Nov
13
2012

Cut Apples The Easy Way

One problem I always had peeling and cutting up a lot of apples is that they would go brown by the time I got through a few. What to do if you want to cut up a whole pile of apples? 

  1. Peel all the apples first. I love my Y peeler, it’s sharp and fast.  Knives are not nearly as efficient. If you don’t have a Y peeler, I highly recommend one.
  2. Cut around the cores, as in the photo. You should have four large chunks of apple.
  3. Chop the chunks into smaller chunks.

How does this keep the apples from turning brown as fast? The more surface area of the fruit that is exposed to air, the quicker it will go brown. If you leave the apples in bigger pieces as long as you can, it will slow the process.

She may go by the name Scatteredmom online, but Karen really is anything but scattered when it comes to the kitchen.  Churning out tasty treats within view of the Georgia Strait on Canada's west coast, Karen will hand you an organized weekly meal plan or teach you how to make meals from scratch.  As Mom to a teenage boy, she knows exactly what it takes to keep kids full and happy-which has really come in handy with her job as the Food Editor at Yummy Mummy Club.

A strong supporter of Food Revolution who has been endorsed by Jamie Oliver himself, by day Karen can be found working as a special education teaching assistant, running a kitchen and showing teenagers how to cook nutritious meals for themselves.  By night, when she's not chatting on Twitter and answering cooking questions,  she writes her popular blog Notes From the Cookie Jar, or posting mouthwatering recipes over at Chasing Tomatoes.  Not afraid to give her opinion and passionate about community, Karen spoke at Blissdom Canada 2010 and her writing has been published in Canadian Living magazine, as well as in various online publications. 

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