Showing posts with label apples. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apples. Show all posts

Oct 23, 2013

Something Tasty: Apple Crisp


The last foodie post on here had apples in it too! I must be on an apple kick. Maybe it is because they have been so amazingly inexpensive the last few months since it was apple season. This particular batch of apples came from our local grocery outlet at 3 pounds for a $1.00! One dollar! 

I found this recipe on Inspired Taste really just by searching for easy (emphasis on easy) and quick apple crisp recipe. I don't have tons of specialty ingredients in the pantry (like costly pecans or obscure extracts) so I wanted a recipe that used the basics like flour, brown sugar, and oats. Those are the kind of ingredients that I always keep a healthy stock of. Confectioners sugar too because it is instant icing or glaze for anything and everything!

Onto the Apple Crisp....I followed her recipe to the t so just click here and follow her directions! Here is how my journey went....

Mixing together the filling ingredients:


Put it in the dish! I used a pie dish and I think she used a square-ish casserole thingie


Mixing the topping ingredients (best part!) *side note: I think her oats were the non-quick oats because mine do not look like hers do in the photos. I think the bigger oats would've worked better in my case.


My topping came out more globby than crumbly. Maybe the larger oats would've solved this problem? Ready for the oven! 


It didn't look much different when it came out of the oven!


And here is the first serving all for me 


It was very tasty. I think my topping would've been more crumbly with the rolled oats instead of the quick oats. I might have needed to cook it a little bit longer to make the apples a little softer...I don't know. I think I was hoping for something similar to the Ms Smiths version from the frozen section but I think that is more of an apple pie crisp. But this is much lighter and more on the healthier side. Oh! and I did leave the peelings on like she suggested. It is a great source of fiber!

Sep 14, 2013

Something Tasty: Crockpot Applesauce


I had a few apples that were less than fabulous looking and were just hanging around in the fruit basket. No one was touching them. Poor things! So I clicked around on Pinterest and got some ideas for applesauce made in the crockpot. I didn't officially follow any recipe but this is really a no-fail kind of thing.

Here's what I started with:


4 apples
brown sugar
apple cider mix
cinnamon

I cored the apples and then made sure there weren't any rough feeling leftovers.


I put the apples the crockpot. I kept the peeling on because that's where the fiber is. But you could definitely peel them. I used a plastic liner because I thought it might get a bit sticky but I ended up making a hole in it anyway. Sheesh!


I added to the apples:
 one packet of apple cider mix
1 tablespoon of brown sugar 
a shake of cinnamon
1 cup of water 

You can add more or less of any of the ingredients. If you have more apples, add more! Get creative. You better believe if I would have had some blueberries I would've added them too.








All done!



Sep 19, 2010

Finally!

I can upload pictures again! Praise be. Turns out I was out of storage space for photos. Who knew? Blah blah, blah Google and blogger. Sometimes I think the higher powers make it more difficult on purpose. Wanna a little cheese with that whine? Well, after all that frustration and visits to my bf Brian's house for help, I finally have resolution.
I wore this outfit to work one day and now that I look at it I think of the county fair that's going on right now. Maybe it reminds me of the tablecloths at the apple pie competition or just an apple orchard in general. I thrifted it from the Goodwill - actually passed it up one time and came back to it. It looks terrible hanging on the rack because it is really just a sack. But I love the print and of course...the polka dots in the background. The color is sweet and I paired it with my camel clogs to bring a bit of caramel apple into the mix.
Hopefully all of you guys are having more computer luck than I am this weekend and I am definitely happy to be back in the blogosphere!

Photos by me


Dress: Liz Claiborne, thrifted, Goodwill
Cardi: UO
Clogs: Go Jane
Belt: F21
Earrings: Local, handmade
hairbow: thrifted, Hospice