Day 14 - Blog Challenge

Day 14 - Non-Fictional Book

I love to read. My house is full of books. I will read anything and everything. Can't say I love everything I read, but I read it none the less.

Here is my choice for a non-fiction(more of an autobiography) book...

I love Jimmy and I love this book. It's a very inspiring, funny, sad, yet captivating tail of his life. And really, makes me want to just throw it all in and go to the carribean.

1st Apple Crisp of the Season

I love Apple Crisp. I first made this recipe back in college after recieving the Joy of Cooking as a gift from my mom. This recipe is tried and true.

I'm dreaming about having some now...

Oh and with fresh, homemade whipped cream... TO DIE FOR.
Apple Crisp
(From The Joy of Cooking)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Have ready an unbuttered 2-inch-deep 2 quart baking dish. Peel, core, and cut apples into 1-inch chunks:
8 medium apples (about 2 1/2 pounds)

Spread evenly in the baking dish.Combine in a bowl:
3/4 cup all-purpose flour3/4 cup white sugar 1/2 tsp salt1/2 tsp ground cinnamon1/4 tsp grated or ground nutmeg
Add:
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. (this may also be done with a mixer or in a food processor, taking care not to blend the butter too thoroughly.) Scatter the topping evenly over the fruit. Bake until the topping is golden brown, the juices are bubbling, and the apples are tender, 50 - 55 minutes.

NOTES: This is my go to Apple Crisp recipe. Easy, tasty and always have the makings on hand during apple season. We hit pay dirt at the farmer’s market with apples, so I whipped up the first crisp of the season.

I only used 5 apples, as the ones we got were LARGE. I also sprinkled some cinnamon and nutmeg over the apples before putting the crisp topping over it to give the apples some more flavor. YUM.

Day 13 - Blog Challenge

Lucky #13...

A fictional book....

If you haven't read any of Janet Evanovich's "Stephanie Plum" novels... make the time. They are funny, fast moving and easy reads. And they take place in NJ. You will laugh and laugh and laugh.

Day 11 & 12 Blog Challenge!

Today is day 12...something I'm OCD about. I don't really think I'm OCD about anything, but I came up with one thing...

SHOES!!!

These shoes are my wedding shoes... photo credits: www.likeadreamphotography.com

Day 11 is a recent photo of you...

Thankfully I have all these amazing pictures I can use from my wedding...LOL. I'm not going to tell you why there is a picture of me in a pose that sort of makes me look like I'm running away. And yes, that's my dad in the background laughing at me!

Day 10 - Blog Challenge

WOOHOOOO! It's Friday, it's day 10, it's a holiday weekend... Let's PARTY!

Day 10 - A photo of you from over 10 years ago

This is a picture of my older brother and I... in SNOW. Boy I could go for sitting in a big pile of snow right now. This picture is probably circa 1980...

Day 9 - Blog Challenge

Todays challenge is "A Photo You Took". Well I've taken a million pictures. Picking one is the hardest part! I hope you enjoy the picture I chose.This is a picture I took last August in Scituate, MA. Friend's of ours got married on "The Spit" and it was only fitting that the lobster boats bring some of the guests to the beach.

Day 8 - Blog Challenege

*Patting myself on the back for making it to day 8*

Day 8: A photo that makes you sad/angry

This photo makes me sad and angry. It upsets me to no end that dogs have to live in conditions like this at an Animal Control facility while people go out and buy their dogs. There are millions of dog in rescue, in shelters, in high kill facilities that would make wonderful, AMAZING pets. We have 3 rescue dogs of our own and have fostered some amazing dogs.

These dogs are not broken, sick, but merely unwanted for numerous reasons. There is no reason to support a back yard breeder, a pet store or any other insane avenue that people go to to PURCHASE a dog when there are plenty of dogs, young, old, pure bred, mutt, special needs, puppy on petfinder.com that are in need of love and a home.