Dean Covert’s Apple Tapioca

Dean Covert’sApple Tapioca A tasty variation on baked apples About this recipe By Claudia Elliott Preparing this recipe is on my to-do list and I have a little box of quick-cooking tapioca ready in my cupboard. When I’ve tried it I will share photos and...

Ila Ree Reese’s Apple Pancakes

Ila Ree Reese’s Apple Pancakes For breakfast, brunch or any ole time! About this recipe By Claudia Elliott What reminds us of home more than pancakes? Well, if you’re from Tehachapi, that would be apple pancakes, thank you very much! This is a great recipe,...

Pears, not apples, brought my family to Tehachapi

In an earlier post, I mentioned that I have lived in Tehachapi many times. It’s appropriate to note that it was fruit that first drew my family to Tehachapi. Not apples, but pears. Tehachapi  Old Timers are aware that the big piece of vacant land on the east...

Tehachapi apples: A ‘bite’ of history

From The Original Tehachapi Apple Book, Published 1979 • This history covers only through 1979 By Judy Barras (Lee) Crisp, crunchy, sweet Tehachapi Apples have grown in the region for more than 100 years. One of the loveliest sights in the area occurs in springtime...

Ruby Jordan’s Baked Apple Donuts

Ruby Jordan’sBaked Apple Donuts Make them with or without a hole About this recipe By Claudia Elliott Homemade donuts always remind me of Tehachapi because when I was a kid living in Cummings Valley we didn’t have a lot of money, but we had laying hens, so...