Basil Apple Cucumber Juice
My brother and I made this juice last week.
It's a great juice if you are on a cleanse! Your taste buds will be awakened and your tummy will be satisfied. The basil in the juice adds a nice depth to the sweetness of the apple and cucumber. It makes it more of a grown-up drink in my opinion. Continue reading→
Apple Celery Spinach Juice
Another green juice under my belt. This one was amazing!
The sweetness of the apples balances out any bitterness that comes from the celery and spinach.
Honestly, the spinach was barely noticeable in the taste, but look how much green I got out of it!
I was surprised at the amount of juice that was produced with these simple ingredients:
Apple Cake
I volunteered to bring dessert to our weekly Girl's Night tonight. Last night I was furiously searching the internet for "apple dessert recipes."
Fortunately Deb at Smitten Kitchen seduced me with her pictures of her Mom's Apple Cake.
I knew I had to make it!
Current Favorite Snack:
Fuji apple slices with fresh lime juice squeezed on top. I think I've had this for an afternoon snack every day for the past two weeks. You should try it!
Apple Turnovers
Favorite Trader Joe's Item #25: Puff Pastry
I spent the first half hour after I woke up staring at this post from Ugly Green Chair. If only I could have reached right into my computer and taken a bite! While the husband was sleeping, I decided to wake him up with the perfumey smells of apple turnovers being baked in our kitchen. Thanks for the inspiration Whitney!
I chopped up three apples into little bits:
I sauteed them in a tablespoon of butter, a few dashes of cinnamon, a bit fresh squeezed orange juice and a little bit of sugar:
I took the puff pastry sheets out of the freezer, and let them sit on the counter for about 10 minutes so I could pull apart 1 sheet to make 4 turnovers. After the chill was gone, I cut one sheet into 4 little squares and spread some egg wash (just 1 egg beaten) on top of each little square.
I put a little dollop of the apples in the center:
I folded over the sides and scrunched it over with my fingers.
I added some more egg wash on top & cut a little hole at the top so it wouldn't explode in the oven.
I put them in the oven on a cookie sheet line with parchment and baked them for 15 minutes at 400 degrees.
Here they are after those 15 minutes. I was so anxious to try one- it felt like half a lifetime.
There's nothing better than the promise of some delicious pastry. Don't you agree?
Look at that filling seep out!
Notice the buttery layers? I added a little sprinkling of sugar on top:
And here we have my breakfast this morning:
I'm so glad that Trader Joe's sells Puff Pastry! It was so easy to make a wonderful breakfast this morning out of things that I already had in the kitchen!
