tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62019535243341045082023-11-16T03:49:35.047-08:00No Easy Bake OvensBrooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-82978466817764843042010-12-22T00:56:00.000-08:002010-12-22T01:07:22.337-08:00Returning soon..The past week and a half have been a trying time for our family, and we have not been doing a lot of cooking consistently- and our kitchen seems to be in a perpetual state of baking chaos otherwise. Tuesday, December 14, 2010 my dearly beloved grandfather {KK's great grandfather} passed away after battling with & being diagnosed with Pulmonary Fibrosis. He will be greatly missed, and will always be loved by us- he was an amazing man, who always had answers for us. Stories. Experiences. Smiles. We have not quite had a normal past few weeks- but we are healing & grieving. We are remembering we have family we love and cherish close to us.<br /><br />Until today, KK hadn't wanted to do cooking projects- along with everything else, we have been extremely busy as well. KK finally asked to make gingerbread houses, so the royal icing is drying over night on her little graham crackers houses, and will be ready to decorated and photographed tomorrow.<br /><br />xoxo<br />BrookeBrooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-33647980096092409752010-12-09T21:34:00.000-08:002010-12-22T00:56:54.437-08:00Sushi, and Popcorn, and {almost} CHRISTMAS.. OH MY!<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z4MCRNd-J1CKQQ7AXrR69Nouqc5G_FgcJaDSPDKLcxCphbFGMrhCoGoGwrvWWLPIjV4KpgV9E29vFKHyKaBLh72U1yTynM4nDLvoLLlrDhqQQ3kqrhIYJ2joo0M__mndfeYR7ndwpb4/s1600/pop1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Z4MCRNd-J1CKQQ7AXrR69Nouqc5G_FgcJaDSPDKLcxCphbFGMrhCoGoGwrvWWLPIjV4KpgV9E29vFKHyKaBLh72U1yTynM4nDLvoLLlrDhqQQ3kqrhIYJ2joo0M__mndfeYR7ndwpb4/s320/pop1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548938888743946658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Not our usual post, but alas.. we still have things to blog about! KK & I were going to venture out and try our hands at sushi making, but after KK took one look at the ingredients, the set up on the counter for making the sushi and smelled the kitchen, she chose that wasn't for her {which turned out good, since I had NO idea what I was doing or if it would be difficult or not}.<br /><br />I made California Rolls with real crab & Philadelphia Rolls.. happily, all my ingredients were organic, and my crab was sustainably caught.. those things mean a lot to me, and I always feel much happier knowing where my food is from. KK didn't realize until AFTER sushi that she'd eaten seafood.. I should've asked before dinner if she knew, I didn't. Mid-meal she sort of caught on. She wasn't as devastated as she could have been... she says, "No more meat tomorrow!" {which brings up, she'll be with her Grandmother this weekend.. I should provide vegetarian dinner options so there isn't a repeat of Thanksgiving where she wouldn't eat turkey}.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlGJonhtZL9HwAE_-sW1g8RIcrmZBeUlH_MHPu0vD1svpK7sODcivF3aP5QXK__IygJC54H8YeLXXpPc5f2WrlyRjNz6x3OucIFWm3p_yqQKdHuU0SvjKZAbYjbeSrPPE14knKMxJWgo/s1600/sushi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 219px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUlGJonhtZL9HwAE_-sW1g8RIcrmZBeUlH_MHPu0vD1svpK7sODcivF3aP5QXK__IygJC54H8YeLXXpPc5f2WrlyRjNz6x3OucIFWm3p_yqQKdHuU0SvjKZAbYjbeSrPPE14knKMxJWgo/s320/sushi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548938909917702946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />We also received our Whirley Pop from my Uncle & Auntie today! Over Thanksgiving, while chatting over food likes, dislikes, preferences, etc.. popcorn was brought up. My uncle graciously said he would purchase a Whirley Pop for us! Just... WOW! WE LOVE THAT THING! What a simple little invention, that is so fun & easy to use. It came in a huge box, which KK sat on her lap all the way to Grandma's house.. then all the way to the store, and finally.. hours later mind you.. home. She refused help to carry the box inside, hauled it in, and opened to find the box perfectly wrapped with green ribbons. This evening we made popcorn for snack, Xander was too scared to turn the handle for fear of getting oil somehow spilled on him from the covered pan.. but KK stepped up and had no fear {earlier this week she had shown me with pride, her [very] small little scars from cooking incidents}. They thoroughly enjoyed the Whirley Pop!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcd3VdPsBqeko1qXjJYNJdHDAM4jSBGZXM3fwhIOIGF3ggNVWIrcvBfBhtql5MvQiHe-PI1eZUusUX0_c1mx3igtWddCyfzha_prBmDBN8nZQNNShOKbgUhkMNzpF48fHAdZU42Uv6Hw/s1600/pop2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcd3VdPsBqeko1qXjJYNJdHDAM4jSBGZXM3fwhIOIGF3ggNVWIrcvBfBhtql5MvQiHe-PI1eZUusUX0_c1mx3igtWddCyfzha_prBmDBN8nZQNNShOKbgUhkMNzpF48fHAdZU42Uv6Hw/s320/pop2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548938896171661090" border="0" /> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJAn0R6U3hq-WHEXnoEgX1xNdI_D3s_h2h7dC72Xtcxjfsz35NPPrn42L-P0vnKT_qA8spkP7FVEJd38U3mS7_M7NJ2Xu8xsvR1chj553lAHSXpT83uIqPVFNi3VJ7p_tppZgXqvQ718/s1600/pop3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJAn0R6U3hq-WHEXnoEgX1xNdI_D3s_h2h7dC72Xtcxjfsz35NPPrn42L-P0vnKT_qA8spkP7FVEJd38U3mS7_M7NJ2Xu8xsvR1chj553lAHSXpT83uIqPVFNi3VJ7p_tppZgXqvQ718/s320/pop3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548938901634294994" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br />Lastly, I just want to mention how wonderful it was to see my brother and his family today. I didn't realize just how much I missed him until I was able to give him a huge big hug today. Being with everyone was a great feeling, and the kids didn't even act like it had been forever since they last saw him.. it was as if we'd seen them only a few days ago the way they picked up talking to him. Here's to hoping he's closer sooner to family again, than later. And very lastly... my baby sister made a variety of Christmas cookies this year.. it was like stepping back into my childhood years when my grandma and mom would make the same cookies every year... they tasted just same as grandma and mom's did. Hope she enjoys making them for the next few decades for me! I'm including a recipe for these delicious cookies! Enjoy!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />Brooke<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Russian Tea Cookie Ingredients<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiO0DpBYBcJzwh5Mz9VKNvS25NvqUip2Dbb5pj9f50HX5D_pNCZopC7lj2eTlv4kkNS8YufUNgtkkQ00LvYdjcdOGWNTSYWCJgM3I3n67NX9z4fv4EG6wqdYatt8e3_MxgF3PkCx-RQI/s1600/teacookies.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDiO0DpBYBcJzwh5Mz9VKNvS25NvqUip2Dbb5pj9f50HX5D_pNCZopC7lj2eTlv4kkNS8YufUNgtkkQ00LvYdjcdOGWNTSYWCJgM3I3n67NX9z4fv4EG6wqdYatt8e3_MxgF3PkCx-RQI/s320/teacookies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548941881123138354" border="0" /></a><br /><table><tbody><tr class="ingredient"><td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber">1 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> cup butter or margarine, softened </td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> 1/2 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> cup powdered sugar </td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> 1 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> teaspoon vanilla </td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> 2 1/4 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem">flour</td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> 3/4 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> cup finely chopped nuts <br /></td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> 1/4 </td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> teaspoon salt </td> </tr> <tr class="ingredient"> <td class="RecipeIngredientItemNumber"> <br /></td> <td class="RecipeIngredientItem"> Powdered sugar </td></tr></tbody></table> <ol style="font-style: italic;" class="instructions"><li><span class="instruction"> Heat oven to 400ºF. </span></li><li><span class="instruction"> Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla in large bowl. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together. </span></li><li><span class="instruction"> Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.</span></li><li><span class="instruction"> Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool slightly on wire rack.</span></li><li><span class="instruction"> Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar; cool on wire rack. Roll in powdered sugar again</span></li></ol>source: <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/russian-tea-cakes/3af8664b-6c3e-4022-b686-cd961521e59b">Betty Crocker </a>Russian Tea Cookie's RecipeBrooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-70078807980524778222010-12-07T18:54:00.000-08:002010-12-07T19:31:41.408-08:00Shrimpies & Garlicky Noodles<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYZBoHma2aKlQgryNKRGzxPjdLOYIa2sQcN3GpKQ-mKbWq1KmtKiOvkg40BntS3cBIaLDsKI4JgXyCSnxE_H6Wsd-_WpskNgXGn3TV5IiJtzOQqbB1zKT9wyicDYnSUaCNIzUF2NjR2Q/s1600/garlicnoodles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYZBoHma2aKlQgryNKRGzxPjdLOYIa2sQcN3GpKQ-mKbWq1KmtKiOvkg40BntS3cBIaLDsKI4JgXyCSnxE_H6Wsd-_WpskNgXGn3TV5IiJtzOQqbB1zKT9wyicDYnSUaCNIzUF2NjR2Q/s320/garlicnoodles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145449402767154" border="0" /></a><br /></div>We weren't planning on doing a blog post today.. but the recipe I found via <a href="http://www.steamykitchen.com/">Steamy Kitchen</a> seemed so beyond fool proof, and KK wanted to help per usual.. so, here we are. I had pre-cooked tail off shrimp, so that part was easy. Prepped the veggies for KK and let her at cooking.. no measuring, just pour! toss! stir! mix! eat! It was SO easy, and SO delicious. I kept a mental note of <span style="font-style: italic;">about </span>how much we used of each ingredient. Like I said... this recipe couldn't be more simple.. and sometimes, those are the <span style="font-weight: bold;">best dinners!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note: </span>KK wanted me to make SURE to include the fact she did <span style="font-weight: bold;">not </span>eat the shrimp in this recipe, and after photos were taken, she picked all the shrimp out of her bowl & added some raw snap peas in their place. We respect her decision to be a full vegetarian.. who also happens to be about 95% vegan as well, by choice. We make sure she gets her fat, protein & all other nutrients and vitamins in other places.<br /><br /></span><ul style="font-style: italic;"><li>6 ounces thin spaghetti noodles</li><li>1/2 pound shrimp, deveined- tail off, cooked</li><li>1 teaspoon sea salt</li><li>1 tablespoon vegetable oil</li><li>5 cloves finely minced garlic</li><li>3/4 cup snow peas, sliced thin on diagonal</li><li>3/4 cup matchstick cut carrots</li><li>4 tablespoons soy sauce</li><li>2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine</li><li>1 tablespoons sesame oil</li><li>3 tablespoon sesame seeds</li></ul> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTbkvekcfiTs-KmITZ_hVkhn4lhSU_uAbLJERWkm5tBZtKJ4ychq5_Wd6hJY511TTqSTKuDYOJYSDgK1x8e9OUwm3Kl1jm3ZvIrPLRrJHlWYyKM_dQqNynQ5D7Glntq3TdYDgaMOeSsA/s1600/noodles.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTTbkvekcfiTs-KmITZ_hVkhn4lhSU_uAbLJERWkm5tBZtKJ4ychq5_Wd6hJY511TTqSTKuDYOJYSDgK1x8e9OUwm3Kl1jm3ZvIrPLRrJHlWYyKM_dQqNynQ5D7Glntq3TdYDgaMOeSsA/s320/noodles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145464916588242" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLXd210WivGEsWfKPQWcXfyO31_3BSh4jKGQ8DvpOOk5MpZxwZ-XY-eQL3qxvAqWT1xp37nXt21qXQSGGK4Fcqa8G5C4fCATni5JNIVjBL4amJWMwXiTHXhDSIKsb_9_S6O5q0ZCPtdw/s1600/veggies.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 253px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlLXd210WivGEsWfKPQWcXfyO31_3BSh4jKGQ8DvpOOk5MpZxwZ-XY-eQL3qxvAqWT1xp37nXt21qXQSGGK4Fcqa8G5C4fCATni5JNIVjBL4amJWMwXiTHXhDSIKsb_9_S6O5q0ZCPtdw/s320/veggies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145718502691666" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Bring a stockpot of water to boil. Add sea salt to water and cook spaghetti, according to package directions. Drain. While spaghetti is cooking, rinse the shrimp well and pat dry.</li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j5gDvrE89i7ZqnLoVCr0omNEFkD65FlZPuJLp9aEDyhhu5o01qpOYMyqUV2HDSw_yuy0nlwGqWHJsG0XMhHYNQhgRKqpHsh4jvI6W7q8KkSGfsdOQQOlSuzgnX14-mmGDP48Urk_6g0/s1600/soysauce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0j5gDvrE89i7ZqnLoVCr0omNEFkD65FlZPuJLp9aEDyhhu5o01qpOYMyqUV2HDSw_yuy0nlwGqWHJsG0XMhHYNQhgRKqpHsh4jvI6W7q8KkSGfsdOQQOlSuzgnX14-mmGDP48Urk_6g0/s320/soysauce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145703586493842" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFVd7DkRr8pwpNN1m1ky4-yNkurkI_P667RlGFCDtNS11dT3-wF3ktCqZ4BmoyhI29LA-rv2QEQLjXIpP_od4okaJKdZJLdfSGelDstdPD1wHq-1IwseI8WOrPRTqz_M9hZgL6as73EI/s1600/mix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlFVd7DkRr8pwpNN1m1ky4-yNkurkI_P667RlGFCDtNS11dT3-wF3ktCqZ4BmoyhI29LA-rv2QEQLjXIpP_od4okaJKdZJLdfSGelDstdPD1wHq-1IwseI8WOrPRTqz_M9hZgL6as73EI/s320/mix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145455611419026" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5Y45pzVKf1vgaS1D4Us6vQDCcfQubBY3TYVRKruu2M7Ml3VPbp7czpkz77jKewB1wfjCVNBmyBLfiEr-ILjcLXg4OJk_N7nfIKCJtYf_AGKCgg9pwQnC6oKx2awdTJ2Jirotixkc5F8/s1600/toss.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5Y45pzVKf1vgaS1D4Us6vQDCcfQubBY3TYVRKruu2M7Ml3VPbp7czpkz77jKewB1wfjCVNBmyBLfiEr-ILjcLXg4OJk_N7nfIKCJtYf_AGKCgg9pwQnC6oKx2awdTJ2Jirotixkc5F8/s320/toss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145707495669986" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS8CyjtlsORmXd6TPKpE0BtHvRHlyIG6svWXfLOTy5v1TwfgtNlJPpPeX9O7G5gawBYNL4N2U-PnggczLddddzxlhMZB9dORgu58x15Em3NYx8LNjBlQkw5vq_dhGQv7fsQh1xnzuAo8/s1600/sesameseeds.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioS8CyjtlsORmXd6TPKpE0BtHvRHlyIG6svWXfLOTy5v1TwfgtNlJPpPeX9O7G5gawBYNL4N2U-PnggczLddddzxlhMZB9dORgu58x15Em3NYx8LNjBlQkw5vq_dhGQv7fsQh1xnzuAo8/s320/sesameseeds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145471579285634" border="0" /></a> <ul><li>In a large skillet, heat oil on medium. Add the snow peas, carrots & garlic. Saute until the carrots and snow peas are near tender, about 3-5 minutes. Add the soy sauce and rice wine. Turn heat to high and add the drained spaghetti noodles and shrimp. Toss well to combine. Let cook for 2 minutes, until heated through. Toss with sesame oil and sesame seeds. Enjoy!</li></ul><ul><li>Serves Four!<br /></li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBq25nvYhGkcOoOygBLQawdDiOb8QJ139SZ6xBPo0tG4a2F8xO7Z9ol9Reav_DIOvObJ3HadnQsuFyfZ7_TBE0Qhro6IzLzY3T17L4DDac0-OYO47oJYF4kxxgXLFL-M7NlGZJBWs3Xw/s1600/alldone.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLBq25nvYhGkcOoOygBLQawdDiOb8QJ139SZ6xBPo0tG4a2F8xO7Z9ol9Reav_DIOvObJ3HadnQsuFyfZ7_TBE0Qhro6IzLzY3T17L4DDac0-OYO47oJYF4kxxgXLFL-M7NlGZJBWs3Xw/s320/alldone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548145447991910418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span>This recipe was adapted from Steamy Kitchen's <a href="http://steamykitchen.com/316-long-life-fertility-noodles-with-happy-shrimp.html">Long Life Fertility Noodles with Happy Shrimp recipe</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></div></div>Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-87678881884556511592010-12-06T11:28:00.000-08:002010-12-06T12:21:56.883-08:00Sopa de Tortilla<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorI3mQ6imQhb5srPAFEosvaf-15Vsjzrgf8synWnWSLZLws69coR8IFjFxDOupbfBIsHKIbGCI5xbr4iZmEsNPZJuJwjUA-28zHxoc8tDG6G8DlotRTH1FjPnueLIMKG65Crf53tJPMM/s1600/tortillasoup.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiorI3mQ6imQhb5srPAFEosvaf-15Vsjzrgf8synWnWSLZLws69coR8IFjFxDOupbfBIsHKIbGCI5xbr4iZmEsNPZJuJwjUA-28zHxoc8tDG6G8DlotRTH1FjPnueLIMKG65Crf53tJPMM/s320/tortillasoup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661449823383090" border="0" /></a><br /></div>It was a long... LONG week last week. It felt like we hardly cooked, yet all our food is mysteriously gone & all but one of our recipes was made, and no take out was ordered... so, we obviously cooked in there somewhere.<br /><br />Yesterday, we made one of the kids' favorites... Tortilla Soup! A wonderful woman, by the name of Vanessa runs the site <a href="http://www.purehunger.com/">Pure Hunger</a> where she makes some delicious meals & treats-- and where we found, what is now, one of our family recipe staples! She recently, also, had KK as guest blogger on her site. Check out her site, there is sure to be an array of different recipes you'll love to try!<br /><br />This recipe required me to do all the before hand prep, but this also made it MUCH easier for KK to cook this recipe "on her own". This recipe was adapted from <a href="http://purehunger.com/recipes/sopa-de-tortilla/">Pure Hunger's Sopa de Tortilla recipe</a>! I highly suggest heading over to Vanessa's site if you are wanting a chicken version, as ours is a vegetarian version!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sopa de Tortilla Ingredients<br /></span><p>1 dried Ancho Chili<br />1/2 cup boiling water<br />2 Tbs Olive Oil<br />1 medium Onion, Chopped<br />2 Carrots, Sliced<br />2 stalks Celery, Sliced<br />3 cloves Garlic, Sliced<br />2 tsp ground Cumin<br />6 cups No Chicken Broth OR Vegetable Broth<br />1 28oz can diced Tomatoes<br />1/2 cup Cilantro leaves<br />6 Corn Tortillas<br />Vegetable oil for frying</p><p><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">For Garnish</span><br /></p><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Avocados, sliced</span> </li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Cheddar Cheese</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">grated </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;"> Lime wedges</span><br /></li><li> <span style="font-style: italic;"> Cilantro</span> </li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Sour cream</span></li></ul><ul><li>Place chili in small, heatproof bowl; pour boiling water over and let soak 30 minutes. While chili is sitting, slice all the vegetables and placing them in a bowl together. Once chili is done, drain, remove stem and seeds. Slice into 1/2 inch strips and set aside.</li></ul><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbbyvomF_EZxNeQfEQHZ7bav9cPanF4EzWHE4-Fwjtd4YKnTx2Kq_Yb3xIkdYaKQ1Rgv1QJPmDzqjGHyGEcNwAqRYuzbqSlZ2T-X2Naw9SS0ih2u5-n_mpJi63Iu-lFIWCt6jGgOggJs/s1600/oil.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbbyvomF_EZxNeQfEQHZ7bav9cPanF4EzWHE4-Fwjtd4YKnTx2Kq_Yb3xIkdYaKQ1Rgv1QJPmDzqjGHyGEcNwAqRYuzbqSlZ2T-X2Naw9SS0ih2u5-n_mpJi63Iu-lFIWCt6jGgOggJs/s320/oil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661266068480178" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0hJEVe7BG36f3v1X1eALuAKq9e8nveG7d52zTiT61AGxo3NdocHQsskzbChFaeuTmXVE28662U2L8i6t_O4EPreomECeMjJnPGdWKMaEYW-svqS-DNoyMvaRizIWKN1ZJvbw4lOg9Lk/s1600/mirepoix.jpg"> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 232px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk0hJEVe7BG36f3v1X1eALuAKq9e8nveG7d52zTiT61AGxo3NdocHQsskzbChFaeuTmXVE28662U2L8i6t_O4EPreomECeMjJnPGdWKMaEYW-svqS-DNoyMvaRizIWKN1ZJvbw4lOg9Lk/s320/mirepoix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547660998552048882" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMbbyvomF_EZxNeQfEQHZ7bav9cPanF4EzWHE4-Fwjtd4YKnTx2Kq_Yb3xIkdYaKQ1Rgv1QJPmDzqjGHyGEcNwAqRYuzbqSlZ2T-X2Naw9SS0ih2u5-n_mpJi63Iu-lFIWCt6jGgOggJs/s1600/oil.jpg"> </a></p><ul><li>In heavy bottom pot, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, carrots and celery {Mirepoix} and cook for about 8 minutes, stirring often until vegetables have softened.<br /></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphUyxHkdsE-Ms4TwOTb-goE-VIQ8GMye3TuSoujEwVYL9jqzx7dLZmXjzyMeND0BFES-joMI1gJ_UUZbKbvPbbWb7EIOO_xjZfSzYDDGFU3Kcj-CVMEeNP-c1ynsfi8Dd9nb3H_FnAGg/s1600/garlic.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiphUyxHkdsE-Ms4TwOTb-goE-VIQ8GMye3TuSoujEwVYL9jqzx7dLZmXjzyMeND0BFES-joMI1gJ_UUZbKbvPbbWb7EIOO_xjZfSzYDDGFU3Kcj-CVMEeNP-c1ynsfi8Dd9nb3H_FnAGg/s320/garlic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547660986400550690" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li>Add garlic and cumin and cook an additional 2 minutes.<br /></li></ul><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkEUfytmnG-jsbc1JE8OiGkKzXvfsw4XSMqCSfW2XAv2AV9R_wLGRqnnzO_QNPAhadJPeoyHmOkqz4qYrU1tiXNuNGaSNRKSrKLGQfFgK9IlnRIeglyN8NlOrrhbxJ8guxJxOLTVtQq0/s1600/broth.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvkEUfytmnG-jsbc1JE8OiGkKzXvfsw4XSMqCSfW2XAv2AV9R_wLGRqnnzO_QNPAhadJPeoyHmOkqz4qYrU1tiXNuNGaSNRKSrKLGQfFgK9IlnRIeglyN8NlOrrhbxJ8guxJxOLTVtQq0/s320/broth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547660961462305554" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTMq5zK3uwyvkhlSd3DC3FS3AOuqG82v-tB3jRjAFfYwDnenXVKypBnPUVojAlf2mCaezCh-vC-_f_PLvWYr9J6BnSxUf0n55TB-MRf7GnKUCYGMZzi81sRB8Pk0y307LvkxsAWng3SQ/s1600/tomatoes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTMq5zK3uwyvkhlSd3DC3FS3AOuqG82v-tB3jRjAFfYwDnenXVKypBnPUVojAlf2mCaezCh-vC-_f_PLvWYr9J6BnSxUf0n55TB-MRf7GnKUCYGMZzi81sRB8Pk0y307LvkxsAWng3SQ/s320/tomatoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661302557727138" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y4oaQa25grtJW_GjDjS6286LA3DaqBW6v_WZFt55RhuzRxW96CthsLl-wSaSCR56t8gEUgqOtkKBG-BEDTQFYy9EejEOXtIGyJtiPAhJUebSCEE0ydZ80ZMHNLDw-FqudsZ9N7qCmKU/s1600/chili.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0y4oaQa25grtJW_GjDjS6286LA3DaqBW6v_WZFt55RhuzRxW96CthsLl-wSaSCR56t8gEUgqOtkKBG-BEDTQFYy9EejEOXtIGyJtiPAhJUebSCEE0ydZ80ZMHNLDw-FqudsZ9N7qCmKU/s320/chili.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547660974533773506" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li>Add broth, tomatoes, reserved chili and cilantro and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.<br /></li></ul><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_sXdxK9gh1vogpsNoUc96Xba3Hy3w_kHr1utJ953vmoWOJpQt5Enpqhew7HwIOfjrEyEdcke0iAZkcpfPpSkOb74zNgOidZiNPGvr0XNKXZRFKEp8jKdM8ViSYml06RfjhTfivuXgd4/s1600/tortillas.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF_sXdxK9gh1vogpsNoUc96Xba3Hy3w_kHr1utJ953vmoWOJpQt5Enpqhew7HwIOfjrEyEdcke0iAZkcpfPpSkOb74zNgOidZiNPGvr0XNKXZRFKEp8jKdM8ViSYml06RfjhTfivuXgd4/s320/tortillas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661332238116498" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadipTqpmRheg6ewEtsWBlI3lBONtSlrj4hNpvGp286fro272YFLKPHu9XTAhuB1auD4LK4iTztgWFDZ98A0uk6W_TpqNrdiPjOhFYnTZlLDEK0hwMPbuREo_0AlpfyK78x_lhM-X32DM/s1600/stir.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadipTqpmRheg6ewEtsWBlI3lBONtSlrj4hNpvGp286fro272YFLKPHu9XTAhuB1auD4LK4iTztgWFDZ98A0uk6W_TpqNrdiPjOhFYnTZlLDEK0hwMPbuREo_0AlpfyK78x_lhM-X32DM/s320/stir.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661278637617298" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li>With your hands, tear 3 tortillas into 2-inch strips and add to the soup. Stir & continue to simmer for 15 minutes.</li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8tC38JAAb7d5zOdvQIKdT0Wpf7p-ppi0uFFnUBc2YpIqPo41ZuuvDqbYQ0B-IjAHWyqgzs26J6qScEpJHh8KT81TzU7Cfd4U1hbg9pYKnr5UbHlFd2wdGP4jVe4pvMf8D6FQ2Yhrw8Y/s1600/blend.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz8tC38JAAb7d5zOdvQIKdT0Wpf7p-ppi0uFFnUBc2YpIqPo41ZuuvDqbYQ0B-IjAHWyqgzs26J6qScEpJHh8KT81TzU7Cfd4U1hbg9pYKnr5UbHlFd2wdGP4jVe4pvMf8D6FQ2Yhrw8Y/s320/blend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547660954303062578" border="0" /></a></p><ul><li>Take soup off heat and with an immersion blender, puree soup until smooth {or puree in small batches in a blender or food processor, as we did-<span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">I have on good authority we will be the proud owners of an immersion blender after Christmas- Hooray for awesome family members!</span></span>}</li></ul><br /><ul><li>Slice remaining tortillas into 1/4 inch strips. In small sauce pan heat oil until very hot. Fry tortilla strips until crisp, about 1 minute, turning often. With a slotted spoon, removed strips to a paper-towel lined plate and optionally you can season with salt <span style="font-style: italic;">{as previously mentioned, our poor cupboards are bare as it was end of the week & the day before grocery shopping day, alas, we were out of sea salt! This part was also done by Dad for us!}</span><br /></li></ul><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h2bDyNA6U8d-ZjabaqhG10qS6WUbh71NRThXJqua09wwHI-gaYpq6yPzOTgaxg7hFb2Jqc0iT1l9N7XFBZ19UdK0AhBf4c5oMiB6OUthrB3q8GrzLkV1GxGJ01cKRjZASxiB6Lhyphenhyphen6_o/s1600/toppings.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9h2bDyNA6U8d-ZjabaqhG10qS6WUbh71NRThXJqua09wwHI-gaYpq6yPzOTgaxg7hFb2Jqc0iT1l9N7XFBZ19UdK0AhBf4c5oMiB6OUthrB3q8GrzLkV1GxGJ01cKRjZASxiB6Lhyphenhyphen6_o/s320/toppings.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547661316039071170" border="0" /></a></p><p>Serve soup in bowls topped with tortilla strips and any or all of optional garnishes! Enjoy friends!</p><p>xoxo,</p><p>KK & Brooke</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Note: </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">This makes A LOT of soup, about half this recipe feeds all five of us comfortably- but, it is SO good there is never a need for us to make a half recipe because we CRAVE the leftovers! But, if you have a smaller family- you may want to cut this in half! </span><br /></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-51307177026430539962010-11-30T21:25:00.000-08:002010-11-30T22:13:41.208-08:00Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwSsXGWhB8mchnuuXgP1gTGGIV2MxY5PHdWLq0DSm_xxG9ozq5gAAvJYruTiAl9-Kyb_9XmB8L1g2W5Woio1jjQwvM0EOOPyRHnZ-X8Eq_AQb1WVn92MdgYsNrLY5ckYajxuaIYbJzPI/s1600/done.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwSsXGWhB8mchnuuXgP1gTGGIV2MxY5PHdWLq0DSm_xxG9ozq5gAAvJYruTiAl9-Kyb_9XmB8L1g2W5Woio1jjQwvM0EOOPyRHnZ-X8Eq_AQb1WVn92MdgYsNrLY5ckYajxuaIYbJzPI/s320/done.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588584793950498" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />We're back! Time to bring on the holiday festivities & foods! Yesterday, during an impromptu visit to the co-op, KK's eye caught an end cap, of an aisle full of baking goodies on sale. Rows of different kinds of chocolate chips, and she asked if she could get one for cookies {to practice for what she can leave for Santa.. this is nothing she's seemingly seemed interested in prior years, but what the heck.. if it's that what she wants, why not}. Of all the different kinds of chocolate chips, she chose the ones that were vegan {she's been taught well, right?!}. The proud mama that I am, scoured the internet for AWESOME Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies! I finally found one on <a href="http://www.vegweb.com/">VegWeb.com</a> that seemed promising.<br /><br />Lastly, this blog and recipe goes out to one of the most AMAZING {vegan!!} Mama & Daughter teams I know. Meg is an extraordinary mother with the most amazing little daughter. We compare recipes/music/websites/foodie & nutrition info/product knowledge... etc etc etc.. the list goes ON AND ON. She's been a great source for vegan information and is one of the absolute nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. So to Meg & Violet... this one's for you lovely ladies!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >2 cups unbleached flour</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />2 teaspoons baking powder</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />1/2 teaspoon salt</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />cinnamon {to taste</span>} <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />vegan chocolate or carob chips {put in as many as you like</span>!} <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />1 cup raw sugar<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >1/2 cup vegetable oil</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />1 teaspoon vanilla</span> <span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <br />1/4 cup water</span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">{Very important! </span>Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature. It will work if they're not at room temp but it works much better if they are. Also while your oven is pre-heating put the cookie sheets you are going to use on top of the oven so they get preheated as well.<span style="font-weight: bold;">} </span> </span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWHre0dqn7UJTkaq8XL6xyHP-wfiIbJatk7brHZ8U5BZdq-kiLe-vhKcwu2uJigZrody4AakbzbvSjoJImsbJUpTmGy-7eCPXMok7c30s2WJHOjO2YdaDd5bJu5mnND1umj9smE28KCk/s1600/flour.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 210px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWHre0dqn7UJTkaq8XL6xyHP-wfiIbJatk7brHZ8U5BZdq-kiLe-vhKcwu2uJigZrody4AakbzbvSjoJImsbJUpTmGy-7eCPXMok7c30s2WJHOjO2YdaDd5bJu5mnND1umj9smE28KCk/s320/flour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545587814309582194" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEywL3iOJNZc6ScBa2nczAnMdLJHRdCB5JIkQGL_O0eBjqhfWy6e8zMPHGkBvPhxyZ3wl9_vT5_SA9EKJ2eYHMQa6b0Md-cL90-4OKllDJ7iYPTRrXkRsnw_lsdDBaIdo4V3p5QkmRB64/s1600/salt.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEywL3iOJNZc6ScBa2nczAnMdLJHRdCB5JIkQGL_O0eBjqhfWy6e8zMPHGkBvPhxyZ3wl9_vT5_SA9EKJ2eYHMQa6b0Md-cL90-4OKllDJ7iYPTRrXkRsnw_lsdDBaIdo4V3p5QkmRB64/s320/salt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545587820765246338" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLQASVAbyURUCCIXMGNrDcw-Nbf0LpHvFzJtBEVlIlNyieiw9dmLv8ToX21O7d6Pp8XF9csNhwuT6Q-wOwhQ9-enbi0hOmiV52cgF5ss05XOVC1liahXx9gBPVWuAWzdlpWvIpMHDROs/s1600/oil.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLQASVAbyURUCCIXMGNrDcw-Nbf0LpHvFzJtBEVlIlNyieiw9dmLv8ToX21O7d6Pp8XF9csNhwuT6Q-wOwhQ9-enbi0hOmiV52cgF5ss05XOVC1liahXx9gBPVWuAWzdlpWvIpMHDROs/s320/oil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588597500446482" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw7M-kNEjCTNHdf3iNW8axEwL86l7s8g_41jTOUiK0-xuodYqM3ks2jQevFUC-dQsjbJFCQyYsIV_DA0aVAomUIpiLSapyeOe1YF-d24vJaV1hiuU_7YRE2XtNEAT-iCNaoKVB_zWExI/s1600/sugar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw7M-kNEjCTNHdf3iNW8axEwL86l7s8g_41jTOUiK0-xuodYqM3ks2jQevFUC-dQsjbJFCQyYsIV_DA0aVAomUIpiLSapyeOe1YF-d24vJaV1hiuU_7YRE2XtNEAT-iCNaoKVB_zWExI/s320/sugar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588856922411090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu970S40Cb2IDozU0ylFfD9S2mxBDZFSFae9DByiO-dtO6Ueu5KhEoAPbpMGDbmbgg0dakSGT5EVqQZsz0ckRlNuYvY6UZpqQ5PmMzjnZ7VQ5eBqJPGExim4c7e-akbZZEQuqgiTeuMM/s1600/WATER.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 193px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiu970S40Cb2IDozU0ylFfD9S2mxBDZFSFae9DByiO-dtO6Ueu5KhEoAPbpMGDbmbgg0dakSGT5EVqQZsz0ckRlNuYvY6UZpqQ5PmMzjnZ7VQ5eBqJPGExim4c7e-akbZZEQuqgiTeuMM/s320/WATER.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588863393778610" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKgMZyJjnC95IvHYFDEHHvkgURrCzGEjsxk-HviC8hUS4nMvYM4qfx5II8-qvMAyHD-08zSfDERlzgTCTOaZDoc-5PqOCiciRj7khVyT4TTYT2cEYTOtJJmB22ofqt3QiXYFTgXa4B9Q/s1600/drymix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEKgMZyJjnC95IvHYFDEHHvkgURrCzGEjsxk-HviC8hUS4nMvYM4qfx5II8-qvMAyHD-08zSfDERlzgTCTOaZDoc-5PqOCiciRj7khVyT4TTYT2cEYTOtJJmB22ofqt3QiXYFTgXa4B9Q/s320/drymix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588587986945522" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In a medium size bowl, add together sugar and oil; mix well. Add the vanilla and then add the water; mix well. Add the wet to the well in the dry. Mix it well but be careful not to overwork it. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdFLCHsesR-zesELxGswpM60h1lpS_-C2ZgAxN9iZEMQVgSGaUjMKcO7irZwMS-9n5vdTsxJi2Id5SkxfRkiuvrAC3X4LzzQDFawBKO3UjuPhMTzhcM5Q4pmvUamZrY1uh6mqXqpijlM/s1600/chocchips.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdFLCHsesR-zesELxGswpM60h1lpS_-C2ZgAxN9iZEMQVgSGaUjMKcO7irZwMS-9n5vdTsxJi2Id5SkxfRkiuvrAC3X4LzzQDFawBKO3UjuPhMTzhcM5Q4pmvUamZrY1uh6mqXqpijlM/s320/chocchips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588580455436834" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Add chocolate chips. Stir well.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPm5MfORS74lCblkg9UVPNSe8gSwcoLjcsTeP7bFGclgdS7KzCEeJRJlw9aIdOjKHd8rg___b9fN2Jg5iSA_a-RGPdZYzSmuCZH5Snsf91V4bk0pwoCfV6o9Xw6lMBzhER1EllyVZbvo/s1600/sheet.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtPm5MfORS74lCblkg9UVPNSe8gSwcoLjcsTeP7bFGclgdS7KzCEeJRJlw9aIdOjKHd8rg___b9fN2Jg5iSA_a-RGPdZYzSmuCZH5Snsf91V4bk0pwoCfV6o9Xw6lMBzhER1EllyVZbvo/s320/sheet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588858735873362" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Spoon onto ungreased cookie sheets & flatten slightly {they don't thin out like regular choclate chip cookie dough does}. Bake for 5 minutes and then flip and rotate the sheets (top to bottom & 180 degree rotation). Bake another 5 minutes and check them. The cookies are done when they seem a little bit softer then you want them to be. They will harden up as they cool down <span style="font-style: italic;">{IF, they at this point do not seem fully cooked, check in 2 minute increments, but after the second 5 minute round, ours were fully cooked}.</span> Let sit for 10minutes, then transfer cookies to wire cooling rack.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUphKZhM0pnVM-TJrJWFvGkRvJBoVHbZDI6ULiayMEw0SDeDKRYlaTt1HzoA7wGWTVBYYLDZj8uQ8rkHhqMSn2ldd5YWBYatw0FXhg2UFFx2W9GVqJS1ZuybbqZ3VrXsdjQHlFM8WEMc/s1600/nophotos.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUphKZhM0pnVM-TJrJWFvGkRvJBoVHbZDI6ULiayMEw0SDeDKRYlaTt1HzoA7wGWTVBYYLDZj8uQ8rkHhqMSn2ldd5YWBYatw0FXhg2UFFx2W9GVqJS1ZuybbqZ3VrXsdjQHlFM8WEMc/s320/nophotos.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545588590952671810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Now, ENJOY THOSE DELICIOUS VEGAN COOKIES! {and share with your family & friends!} Cooking vegan food isn't scary, and it tastes just as delicious as non-vegan foods! We try to cook fairly vegan in the house {and 90% of the time, succeed quite well at this}!<br /><br />And lastly, this recipe was <span style="font-family:georgia;">adapted from</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" > <a href="http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6391.0">VegWeb</a></span> <span style="font-style: italic;"></span><br /><br />xoxo,<br />KK {& Brooke}<br /></div></div>Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-86118038303993839262010-11-25T08:35:00.001-08:002010-11-25T08:48:05.950-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH1fQh_1LLKcfFjbsCqOFPUd99DG3RRnWUbSKKz0n4wB7BrLviivFpfsvJuWUHTXTV1d0m6fpH1-KtXU_CJjAeUNOU9l4CoiunluKt4XxIXPXPKapV3ehHKphuMAypjVmb3kPXX-neUQ/s1600/Thanksgiving.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYH1fQh_1LLKcfFjbsCqOFPUd99DG3RRnWUbSKKz0n4wB7BrLviivFpfsvJuWUHTXTV1d0m6fpH1-KtXU_CJjAeUNOU9l4CoiunluKt4XxIXPXPKapV3ehHKphuMAypjVmb3kPXX-neUQ/s320/Thanksgiving.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543527032072161858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Happy Thanksgiving One & All!<br /><br />We will return next week and are thinking.. a tasty soup for a cold day, homemade candies {or maybe cookies?!} and a hearty holiday inspired dinner!<br /><br />Until then, enjoy your family & friends.. and we hope you have much to be thankful for! <br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">xoxo, KK & Brooke</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /></span></span></span>Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-43486402626415260152010-11-24T16:48:00.001-08:002010-11-24T18:28:59.858-08:00Pumpkin-Cranberry Bread<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1ne1n_sXfnJUlQzrX0uj6RR_k2HDKwA97dE51-e0TO-N1MbKQP1oWzie3CHJiphiOEQD9U9tRHdnoFu3g3p9drXELhyphenhyphenE3wJ-8mnlmYA-1PC7kxSjdM3b4sc-v8mqvB05T87fvVl-cgc/s1600/final.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1ne1n_sXfnJUlQzrX0uj6RR_k2HDKwA97dE51-e0TO-N1MbKQP1oWzie3CHJiphiOEQD9U9tRHdnoFu3g3p9drXELhyphenhyphenE3wJ-8mnlmYA-1PC7kxSjdM3b4sc-v8mqvB05T87fvVl-cgc/s320/final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283432286454994" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />It was FINALLY Baking day! Finally, time to free the cranberries from slumber in the fridge! The past three days in Olympia have been freezing cold... literally. The kids had snow days the past two days from school- extra long break from school- almost a whole WEEK, since tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Yesterday, the kid's spent the afternoon sledding on the hills a few blocks from our home with Dad, then rose early this morning for Pumpkin Pancakes, tea & more sledding! They've enjoyed the time off to play in the snow, watch movies, play games [though, KK likes to cheat and none of us like that...] & just hang out. I can't even begin to explain how many cups of tea, coffee & hot cocoa have been made here the past few days. Now.. onto the recipe!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pumpkin- Cranberry Bread with Walnut Ingredients</span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 3/4 c. Flour</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 tsp. Baking Powder</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/2 tsp. Baking Soda</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/4 tsp each: Cloves, Allspice, Nutmeg, Cinnamon</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 can [15 oz.] Pumpkin {Or 2 cups puree from fresh sugar pumpkin}</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/3 c. Margarine {Earth Balance, Melted}</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">2 Eggs</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 c. Sugar</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/4 c. Brown Sugar</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 tsp. Vanilla Extract</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 1/2 c. Fresh Cranberries<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1c. Raw Walnuts</span></li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1qDw6sb6wgMqHrWQGsmY2uBoHJ403h6qgxeNNHWtqqSySuH3TO3WLSsfOB2v-OQq0ipCdtlTuaPTZTnVVOi6pFhZxETnGgK4-4Rv9iR3nGNjuTubhZZw44qJEQZns5F8PbfH1h1dTwk/s1600/flour.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 211px; height: 236px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1qDw6sb6wgMqHrWQGsmY2uBoHJ403h6qgxeNNHWtqqSySuH3TO3WLSsfOB2v-OQq0ipCdtlTuaPTZTnVVOi6pFhZxETnGgK4-4Rv9iR3nGNjuTubhZZw44qJEQZns5F8PbfH1h1dTwk/s320/flour.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283144407306098" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUPPYYKRTsQMnBhBmel9KP5BwLjwIs8Q2uHc3aaPT-wZQevAlr_SiAzF4Wox27z9_u5VPAduLKeRPDRkut3dS5fcY-h4JthYWtDaggw-Jh7JKIFIzdX-3ghHF41szCmfCDf7MLuUmVdY/s1600/bakingsoda.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUPPYYKRTsQMnBhBmel9KP5BwLjwIs8Q2uHc3aaPT-wZQevAlr_SiAzF4Wox27z9_u5VPAduLKeRPDRkut3dS5fcY-h4JthYWtDaggw-Jh7JKIFIzdX-3ghHF41szCmfCDf7MLuUmVdY/s320/bakingsoda.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283158750647154" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Preheat oven to 350 degree. In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, brown sugar, spices, baking soda, and baking powder.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbIfPjiGYrhM5jxSBbePaKA_gM4nmP2IH3gRc9TWF6h6NlIe8jBUCSTtIkufEP9NH-AVXOAwOfQY2jJ5oX5kg9CLuekoGeJuqN26xsUtNv1CHkP0LvKngcHViYasshNwZPtcYHzhMV3I/s1600/sugar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGbIfPjiGYrhM5jxSBbePaKA_gM4nmP2IH3gRc9TWF6h6NlIe8jBUCSTtIkufEP9NH-AVXOAwOfQY2jJ5oX5kg9CLuekoGeJuqN26xsUtNv1CHkP0LvKngcHViYasshNwZPtcYHzhMV3I/s320/sugar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283734982719570" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyc7Bawlv1NS30RyHcUii8GqW2lr2LeWrTnqq8EyF5L6NOkuatSvBlDV4R13yhLixI7EBP1lsk16cZA1h4NNc_9sZsFDNtufq8aK9Opoy6EbsYc0JAgTPSVG76vxbkbS3FUW69MR_NCo/s1600/spices.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyc7Bawlv1NS30RyHcUii8GqW2lr2LeWrTnqq8EyF5L6NOkuatSvBlDV4R13yhLixI7EBP1lsk16cZA1h4NNc_9sZsFDNtufq8aK9Opoy6EbsYc0JAgTPSVG76vxbkbS3FUW69MR_NCo/s320/spices.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283478661849058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Once all ingredients have been well incorporated in mixing bowl, set aside.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRLpKO5PbO-7OOt7V8XJm_U0JTv6kuL7fyzlUDiwyxjSfsQ730VLfNU2-_Ph161kAO0bo8AclGqFjFMK75qpq1kablt3lHUFXxMiTKG7B5qUDXDJH_kQgVXDsXyK6x0kVUnabEiYgE9k/s1600/brownsugar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTRLpKO5PbO-7OOt7V8XJm_U0JTv6kuL7fyzlUDiwyxjSfsQ730VLfNU2-_Ph161kAO0bo8AclGqFjFMK75qpq1kablt3lHUFXxMiTKG7B5qUDXDJH_kQgVXDsXyK6x0kVUnabEiYgE9k/s320/brownsugar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283162004277602" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZbctrX-zLIYwv-LNQS0VHWneuMCp3oO74c1GN1t6an52L25N8etFMUhpa7n2OeV1pwignNsI7ZJk6nIhBLlNrFEITBATI06-D35f6fVJeGRYLEmQhr3sm5o51aAfIhuu1NwEhwiqaec/s1600/stir.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZbctrX-zLIYwv-LNQS0VHWneuMCp3oO74c1GN1t6an52L25N8etFMUhpa7n2OeV1pwignNsI7ZJk6nIhBLlNrFEITBATI06-D35f6fVJeGRYLEmQhr3sm5o51aAfIhuu1NwEhwiqaec/s320/stir.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283722260780354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{The was the first recipe that KK successfully measured each, and every ingredient out by herself.. in the past she has always asked for help on at least a couple things and how much is where on the measuring cups & spoons- but my confident girl did it all on her own this time!}</span><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IO9fxsY6ObjicRcINkxxbe5iiLwoABgeQLbySDvYmf9dJImMFbSA395St2Qvpxbou2gVxxG3coZa1_mRu6M8wmuNUiEuQn0ydP3sXcIti0OGvVdvcRx4s5XzyJXBG8smyD4dWeJjJ0Q/s1600/pumpkin.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IO9fxsY6ObjicRcINkxxbe5iiLwoABgeQLbySDvYmf9dJImMFbSA395St2Qvpxbou2gVxxG3coZa1_mRu6M8wmuNUiEuQn0ydP3sXcIti0OGvVdvcRx4s5XzyJXBG8smyD4dWeJjJ0Q/s320/pumpkin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283454517683570" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPnYa9OyORJJr7XtTtOPhHYos0A1LF-kGR_2oM8ggZ85kgGEu0OsVeWwCcR2YdW-cNQc32xzRmjM4xo9MaT1T0cwm-sf84q7uLWhb8EFrhWY_tjC0lc_uc_i3eMISj7EJzh3XM-7tRlQ/s1600/vanilla.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjPnYa9OyORJJr7XtTtOPhHYos0A1LF-kGR_2oM8ggZ85kgGEu0OsVeWwCcR2YdW-cNQc32xzRmjM4xo9MaT1T0cwm-sf84q7uLWhb8EFrhWY_tjC0lc_uc_i3eMISj7EJzh3XM-7tRlQ/s320/vanilla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283751479417714" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In your separate mixer bowl combine pumpkin, eggs, vanilla and margarine. Mix well.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYxHwKAv9Y0ENuw6nyqGLUl5_MgSvDxZCUXnQyRnbOProyYTkQodI3S4rzGicdxY6E0luRVFzS4foY1BJuKDJOOEFjli3y0MdCCNKcrmQYHd2cHxfCVRkdYaHu9ZYNeEI5fJ6xTQMMOA/s1600/dry2wetingredients.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWYxHwKAv9Y0ENuw6nyqGLUl5_MgSvDxZCUXnQyRnbOProyYTkQodI3S4rzGicdxY6E0luRVFzS4foY1BJuKDJOOEFjli3y0MdCCNKcrmQYHd2cHxfCVRkdYaHu9ZYNeEI5fJ6xTQMMOA/s320/dry2wetingredients.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283176654922738" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIFrKwqHmyLtL8kVJ8Ve3soR4ISNtq49C6ozgW-iTOvihzgk_I2gI24356KW0uhwajCZMmHd3JCf84n-s-9o29LTvRxPiLr-BOsQrn4SR_QNXh3MmJFtpr8ZmFf6A7eeOem8Rnfbqx1o/s1600/walnuts.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIFrKwqHmyLtL8kVJ8Ve3soR4ISNtq49C6ozgW-iTOvihzgk_I2gI24356KW0uhwajCZMmHd3JCf84n-s-9o29LTvRxPiLr-BOsQrn4SR_QNXh3MmJFtpr8ZmFf6A7eeOem8Rnfbqx1o/s320/walnuts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283758753975234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in mixer bowl. Mix on slow setting until moist.<br /><br />By hand, fold in walnuts to batter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ffLYlrVtKbCO-t-CXuewv07HLvMr6gfSpePWF73A7Bsp0J2nSZm1rSQaf34t48a5fvEEIIedoJdrvrP5UgA2jHq3lldEz6tKf3nLcBTQtzu10wskp7BXoD25ikPQ3ILIsysKwJ8i1Zs/s1600/cranberries.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 290px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ffLYlrVtKbCO-t-CXuewv07HLvMr6gfSpePWF73A7Bsp0J2nSZm1rSQaf34t48a5fvEEIIedoJdrvrP5UgA2jHq3lldEz6tKf3nLcBTQtzu10wskp7BXoD25ikPQ3ILIsysKwJ8i1Zs/s320/cranberries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283168674694658" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4cuYVWmEEEbHYh20rp1tfrqLuuXGBTHuubFyW0swr9icRFXFaDh0WoFHdELnuQuB9jL9opFqvJB2W0pw465BGq2mNU9mPOFJWd0erTONBXfx7Yeg9_ZK8dhXFtgHXIwAQTjA5RpPvZw/s1600/fold.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4cuYVWmEEEbHYh20rp1tfrqLuuXGBTHuubFyW0swr9icRFXFaDh0WoFHdELnuQuB9jL9opFqvJB2W0pw465BGq2mNU9mPOFJWd0erTONBXfx7Yeg9_ZK8dhXFtgHXIwAQTjA5RpPvZw/s320/fold.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283446805112898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The star of the show... CRANBERRIES! Gently, fold in berries to batter. Transfer batter to a greased loaf pan & cook at 350 degrees for 60-70 minutes!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozktRS1B7570sq2oaLbPurdRzV5q8Pl11FNx9J6CGSZECLiLHwP-IbEH8D6f4_sconhN67PijYbXfTd3SSIS5v9P6oS5PEVZmtLlBH1Ci0XyyZc0emKcDozp-xiVcszQeEtTGlfO6_z4/s1600/yuck.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 191px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhozktRS1B7570sq2oaLbPurdRzV5q8Pl11FNx9J6CGSZECLiLHwP-IbEH8D6f4_sconhN67PijYbXfTd3SSIS5v9P6oS5PEVZmtLlBH1Ci0XyyZc0emKcDozp-xiVcszQeEtTGlfO6_z4/s320/yuck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283774575002562" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{KK couldn't WAIT to taste the cranberries.. they were NOT as delicious as she figured they would be...}</span><br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzpaQauVEMRm3RxVVdG7WCYF_UuHATemqr8VAFV9l0xvWSC-r3lbvnukizJK1Bw1te-TjygcgRwr5VQXg0d-hV1S3m_4Sw47DDzkS60rYouKPnfaCKE3TNuG085yn9edPvz-Q95Nu-Uw/s1600/finished.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzpaQauVEMRm3RxVVdG7WCYF_UuHATemqr8VAFV9l0xvWSC-r3lbvnukizJK1Bw1te-TjygcgRwr5VQXg0d-hV1S3m_4Sw47DDzkS60rYouKPnfaCKE3TNuG085yn9edPvz-Q95Nu-Uw/s320/finished.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5543283435214487570" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The finished product looked so incredible, and made the WHOLE house smell like spices! Let the loaf cool, and then slice a piece {or two..} to enjoy. The bread was slightly sweet, and the cranberries were a perfect addition. KK loved the cranberries once they were cooked inside of the bread!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />KK {& Brooke}<br /></div></div>Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-88912732145900610022010-11-21T13:24:00.001-08:002010-11-21T13:54:00.372-08:00French Bread Pizza<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEtk757k8bWACPtIHOFqEwB2xt97ef35I6Jh9zyFDC0XdQqWFxCIbi6PHB0rXa43DV7KnP-o6Rj6TzcXrIyz5ef0dU1lMmbWLNB73Cc3v6zhysL0oLZ029bbek4mMJadZzEivl5jkRAw/s1600/kkpizza.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBEtk757k8bWACPtIHOFqEwB2xt97ef35I6Jh9zyFDC0XdQqWFxCIbi6PHB0rXa43DV7KnP-o6Rj6TzcXrIyz5ef0dU1lMmbWLNB73Cc3v6zhysL0oLZ029bbek4mMJadZzEivl5jkRAw/s320/kkpizza.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118377481364226" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Last night, our nephew was coming over for a sleep over. Everytime he comes over, the kids have deemed it necessary to have pizza. Sometimes we order out, sometimes we get take 'n bake, but usually me MAKE our own pizza! They kids love rolling out the dough and adding toppings, but knowing ahead of time it was probably going to be a fairly busy day, we decided to try something else... FRENCH BREAD PIZZA! Super easy, affordable & quick!<br /><br />We hadn't planned on this being a blog entry, but KK quickly snagged the camera off of Dad's desk in her jammies straight from her bath and pleaded we add this to her blog too. How can I say no?! Plus... no measuring required.. just throw it all together!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">French Bread Pizza Ingredients</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><br /><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">French Bread {We used a thick sourdough baguette}</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Olive Oil</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Oregano<br /> </span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Marinara Sauce {We always choose this option, as it's cheaper than pizza sauce & then can always incorporate it into a dish later in the week as only about 1/3 of the sauce gets used}</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Shredded Mozzarella & Cheddar Cheeses</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Toppings of Choice<br /></span></li></ul><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj8H60jOqVSs64Y8MMktTQ3qJkDNDnz69GE9qsen0eJFLrEB4cAIJmaT18d8ixWdEzK_ecLRt96tnObgDqUlh4vlr6PdMST-N3Gf58joFFKcyiG1MYQuGrwivi7n9BE6shalXe_diWT8/s1600/cutslice.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVj8H60jOqVSs64Y8MMktTQ3qJkDNDnz69GE9qsen0eJFLrEB4cAIJmaT18d8ixWdEzK_ecLRt96tnObgDqUlh4vlr6PdMST-N3Gf58joFFKcyiG1MYQuGrwivi7n9BE6shalXe_diWT8/s320/cutslice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118364091283154" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF44swRwjLTpOJs3ZpS7XQ6pDVBvETQdJrPN7uBZKjErNqC-5JBH-4UIjlu1rhgzZz9DAgC-m8d0aaP2bw8kztH2TtoCdTNGIrBbJV-vA34LzTfm1uwyipfm-RKyljd-nEtQZdF10Mpw/s1600/oliveoil.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 212px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzF44swRwjLTpOJs3ZpS7XQ6pDVBvETQdJrPN7uBZKjErNqC-5JBH-4UIjlu1rhgzZz9DAgC-m8d0aaP2bw8kztH2TtoCdTNGIrBbJV-vA34LzTfm1uwyipfm-RKyljd-nEtQZdF10Mpw/s320/oliveoil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118389029904754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into 4 equal pieces, slice down the middle if not pre-sliced. Transfer to pan & lightly coat with Olive Oil.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJ4a2X4Zmw7AzemBfKW2l5dz_oznPgs5d4x8n70zqt2ynM_vkLbbp52wW3iZ0GG8z3EhCGd3qcUsK0DS4x6U4c11mIfL1fSd_WNMLOiezMJ9IQ1RjYjpMi7LSGQBbTN1L8MEBNPjsm8o/s1600/oregano.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJ4a2X4Zmw7AzemBfKW2l5dz_oznPgs5d4x8n70zqt2ynM_vkLbbp52wW3iZ0GG8z3EhCGd3qcUsK0DS4x6U4c11mIfL1fSd_WNMLOiezMJ9IQ1RjYjpMi7LSGQBbTN1L8MEBNPjsm8o/s320/oregano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118618473483154" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqGQQ2oahyphenhyphenQXQI3fN_VwRMuCPcsClIrWUiZtBze8AQcy_H4kujTwAv2eKhzDR3CVHwP3KsOpfq6HIs69vr9_G-DGLsCbcUeDOBxKc7-CvUPyVqQoVZd8WpRtvKy1kbeyrBg8ghjfrO4s/s1600/sauce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqGQQ2oahyphenhyphenQXQI3fN_VwRMuCPcsClIrWUiZtBze8AQcy_H4kujTwAv2eKhzDR3CVHwP3KsOpfq6HIs69vr9_G-DGLsCbcUeDOBxKc7-CvUPyVqQoVZd8WpRtvKy1kbeyrBg8ghjfrO4s/s320/sauce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118739200068850" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sprinkle with Oregano. Spoon sauce onto bread for desired amount of saucey-ness.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFvRu6LWxjdXLcjMnFgSEqZjO4N7fQuf4CaeTQdt8Xz1ckkf_QuTeUdq3t2ZnOHL4sdNyQc6gIXjjksyPcDrO0bBWz2x8P63zh2fx45iOVSqI1uQb3WR2v7krRFnX-0-Sc8ksiOUEl2Y/s1600/cheese.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhFvRu6LWxjdXLcjMnFgSEqZjO4N7fQuf4CaeTQdt8Xz1ckkf_QuTeUdq3t2ZnOHL4sdNyQc6gIXjjksyPcDrO0bBWz2x8P63zh2fx45iOVSqI1uQb3WR2v7krRFnX-0-Sc8ksiOUEl2Y/s320/cheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118357562245378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />LOTS OF CHEESE!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OFQvtrZZ_HlOdKI2L6CahOz9I-mVwYSdGAHcjH-bhVDkkO2-wJoojm9cbEfpd7aS5AYVQYD69tcw3izh04_Qeuz9pem_o4UR5tb-6TzeooUJQ9DcHjd6N46ix3jt9EJg7HdvmEwponI/s1600/olives.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OFQvtrZZ_HlOdKI2L6CahOz9I-mVwYSdGAHcjH-bhVDkkO2-wJoojm9cbEfpd7aS5AYVQYD69tcw3izh04_Qeuz9pem_o4UR5tb-6TzeooUJQ9DcHjd6N46ix3jt9EJg7HdvmEwponI/s320/olives.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118617251675810" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hi81UBU3jdOCf9oqmlqMYV1JOjBtTTio9fjZSMgRPde1bn10OuikStMLDR1H9Xr-qQON5Vp-MiOU65mwLfxXxsuhJsFBps2NY_V7dVY-AiYQPRsnjuK64k3GymSjyx-tOjt38i3GwMQ/s1600/pepperoni.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hi81UBU3jdOCf9oqmlqMYV1JOjBtTTio9fjZSMgRPde1bn10OuikStMLDR1H9Xr-qQON5Vp-MiOU65mwLfxXxsuhJsFBps2NY_V7dVY-AiYQPRsnjuK64k3GymSjyx-tOjt38i3GwMQ/s320/pepperoni.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118625504013698" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbmNh0EcDCdvEioSHM-EGrUXrySPJ6p_hAoBrcseEqskTUtRKSUhXkxojO8-5HCgEhYNl7fYy2svNBt8NGLzCi69LZz2Cba5IEF9heSWV7EBdgc52cid2eSsoxfouZF0LGp_Pu7dphpc/s1600/pineapple.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbmNh0EcDCdvEioSHM-EGrUXrySPJ6p_hAoBrcseEqskTUtRKSUhXkxojO8-5HCgEhYNl7fYy2svNBt8NGLzCi69LZz2Cba5IEF9heSWV7EBdgc52cid2eSsoxfouZF0LGp_Pu7dphpc/s320/pineapple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118643081761042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Add toppings. We chose Olives, Pineapple & Pepperoni {Except for Mom's!}. Add an extra sprinkle of cheese once toppings are in place & a few shakes of the oregano.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vSY6ofNlnh4jOkVWf53Ud9UGE2_BflTSmygjQ8Jag-SJT3R9Z6lEA5enkxWhZcm2wEjLmXzDn6LkwnfoetwMBji5Fz-fvfNB3_MUtjf0vopQV1pVZ2S7G1Gj8OOYCFTdro8wxJjKwDw/s1600/pizzacooked.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8vSY6ofNlnh4jOkVWf53Ud9UGE2_BflTSmygjQ8Jag-SJT3R9Z6lEA5enkxWhZcm2wEjLmXzDn6LkwnfoetwMBji5Fz-fvfNB3_MUtjf0vopQV1pVZ2S7G1Gj8OOYCFTdro8wxJjKwDw/s320/pizzacooked.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118645361274546" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pYCvHwjqzjb1FtDGjq1jB7ujWkPcC5k1sw5vmsLEPolsG-qYbQAjWDhjEXp1WE3tXVfT55DG4WkxDk58WFK3WqUgIfUb5gZsu3w4Le7bnaeLup9rlRWa6IVyY8t5kSJ5tmFCWX1RUGY/s1600/delicious.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5pYCvHwjqzjb1FtDGjq1jB7ujWkPcC5k1sw5vmsLEPolsG-qYbQAjWDhjEXp1WE3tXVfT55DG4WkxDk58WFK3WqUgIfUb5gZsu3w4Le7bnaeLup9rlRWa6IVyY8t5kSJ5tmFCWX1RUGY/s320/delicious.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542118373671521954" border="0" /></a> <br /><br />Bake for 5 minutes or until bubbly & hot! Enjoy!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />kk {& Brooke}Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-72643113084786210632010-11-19T18:50:00.000-08:002010-11-21T14:03:16.146-08:00Butternut Squash & Gorgonzola Sauce over PenneWow! A week & a half since the last post! We've been cooking a lot lately, just not doing photos of it! KK was given her choice of a couple dozen recipes to choose from making, and surprisingly chose this one. This has to be a new favorite, and didn't take too much effort to make. We made the recipe with 1/2 cream & 1/2 water, but can be substituted as ALL water. Additionally, we steamed a medium butternut squash, but in a pinch pureed canned squash of any sort could be used. Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients<br /></span><ul><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Medium Butternut Squash</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 package Penne Pasta {or any desired pasta}</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">2 Tbsp Olive Oil</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Small Onion</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">3 cloves Garlic</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1 bunch fresh Sage {Chopped}<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/2 cup Water & </span><span style="font-style: italic;">1 Tbsp No Chicken "Better than Bouillon" Base {or 1/2 cup Vegetable Stock}<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/2 cup Cream</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Fresh cracked Pepper</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">Sea Salt</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">2 cups Fresh Baby Spinach</span></li><li><span style="font-style: italic;">1/2 cup Crumbled Gorgonzola Cheese {plus more for garnish}</span></li></ul><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhSrRv1qi0UJLWJIfdICR68qkJCD4s7pYSjRr5GXicQDix6xgFy5A4bQPc7wMQd00TnYUONtAdTi8lcqlFhwo51cqwadTmaWXpb1gdOPNY4dIpl-ltWORHWKqanikV-rb6VPfM-y5nwA/s1600/momhelp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhSrRv1qi0UJLWJIfdICR68qkJCD4s7pYSjRr5GXicQDix6xgFy5A4bQPc7wMQd00TnYUONtAdTi8lcqlFhwo51cqwadTmaWXpb1gdOPNY4dIpl-ltWORHWKqanikV-rb6VPfM-y5nwA/s320/momhelp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461722844036562" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxycwNAG6G-f1EiedVUGuEUa7JMoCUtrx3Pg9lYbqhdh5uQQ7OqtMrNYBkmYawnMRrQ_0BiUXhmuoVLFRmXNGPQ6LwrmPvpLaiLZTWQlq9MgESPxPqC-NWLeVORey4_v3SIU7pbi_dMw/s1600/steamsquash.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxycwNAG6G-f1EiedVUGuEUa7JMoCUtrx3Pg9lYbqhdh5uQQ7OqtMrNYBkmYawnMRrQ_0BiUXhmuoVLFRmXNGPQ6LwrmPvpLaiLZTWQlq9MgESPxPqC-NWLeVORey4_v3SIU7pbi_dMw/s320/steamsquash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461945292489442" border="0" /> </a><br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cut squash into pieces & transfer to large pot with steamer insert. Steam for 30 minutes, or until soft. </span></li></ul><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRAMgNN_kWmxVKs55aH4F-1iuALNDi1jtzg_xRNklzgWeKwJD8qwL9WbJpQdVnHjwfqbMRGfp30vP8jxLUGgWFnA-69ugbkAGIf9QZAE4b0-tokwbI1oJoVxYokY2GKb3H7WnY70omtk/s1600/squash.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMRAMgNN_kWmxVKs55aH4F-1iuALNDi1jtzg_xRNklzgWeKwJD8qwL9WbJpQdVnHjwfqbMRGfp30vP8jxLUGgWFnA-69ugbkAGIf9QZAE4b0-tokwbI1oJoVxYokY2GKb3H7WnY70omtk/s320/squash.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461939197901954" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYfmqR-lhE-dq68eH5UnsSha9BrhC_CnUi9AwvhrNqS-kSc_DeYLd3ESp9CA6ZthaiuBnv-bYQcdkz4zEEalYgNowNv8HSPftZ576DmdivgfWKO0eombz2l_CP1wZ_BZuLm1FBqgoZtU/s1600/oliveoil.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 152px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVYfmqR-lhE-dq68eH5UnsSha9BrhC_CnUi9AwvhrNqS-kSc_DeYLd3ESp9CA6ZthaiuBnv-bYQcdkz4zEEalYgNowNv8HSPftZ576DmdivgfWKO0eombz2l_CP1wZ_BZuLm1FBqgoZtU/s320/oliveoil.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461732759962226" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>Remove squash & cool. Once squash has cooled, remove skin. Set Aside.</li><li>Heat Olive Oil on medium-high heat. Start to boil water & cook pasta per package directions.</li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLbb9xs2CBzwc2NjTU-uV-nKwO6j7VLDevAlo1eqbRRLeUbOqk-mwVimQPUlb4AJTEYQ_3jFUe1iq0GUepjrw6vR2bHObr9d6L1JwASWZBE_z7vq1pxfyxPfPHCY0XIEf1NSBYvdBauE/s1600/xanderhelp.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLbb9xs2CBzwc2NjTU-uV-nKwO6j7VLDevAlo1eqbRRLeUbOqk-mwVimQPUlb4AJTEYQ_3jFUe1iq0GUepjrw6vR2bHObr9d6L1JwASWZBE_z7vq1pxfyxPfPHCY0XIEf1NSBYvdBauE/s320/xanderhelp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541462092006542818" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio93KPdz5JaqdyJhiczibHuoq8TrN7rsNdNBIpHucycuv5NWurLx_7gzpZgpNTLu7mejeLjgtv3_K4fRPEKHcauEGL92HsEFPcgOlK6FeFYZKRK2enuYUyzQsF-Q1cQHV9N8fDg4_EqQw/s1600/water.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio93KPdz5JaqdyJhiczibHuoq8TrN7rsNdNBIpHucycuv5NWurLx_7gzpZgpNTLu7mejeLjgtv3_K4fRPEKHcauEGL92HsEFPcgOlK6FeFYZKRK2enuYUyzQsF-Q1cQHV9N8fDg4_EqQw/s320/water.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541462089137411922" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Add chopped onions to oil, cook until soft. </li><li>Reduce heat to medium, and add garlic. Once garlic has cooked for one minute, add water, cream, squash, sage & no chicken base, stirring constantly until all has been incorporated.</li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1wMJmTbL8bCqTFpmFDhxs5DqWyZsJr1L6zhiVL2lxM1F1bNE7gFan1OKUevPi3kM7tSDGZ5zMusEVaocWjzC5rWMsBJjpBp9hL3xb7n7ZEPO-Q5MV7sXsE-BHMdE7ikUZKIaq_cHGaw/s1600/saltpepper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO1wMJmTbL8bCqTFpmFDhxs5DqWyZsJr1L6zhiVL2lxM1F1bNE7gFan1OKUevPi3kM7tSDGZ5zMusEVaocWjzC5rWMsBJjpBp9hL3xb7n7ZEPO-Q5MV7sXsE-BHMdE7ikUZKIaq_cHGaw/s320/saltpepper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461932640131938" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYYM8PH6C7fisgVADVGw6gpPwrLJOQw6s8MABSfRpDbM0LemW8G8W-ux6vWzlyzAtuqNyp8bdPOrCUvet6v_dY-elFRYnhXMH0yVjDgj6zsa2tNSkEoyV7DmNinZuRFV83jpTb3Qpo7U/s1600/blend.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYYM8PH6C7fisgVADVGw6gpPwrLJOQw6s8MABSfRpDbM0LemW8G8W-ux6vWzlyzAtuqNyp8bdPOrCUvet6v_dY-elFRYnhXMH0yVjDgj6zsa2tNSkEoyV7DmNinZuRFV83jpTb3Qpo7U/s320/blend.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461698986418562" border="0" /></a><br /><ul><li>Add Salt & Pepper to pan, continue stirring until heated through.</li><li>Once mixture has been heated all the way through, carefully transfer to food processor and blend until smooth.</li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SfCsVPKbYEDPzlrLGPIBjv66AUsbiMN1KAzlN8bQzMbgcJdrfpaIoqvYHpZO8ri_7Gs5DdJMUO9eqKEjLax9Vip5uuzD8-NhRKcMseaHSoPzJRRIqhPKbslOOyzaG-arBgvh4cWvqnc/s1600/spinach.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SfCsVPKbYEDPzlrLGPIBjv66AUsbiMN1KAzlN8bQzMbgcJdrfpaIoqvYHpZO8ri_7Gs5DdJMUO9eqKEjLax9Vip5uuzD8-NhRKcMseaHSoPzJRRIqhPKbslOOyzaG-arBgvh4cWvqnc/s320/spinach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461941145757634" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO6DQPFxbnIiy5zQuDkkRf9iDz87UJh1XIkghju8-XlSL_HrYZaQRv6BZgDgSpQ25Wlen81ii3oifZaQF2AWYfN-jrY3cXrlYNgKgVQ5OVRuLg6dWdgS37AfRQ5LKACksLMAWmJYnJqk/s1600/cheese.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAO6DQPFxbnIiy5zQuDkkRf9iDz87UJh1XIkghju8-XlSL_HrYZaQRv6BZgDgSpQ25Wlen81ii3oifZaQF2AWYfN-jrY3cXrlYNgKgVQ5OVRuLg6dWdgS37AfRQ5LKACksLMAWmJYnJqk/s320/cheese.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461690116179906" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">{To make things easier for KK, we transferred the cooked penne & sauce to a larger bowl, then added the spinach, but all could be mixed into the pot the penne had cooked in to avoid further dishes being used.}</span><br /><ul><li>Stir spinach into sauce & penne mixture, then, stir in Gorgonzola to fully incorporate.</li></ul><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_Pd21KsX6TysrEiZtsaQkTUMdABaLgFlvJmbIDAK5iCnhFdTbtM9h0ZuYHCXdEdPICokb5ELfrb5KKi7D-Mlpb78ONujoMEW5hFS0aJ7BnW2Ky8YK2PNcFD3vMpiJpp9qeKec14ZJcw/s1600/mix.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX_Pd21KsX6TysrEiZtsaQkTUMdABaLgFlvJmbIDAK5iCnhFdTbtM9h0ZuYHCXdEdPICokb5ELfrb5KKi7D-Mlpb78ONujoMEW5hFS0aJ7BnW2Ky8YK2PNcFD3vMpiJpp9qeKec14ZJcw/s320/mix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541461709312988770" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LZE-reUw4gLoURvY-kIgqGRyHmzodxPoh_4tmopp-KqY64cCMfZrv25unB2zy8UHUPglnE9WgUB6-73P86H4IZsCAYRGw5JbmO86kOjzqe4_nG0UfvW5R9kU9GamKNxXgp8ZvoN70t0/s1600/time2eat.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 170px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-LZE-reUw4gLoURvY-kIgqGRyHmzodxPoh_4tmopp-KqY64cCMfZrv25unB2zy8UHUPglnE9WgUB6-73P86H4IZsCAYRGw5JbmO86kOjzqe4_nG0UfvW5R9kU9GamKNxXgp8ZvoN70t0/s320/time2eat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5541462082335968882" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><ul><li>Transfer to previous pot used to cook pasta and cook on medium-high stirring constantly until cheese is melted and spinach has wilted. </li><li>Garnish with additional Gorgonzola cheese & serve warm! Eat up & enjoy!!<br /></li></ul><br />xoxo,<br />KK {and Brooke}Brooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-59858938987870820472010-11-09T19:28:00.000-08:002010-11-09T20:03:47.482-08:00Apple Pie... from scratch!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYv-qCy3xwz2yq1VaHVmQuo2-lPN3h8slo6-udbkOPtqnxXw_KU4Kc8aoXUHgZ8GZXZTIeEaOWlcI11z0PwjuTpp-92Pxw3lU5nkAj1IOues27YxuUyQeSdUQ3g-e2XCNHkFjGr9Cz4/s1600/kkspie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggGYv-qCy3xwz2yq1VaHVmQuo2-lPN3h8slo6-udbkOPtqnxXw_KU4Kc8aoXUHgZ8GZXZTIeEaOWlcI11z0PwjuTpp-92Pxw3lU5nkAj1IOues27YxuUyQeSdUQ3g-e2XCNHkFjGr9Cz4/s320/kkspie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762039655894946" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Cooking with apples twice in one week... peeling, cutting, coring... I'm done with apples now. I'm going to have to convince KK to move on to making something non-apple related. We did buy an apple "cutter" at the store today though.. which, helped some. She loved making pie, and in all actuality, it didn't really take us that long to make [and in between me helping her make her pie was able to successfully make a Southwestern Frittata for dinner!]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Apple Pie Crust<br /></span><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>3 cups flour </li><li>1 teaspoon salt </li><li>¾ cup margarine </li><li>1/4 cup [or more] water</li></ul><strong style="font-family: georgia;"></strong> <ol style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;"><li>Stir together flour and salt. </li><li>Cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. </li><li>Add water little by little, until dough is no longer flakey </li><li>With hands, shape dough into ball<br /></li><li>For a two crust<a style="font-weight: bolder; color: rgb(34, 0, 204); z-index: 99; position: absolute; top: -0.4em; left: -0.4em; padding: 0.15em 15px 0.25em 0.3em; margin: 0pt; border: 2px dotted rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); opacity: 0; display: block; cursor: pointer; background: url("http://publishers.kosmix.com/images/icons/arrow-r.png") no-repeat scroll right center rgb(255, 255, 255); -moz-border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px;" rel="nofollow" class="tokosmix" title="The Crust" target="activeframe" href="http://www.righthealth.com/topic/The%20Crust?as=clink&ac=1433&afc=8677586811">crust</a> pie, divide pastry into 2 pieces</li><li>On lightly floured surface with lightly floured rolling pin, roll larger ball into a 1/8 inch thick circle, 2 inches larger all around than pie plate. </li><li>Roll half of circle onto rolling pin; transfer pastry to pie plate and unroll. Fill with pie filling. </li><li>For top crust, roll smaller ball as for bottom crust; with sharp knife, cut a few slashes or a design in center of circle; center over filling in the bottom crust. </li><li>With scissors or sharp knife, trim the pastry edges.</li><li>Bake pie!</li></ol><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YdLHIdHtTrmJu-e1wBfiibs3gryIiQaQNgTlfDW70q7pfl3rqqEMAIia5nJ16s2TinJ813pPfeE21ief7StIo8vV0vcHH6H1wCCWl9b2DFh9iwdIRbTMfw8pjX6lORIiHrjMTs3EJs4/s1600/piedough.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YdLHIdHtTrmJu-e1wBfiibs3gryIiQaQNgTlfDW70q7pfl3rqqEMAIia5nJ16s2TinJ813pPfeE21ief7StIo8vV0vcHH6H1wCCWl9b2DFh9iwdIRbTMfw8pjX6lORIiHrjMTs3EJs4/s320/piedough.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762055973172370" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjKfFw91RkUSJ06FC_5C9ldacTfDWSmIPSSyW7PArxqW1dzZrn0GarwJEmia_mKpohUgCjDq-AdWEvRLRH1sjsdGSKPPXFsYWI_NijrjatxMgixLdrlG-wFS1y3ulwZxbZ2VJ5j0bibc/s1600/rolling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEjKfFw91RkUSJ06FC_5C9ldacTfDWSmIPSSyW7PArxqW1dzZrn0GarwJEmia_mKpohUgCjDq-AdWEvRLRH1sjsdGSKPPXFsYWI_NijrjatxMgixLdrlG-wFS1y3ulwZxbZ2VJ5j0bibc/s320/rolling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762459038978258" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMu2GIUl5oLS879G-mcm3KJOUFbt17e3zfFwFVuzdM8tvLwBEJgHyHtNXaecp0gYM28zT8_AkM8c2b_FwBBxk3wKrXGZ_747jac9kZzQVuGEPKd-QLAiv0YpraEhLJHhPx5rwEP5fLNQ/s1600/piecrust.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMu2GIUl5oLS879G-mcm3KJOUFbt17e3zfFwFVuzdM8tvLwBEJgHyHtNXaecp0gYM28zT8_AkM8c2b_FwBBxk3wKrXGZ_747jac9kZzQVuGEPKd-QLAiv0YpraEhLJHhPx5rwEP5fLNQ/s320/piecrust.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762045822656466" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN_MWEnf8aZW77aik3Anxmd8av-k7vAc8VILOk8oO_bao8uJsPjqyS9cwwhQwCEtW6n4pJHxELVnoTCQUwqge2-Ah6IschrcfkV7UA78Qdn1_dJgEazjVdx9pkvYXKtteCYt8vxEQzns/s1600/sugar.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEN_MWEnf8aZW77aik3Anxmd8av-k7vAc8VILOk8oO_bao8uJsPjqyS9cwwhQwCEtW6n4pJHxELVnoTCQUwqge2-Ah6IschrcfkV7UA78Qdn1_dJgEazjVdx9pkvYXKtteCYt8vxEQzns/s320/sugar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762467705307314" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Apple Pie Filling<br /></span><ul style="font-family: georgia;"><li>¾ sugar </li><li>2 tablespoons flour </li><li>1 teaspoon cinnamon </li><li>¼ teaspoon cloves</li><li>dash of allspice<br /></li><li>2 lbs sliced, peeled and cored organic apples<a style="font-weight: bolder; color: rgb(34, 0, 204); z-index: 99; position: absolute; top: -0.4em; left: -0.4em; padding: 0.15em 15px 0.25em 0.3em; margin: 0pt; border: 2px dotted rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3); opacity: 0; display: block; cursor: pointer; background: url("http://publishers.kosmix.com/images/icons/arrow-r.png") no-repeat scroll right center rgb(255, 255, 255); -moz-border-radius: 5px 5px 5px 5px;" rel="nofollow" class="tokosmix" title="Cooking apple" target="activeframe" href="http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Cooking%20apple?as=clink&ac=1433&afc=8677586811">cooking apples</a><br /></li><li>1 tablespoon margarine[we use Earth Balance]<br /></li></ul><ol style="font-style: italic; font-family: georgia;"><li>In small bowl sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves & allspice.<br /></li><li>Place half of the apples in pie crust; sprinkle with half of sugar mix. Top with rest of apples, then rest of sugar mixture.</li><li>Spoon margarine on to the filling.<br /></li><li>Preheat oven to 425° F. </li><li>Bake pie for 20-40 minutes or until crust is golden. </li></ol><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPWKahByyOKZsApiP8lHgEut5ocXkJJwL6FXywPnVNYuC6tty-q_Ror6Bs8A2nFLfj9hMbqeSRJTuRF7cS4snxoY7W7rmOQNul1qpW8qi-NzJcNinEl_jTFRtK7PtObZlHc1MBSxB-mY/s1600/strong.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPWKahByyOKZsApiP8lHgEut5ocXkJJwL6FXywPnVNYuC6tty-q_Ror6Bs8A2nFLfj9hMbqeSRJTuRF7cS4snxoY7W7rmOQNul1qpW8qi-NzJcNinEl_jTFRtK7PtObZlHc1MBSxB-mY/s320/strong.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762461412747906" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwStf1h2bLZqzTA9yKL-IR8bsCCKSnOY_wDM64jJR2PWiTK42WwCWukd2A-DJOkMl7xc9NBOfTkePYzx2fbBQQUh8zfqPPXdX8A7bEqpr70hOjzacs5CoIiNk5RKwbCCyNHc9nAwJv-A/s1600/sugarpie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 232px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFwStf1h2bLZqzTA9yKL-IR8bsCCKSnOY_wDM64jJR2PWiTK42WwCWukd2A-DJOkMl7xc9NBOfTkePYzx2fbBQQUh8zfqPPXdX8A7bEqpr70hOjzacs5CoIiNk5RKwbCCyNHc9nAwJv-A/s320/sugarpie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762469089631538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Q2AOXyUtfnOykH4HzCnypNkWQ3hz1tTaT7Zi13IhWRMLzMryonesEPlJ_jIz3OqPuszZ-avspDPKoJqZXbK1Xgl7cPIMgPgCnrv0at3vTQ3v3fVv3WlyCENlMuu0LhL_mw2bkH0NWk/s1600/piefilling.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5Q2AOXyUtfnOykH4HzCnypNkWQ3hz1tTaT7Zi13IhWRMLzMryonesEPlJ_jIz3OqPuszZ-avspDPKoJqZXbK1Xgl7cPIMgPgCnrv0at3vTQ3v3fVv3WlyCENlMuu0LhL_mw2bkH0NWk/s320/piefilling.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762059163575234" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2XImFnYjeEbB7PCC1YWoC2METTSFQOB5LA3EhEXAKl92lioYN6qEcrS5jlIn1YqkUEQowTOvsOUtjaEYx7I_BEERHAyxbZrSnrTI5kn71SfRfSYxQQvCrPhk9zm8A6nfKM6TkMKs7YE/s1600/cookiecutter.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2XImFnYjeEbB7PCC1YWoC2METTSFQOB5LA3EhEXAKl92lioYN6qEcrS5jlIn1YqkUEQowTOvsOUtjaEYx7I_BEERHAyxbZrSnrTI5kn71SfRfSYxQQvCrPhk9zm8A6nfKM6TkMKs7YE/s320/cookiecutter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762036417926674" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHgqUKXbCDjDatCx68QuGkfigVJ-tkIJnimslBop6_6psv1AHNYzbVuzL9JpqtQ0gHudQTefhzHHtcCb7gxc0H1JlbCx6fl9kOzi36afNwkWjOC-sAMXK2I7mUz377BhvsDwxgFA1go4/s1600/time2bake+%25282%2529.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBHgqUKXbCDjDatCx68QuGkfigVJ-tkIJnimslBop6_6psv1AHNYzbVuzL9JpqtQ0gHudQTefhzHHtcCb7gxc0H1JlbCx6fl9kOzi36afNwkWjOC-sAMXK2I7mUz377BhvsDwxgFA1go4/s320/time2bake+%25282%2529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537762485584696770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The turned out pretty good! Probably wouldn't do cookie cutter top next time, and it only took about 20 minutes to bake.. but a good first try for us [it has been YEARS since I made pie from scratch!] .. Start to finish took us around an hour & 15 minutes... Not too bad! I should also note... 2/3 of the pie is now GONE!!<br /><br />xoxo<br />Brooke & KKBrooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6201953524334104508.post-82600622282926642442010-11-08T08:23:00.000-08:002010-11-08T08:59:11.109-08:00Organic Applesauce<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFWjZSS7rST005xuDGOwedE_Lca8cpJJfAYSFslWxLzyQtFSBIy3JksV4JitBrKwmZAIFdyVuQqvnR7MQu1Btp8huyVHvonSjUHdm6ZeruITq-PAWWf-lDXmj7mAXa6uRbV3VbNeM97w/s1600/kkapples.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFWjZSS7rST005xuDGOwedE_Lca8cpJJfAYSFslWxLzyQtFSBIy3JksV4JitBrKwmZAIFdyVuQqvnR7MQu1Btp8huyVHvonSjUHdm6ZeruITq-PAWWf-lDXmj7mAXa6uRbV3VbNeM97w/s320/kkapples.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537217922122353090" border="0" /></a><br />KK has been asking for over a week to make applesauce, and as it is very simple for such a delicious reward at the end, we made no-sugar added applesauce Sunday morning!<br /><br />5 pound bag Organic Apples<br />1 cup water<br />Cinnamon<br />Cloves<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Z8jhxGekEQ8ogVe2khyr4PlKZNf-AbbBJIZkBX9AOgYDSMFmIT0JXl2nv6RFWr-q00gsqRY2ZwLOPikshgjcbIZRcCaLJ8tyOf_mpkQVxBAKEzO9ZlWVZazL06rVbx9XjAJ3FYI34PA/s1600/floatingapples.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OlIrS-rR0iJwxos4dHAdMgh9BQEIaySSgIyKEfA31IR47C1T7ow17Z4kKiyAjCnRhIEbcnK8YpHZojZwLf8gYfZ-vCIhttTU5MHtW7X5R5m9LV4c6nBcnL6EXgH66_hFZ-lof_IJaNg/s320/mashapples.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537222037665658034" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx2c5WbDC68cmvnIXfXsk6PQ-qcnNZBT9trWVLxa3QZFqCgzdQSpkT9DlSpCi7LZsspGO3ZSKp3SS5MYa29qK6_FAaQQDlHF6_6Y_BEJDA5t7hGnEU-_6FQNqZ-xloY3v0EhNxN0iiVE/s1600/applesauce.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYx2c5WbDC68cmvnIXfXsk6PQ-qcnNZBT9trWVLxa3QZFqCgzdQSpkT9DlSpCi7LZsspGO3ZSKp3SS5MYa29qK6_FAaQQDlHF6_6Y_BEJDA5t7hGnEU-_6FQNqZ-xloY3v0EhNxN0iiVE/s320/applesauce.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537223404753528530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Continue simmering on low-medium heat for an additional 30-60minutes & then enjoy!<br /><br />xoxo,<br />Brooke & CeilidhBrooke Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00230171857143325958noreply@blogger.com3