Baked Apple Bowl!

I have seen these on face book and decided to try them out; they were a hit with my boys!

This is what I did:

Get as many apples as you need to feed your gang.  Wash them off and dry them. 

Cut the top off just enough to remove the stem maybe a half-inch thick!

Take a melon ball scoop and scoop out the inside; you want to scoop out enough room to hold the ice cream!

Take butter and spread all over the outside of the apple

(I even coated the inside)  Country Crock spreadable butter worked great.

 

Next, take brown sugar, pat all over the outside of the apple, and sprinkle some on the inside.

Take cinnamon and sprinkle over the apple.

Place in a 350-degree oven for around 30 min.  (I prepared everything while I was cooking dinner and then let these cook while we ate dinner).

Take out of the oven and let cool 

(ice cream will melt really fast if you do not let them cool)

While cooling take and melt some butter sugar and cinnamon in a pot then take the inside of the apple you scooped out (not the seeds/core) place in pot cook until apples are tender. 

Lastly, place ice cream in apples pour over caramel over ice cream then scoop apple topping on top serve and enjoy!

 Who is ready for Fall?!?!?! 

Potato Soup

What I love best about Google is you can find so many recipes.  I normally type in my main ingredient and boom so many to choose.  I like to take a little from this one and a little from that one and create something different, make it mine.  The other day I made homemade potato soup for the first time; don’t judge ;)  This is what I did and my boys loved it.

You will need:

6 potatoes

1 onion

3 cloves of garlic (or more if you really like garlic)

3-4 stalks of celery

3-4 carrot sticks

6-8 cups low sodium or no salt added, chicken broth (depending on how thick you want it)

Salt

Pepper

Season all (opt)

Cajun seasoning (opt, depends if you like a little heat or not)

Heavy whipping cream

3 Tbs All purpose flour 

Toppings:

One package of BACON

Sour cream

Shredded Cheese (any kind you want)

Directions:

First, cut the bacon into chunks; chop up your potatoes, onions, celery, garlic, and carrots 

 

     Second,  fry the bacon in the pot.  Remove bacon (let the kids have a piece lol, my son LOVES bacon) and pour out most of the grease but leave some.

     Third, added onion, celery, garlic, and  carrots cook for about 2 min

  

     Fourth, add potatoes, Keep mixing and cook for about 5 min and then add seasoning (to taste, I just eyed it, go easy you can always added more)

     Fifth, add chicken broth and bring to a low boil let cook till potatoes are soft (10-15 min) Whisk heavy cream and flour together and then add and mix into soup and cook for about another 5 min .

     Once it is finish take about half out in put it in a blender (or food processor), start at low setting and increase speed (this is optional, I did this because it thicken the soup and I do not have a potato masher).  Put back in pot and taste to see if you need more seasoning (salt, pepper, etc)

  

      Place in bowls, add toppings, and serve.

It was delicious!  My husband said he thinks it was even better the next day hahaha.  Hey, if you try it let me know what you think and even add your own twist to it and make it yours (that is what makes this FUN)!  I would also love to know what you added or took away!