On using apples

I got a lot of apples last week from my CSA delivery (probably 20 in total; some of which were a "thanks for signing up again!" gift) and have been trying to use them creatively. I gave some away to my office neighbors, and I did make an apple-rhubarb crumble yesterday (using the same method as my rhubarb-strawberry crumble last week), and that was quite tasty, but I needed another way to get through these and so have been fixing smoothies with them for breakfast. I use spinach (two big handfuls), a chopped-up apple or two, 1/2 a banana, a tablespoon of good cinnamon, and about 2 cups of unsweetened almond milk (I like the vanilla flavor). Voila. Health in a glass. Well, multiple glasses. This makes quite a bit of smoothie, actually.  

For other suggestions on using up apples I turn to Ryan Gosling. Here's a picture of him eating an apple while slouching. This picture is a good reminder a) that sometimes the best way to use apples is just to eat them as snacks, and b) that everyone is more attractive when standing up straight.