Marie Cookpad

  I found  myself with rather a large bowl of apples that I wanted to use. There was a mix of varieties.  Todd probably would have wanted me to make a crumble or a pie, but I found myself wanting to make applesauce.   I had some porkchops I had thawed out and applesauce is something we love to have with pork.  We also love to eat applesauce in a bowl, just as a dessert.  My mother used to cook herself up a large saucepan of applesauce every now and then and she would enjoy it for days. Having spent a great deal of my growing up years in a prime apple growing area of Canada, I come by my love of apples quite naturally!   I wanted to try something a little bit different this time however. I just didn't want to simmer apples . . .  I decided to roast them in the oven and created an oven roasted applesauce, which if I may brag for a few minutes turned out to be stupendous!   I had a mix of apples . . .  some were sweet eating apples and some...

  The other day my next door neighbour send me over some apples that she couldn't use. I already had a few apples of my own so I decided to combine the two and make a tasty dessert that both of us could share. (I broke it up into two baking dishes.)   She was happy and Todd was happy so it was a win/win.  Apple desserts are Todd's favourite desserts of all time.  He just loves it when I make him an apple dessert.   When it comes to an apple dessert you can't get much better than an apple crumble. I like the ones with the Oaty crumble most of all.  For some reason they seem more wholesome, and almost healthier . . .  although they really aren't.  Sugar is sugar.   Ingredients are being rationed in our house at the moment.  Things like flour and sugar are in limited supply and I am not sure when I will be able to get more, so any dessert where I can cut the use of the flour down by mixing it with oats is a good choice for us.   I don'...

   Baked Apples one of the comfort foods we like to enjoy in the Winter months.  Apples are plentiful and at their best. We don't mind having the oven on, and they are delicious and very easy to do.   I had recently gotten some fabulous Organic Dried Cranberries and Ceylon Cinnamon Sticks from Buy Wholefoods Online and I felt they would be perfect for using in this simple and easy dessert. If you are not familiar with Buy Whole Foods Online you really need to look them up. I buy all of my dried fruit from them every year for my Christmas Cakes, and other bits and bobs throughout the year. Buy Whole Foods Online is an international health food supplier, based in Minster, Ramsgate, North East Kent. They deliver top quality natural and organic wholefoods, and related healthy living products, directly to homes and businesses across the UK and Europe. I have always been very happy with both their products and their service.   Baked apples make for a lovely breakfas...