I recently had the pleasure of journeying north to the great state of Maine. My hosts were laboring on their land preparing for the extraordinary winter and I had the delicious kitchen all to myself. Before migrating north I had discovered that cranberries are actually native to our hemisphere and grown on masses in vacationland. When I went into the nearby town of Belegrade I was not disappointed that they had the glowing gems, 2 pounds for a dollar! I scurried home and decided to make these simple cranberry popovers. Once again, the puff pastry made the process ridiculously painless, and would work with any or all fruit fillings if you don't have fresh cranberries on hand. Was a big hit and tastes like fall!
On cold fall nights there is nothing better than a warm and seasonal treat. Our farm share has been bursting with local apples and pears and this simple recipe lets the fruits own natural sweetness shine through. To me the simple combination of apples and pear compliment each other so well and as a Chef once told me, "what grows together goes together"; I find that this rings true in this seasonal simple crisp. Now this recipe was loosely inspired around one of my favorite french desserts, an 
