Well, I feel like I haven't been on this thing in AGES and written anything or even put a thought into it. The truth, because I haven't. The blog has been one of the last things on my list but I definitely want to do it more often while Travis is gone. Where is he going? Hes deploying beginning of October to Afghanistan for 7 long months. We've gone through 2 deployments together but this is the first time being married and with a child. The separation is going to be hard but doable. We have also been busy having my in-laws visit then Travis and I took our first vacation EVER alone with no family, no baby just the 2 of us venturing out on our own and I must say I think I did some pretty dang good planning! I routed us all the way up to San Francisco with every stop we could in between. Don't worry we aren't making baby #2 yet. But next year that will change. Some of you also know Ive been losing weight, I'm down 65+ lbs now and it feels great. Makes me nervous to ever put it on again, even if I am pregnant.
Here are 2 recipes I wanted to share. One is from a delicious lunch we had in Big Sur and the other is a German recipe requested by my friend Breanna. I hope you enjoy :)
Cheeseburger Burrito:
Brown your ground beef with whatever you would usually season your burgers with. I use Lawry's Seasoning Salt and Pepper. In the mean time, use frozen skinny french fries and I tossed them in salt in a bowl and put on baking rack and bake them. Chop up pickles, lettuce, and tomatoes. When everything is cooked you will lay down a tortilla, your hamburger meat, french fries, shredded cheese, chopped pickles, lettuce and tomato and roll up. In a dipping bowl on the side put ranch dressing to use. I prefer to make my own with buttermilk, mayo and ranch packet. This is delicious and filling! if you cant eat a tortilla like me, i put everything in a bowl (without tortilla) and topped with the ranch dressing and ate it like a salad. Also delicious.
Apple Crumb Cake: (YOU WILL NEED A "SPRING PAN" FOR THIS)
Turn oven on 350*.
Ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 stick butter, half of a lemon (only use juice and its zest), 1 1/2 tb. milk, 2 tsp. baking powder......MIX TOGETHER TO MAKE DOUGH
Crisco your spring pan and spread your dough on the bottom
next take 3 apples and peel and seed them. you need to cut them in quarters then thinly slice them (less than a quarter inch thick). sprinkle them with cinnamon (don't overdue it). place in spring pan on top of dough as your "second layer". lay them out in circles to make a spiral effect. you can use any left over apples to fill in spaces.
in a separate bowl mix together 1 stick of butter, 1 cup flour, 1 cup sugar, 2 tb. cooking oil, mix by hand not a mixer. it will make "crumbs" they shouldn't just be mushed together or big clumps. it should look like dippin dots just bigger, maybe chocolate chip size crumbs. this is your 3rd layer in the spring pan.
ok so you have dough, apples, and crumbs in your spring pan. cook on 350* for 45 minutes. the top should be a light golden brown. some ovens are obviously different than others so just watch it, dip a toothpick. we cooked ours longer because my grandma said from the moisture in the air? i don't know, old German people what can you say :) i hope you enjoy this cake. everyone always loves it over here. it goes great with coffee.
