The Big Twenty-Two

This year my birthday was on Monday, which leaves very little chance for celebration--especially since I am on campus from 8am until 7pm. Blah. 

Instead of celebrating it on Monday, we decided to celebrate it on the weekend. Which wasn't actually that exciting anyway, but I have to say it was a birthday I will remember :)

For my birthday weekend I decided to take advantage of the fall season and freeze some peaches and applesauce. Kind of strange, but cooking is my therapy. I get to use my hands to create something and it helps me de-stress and forget about everything, even if it's just for an hour or two.

After buying over 20 lbs of apples and having no tools to can any of them, I had to get a little creative... First I let them soak in a vinegar-water mixture, and then I started peeling (not peeing, which is what I almost wrote). I tossed them in the crock pot and let it do it's thing.

I made a ton of applesauce and apple butter, and along the way I dehydrated a few. Apple chips = amazing snack.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself creating recipes and relaxing all day. Aaron went on a hike with the youth in our ward and when he got home (over 12 hours later) he was sore, burnt, and tired. I was tired, sticky, and content, so we watched a movie and called it a night.

With applesauce coming out of the wazoo, I decided it would be appropriate to make an applesauce cake.
I topped it with vanilla bean cream cheese icing and drizzled it with a bit of apple butter.

Holy Moses, twas delicious.

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What I've Learned From Pinterest

It all started last December when I learned that my mom had a Pinterest account. 

So I signed up for one, too.

And then my house got organized...

Fabric organized in hanging folders

Magnetic spice rack (found everything at Ikea)

And I prepared food a little differently than before...

Instead of boiling, cook eggs in oven at 325 degrees for 30 minutes (tastier and easier to peel). I use my toaster oven.

Fill sink with water and add 1 cup vinegar. Soak fruit for 10 minutes. Fruit will be squeaky clean and free of pesticides and dirt. I like to use a bowl or a spray bottle filled with 2 cups water and 2 tbsp vinegar.

What is Pinterest? Amazing. And it's a place where you can bookmark websites and pictures that you want to save. Remember when you would get magazines and instead of keeping the whole magazine for one good idea you would clip out that certain idea and then get a binder or file to store all your clippings?

Pain in the bum. 

Just get Pinterest! You can save all the good ideas you want to remember for later, and you can share those ideas with other people. Like I said, amazing.

I think I have about 800 pins at the moment... You'll be seeing more posts like this.

Have a great weekend!

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