Apples

 Our oldest daughter brought us a whole bunch of apples from their apple trees.   

I made an apple crisp.

I will end up freezing some of it...it is Gluten Free so I pawned some off on my other baby brother. 

I peeled and peeled apples...sliced them into cold water with some lemon juice...let them sit.  Then drained them off and put them on a towel to dry...I covered them with another towel and patted them dry ...then in a single layer onto parchment paper lined cookie sheets and into the freezer.  Once frozen they were sealed in our food saver bags. 

Here they are...there is enough in this bag for a 9x9 baking pan.  I have some bags that are perfect for a 9 x 13 pan too. 

It has been a project!

What's Cooking?  Not a thing...we went out for pizza. 

Minnesota weather:  Really nice for November!!   High 64F or 18C  Low 54F or 12C

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Apples

 The apples are really yummy.  I made another Gluten Free Apple Crisp using a mixture of Granny Smiths and Honeycrisp.

Yesterday was a Gluten Free experiment... making GF  Enchiladas.   Bake a chicken breast then shred it and add a can of GF Cream of Chicken Soup and a small container of sour cream.  Put some mixture in the bottom of a baking dish then fill some GF Corn Tortilla Shells partially full and line the pan with them top with remaining mixture and then top with GF Cheese (Not all cheese is GF) Bake at 350 about an hour.  It was really good.  Comfort food! 

I am eating Gluten Free for the moment...until after Adam's Wedding because I do not want to be sick for that.  My stomach is still not well.  

I am pretty sure that the compartments in my stomach are folded over and allow foods to mingle.  I do not like foods mingling...they should stay inside their compartments...so I think I have compartment failure.

I am sticking to the horrid BRAT diet mostly especially for breakfast and lunch.  Slowly I am adding something different for supper....hence the Chicken Enchiladas!  So far I am tolerating it ok.

Far Guy and I have seven Doctor appointments next week between the two of us.  Far Guy is not thrilled. 

Oh yes proof I baked! 

Minnesota Weather:  Cool  High 65F or 18C  Low 45F or 7C

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I had a great day!

Thanks for all the birthday wishes!  I appreciate every one of them!  

Far Guy and I worked in the garage for a little while then we decided to go to an out of the way place for lunch.  On the way to lunch we could go by a cemetery where I could place some Fall flowers and take a photo of one of my cousins headstones.   Then we went to lunch...Far Guy had a Prime Rib Sandwich...I had some french fries and a soda.  Then we went to an Apple Orchard where I bought a bag of Honey Crisp apples!   We had a lovely drive in the country.  

The place we stopped for lunch ...years ago it was a general store and shirttail relatives owned it...the tin ceiling and the old wood floors remain.  I recall visiting there many times. 

Some of the trees are starting to turn colors.

I made apple crisp and in the evening my other baby brother and she who sees robins first came over to taste it with us!

Minnesota weather: High  64F or 18C    Low 44F or 7C

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How do you like them apples?

 We have a small Apple Orchard about 20 miles from us.  They are only open on weekends. 

The apple of the weekend was Honeycrisp

We bought some and they are crisp and wonderful...just picked off the tree flavor. 

They have some things for kids to do and tables and chairs sitting near the orchard.   They were a friendly bunch.   The farm originally belong to their grandfather and now two grandsons (brothers) own it. 

It was a nice drive over and back...a good Sunday drive. 

When the huge grocery store does not have apples...a small business does!

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