Happy Halloween

At the preschool getting ready for tomorrows festivities.  How do you like our Pinterest inspired Frankenstien puddings cups?  I think the kids will love them!

How to freeze a pie

First, prepare your pie per the recipe.

 
Next wrap with press and seal.

Then wrap with foil.

Finally, use a sharpie to write what the pie is and baking instructions, before popping in the freezer.

Homemade Applesause

This year we were lucky to have a neighbor share their abundance of apples with us.  I decided the bulk should be applesause.  It is healthy, as I am in diet mode again, and uses up a lot of apples.  So here is the simple recipe.
Incidents
5Lbs apples cored and quarterd (not peeled)
1 cup water
1 lemon
Optional -
Sugar, cimmamon stick or vanilla bean

Heat all ingredients in a large pot until squishy.  Yes, that is a technical term. Take out cinammon stick or vanilla bean if you used it. Then grab your immersion blender and go to town!  Let it cool an freeze.  It is so good that I burned my tongue trying it out.  So, worth it.
Now, on to apple pie, again no peeling.  Why do people peel apples and potatoes ?  I just don't get it.  The peel is the nutritious part and tasty to boot.

Where am I going?

A friend of mine posted on Facebook, that she is hitting the second half of her life (44) and wants to do something that will be as exciting as the first half.  Currently her ideas include, politics (she is already pretty active in this one,) acting, and adventuring.  I think this is great and I honestly believe she plans to follow through with something.

 So here I sit looking at the next 3/4s of my life.  What is it going to hold?  What are my plans?  Why was it so much easier to dream big when we were littler?

I remember being little and planning on opening my veterinary practice in the same office building as my best friend's medical practice.  Your one stop shop for all your medical needs for you and your pooch.  She was going to marry a rich old man and I was going to marry another vet and have 8 kids.  Oh yes, we could dream big back in the day.

So, here I am.  Where am I going.  Can I finish my degree in Biochemistry?  Sure.  Can I climb Mount Kilimanjaro?  Sure.  Can I run a half marathon? Sure, but not going to.  In a couple years I will have all 3 (not 8) kids in school all day.  At that point, my world kinda reopens.   What will it bring?  Do I wait and see or plan to attack?  I guess I have 2 years to figure it out.