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I just love this time of year, don’t you? Fall inspires me to decorate my home in autumnal colors, make family trips to apple orchards and to pick the perfect pumpkins to carve and bake. Fall especially reminds me of the smell of apples and cinnamon. Apples are featured below in my delightfully comforting Butternut Squash and Apple Soup.

For more apple recipes, like Apple Oat Pancakes and Unbelievable Apple Cider, go to www.CookingWithElise.com.

A tart apple and the citrus flavors of orange and lemon add a pleasant surprise to this delicious, creamy soup. The crispy bacon and croutons add flavor and texture. The soup’s bright orange color also adds a lovely harvest component to any fall table!

To view the recipes for Butternut Squash Apple Soup, Croutons, Cut-Out Cookies and Apple Cakes With Butter Icing, click the arrow buttons.

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North Carolina Field & Family Spring 2026
Flip through the pages of the Spring 2026 edition of North Carolina Field and Family magazine. In this issue, impress your guests with creative yet easy spring holiday recipes, learn how farmers face challenges planning the future of their farmland, meet some North Carolina beef producers raising the steaks, start your engines with eight reasons to visit Richmond County, get crabby with Sheri Castle’s Deviled Crab recipe and much more.

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