October 2013 – Pure Sugar

{Recipe} Old-fashioned Apple Crisp

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Carol — 2 Comments ↓

It seems that pumpkin (or pumpkin spice) gets all the attention as the featured fall flavor. But you know what? As much as I love pumpkin, I still adore apple. Apple cider, apple pie, and of course… apple crisp all top my “must make” list for autumn.

I think this was another recipe I started making while in college (thinking back, I did a lot of cooking in that Amherst apartment). Sure there are more exciting variations on apple crisp. They might call for oats or walnuts or something fancy. But I love the simplicity of this recipe. It never lasts long in my house, and is especially delicious warm and topped with a little vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

Old-fashioned Apple Crisp

2013-10-10 12:12:54

A simple dessert recipe the entire family will enjoy

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Ingredients

4 c. sliced apples
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 c. water
1/3 c. butter, softened
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. flour
1 c. sugar

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the sliced apples evenly in an 8x8 baking dish. Sprinkle the apples with a mixture of water, cinnamon, and salt. Stir together the sugar and flour and then work the butter in, using a fork or a pastry blender. Spread the crumb mixture over the apples and bake uncovered for 40 minutes.

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A Perfect Fall Day

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Carol — No Comments ↓

I’d be hard-pressed to choose a better month: May or October. They’re both my favorites. Yesterday some stormed ushered in the most wonderful, cool, fall weather. And finally, finally, finally I was ready to open up that pumpkin spice coffee creamer 🙂

After getting Noah on the school bus this morning I decided to snap a few photos. The rain brought down a lot of leaves, but really the colors are just starting to show up. I’m hoping that they’ll pop in the next few days. Saturday we’re having a family portrait taken and I would be thrilled to have some brilliant color in the background. Anyway, here are just a couple shots from the yard.

Mums & scarecrows:

My Knockout Rose, still going strong:

My burning bush — I think this is the brightest I’ve ever seen it!

In the meantime I’ve been puttering around, doing some detailed cleaning. Boy, are those circular knobs that are grooved a pain to clean? We have them on some cupboards and somehow there’s always something stuck in the grooves. I also caught up on laundry — hooray!

Tonight I think I’m making a simple Western frittata for dinner with a salad. Maybe I’ll throw an apple crisp together, too… just because I feel like a bowl of some apple-y dessert and a cup of hot tea would be the perfect way to end to the day. Might have to get peeling those apples now!

An October Hello

Posted on October 5, 2013 by Carol — 1 Comment ↓

Well, somehow I thought that with Laura in preschool three days a week, I’d have all this extra time to blog, work on projects, etc. I don’t know what happened, but that certainly isn’t the case! I feel like I’ve been going nonstop (in a good way!) since school started last month.

I’m not going to make excuses. Instead I’m just popping in to say hello and share a photo of a woodland friend who decided to visit this afternoon. It’s been a beautiful fall so far this year and although today is dreary and sprinkly, we very much need the rain.

This morning I worked, and I just finished prepping dinner so when we get home from church tonight I can heat it all up without fuss. I am SO looking forward to lemon chicken, mashed potatoes, asparagus, and salad. I am also (shocker) kind of looking forward to church. We have a new priest as of August 1st. I didn’t exactly connect with our last priest, but this new one? He is very much down-to-earth, which I appreciate. So we’ve been making an effort to try to go every week. I prefer 5 PM Mass on Saturdays, so that’s our plan for tonight.

After the kids are in bed, we will probably just watch a show and relax. I’m still recovering from a cold, so I should try to get to bed early. Tomorrow I think Drew’s mom and aunt are coming up for lunch, and I am hoping to get some crochet time in. I have not picked up my hook in months and oh — I miss it!

Hope you all are having a great weekend too!