//applesauce is awesomesauce// an applesauce recipe

 my mom makes some killer applesauce. and for that matter some killer granola. And today you're going to get her recipe for delicious, warm, and creamy homemade applesauce after i drown you in scrumptious pictures. be warned.

i LOVE this picture.minus the reflection on the bowl. :(

My Mom's Recipe for Homemade Applesauce:

Peel, core, and quarter apples. Cook them in a little bit of water in a dutch oven/6-8 quart pan with a lid. Add some cinnamon to taste and some lemon juice and pinch of salt.  When apples are tender, blend/mash with a hand blender until they are the consistency you desire. If you don't have a hand blender you can use a masher, except the consistency will be less smooth.

You can use however many apples you'd like. We usually use Gala apples, but it works great with any type! Also, we like to make ours really smooth... so smooth it feels creamy. Almost like pudding. It's really really good. :) but you can also make chunky or whatever you'd like!!!

Want the granola recipe? I'll post it soon :) maybe i'll do a picture tutorial...? anyone interested?

xoxo,

Alyssa

Absolutely Divine & Absolutely Easy Peach Crunch Cake

It will make you gain a few pounds guaranteed. You'll probably eat it all in a day by yourself. I ate 1/2 the pan in an hour :)

Source: bakerella.com via Alyssa on Pinterest

 Today I made this delicious beast using Bakerella's recipe. it's so easy and so scrumptious {ha that word reminds me of Alice in Wonderland for some reason...} I think I'm going to die.

Ok, well mine doesn't look quite as good as theirs...

Source: bakerella.com via Alyssa on Pinterest

But i'm sure it tastes just as good... probably even better :D

{all images from the Bakerella website}

Whacha' waiting for? Go make yourself some peach crunch cake! First time I've made something i saw on pinterest... and I'm on it every day. That's sad.

{A Photo} Challenge: Something Sweet :)

linking this one up :)

One day I had a sudden craving for kettle corn... mmm. That lovely taste that simply makes me think of fall, festivals, and the local annual Shakespeare Play. :) We buy two HUGE bags full each year... usually lasts our family about two days :P So I looked up a recipe and my mom made some... so delish! Even better than the kind at fairs!

Thank you Mikayla and Allie for hosting this challenge :)

RECIPE - Fried Mozzarella Sticks

Our Family loves mozzarella sticks. LOVES. But we never get them because they are sooo expensive. So we decided we'd try to make some, I looked up a recipe, printed it, and my mom made them. I honestly had many doubts... I mean alot of the time you make stuff like this and it either looks like junk and tastes good, or it tastes like junk and looks... well, like junk. Maybe that's just me. Basically everything I make looks like junk. Oh well. Anyway, they were DELISH! Like... HEAVENLY! Annnnd they looked good! They really looked store bought! And tasted store bought! YES!! So I figured if we could make them taste and look good, I ought'a share the recipe... right?

Here she is! This recipe made enough for 5 people to eat and be STUFFED!

Ingredients
2 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 cups Italian seasoned bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 quart oil for deep frying
1 (16 ounce) package mozzarella cheese sticks

Directions
1. In a small bowl, mix the eggs and water.
2. Mix the bread crumbs and garlic salt in a medium bowl. In a medium bowl, blend the flour and cornstarch.
3. In a large heavy saucepan, heat the oil to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C).
4. One at a time, coat each mozzarella stick in the flour mixture, then the egg mixture, then in the bread crumbs and finally into the oil. Fry until golden brown, about 30 seconds. Remove from heat and drain on paper towels. (We found out they cool really quickly, and like most foods, they are best when warm.)

(this recipe was found on http://www.allrecipes.com/ )

Let me know if you made these and if you liked them!

Recipe: Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies

A.K.A. best cookies ever. Super Easy recipe too! I'm not sure where we got this recipe... it could be a family recipe or something we found online years ago. These are my favorite cookies, you HAVE to give them a try...


Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup Cocoa
1 tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 stick Butter room temp/softened
3/4 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Brown Sugar
1 large Egg
1 tsp Vanilla
1/2 cup Dry Red Wine (grape juice works too...)
7-10 oz. Dark Chocolate Chunks
1 cup Dried Tart Cherries

Beat the sugars and butter together; add egg, vanilla, and wine. Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add dry and combine just until combined. Grease a cookie sheet and place cookie dough 2 inches apart. Bake on 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes.

Yummy Bread Recipe

Bible verse:

I love quick things. LOVE. I don't have much patience. It's true. So that is why I love this recipe, because it's really yummy bread, that only takes an hour. :D Makes me happy :P I have made this 3 times in the past month, so that proves how good it is! It's best with lot'sa butter on it fresh out of the oven... yummm. Makes me want to go bake some now! :D I found the recipe Here.

And to make it look like I typed alot, here's the recipe:

One-Hour French Bread

1½ cups warm water

1 tablespoon honey

1½ teaspoons salt

1½ tablespoons Active Dry Yeast

3 - 4 cups flour (any combination of white and whole wheat)

Preheat oven 450º. Combine water, salt, honey, and yeast in a medium bowl. Let sit 5 - 10 minutes, until bubbling. Add flour, stirring with a wooden spoon, until dough is no longer sticky (I'll sometimes dump the dough out onto the cutting board with what flour is in the bowl and roll it around,adding a bit more flour, until it's not sticky). Roll dough into a 12 - 14" roll (or you can divide it in half and roll it into two long skinny baguettes). Place dough roll(s) on a cookie sheet sprayed with non-stick spray, cover, and let sit 20 minutes. Make diagonal slits, 1/2" deep, on top with a razor blade. (Optional: spray with salt water). Bake 20 minutes.

Sorry for the lack of craftiness, my life has been sort of hectic lately! I've had another full day of mural painting. Good news, it's almost done!!! So excited! And tomorrow I'll have some awesome tulip pictures if all goes well!

xoxo.

Aly