September in New England is All about Apples!
Apples are at their peak locally. And this apple-packed blog post has the local scoop on:
Sweet Smell of Apples
Fill your home with the aroma of apples baking, cider simmering, fragrant apple orchards & more. Here’s the scoop on where to buy apple-scented candles locally.
Apple Maple & Bourbon
Nothing says fall quite like crisp apples, warm maple & a hint of smooth bourbon. So stop into Dundee Park’s SG Botanicals & pick up an Apple Maple Bourbon Candle with a crackling wood wick.
Simmered Cider
Cozy up with a simmering blend of freshly pressed apples, cardamon with hints of bourbon & malted rum. Plus, you’ll love the stunning glow this rose gold candle gives. Available at Downtown Andover’s MAK & CO.
Harvest Festival
Locals love family-owned Dovetail Apothecary of Beauty. So stop into this slice of a boutique in Downtown Andover & pick up a Harvest Festival soy-wax candle with its Dovetail fragrance blend of apple, caramel & cinnamon.
Apple Picking
This LOLA & BEAN CO. candle is available at Downtown Andover’s Helen Thomas Simply Smashing gift shop. Its scent of apple, green leaves & pear will warm your home with the nostalgic charm of Apple Picking.
Scarlet Apple
Hurry, because this Scarlet Apple candle is almost sold out at Downtown Andover’s Highland & Heather boutique. It features a clean burn & delectable apple scent with a pinch of earthy sage & rosemary.
Apple Treats
Wicked Cherry Apple Ice Cream
Wicked Cherry Apple is a limited-edition J.P. Licks ice cream flavor created in collaboration with Wicked: The Musical. Representing Elphaba & Glinda, it features a bright-green apple ice cream & vibrant pink-cherry ice cream side-by-side. Available now at Downtown Andover’s J.P. Licks.
Apple Cider Donuts
Andover’s Somebody’s Place breakfast & lunch spot offers apple cider donuts that are cakey, dense & intensely flavored. The perfect fall treat to start your day!
Red Jacket Orchards Juice
Downtown Andover’s Nan’s Kitchen has a selection of cold-pressed apple juices. Locals love the pure fruit, clean ingredients & just-picked taste of these delicious juices.
Apple Salad
North Andover’s Jaime’s Restaurant offers a Harvest Apple Salad {romaine, spring mix, glazed walnuts, applewood bacon, gorgonzola cheese, apples, cornbread croutons, apple cider vinaigrette}. Locals love to top it with grilled chicken.
Apple Cinnamon Cupcakes
Downtown Andover’s Andover Bakeshop offer cinnamon cupcakes with creamy frosting & apple filling. Yum-Yum!
Smolak Farms Apple Recipes
Local Favorites
Need some baking inspiration for your just-picked apples. Check out the Smolak Farms Recipes for Apple Crisp, Apple Galette & Slow Cooker Apple Butter.
North of Boston
Apple-Picking Guide
North Andover Makes the List!
Apple picking is a fun, family event that makes wonderful memories. Luckily, in the Andovers, we are close to a wide range of apple orchards open to the public.
Local Real Estate Update
Linda at LAER on the Fall Market
Linda Lecomte, at LAER Realty Partners Andover, is the REALTOR® bringing you ShopDinetheAndovers Lifestyle & Real Estate blog. Linda reports interest rates are rising & the local market is seeing an increas in price adjustments. However, well-priced homes are still flying off the market.
Local Comings & Goings
Navo Foods Opens in Downtown Andover
While Hummingbird Nutritious Eats had a short stint on Andover’s Main Street, Navo Foods promises to take what locals loved about it — delicious food, real ingredients & feel-good food — & build something even bigger around it.
Marble Ridge Winery for Sale
Locals are sad to hear that North Andover’s Marble Ridge Winery is for sale, but are happy for current owner Brig Leland’s plans to start a new chapter with his young family.
Brig Built It!
Brig gave Linda Lecomte a tour of the barn before he transformed his family’s historic farm into the North Shore’s boutique destination winery.
Andover Goes Purple
Andover Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Join the Walk on October 18th
