Apple Fixins and Thunder Fridakus!

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The Day After Thursday Quote
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I used to believe that anything was better than nothing.
Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.
-- Glenda Jackson

It’s that wonderful day of the week again…Friday! Friday is great for all sorts of things; including planning the weekend. For us, it’s Fitness Friday in the office (up to 70 pushups as a group) and Fridaku Fixin’s for you most generous readers of the Life’s Pursuit blog. As you know, I am a big fan of things that aren’t complicated and don’t require a whole lot of time. Life is just too short to not be enjoying. Celebrating my 8 yr wedding anniversary Thursday just might drag right on into the weekend. Meanwhile, here’s a simple recipe that just might be good for your timeline and your waistline too.

All Day Applesauce with Frozen Yogurt

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Today's Crockpot Recipe
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All Day Applesauce with Frozen Yogurt

2 pounds Granny Smith apples, cored and cut into 1/2-inch thick slices
1/4 cup sugar (optional)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Grated nutmeg
6 1/4-cup scoops fat-free, no-sugar-added vanilla frozen yogurt

Lay apple slices in a 3-quart or larger crock pot.
Combine sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over apples and
drizzle with lemon juice.

Cover and cook on low for 6 1/2 to 8 hours. To serve,
spoon hot apples into 6 dessert dishes. Top each with a
scoop of frozen yogurt. Lightly sprinkle with nutmeg and serve.

Thunder Flirts
Low rumbling thunder
Thick drops pelting shaded windows
Streaks of Lightning wink.

Friday Fixin's: You'll Go APE Over!

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This is one of those recipes that a friend of mine would always make for me or when I was coming to dinner. She would even send some on holidays to the office for our marketing get-together. It was absolutely one of the best things she ever cooked and she was quite a cook and musician. Finally she broke down and told me how unbelieveably easy it was and I couldnt believe it. Its so simple and delicious, you'll want to do it right now! Its also great for cooking with kids. It gives everybody something to do. The best part is its absolutely delicious, horribly easy and virtually NO CLEANUP! What more could you want. Voila!

EASY Nutty Cinnamon Monkey Bread

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INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cans (16.3 oz each) Pillsbury® Grands!® Homestyle refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
1/2 cup pecans, if desired
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
Caramel Ice cream topping

DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan.
2. In large plastic food-storage bag, mix sugar and cinnamon. Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan, adding walnuts and pecans among the biscuit pieces.
3. Mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces.
4. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Drizzle caramel over the warm bread. Serve warm.

The smell alone will melt everyone in your home. Go all the way and get some vanilla bean ice cream or fresh fruit for you health nuts and WHAMMY!!!! Everybody's happy on a chilly weekend afternoon.