Cara oranges (the slightly pinkish ones), and mandarins. I just love the warm cozy flavors of cinnamon and citrus in the Fall. I’ll take a slice with some of that delicious Spanish table wine, please!

Next stops: Granada & the island of Mallorca…for more photos, follow me on Instagram, @theforestfeast

Photos by Erin Gleeson for The Forest Feast, styling by Anna Rosales

Behind the Scenes

It’s official! We have a cover! After shooting it several times, I came up with “the one”, and I’m so excited. Plus, the book is now officially for sale online! You can pre-order it on Amazon already! (It ships April 15, 2014).

I included a few process shots of the shoots as well- I took the overhead shot either standing on a chair or a ladder, all in the backyard with flowers from the farmers market, and several of my favorite dishes. The watercolor title is later scanned and Photoshopped onto the layout. Can’t wait to see it in print!

xx

Erin

Ginger Cookies

In the Fall (or anytime, really) I love the flavors of warm spices like cinnamon and cloves… Chai tea, Cider (or Chaider!) on a foggy morning- so cozy and comforting. Add some spiced ginger cookies, and I am set! Last night we had them on the deck with a cocktail at sunset. So very Fall!

I found this great recipe for chewy Ginger Cookies in the new Better Homes & Gardens Baking Cookbook. Click on over to my full post on their website for the recipe and more photos. It’s a good one!!

By Erin Gleeson, The Forest Feast

Avocado Onion Rings

These Avocado Onion Rings can be baked or fried and are great with any dipping sauce (I like tahini). If frying, just brown both sides in olive oil on medium in a non-stick pan. Cutting them into rings works best if the avocados are firm-ripe. Enjoy!

By Erin Gleeson for The Forest Feast

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All-time Favorite Posts

The Forest Feast turned 2 today! On that foggy morning 2 years ago, I had just gotten married, just left New York City for a cabin in the woods and I needed a new project to be excited about, a fresh start in a new place. Only in my wildest dreams did I think this little blog would inspire a whole new direction for my career and a cookbook dream project to boot! THANK YOU, my dear readers, from the bottom of my heart!  Your sweet notes and encouragement have inspired me to continue sharing recipes and made it possible for this series to grow. I am so excited to see what will be in store for The Forest Feast, and can’t wait to share my cookbook with you in April.

Growing up in the apple orchard, every fall we had more apples than we knew what to do with. When we had eaten all the apple butter, apple pie, apple sauce and apple cake we could manage, my mom would start dehydrating them to make garland, and we’d save them for decorations around the holidays. The Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot just ended, and we haven’t managed to take down our sukkah yet (the little hut you built to eat meals under for a week). I just love sitting out there, maybe just another week or so! Jonathan snapped some pictures of me sitting under it the other day, while I was slicing apples for dehydration. I strung the dried apples (along with peppers and dried orange slices) on pastry twine and hung them in the sukkah.

I’m feeling a little nostalgic, so I thought I’d share some of my favorite all-time posts from the archive with you:

Watermelon Salad (my most popular post to date! from July 2012)

Roasted Brussels Sprouts (Jan. 2013)

Campfire Cocktail Hour (Feb. 2012)

Red Roasted Carrots (April 2012)

Guacamole Deviled Eggs (Nov. 2011)

Happy weekend, everyone!

With lots of gratitutde,

xx Erin