Whether you’re a fan of fresh apples, applesauce, apple cider, applejack, or apple juice, it’s hard to make a case for a more versatile and useful fruit to cook with or to enjoy on its own.

Best of all, with over 7000 varieties of apples grown worldwide (2500 of these grown in America alone), there’s a good chance that there’s an apple to suit any taste and cooking need.

Below are 6 wonderful apple recipe ideas that will help you cook with the fresh, delicious apples or apple juice you keep in your kitchen.

Also, If you’re looking for apple cider and applesauce recipe inspiration, then you won’t want to miss this delicious article, Cooking With Apple Cider and Applesauce: 19 Delicious Recipe Ideas That Make the Most of Apples.

Enjoy!

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Whether you’re outside grilling for a party, working in the garden, or floating in your swimming pool, you know just how easy it is to work up a thirst.

Below are 18 wonderful fruit drink recipes that will help you slay the thirst dragon and stay deliciously hydrated (13 non-alcoholic fruit drink recipes followed by 5 that contain alcohol).

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If you’ve ever had it, you know that beer battered food can be one of the greatest things to come out of a kitchen.

If you’re fortunate enough to have some extra Guinness Beer sitting around after St. Patrick’s Day, this week’s delicious recipe for Guinness Beer Battered Cod from the folks at (the luckily not-so-aptly-named) Culinary Disasters Food Blog may be just the recipe you’re looking for.

Fry up some homemade French fries, and you’ll have the makings of a truly satisfying fish and chips meal.

(You also can find more recipes that use Guinness Beer here.)

Ingredients:

2 lbs of cod cut into large sections
1.5 cups all-purpose flour plus about 1/2 cup for dredging the fish
1 bottle of Guinness Draught
1/2 cup of whole milk
1 egg yolk
1 TB of kosher salt and black pepper
1/2 gallon of canola or peanut oil

How to Make Guinness Beer Battered Cod.

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Enjoy!

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