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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Apple and Raspberry Crumble
Apple and raspberry crumble is an easy dessert to throw together on those nights you get home late. It bakes in about an hour and is bubbly and delicious.
Ingredients
5 cups peeled and chopped tart apples
1 1/2 cups raspberries
2 tbsp flour
2 tsp cinnamon
Mix together in baking dish. top with the mixture below.
1 cup rolled oats
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 cup melted butter
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 60 minutes or until fruit is tender.
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Helpful Hints
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Helpful Hints Store tomatoes at room temperature
- Grate carrots in your tomato sauce to sweeten naturally.
- Place a few grains of rice in your salt shaker to keep it from caking.
- To keep fruit from discoloring sprinkle it with lemon juice.
- Place berries on a cookie sheet to pre-freeze them and then move them into containers once frozen. This prevents them from sticking and becoming mushy.
- Freeze extra wedges of lime or lemon in a freezer bag for later use.
- To get more juice from a lemon put it in the microwave before you squeeze it.
- Dried orange peels thrown into the fireplace permeate the room with a lovely scent.
- To thicken soup and instant potato flakes to the mixture.
Life…
Halloween Sweet Treats Word Search
Neil Gaiman quotation on purelyhomespun.com
Halloween Candy Cookies
I always over estimate the amount of candy that I will pass out to trick or treaters on Halloween. Consequently, I’m always left with packs of candy that I don’t want to eat.
One way I use up the chocolate is in this cookie recipe. I bake the cookies and then freeze them for later. The cookies will keep for several months if they are wrapped properly before being frozen.
1 cup white sugar
1 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs, beaten
Mix the above ingredients together.
2 cups flour
October days…
Sage Squash Soup
Sage is one of my favorite herbs. The herb combines with mushrooms and squash to produce an earthy flavor to this soup.
Serve this soup on a cold autumn day with homestyle bread or mini flat bread.
Ingredients
1 red onion -diced
2 cups button mushrooms
1 clove garlic – minced
2 stalks celery – sliced
2 tbsp butter.
Saute the above mixture in butter until onions are clear.
Add
4 cups butternut squash
3 cups of stock (Cover veggies)
