Totally Apples

For all you Totally fans who have been haranguing us with heated e-mail for skipping a season or two, the wait is over. After a year-long hiatus, the Totallys are back by popular demand with the inimitable Helene at the helm. This time she celebrates America's favorite, and possibly most versatile fruit-the apple. They are the sweet essentials in salads, slaws, and soups and provide a saucy counterpoint to any entr?(c)e. Apples are the key to classic compotes, chutneys, glazes, and stuffings, along with homespun snacks and desserts delectable enough to have kept Johnny Appleseed at home.