Archives for November 2009

heaven in a bowl of apple crisp!

So a few weeks ago I posted about apple picking with Zan and Meggers. Well, I made a delicious apple crisp with all those apples we brought home and I’d like to share it with you! It was so delicious. Heaven, really. And super simple too! That’s what I’m all about when it comes to the kitchen. None of this Martha Stewart mumbo jumbo for me… make it simple, please, so I can enjoy myself.

Apple Crisp Recipe:

Ingredients:
4 medium tart cooking apples, sliced (4 cups)

3/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour (I used gluten-free!)
1/2 cup old fashioned oats
1/3 cup butter, softened
3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
(whipped cream or ice cream for topping!)
Directions:

1. Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening.

2. Spread apples in pan. In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients except cream until well mixed; sprinkle over apples.

3. Bake about 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.


This came out absolutely DELICIOUS. Reminded me of the “crisp bar” back in the day at Hobart. Who remembers that? YUMMMM-O!

the lost socks.

I just went into my sisters room to look for a skirt to bring on my weekend adventure to Maine. YIKES. First of all, there was no WAY I was finding that skirt. Second of all, now I know where all my socks went. They are strewn all over the floor this way and that most definitely NOT with their twins!! Poor socks.
MEG: I love you, but stop stealing my socks!
I will spare you all from bad dreams and won’t post a picture here. I don’t know what your thoughts are on a messy room, but that one just sent chills up my spine.

LOVE: dakota fanning

So as some of you know, I am a ginormous Ellen fan. I try and watch the show EVERYday. Well yesterday Dakota Fanning was a guest and, oh man, she is all grown up now! She’s 15 and it seems like she’s turning into quite a lady. I’ve always really liked Dakota Fanning, I mean how can you not? She’s a great actress, super cute, and really down to earth (unlike some of those other child actresses out there. Lindsay Lohan? Gross.). In I Am Sam I just fell in love with her and I’ve been following her ever since. Her latest film is the new twilight series movie New Moon, which I am SO EXCITED to see! She plays Jane, one of the villains, and it will be interesting to watch her as one of the “bad guys”, a different kind of role than she usually plays. I found an old youtube video of her on Ellen from a few years back. She is so hysterical and adorable, you can’t help but love her!! She is an amazing actress and I can’t wait to see what kind of film she’ll do next and what roles she will play in the future.

Here’s a clip from when she was 9… it’s super funny!

oh, the anticipation!

Who’s excited for New Moon?! I AM! I AM!