Bucks Food Calendar:

Crisp, sunny days. Cool nights. Crunchy leaves underfoot. If I didn't know it was fall by these familiar things, all I need to do is look at our food events calendar for the culinary equivalent - apples, wine, beer and harvest festivals. Sandwiched between a hot, dry summer and a cold winter to come, we have to enjoy autumn while we can, and grasp every beautiful moment. Here's what's going on this week.

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Canal House Cooking: A local voice Cookbooks have changed in many ways over the years. There were tomes like Joy of Cooking, and more recently, How To Cook Everything, that you could turn to for any recipe or cooking technique. Today's cookbooks all seem to have a particular voice, heard through the text, the photography and even the organization of the book. So it's no wonder that I enjoy the Canal House Cooking cookbook series, now in its second year of publication. In case you've missed these lovely, seasonal cookbooks, it's time to get acquainted...

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I've done a bit of calling around ("research") and compiled a list of farms/markets selling their own apples, and which varieties they have currently. I say currently because that can change day-by-day. So if you are devoted to a particular variety, call first to see what is on hand. The apple season has barely begun - albeit 10-14 days early this year - but it will continue until November, with many more types coming in...

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