A healthy snack

Apples, Cheese and Crackers.

'Nuff said!

Freckled Applesauce

With some of the apples from Papa & Grandma Sandy's tree we made Freckled Applesauce. We peeled and cut the apples, cooked them down a bit and smashed them up. Leaving them a little chunky, because that is how we like it. Then, Kendra decided to add raisins and a little cinnamon. We canned it up, shared it with a few friends but ate most of it ourselves. Yummy!!!

Kendra spotin' her new chef hat and matching apron that she got from a friend of hers for her birthday.

Freckeled Apple Sauce

For her 5 year old birthday Kendra received 2 chef hats and a few aprons. She roates through them every time she is cooking something. I LOVE the Hats!!

With all of the apples from Grandma Sandy & Papa's tree, we made a LOT of applesauce. Today we made a Kook Kendra Kreation: Freckeled Apple Sauce!

20 - 30 apples
splash of 100% apple juice
1 T lemon juice
2 T cinnimon (or more)
1 t gound cloves (or less)
1 cup rasions (or more)

Peal & slice apples, place them in a large pot with splash of 100% apple juice. Cook them down, stiring & smashing with a potato masher till they are soft. We like it pretty chunky, so we don't mash it all up. Once the apples are to the texture of your liking, add lemmon juice & spices. (You can add sugar if you want but we choose not to). Last add in raisins we used dark and like rasions this time. While sauce is still hot place into steralized canning jars.

Baked Apples

A nice little treat on a blustery, brisk, fall day....or a good little General Conference break snack.

4 medium apples, washed

1/4 cup apple juice
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup raisins
cinnamon candies (optional)

While Momma cuts top of apples off, cores them and places them upside down in a large microwave safe dish. (something like and 8X8 Pyrex) Kendra measures and mixes the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a small bowl. Pack each apple first with raisins, pushing them to the bottom of the apple to kind of seal them, add a few cinnamon candies (if desired) and then pack the rest of the apple core with the sugar mixture. Little fingers work well to get all the ingredients nice and tight in there. Then pour apple juice into bottom of dish. Place dish in microwave and heat at full power for 3 minutes. Basts apples with juice from bottom of dish (a Mom job) and heat another 3 -5 minutes until apples are tender. Take out and let cool a good 5 - 10 minutes - will be VERY HOT. With a large spoon, place each apple in a bowl, (slice it up for the little ones) then spoon the juices over each apples. Can be served with a nice sized scoop of frozen yogurt or vanilla ice cream.

Candy Apple Salad

It seems as though all we have posted so far is sweets. I promise we eat many other things! Maybe it's just that these are the things that are easier for Kendra to help with right now, such as this recipe. With a little verbal instruction Kendra can make this one all by her self.

Note: amounts of ingredients vary every time we make this. So just let loose and give your 4 year old the go ahead.

2-4 apples, any kind you would like.
2 reg size snicker bars or 8 fun size.
about a half of a bag of mini marshmallows (or more if you are 4)
one reg size tub of cool whip

Place the Snicker bars in the freezer about 20 minutes before you make this. It really makes it easier!
Clean, core and cut apples into small bite sized pieces.
Remove Snickers from freezer, while still in the wrapper hit with a hammer a few times to break them up into small pieces (SO much easier than trying to cut through all the Carmel and nougat)
In a large bowl combine apples, broken Snickers, half a bag of mini marshmallows and a full tub of cool whip. Stir and serve cold. Enjoy

A Tall Giraffe

Fill a tall glass with the following ingredients:

*2 scoops of Sherbet (we used lime)

*A splash of ginger ale

*Orange juice to the top

Add a slice of orange to the rim of the glass and enjoy with a "bendy" straw.

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Kook Kendra, April 2009

Banana Cinnamon Surprise

*Banana
*Chocolate chips
*Marshmallows
*Cinnamon
*Tin Foil


Take a banana and cut it length wise down the center. Press Chocolate chips into the banana and sprinkle it with cinnamon. Add marshmallows and wrap in tinfoil. Place on a cookie sheet in a hot oven for 7-10 minutes. Unwrap and enjoy. Makes one serving.

Kook Kendra creation original, Aug 2009