Apple Crunch

Posted on October 23, 2012 by

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Ever since I went apple picking a few weeks back, I haven’t really made any recipes that feature apples besides apple fritters and gourmet caramel apples. However, the temperature dipped into the 30’s over the weekend making it the perfect opportunity to turn on the oven. I decided on apple crunch; a sweet and gooey inside like an apple pie with a crunchy cake-like topping, a scoop of vanilla ice cream from Sarris paired with pumpkin carving made for the quintessential fall evening. 

Apple Crunch
Ingredients
4 to 6 medium apples, peeled, cored and chopped
1 cup sugar + 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; combined
1 tablespoon butter, cut in small pieces

Topping
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoons butter
1 egg

Directions
1. Mix apples and cinnamon sugar mixture together. Place in a greased 8 inch glass baking dish and add at butters pieces.
2. Combine topping ingredeients, stir until blended and spread over apples.
3. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes or until topping has cooked. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

How To: Create a Rope Braid

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

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Michigan’s weather is always unpredictable. With fall comes countless days of windblown hair. Braids are the perfect way to counterbalance a windy day. A rope or unicorn braid is my recent favorite; it takes only minutes to make, and still looks adorable after a breezy day.

1. begin with semi straightened hair (mine was very wind blown) and grab two small sections at your crown.

 2. place the right piece of hair over the left and repeat again.

 3. add some hair to the right and left section section, and then place the right section over the left.

4. continue adding hair to each side and crossing the right section over the left. add a hair tie when finished. 

Snapshots

Posted on October 19, 2012 by

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{World Series Bound}
There is no better way to end a week than with the Tigers sweeping the Yankees, and putting us into the World Series. My voice is completely shot now, and will probably continue especially after the Michigan/Michigan State game on Saturday. What are your weekend plans?
 {cider & donuts at Yates Cider Mill}
 {cutest Jack-O-Lantern candle from Stephens\’ Candlery}
 {stomping through the leaves}
{Zoya Ornate + nail art designs}

Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

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When fall arrives, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is my favorite place to be for a picturesque color display. After a recent tunnel of trees color tour I became inspired to incorporate the colors I had seen, and decided to create some leaves of my own in the form of sugar cookies.  Make up a batch of your favorite sugar cookies, frost them, and allow the cookies to harden over night. Using edible color markers draw veins onto the leaves; allow 30 minutes to dry. Spray leaves with Wilton Color Mist -yellow followed by orange and lastly red.(I bought the edible markers and color mist at Michaels)

{this is what they will look like while they are wet}

DIY: Monogrammed Pumpkin

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

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When it comes to monograms I follow the same rule as Reese Witherspoon “….if it’s not moving-monogram it!”. On a recent trip to Michaels I spotted their faux pumpkins for half off. While Pinterest was full of faux pumpkin ideas featuring glitter, polka dots and lots of paint, my approach was different. I decided to carve my monogram into the pumpkin, creating a perfect statement piece for the balcony or end table. 

{create your monogram}
{trace the monogram onto the pumpkin}
 {cut the letters out with a paring knife}
{add a flicking LED candle}
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