Saturday Stops

* An Apple a Day by Giada at Home. Delicious apple receipes for the season! 

Apple Galette with Goat Cheese, Sour Cherry, and Almond Topping
Apple Chips with Sweet Yogurt Dip
and more.

You can catch the show An Apple a Day @ 3 PM 11/11 eastern time!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/giada-at-home/an-apple-a-day/index.html

apple cider muffins

An Am camping pinterest find. These look good and feature honey crisp apples. I brought two gigantic ones for our weekend... seriously yummy. Give this receipe a try and let me know how it goes!!

~ the addicted to finding apple receipes Artist!

http://www.mybakingaddiction.com/apple-cider-doughnut-muffins/

Saturday stops

Trending!

Mpls/St Paul magazine's fall design trends:

http://blogs.mspmag.com/blueprint/2013/09/18/fall-forward-into-this-seasons-design-trends/

the "frosting on the trim"

today I helped out on one of our projects. Filled nail holes in stained woodwork. (I also stained, sanded and varnished this same woodwork prior to this step.) All except for the doors. I haven't graduated to that level of expertise yet. Crawling around the floor checking and rechecking to make sure I found all of the tiny holes in basically a monochromatic environment... I started thinking about perfection. Is it possible? Surely I will miss even one tiny hole! (and nestled in that hole is the nail that was used to attach the trim to the wall). Just in case you didn't know!

my friday favorite thing

Pastry wrapped caramel baked apples! 
Come on fall!! (did I just say that?!)
~ the Artist

http://travelingtogether.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/pastry-wrapped-caramel-baked-apples/

ten thursday home ideas

A few things I found along the way... 

1.
stencil an accent wall instead of wallpaper. 

4th of July + Deck + Apple Juice Smoked Ribs = Yum!

America's big holiday is almost upon us! Wow.. seems like yesterday it was snowing then raining and raining. I have been saving this receipe for such an occasion as this! I look for receipes that include apples.. here's a goodie. I got it from a great book I read this spring- Girl Hunter by Georgia Pellegrini (http://georgiapellegrini.com.) Sorry no photo!

2 Rib Racks
1 cup of your favorite rub
2 cups apple juice
Barbecue Sauce (optional)

1. Remove the skin from the bone side of the slag, leaving a bit of fat.
2. Season with the dry rub all over, rubbing it in. Wear latex gloves as this will help the rub to adhere to the meat the best.
3. Place the ribs, bone side up, on the grill and cook for 2 hours, maintaining the heat @ 250 F. You may need to add more wood coals along the way.
4. Remove the ribs from the grill and place them on a sheet of tinfoil with the sides turned up to prevent the juices from escaping.
5. Pour 1 cup of apple juice over each rack and seal the foil tightly. Let the racks rest for an hour or two before serving. Serve with barbecue sauce or simply as they are.

Hint: The secret to good ribs is maintaining the temperature of the grill between 225 and 275F, and cooking with indirect heat. Placing a chunk of mesquite in the box adds good flavor too.

Happy 4th from Applewood!

five friday things...for the weekend!

1.

go garage sale(ing)!

http://smileandwave.typepad.com/blog/2012/06/garage-sale-number-one.html

hungry?

I found this yummy beauty awhile ago. I'm going to make it this weekend because I have some granny smiths hanging out in my frig. Now that sounds kind of funny! I hope they aren't too chilly in there... ha. terrible. Ok... here's the link and a photo to whet your appetite... and maybe give you incentive to create from scratch this weekend. Because if you live in the midwest.. it's gonna snow.. again. boo.

~ the Artist

http://www.acupofmascarpone.com/2012/10/uncle-bobs-fresh-apple-cake.html

apple pan dowdy

This is an old fashioned apple receipe from a dear friend of mine who's a great baker. I wanted to share it with you because it's starting to feel like fall and my thoughts turn towards cool cozy days with the smell of cinnamon and apples in the air. Baking makes a house fragrant and to me... that's part of making your house a home, a place you love to be.