By Lifestyle Contributor, Sheri Hopkins
Hello everyone! Halloween was a huge success at my house. I had so many trick or treaters, I lost count. I loved seeing all the kids, they were so cute. I had all the family and a few friends over. I made a huge pot of chili, crock pot full of cheese dip and Jacob smoked some pork, and it was delicious. For dessert, I made peach cobbler (no peaches from Georgia thanks to Larry Wagoner) Two kinds of strawberry cookies, kisses cookies, two batches of brownies and lunch lady peanut butter bars. I was worn smooth out last night. It was worth it though!
I was driving to Fort Smith the other day and I heard an advertisement for cameras for your home. I am listening to the lady that is giving her spill and said, “I have these cameras in my home so I can keep an eye on my children when I am not home.” I’m thinking, what a good idea. I might need one of those to watch my chihuahua, JR, while I am at work. She keeps talking and she says, “we are thinking about getting some and putting them in my parent’s home so we can keep an eye on them also.”
Hmmm…well the wheel in my mind starts turning and I am thinking, I don’t know about that. Then it hits me, Jacob Hopkins could be looking at me this very moment. I am looking around for something he could have a camera hid in. He already calls me “Oldilocks.” He may have cameras watching me. So, just in case he has, I had to make some faces and act crazy just to see if he was watching me. I think that putting cameras in your parent’s home could be a little scary, no telling what they would see at my house. I talk to my dog, and myself. He will put me away if he watches me. Enough about that, who am I kidding he wouldn’t pay for a camera, he is a tightwad. Remember, he wants me to find a cemetery closer to him, so he won’t have to drive so far when I die.
Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. The time sure does fly by, seems like the older you are, the faster it goes.
This week’s recipe is a cinnamon roll apple crisp. I love anything apple. This is the perfect time of year for apple desserts. Did I ever tell y’all that my Granny Morgan always, and I mean every evening after supper, peeled an apple and ate it. That’s one of the memories I have of her. Of course, us kids, always wanted some of it.
CINNAMON ROLL APPLE CRISP
1 12.4 oz. package of refrigerated cinnamon roll dough with icing
1 cup rolled oats (Quick Oats work fine)
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup margarine (softened)
8 Granny Smith apples (peeled and sliced)
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Roll the cinnamon rolls onto a work surface to desired thickness, big enough to fit into a 9×13 baking dish or you can just flatten them in the bottom of the pan with your hands. Mix oats, brown sugar, flour, 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, and salt in a bowl. Then add margarine until crumbly (it’s easier with a fork). Spread apples over cinnamon roll crust. Mix the white sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon together in a bowl and sprinkle over the apples. Top with the oat mixture. Bake in a preheated oven until the apples are tender (about 40-50 minutes) depending on your oven. Place the icing that came with the cinnamon rolls in the microwave for a few seconds and drizzle it over the apple crisp while still warm. I would add a few crushed pecans sprinkled on top before baking if you like nuts. Have a wonderful week, we are so blessed folks.
