Fun at the Farm, Day 1

Today I finally made it back to the farm. One of the main reasons to hurry back was to see this little guy...Alexander Ty.

And this little farmgirl....Jacquelyn.

And this little racing dude....Jacob.

We have had a fun time so far. And I look forward to about 5 more days with them before I need to get back to work. Today we played outside, had lunch, took naps, went for a 4-wheel ride, had fun on the swing, checked out Uncle Adam's cattle, played outside some more, ate some apples from the tree in the front yard, and finally had supper. Nothing like topping off the night with some fresh apple crisp. Thanks Grandma!

Fall time means apple time

This past weekend when I went back to the farm, I got some great apples.





Yesterday, I finally had time to deal with them. I decided to turn a dozen of the apples into some great cinnamon applesauce!



Next on my list....apple crisp!


Apple Sauce recipe

12 or so of your favorite apples (peeled and cut up [the smaller the better])
1 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
cinnamon (however much or little you want...to flavor)

Put water, apples, sugar, and cinnamon in a good pot and cook on stovetop. The best is to cook the apples at a LOW to MEDIUM-LOW temperature, otherwise they can easily burn. Stir every few minutes. Once the water begins to thicken, begin to smash the apples as you stir. As you continue, if the sauce is getting too thick for you, add a little more water. Once all the apples are cooked and fairly smashed, I ran my applesauce through a blender, since I'm not a fan of chunky applesauce. I like my applesauce to have a good kick of cinnamon, so I usually add a little more in the end. Let the applesauce cool, serve and enjoy!