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Two Top Choppers

are gone for now.

This photo is for the grandparents and anyone else who needed to see a gap-toothed smile today.

My stuff to do today has stuff to do, so I’d better scurry.

Y’all have a good Wednesday!

Two Top Choppers

are gone for now.

This photo is for the grandparents and anyone else who needed to see a gap-toothed smile today.

My stuff to do today has stuff to do, so I’d better scurry.

Y’all have a good Wednesday!

Two Top Choppers

are gone for now.

This photo is for the grandparents and anyone else who needed to see a gap-toothed smile today.

My stuff to do today has stuff to do, so I’d better scurry.

Y’all have a good Wednesday!

Books Aplenty

This pile of books here made the librarian chuckle. It wasn’t my intention to check out so many. All my requested books just came in at the same time.

It figures. I’ve got zero time to read right now.

I like to make people laugh though. We really made her day, though, and by we I really mean J. After she was done chuckling about my book pile she really got a laugh when J asked her,

“Does Santa know that you’ve left the workshop?”

Yes. That comment resulted in her laughing some, then thinking that she was done laughing only to begin laughing again. I should know since I stood there forever while she checked out my pile of books.

Happy Tuesday, y’all!

Books Aplenty

This pile of books here made the librarian chuckle. It wasn’t my intention to check out so many. All my requested books just came in at the same time.

It figures. I’ve got zero time to read right now.

I like to make people laugh though. We really made her day, though, and by we I really mean J. After she was done chuckling about my book pile she really got a laugh when J asked her,

“Does Santa know that you’ve left the workshop?”

Yes. That comment resulted in her laughing some, then thinking that she was done laughing only to begin laughing again. I should know since I stood there forever while she checked out my pile of books.

Happy Tuesday, y’all!

Books Aplenty

This pile of books here made the librarian chuckle. It wasn’t my intention to check out so many. All my requested books just came in at the same time.

It figures. I’ve got zero time to read right now.

I like to make people laugh though. We really made her day, though, and by we I really mean J. After she was done chuckling about my book pile she really got a laugh when J asked her,

“Does Santa know that you’ve left the workshop?”

Yes. That comment resulted in her laughing some, then thinking that she was done laughing only to begin laughing again. I should know since I stood there forever while she checked out my pile of books.

Happy Tuesday, y’all!

Apple-Cranberry Turnovers

This is the dessert that I made for our recent birthday boy. He loves apple pie and he loved these, too. They are super yummy. The apple mixture can be made a few days ahead and refrigerated. Assemble and bake right before eating. Enjoy!

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
heaping 1/2 t. cinnamon
1 T. butter
1 t. cornstarch dissolved in 1 T. cold water
6 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
canola oil

Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the apples, cranberries, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Combine the cornstarch and cold water (My favorite way to do this is in a baby food sized jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake it hard to avoid any clumps of cornstarch.) and stir it into the apple mixture. Cook a few more minutes until the juices thicken. Set aside to cool.

Lay a sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board and brush with some oil. Repeat 2 more times with 2 more sheets of phyllo dough. Cut the dough crossways into 4 rectangles. (I used a pizza cutter to make the cuts — worked great!) Place some of the apple mixture near the end of the rectangles and then fold them up to form triangle shaped pockets. Place on greased cookie sheet and brush with a little additional oil. Repeat with the remaining 3 sheets of phyllo dough and the apple mixture. Sprinkle the triangles with a light dusting of white sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes or until nicely browned.

Serve warm with ice cream.

Apple-Cranberry Turnovers

This is the dessert that I made for our recent birthday boy. He loves apple pie and he loved these, too. They are super yummy. The apple mixture can be made a few days ahead and refrigerated. Assemble and bake right before eating. Enjoy!

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
heaping 1/2 t. cinnamon
1 T. butter
1 t. cornstarch dissolved in 1 T. cold water
6 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
canola oil

Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the apples, cranberries, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Combine the cornstarch and cold water (My favorite way to do this is in a baby food sized jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake it hard to avoid any clumps of cornstarch.) and stir it into the apple mixture. Cook a few more minutes until the juices thicken. Set aside to cool.

Lay a sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board and brush with some oil. Repeat 2 more times with 2 more sheets of phyllo dough. Cut the dough crossways into 4 rectangles. (I used a pizza cutter to make the cuts — worked great!) Place some of the apple mixture near the end of the rectangles and then fold them up to form triangle shaped pockets. Place on greased cookie sheet and brush with a little additional oil. Repeat with the remaining 3 sheets of phyllo dough and the apple mixture. Sprinkle the triangles with a light dusting of white sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes or until nicely browned.

Serve warm with ice cream.

Apple-Cranberry Turnovers

This is the dessert that I made for our recent birthday boy. He loves apple pie and he loved these, too. They are super yummy. The apple mixture can be made a few days ahead and refrigerated. Assemble and bake right before eating. Enjoy!

4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4 inch slices
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
heaping 1/2 t. cinnamon
1 T. butter
1 t. cornstarch dissolved in 1 T. cold water
6 sheets frozen phyllo dough, thawed
canola oil

Preheat the oven to 350. Combine the apples, cranberries, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the fruit is tender, about 10 minutes. Combine the cornstarch and cold water (My favorite way to do this is in a baby food sized jar with a tight fitting lid. Shake it hard to avoid any clumps of cornstarch.) and stir it into the apple mixture. Cook a few more minutes until the juices thicken. Set aside to cool.

Lay a sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board and brush with some oil. Repeat 2 more times with 2 more sheets of phyllo dough. Cut the dough crossways into 4 rectangles. (I used a pizza cutter to make the cuts — worked great!) Place some of the apple mixture near the end of the rectangles and then fold them up to form triangle shaped pockets. Place on greased cookie sheet and brush with a little additional oil. Repeat with the remaining 3 sheets of phyllo dough and the apple mixture. Sprinkle the triangles with a light dusting of white sugar and bake for 20-25 minutes or until nicely browned.

Serve warm with ice cream.

A Couple of Things

going on around here…..

First, I’m totally addicted to making these t-shirts. I’m not finished with the embroidery, yet, but I still went ahead and cut the fabric inside one petal, just to see. I’m impatient.

Second, I made a delicious dessert involving fillo dough last night. It was for a certain birthday boy that we have around here. He always asks for apple pie on his birthday. That recipe will be shared tomorrow. Unfortunately, a picture of the finished product was not taken because we were too busy eating it all up. Maybe next time I’ll remember.

Third, J is channelling The Grinch on Wacktopia. I just love how his voice sounds when he sings about the “seasick crocodile”. It is fun to experience his voice changing. I keep wondering where we’ll end up. Maybe baritone?

I hope that y’all have had a good Sunday.