This One is for Apple.

Here's to the crazy ones.

The misfits.

The rebels

The troublemakers.

The round pegs in the square hole.

The ones who see things differently.

They're not fond of rules.

And they have no respect for the status quo.

You can quote them,

disagree with them,

glorify or vilify them.

About the only thing you can't do is ignore them.

Because they change things.

They push the human race forward.

And while some may see them as the crazy ones,

we see genius.

Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world,

are the ones who do.

RIP Steve Jobs.

I know I will miss you.

Epiphany!

Did you know that apple desserts were not created equal?

I didn't.

But then I made an apple crisp.

SO much easier than an apple pie!

AND so much better!

From now on this is a crisp-only-house

Unless, you know, it's necessary to make pie on like a special occasion or something cause pie is still old fashioned, rustic and what not so I don't want to just eliminate it. Just minimize it a little I guess.

Anyway.

I have fallen for the crisp.

In a big way.

Pear-Almost-Pie-Thing

Jerry brought home pears last week.

This means I have to do something with them.

(At least that's my interpretation and no one has stopped me yet!)

I wanted to try the almost-pie dessert I've been seeing all over the food blogs I follow.

Presenting the Honey Pear Galette:

I'm not going to share the recipe because,

while it worked out in the end,

the recipe was flawed.

 Beyond that I don't know if I'll ever make this again.

I wasn't mind-blowingly-amazing or anything like that.

It wasn't bad and I'm glad I tried it,

but I don't see me using this recipe again.

The concept . . .

maybe.

The recipe . . .

probably not.

In other news

I have so much to share!

So stay tuned

this blog is going to be hoppin' in the next few days!

Have a nice cup of tea this morning and enjoy the turning of seasons

(if your seasons are turning).

Kokie

Sundays are Best for Breathing

Today I woke to finish an English essay.

I went off to work

only to return home to plan suppers for this week.

In between planing and Hulu

I wrote some letters,

readied a package,

and generally prepared myself for the week ahead.

I like the feel of Sundays,

especially when it's raining.

It's calm,

breathing in

and out.

I'm ready week-

bring it on.

Today is a Day for Making

Today is a Tuesday.

A rather cold one in these part.

There was a lot of convincing to be done so that a 8AM Spanish class would be attended

and the warm bed would become abandoned.

Fall is really upon us.

And I have apple!

Courtesy of my mother and her broken car I got a whole bag full of crab apples.

That is when I decided a pie must be made.

I started with a Martha Stewart crust:

Mixed my fruit with some cinnamon and sugar.

This is the best part of apple pie.

Eating the sugary spiced apples.

Is that not the best pie you've seen all day?

I know right!

In other news I found that the BBC's Sherlock is pretty FREAKIN' AWESOME!

(To be honest I think all of the BBC is awesome. Their accents, their programing, their news. I love it all.)

And also that I can knit quite well while watching is on Netfix.

(I really like to multitask.)

So as one thing leads to another,

I would like to announce that I have finally finished my sock.

That's right,

just the one I've been working on all summer.

So time for the next one . . . 

. . . I'll let you know how that goes . . .

Movin' In

I mentioned briefly that I was going to UW Stevens Point instead of Eau Claire in the fall.

Well that happened.

I'm in and settled as of yesterday's blackberry cobbler.

In the three short days I've been here I've done a lot.

I adopted this cute couple for my very own.

Yesterday I went to a chilly Jazz fest with these beautiful people.

When the cold got the better of us we abandoned the park for the kitchen

and Tony and I went to work.

All in all it's already been a pretty crazy time.

I can't wait for more of the same!

I almost forgot!

I made today my baking day.

I made zucchini bread from the foot and a half long beast my mother bestowed on me.

Jerry (my roomy/landlord) had some blue berries he didn't know what to do with so I made muffins.

They're a little anemic, but super tasty!

Have a bright day!

Peach Scones

Tomorrow is my last day of work at the schools for the summer.

In honor of leaving Sandy I made scones for tomorrow.

I found the recipe on TasteSpotting,

like I find all of them really.

For more fun check out this recipe.

Peach cobbler for one!