Homemade Applesauce!

Okay everyone!! Here's my second recipe! Homemade Applesauce! One lady from my church had a huge apple tree growing and she finally got to pick all the apples off and she saved a bag for Bo and I. And I mean this bag is HUGE!!! Sooo many apples! So i started thinking of different things I could do with apples and I decided to try and make my own applesauce!

Ingredients:
4 apples (any kind you want) peeled, cored and chopped
3/4 cup of water
1/4 of white sugar
1/2 tsp of brown sugar
1/2 tsp of cinnamon

DIRECTIONS!!

First, you need to peel, core, and chop the apples. Chop the apple slices into little cubes. Any size you want will be fine. Add the apples in a sautee pan along with water, both sugars, and cinnamon.

Once those ingredients are all in, cover and let sit for 15-20 minutes or until the apples are soft enough to mash. About halfway through, add more water so the apples stay moist.  Make it easier on yourself and cook those apples till they are nice and soft! Next, take the apples out of the sautee pan and put it in a bowl so it's easier to mash! You can use a fork or a potato masher to get the job done! I used a fork and after a horrible 20 minutes of mashing and getting no where fast, I turned to the easy road and went to the blender! And it took 30 seconds to get the job done! And the ending result should look like this!!!

This recipe was so easy and sooo delicious! I put it in the refrigerator so I can eat it nice a cold! :) I hope you guys enjoy!!! 

Hickory Smoked Beef Kabobs

OKAY EVERYONE!!! Here's my first official recipe for my blog!!! WITH PICTURES!!!

Ingedients:

Two Packages of beef sirloin cut into cubes

1 bottle of Hickory Honey Smoked BBQ Sauce

1 Red Pepper

1 Green Pepper

1 Red Onion

4 skewers

Directions: WITH PICTURES!!!

First, cut the beef into 1 inch cubes. Then wash and take the seeds out of the peppers. After you wash them, cut the peppers and onions into squares as well. Make sure the onions and peppers are the same size so they fit on the skewers. Start by skewering a piece of beef then one of each pepper, then the onion. Repeat that process until you run out of skewers and ingredients. Once your done it will look like this! --->

Get your BBQ sauce ready in a bowl with a baste brush. Once the grill is ready for use, place the skewers on and let one side cook for about 5 minutes then turn over to baste the beef and vegetables. Cook each side for about 10 mintues each (or until you feel it's ready). Remember to baste each side of the meat with the BBQ sauce each time you turn the skewers. 

Your ending result will look like this!!! This is such an easy meal and it takes less then an hour to prepare and about an hour to cook (including the time it takes to heat the charcoal grill)! 

Always remember to have a little balance in your meals as well! So make sure you have a fruit and vegetable on the table as well!!

Strawberries and Green beans with cream of mushroom soup was the perfect addition to an amazing meal!!! :) 

Welcome to My Cooking Blog!

Hello Everyone!!

It means so much to me that you are checking out my blog and hopefully I make good enough meals that you are inspired to try them out in your own home!

I am a mother of a wonderful baby boy and a wife to an amazing husband! I'm also a full time college student and I work twice a week! I'm a very busy lady and I love it that way! I hope I can make all the busy as can be mother's and wives out there that cooking can be easy with just a few simple tools to remember!

My goal is to make delicious meals from scratch! From the marinade I use to season my meats, to the fresh bread I put on the table as the side dish! I want my children growing up with the memory of a fresh, made from scratch meal every night for dinner!

But let's be realistic!!! A made from scratch homemade dinner can be anywhere from 2 hours to 2 days preperation! SO! In that case, I will also have some fabulous crockpot recipes and dinners that take less then 2 hours to make! So on those busy nights you can have a meal that will be fresh and yummy!