Simple Two Ingredient Applesauce

I kind of made this recipe by accident last week.  Barney still isn’t doing too well, and I wanted to make him something special to eat.  I had some McIntosh apples hanging out in my fridge that were getting kind of old, so I thought I would make him some applesauce.  I cut up some apples and put them in a saucepan with some water and let them cook on various heats (my favorite is high) until applesauce formed.  When it was done, I tried some for myself and found that it was absolutely delicious!  The recipes I looked up had sugar added to them but since I was making this for a goat, I didn’t want to add sugar.  It’s definitely still yummy without the sugar. 

Ingredients:
- Apples (I used McIntosh)
- Water

Directions:
- Core, peel and dice apples
- Place in saucepan and add enough water to cover
- Cook on medium heat until mushy

I’m still not any better on directions!  I wrote the ingredients/directions like that because you can make as little or as much as you want, depending on how many apples you use.

Papa

My husband and I were browsing the local library last week when we came across a book about our county from 1985.  I guess it was kind of like the “Who’s who” of the county, with different families and their history.  I was just browsing along when I came across this:



The man standing at the far left is my grandpa, Papa.  In his youth, he was in a band with his family.  Those are his two brothers and sister there with him.  There were also two pages written about our family.  I found out that my great-great grandfather, Peter, came to New York from Austria and my great-great grandmother, Julia, came later from Yugoslavia.  Peter and Julia met because Peter was friends with Julia’s brother.

I got really excited when I saw that picture of Papa.  He passed away in 2006 and I was surprised to find a picture of him in a book!

Things I Need To Know About The Blue Lagoon

Since I’ve been living under a rock my entire life, my first viewing of the 1980 classic, The Blue Lagoon was Monday.  Since then, I’ve been plagued with all of these burning questions that the movie just couldn’t answer for me.

This is the point where I would say “spoilers ahead”, but I’m pretty sure everyone else has seen this movie at least once before.  If not, it’s on Netflix now!

Okay, so here are 5 questions that I was left with after my first viewing of The Blue Lagoon:

1. Are Emmeline and Richard related?:  I mean, they say they’re cousins…but are they actual cousins or their families are so close that they’re like cousins?  If they are actual cousins, then what kind of cousins are they?  Like first cousins or like tenth cousins?  How cousined are they?  The Wikipedia page lists the characters as having the same last name, but I mean, are they cousins?!

2.  Old Man Paddy:  What’s his deal? Why is he so uptight at the beginning?  He pushes the kids away but, when the ship goes down, he’s the first to get them in a lifeboat.  When they get to the island, Paddy is also very creepy.

3.  Paddy’s Death:  How did he die?  I mean, yeah he drank a lot, but did he accidentally drown?  Also, he loved that island life so much, so why did he up and die, leaving those two little kids to fend for themselves?  Dude wasn’t the role model for responsibility, but he seemed like he was enjoying teaching the kids survival skills and then he can’t even survive?

4,  Baby Paddy’s Swimming Skills:  That baby can swim!  I know Em and Richard taught Baby Paddy how to swim, but how can a baby swim like that underwater?

5.  This Is A Children’s Movie?:  A lot of the reviews on Netflix start off by saying that they enjoyed the movie when they were kids.  WTF?  I’m almost thirty and the nude scenes made me hide under my blanket!

These are only a few questions that I have in regards to The Blue Lagoon.  As you can tell, overanalyzing is my jam!

Map THIS!

My parents keep all of my report cards in a lockbox in their bedroom.  Some time ago, I was creeping in there for something and got detoured down Memory Lane for a while with the report cards.

The elementary report cards are my favorites, because the teacher wrote things on the back.  One of the things that I read was that I needed to continue practicing how to read a map because that was an area in which I was struggling.

Fast forward twenty years and I just fire up Google Maps on my phone and I’m ready to go!  The days of reading an actual paper map are coming to a close, I believe.  If only they knew that in elementary school, maybe I could have been taught more useful skills, such as small talk and how not to be so awkward.

For the record, I can now read a map.  I once guided my friend to a location 4 hours away only by map.  I also guided my husband on a couple of road trips by atlas alone.   I also once guided my husband to go around the same roads like five times because I misunderstood the GPS.  So there’s that.

Easy 3 Ingredient Macaroni and Cheese

Floating fork pictures are all the rage!  I read that setting up a tripod makes these kind of photos a lot easier.  Of course, I was trying to octopus it up by holding the camera in one hand, the fork in the other and trying to put the flashlight on the bowl.  Yeah, a tripod would make things easier!



Anyway, this macaroni and cheese is yummy and, with only 3 ingredients, it’s super easy too.  You totally could just use a box macaroni and cheese, but I didn’t have any [gasp!] and I wanted something quick and easy for dinner.

   
3 Ingredient Mac and Cheese
- Macaroni Noodles
- Velveeta Cheese block (I used about a quarter of a block for 1 box of Macaroni)
- Milk

Cook macaroni noodles per instructions on the box & drain.  Put back into the pot and add cheese and milk until melted.  Add as much milk and cheese as you want, depending on the consistency you’re trying to go for.  I know some people like their mac super cheesy and creamy and some people like it a little drier.  It’s totally up to you.

Can I take this opportunity to say that I will never be a chef?  With instructions like that, how am I ever supposed to make it big in the cooking blog world?!  Spoiler:  I’m not! ;)