Ask and ye shall receive!

All I wanted was a meat grinder. 
Now, I have four! What to grind...what to grind...??

Bottoms up!

With an abundance of apples, I decided to make apple cider.  Without a cider press, I endured a time consuming process of making said cider. 

I chopped the apples, juiced them and then overheated the juicer!  It took a while for the juicer to want to work for me again, but it took a rest and kept on juicing!  After juicing, I hand-strained every drop through cheesecloth.  The end product was worth the mess and the time and the hassle. 

Look at that jug! I cannot wait to add a few cinnamon sticks and heat that juice up! What a delicious trick or treating beverage for the whole family to enjoy.  

Golden Delicious

When life hands you (FREE) apples, make applesauce!!

What a pear!

Matilde was given this pear by one of the secretaries at her school today. It is so gigantic! I can't wait to slice into it! It's as big as her head! 

FREE Blackberries

Here are a few blackberries I found today. They are from the neighbor's overgrown, out of control bush. It hangs over the fence and is growing over our rabbit hutch. I absolutely love these berries, and I cannot wait for the yummy jam that will be made from them!