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“Baked” Apple

by agirlandhermutt on February 2, 2012

I’ve had a bag of Hershey kisses sitting on my counter for a full week now. Every time I walk past the bag I pull a few out and then promptly hand them to The Scientist. Please! Take these off my hands!

As he chows down on the chocolate I have been lovingly microwaving apples. I remember as a kid that my parents would make “Baked” Apples every now and then. I put “Baked” in quotations because there wasn’t a bakin’ happening. They used the microwave! Wasn’t that the thing to do back in the day?!

This isn’t a new recipe to most of you guys, but I’ve been making it every now and then for the past few weeks and I think I finally figured it out. Yum!

“Baked” Apple (Serves 1):
-1 apple
-1 tbsp brown sugar (I used the Splenda brown sugar blend)
-1 tsp. cinnamon
-1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
-1 tsp. butter (I used I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter)

*In a small bowl mix together sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg.

*Core the apple. I don’t have an apple corer so I just plugged away with a knife until I got the center out. Job done!

(Seriously. Check out that hack job!)

*Place apple in a shallow bowl and fill the center of the apple with the spice mixture. Really pack that spice mix in!

*Place a thin slice of butter over the apple center. The slice from the butter stick just happened to be the exact same size as the apple center hole. Winner!

*Microwave for 3-3.5 minutes in the covered bowl. That sucker will be HOT!

*ENJOY! Ok, ok, I realize that this isn’t the best photo of an apple ever but it is the most delicious apple! I ate my apple with a spoon and made sure to get a spoonful of that lovely liquid in each bite. If you were feeling a little spunky you could easily add some frozen yogurt or greek yogurt to pour this most excellent liquid over.

Bonus- Hershey Kisses are 9 for 6 pts. Baked Apple is ~3. WOOT!

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So folks, my last few posts have been using photos from my iPhone. While I love it more than the Mutt (kidding, kidding) I am still really trying to figure out my next camera purchase. Until the iPhone isn’t to shabby. Right?!

Have a great day friends!

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Fill In The Blank Friday:Travel!

by agirlandhermutt on January 27, 2012

Friday! Woot Woot! I ready for a pretty relaxing weekend. I have some crafty plans in the works and I’m hoping to get in some good workouts to keep trying out my New Rules of Lifting for Women book. My thighs are a little sore from the first go round, but its that good kind of pain. You know what I mean.

The camera is still out of service, so this week I decided to give Lauren’s Fill In The Blank Friday from The Little Things We Do a try. This one was a travel edition and that seemed to be right up my alley.

1. My favorite place i’ve ever traveled to is a tie between Ireland and Half Moon Cay. I loved going to the place where my family is from and going to a place WITH my family.

2. Alaska is somewhere I’d love to go someday.

3. I pass the time on a plane (or bus, or car ride or train) by reading on my Kindly and napping. Usually I try to do the first one, but end up doing the second. I also like to make up stories in my head about the people around me.

4. My three must-haves when I travel are my iPhone , my camera and earphones/plugs.

5. My favorite travel companion is another tie but between The Scientist and My Dad .

6. The craziest thing that ever happened to me while traveling is when on my first day in London I was invited to go to Paris that weekend by some people I just met. I went. Hello After School Special! Not smart, but it was fun!(Don’t worry. I brought a friend.)

7. The most exotic food I’ve ever tried while traveling is haggis is Scotland. Nope. Not again.

8. If I could live anywhere else, I’d live in Atlanta. I’m desperate to get back to the South and be closer to my family, but still live in a busy city. This is just a realistic place. If I was dreaming I would live in London.

9. I have been to 31 states in the U.S.

Have a great day!

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So Sad, Too Bad.

by agirlandhermutt on January 24, 2012

Sad news...my camera broke this weekend.

I take no blame for this unfortunate event.

Good news...I got hair extensions! Clip-ins. Not those freaky permanent glue-to-my-head kind. Since I now have a handy dandy iPhone I can still take ridiculous self portraits. Nerd alert! Figuring out how to put these things in has kept my mind off the sad death of my beloved point n’ shoot. We all grieve in different ways, right?

The verdict? My parents love them, my coworkers like them, my friends seem to enjoy them, The Scientist said “your hair is longer.” No lie. That was his response. I told him this is similar to a woman coming to work with a new haircut and everyone says “Ohh! You got your haircut!”. That is not the same thing as saying “I love your new haircut!”. He didn’t argue with this comparison and I was annoyed. I am now secretly plotting to leave bits of my extensions around the house at random times to freak him out. *Insert evil laugh*

What do you guys think of them? Creepy? Kind of real looking?

Also, the more important question…What camera would you guys recommend? Do you love your camera? HELP!