Summertime means it’s time for adventures, and what better way to cool off than a deep sea adventure? At Legoland California’s new Deep Sea Adventure ride, you can go underwater to see a spectacular array of sea animals while discovering Lego treasure. Add that to a day of rides, games, and healthy treats, and it […]
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Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting
Sometimes your kids have great ideas, without you even realizing. That’s basically the story behind this Apple Spice Cake with Pumpkin Frosting. Long story short: Kid came up with the idea; described it to me; I told him it didn’t sound like it would work; he wanted to make it anyway… it turned out great. […]
Apple Salsa – Spicy, Fresh, Perfect for Fall
Picture our family in the kitchen, surrounded by 27 pounds of apples that we’ve picked. We’ve already made apple pie, applesauce, and we’ve eaten what seems like an endless amount of apples out of hand. What’s left to make? “Apple salsa!” declares one of the kids. Apple salsa… Hmmm… That might just work. Turns out, […]
One-Ingredient Apple Chips
These apple chips have so few ingredients, if they had any fewer ingredients, they would not exist. That’s a back-handed way of saying that there’s only one ingredient in these apple chips: apples. Last weekend, we had a chance to head out to a farm (Riley’s at Los Rios Rancho). We picked a whole bunch […]
Old-Fashioned Apple Cake
A crisp fall day practically begs for an old-fashioned apple cake, and have we got a good one for you! This apple cake recipe comes by way of Rachel Hollis of The Chic Site, and her new cookbook “Upscale Downhome.” The recipe is called “Grandma Neeley’s Apple Cake,” but the truth is, it could be […]
Not Your Grandma’s Carrot-Raisin Salad
We like to spiralize a lot in our house. And that’s how we ended up with this carrot-raisin salad. We just pulled out the spiralizer and started curling up everything. Did you know that fall produce works really well in the spiralizer? Apples, carrots, beets – anything sturdy and crunchy will probably stand up to […]