Criss Cross, Applesauce

All right, cool kids, let's talk about applesauce.

Did you know that you can make it in a Crock Pot and it is ridiculously easy to put together?  It has four ingredients, and one of them is water.

We made a batch in my class today, and the kiddos had a blast helping me mix it together.  They didn't mind taste-testing it at the end of the day either.

As an added bonus, it made my classroom smell amazing all day long.

I got the recipe from another teacher, and it is essentially this:

Combine the following in a Crock Pot:
- 8 to 10 apples, peeled and sliced into little pieces
- 1 tsp of cinnamon
-About 1 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup of water

Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours, and, voila, you have delicious applesauce.

Confession Time

I talk to other drivers all the time, despite the fact that they can't hear me.

Here is a sampling of things I have said out loud in my vehicle recently:

- Seriously?! That is your version of yielding?

- See, you can't be in this lane, because I am in this lane right now.

- Really?!

- Sure, go ahead, ride right on my tail.  That's a good idea.

I am, apparently, very sarcastic with people who have no idea what I'm saying.

The Big E

I love the fall.

Because, you see, in the fall, the Big E comes to town, and I get to eat things like kettle corn and peanut butter bacon pizza.

And! And the Craz-E Burger.

Oh, the Craz-E Burger.

A bacon cheese burger on a glazed doughnut.

I'm telling you guys, I love the fall.

Make-Up Monday: Sephora Favorites

I thought two things when I saw the Sephora Favorites Best of Basics Make-Up Starter Deluxe Sampler.

1. That is quite possibly the longest product name ever.

2. And that is going on my wish list.

Just The Way You Are

It is probably a good thing that I do not carpool with anyone, because I tend to fixate on one song and play it over and over again.

I can just imagine turning to someone in the passenger seat and saying, "Would you like to listen to the 'Glee' cover of 'Pokerface' five times in a row? Great! Me, too!"

My current can't-get-enough-of-it song is Bruno Mars' first single.  It is really sweet, and it is also ridiculously well-crafted.

Stripe-y

I would like this stripe-y Old Navy shirt in several colors:

Don't they look like something a French stereotype would wear, while carrying a shopping bag with a baguette in it?

Baked Eggplant Slices

All right, kids, let's talk about eggplant.

I didn't think I really liked eggplant until I started growing it in my garden. Then, I started feeling a certain fondness for these little purple guys.

Then, this week, I made this recipe.

And, it was, quite possibly, the best side dish ever.

(Mr. Kinne recommends that you cut the slices very thin, so they get crispier. He's right about that).