As the weather cools down (we’ve even had snow!) I find myself craving hearty breakfasts and extra refills of coffee while chatting with Taylor about the day’s chores. We have a long list of “off-season” things that need to get done around the farm and we’re figuring out which ones are priority and then going from there. This season a major project that is upon us is building a proper deer fence (if you’d like to revisit the damage the deer caused us this year take a look here). We were originally going to work on the fence during the farm season but it just didn’t pan out with all the other work that needed to get done. As a result we ended up spending a lot of nights sleeping out in the fields instead of the comfort of our bedroom. We’re crossing our fingers that next season we’ll be able to sleep better (indoors!) knowing that the deer can’t jump the new fence. Fingers crossed!

Anyhow, with a long list of things that need to get done breakfast still continues to be the most important meal of the day. These muffins are a great treat to munch on first thing in the morning with a piping hot cup of coffee or even better as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea. We purchased a half gallon of local honey from the farmers market last week and 15 pounds of apples from our neighbor farmers up the road. Both the apples and the honey are the heart of these muffins so make sure to get good quality ingredients if you whip these up. Pour a cup of coffee and enjoy the flavors of the season!

Cheers from Tumbleweed.