Thanksgiving Indians

M enjoyed creating and wearing her indian hat. C didn't like wearing hers :) Maybe in a few years.

We made little indian vests too. Buttons, feathers, paint.

Apple Print Wreaths

Supplies:

Apples, cut in half

Paper plate, with the center cut out

paint

glue

We cut apples in half. When you cut through the core it leaves a star design from the seeds. Great for apple printing. So pretty.

Once dried, we cut each apple out. And cut a hole in the center of a paper plate to make a wreath. The girls then glued the apples onto the paper plate to make the wreath (didn't get a picture).

My oldest really likes to be creative with whatever project she is working on. So when we were glueing the apples onto the wreath she made a sheep out of glue instead. Silly girl. Here is her glue sheep.

Dehydrating Fruit

My good friend, Rachael, teaches me so much about food. Her passion is preparing and eating whole foods. Last year she taught me to can and together we canned fruit like crazy women! This year I decided to try to dehydrate some apples and pears I received from my parents and a neighbor.

What a healthy, yummy snack. It's totally helping me to not eat all the leftover halloween candy!

It's so easy. My oldest dipped the pear slices in a honey water mixture and placed them on the dehydrator racks. They took about 6 hours to dry and taste great.

Apples

Apples are a big part of our family's lives in October. There are few things more beautiful to me than fresh food from the garden and fruit from trees. I'm so lucky to have a dad who shares his harvest with me each year.

This year we've canned lots of diced tomatoes, italian diced tomatoes, and applesauce. We've made many apple pies and I look forward to dehydrating apples and pears in the next week or two.

I know a lot of people are heading to apple orchards right now. This is my very favorite apple pie. It's SO easy to make and so good.

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OATMEAL APPLE CRISP
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1 pie crust (I just buy these at the store)
1 c. packed brown sugar
3/4 c. unsifted flour
1/4 c. oats
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 c. butter
6 med. apples
1 tbsp. lemon juice (I omit this)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. In bowl combine first five
ingredients. With two knives cut in butter until well
dispersed. Peel and cut apples. Place apples in pie crust. Sprinkle with lemon juice. Scatter sugar mixture over top. Press down evenly.

Bake for 50 minutes or until nicely
browned.

Leaf Rubbings