Apple crisp

 I don't know where I first got this apple crisp recipe.  I learned from my mom how to make apple crisp this way. It's delicious and everyone loves it. Often my kids eat apple crisp for breakfast.  In my mind it's just apples and granola.  When apples are in season I peel, slice and freeze apples in freezer bags so I can make apple crisp all winter.

Apple Crisp

topping

1/2 cup of soft butter

1 tsp of cinnamon 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup of all purpose flour

2 cups of oats,   I usually use quick oats but also rolled oats work.

1 cup of brown sugar. Mix until wet, if dry add 2 tbsp of vegetable oil.  I usually do this.

10 or twelve apples peeled and sliced 

Put in bottom of 9x11 inch pan.  Sprinkle top of apples with 2 tbsp of white sugar and 1 tsp of cinnamon. 

Cover apples with topping and bake 50 mins at 350.

Sometimes I use apples straight from the freezer. Apple crisp is great with frozen apples but the apples cook down like apple sauce. Still delicious.  

Feb 5th 2025

 Happy middle of winter.  It's minus 15 today.  We returned from Mexico on Saturday night.  It was a great trip with the girls.  Since we got home I've been craving homemade meals.  Especially soup. I did a big grocery order on Sunday.  I had a few recipes in mind. I bought frozen spinach in balls for the first time.  I made a new recipe sausage,  potatoes white kidney beans and spinach soup.  It was so good. The sausage was a bit spicy so the soup had a kick. I made a pot for the Hough's and a pot for us. 

https://thecozyapron.com/sausage-soup/#recipe-bookmark

 Gary had a bad cold so I also made him chicken noodles soup with my famous Mr Noodles. 

Tuesday I made spaghetti sauce and a lasagna for the freezer.  I pulled some homemade applesauce muffins out of the freezer and made applesauce muffins for the kids. They loved them.  I also made chocolate chip cookies and ate them all. Just kidding,  I froze half.

Today I made beef vegetable soup to share with the houghs. Andrew said they loved my sausage spinach soup so I will send this soup over too.

I also made a freezer soup , Dump Taco Soup for them to cook in the crockpot a different day. 

I also made a canned peaches cake from allrecipes.com  it didn't turn out great.  I think it needs more flour.  I'm enjoying experimenting with my ingredients from the cupboard and freezer like frozen tomatoes and ham broth.

Tomorrow I plan on making potatoes soup with more frozen ham broth and a ham steak.