Homemade Tomato Sauce

Just because I am Italian does not mean that I have an old time passed from generation to generation tomato sauce recipe. But I found myself with about 10 pounds of tomatoes the other day and.... waste not want not... I decided I was making sauce. I looked up a good recipe and found one that I think worked out well. I also canned the left overs and can store them in my pantry for about 6 months or so.

I used this website for everything and it was very helpful with pictures and instructions.

There were a lot of steps, so visit the sight for full instructions. I followed the instructions word for word (but halved the recipe) and it turned out really good. It still needs some type of spice that we have not decided what, but overall it was very flavorful!

I had some apples so I.....

Okay so a few weeks ago we received apples in our co-op bins.. as usual. We usually blow through our apples pretty quickly, but for some reason these apples did not appeal to my boys. Then the next week comes and we got apples again. I am trying to waste as little food as possible so I refuse to toss these beaties simply because my boys were not interested. So I looked up on good ol' google and found this fantastic recipe that is NOT low in fat, but VERY high in taste and flavor...

Apple Fried Pies

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 4 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 (8-piece) container refrigerated flaky biscuit dough

Directions

For the filling: Add the butter to a large saute pan and melt. Add the apples, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice and cook over medium heat until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and cool.

When the filling is cool, roll the biscuits out on a lightly floured surface so that each biscuit forms a 7 to 8-inch circle. Place 2 to 3 tablespoons of the filling on 1/2 of each circle. Brush the edges of the circle with water. Fold the circle over the filling to make a half-moon shapes. Seal by pressing the edges with the tines of a fork.

Heat a deep fryer or a deep pot halfway filled with oil to 350 degrees F.

Carefully add the pies to the oil, 1 at a time, and fry until golden brown, turning the pies as necessary for even browning, about 5 to 8 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with powdered sugar immediately.

**I'm not a big advocate for frying, nor do I like fried foods, but these were delicious!!**