Thanksgiving in Pictures

Hosting Thanksgiving for 14 while 8 months pregnant was a tad ambitious, but Calvin and I pulled it off!  I wish I had done a better job documenting the night, but I kind of screwed that one up.  I am missing a ton of photos of people, food and fun.  Oh well.  Trust me when I say that dinner was good and we had a great time.  The menu included: turkey (thank you Calvin), rosemary mashed potatoes, stuffing, kale and brussels sprout salad, creamed collard greens, roasted veggies, cabernet cranberry sauce, corn muffins and cranberry, pistachio and dark chocolate cookies. 

Clarissa Makes Applesauce?!?!

Anyone who know me well knows the one food I HATE more than anything is cooked apples. Just the thought alone sends shivers down my spine. Apple sauce, apple pie, baked apples, ugh. My husband says this makes me un-American. 

So here's the dilemma. We have a million pounds of apples from our farm share. We have shared them with family and friends but there are still too many left behind. So for Calvin, because I love him, I am making him some homemade apple sauce. I hope it's good, because lord knows I will not be trying this one myself.

Applesauce

18 apples

1 lemon 

1 cup of water

1 heaping teaspoon of cinnamon

pinch of salt 

1/4 cup of Agave (or sugar is fine too)  

Place the juice of one lemon and a cup of water in a pot.  Peel and chop the apples. 

This is clearly the most annoying part...

 

Place the chopped apples in the pot. 

Add cinnamon, a pinch of salt, agave and stir. 

Place on medium high heat and bring to a boil. 

Then turn the heat down and let the mixture summer for about 20 minutes. Blend with a hand blender, food processor or food mill. Let the applesauce cool before storing.