♥If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies♥

I Found this delightful idea on www.southafricanfoodies.co.za


"Apple Candles: The next time you have a dinner party, instead of using your normal candles to achieve a cosy atmosphere, try apple candles. Core the apple and place a tea light candle into the hollow opening, the metal around the tea light will prevent the apple from burning and best of all, apples float, which means you can create your very own homemade floating candles."

With South Africa producing wonderful apple varieties such as Fuji, Granny Smith, Pink Lady, Royal Gala, Starkimson, Sundower and Red Chief, we should make much more of this bounty
How about baking a Tarte Tatin to celebrate the woody winter smells? Traditionally served warm with double cream, crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream, I find the tangy yummy-ness of crème fraîche the perfect partner
The only tricky part is getting the pastry just right – but oh, the fulfilment of slicing through the crunchy top, spooning through the soft, vanilla-baked apples & seeing the caramel making a pond of heavenly liquid gold is worth the effort in 70 fold (& worth the wait while it bakes & your husband stands, spoon-tapping on the kitchen counter, staring at you as if YOU decided on the baking time!)
Come on, try it – you will not be disappointed. And maybe get a surprising gesture from the spoon-tapping loved one...just for trying

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/tartetatin_80584

*Apples makes out 43% of SA’s soft fruit export