Apple Snow

It is snowing outside here so I thought snow in a bowl would be fun.  You can do this with just about any fruit if you puree it.  This one is apple.  If you happen to be lucky enough to have snow as a kid you know what is like to eat it. 

At least this snow tastes good and you know what it is made of.  Thinking about eating snow as a kid reminds me of the movie we watch every year.  "A Christmas Story".  Ralphie gets a snowball in the face and Flick sticks his tongue to a flag pole.  Funny every time you see it.

So in honor of Christmas, winter and all that crazy stuff we do with snow.

Apple Snow

Take equal parts of apple sauce and apple cider.  Put in a blender.  Add a few tablespoons of maple syrup depending on how sweet you want it.  Blend then put in a bowl in the freezer.  When frozen scrap off what you want into a bowl.

Just something fun, quick and easy to take your mind off all the projects you have to do yet.

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Christmas Present Salad

With all of us about to turn our attention to December activity, I wanted to put this salad out. Although not really a recipe, I thought it looked like Christmas.  Green, red and white.  It looks like a festival of color.  We are all getting ready to shop, decorate, hang lights, wrap presents and think about holiday baking.

A salad is an easy and healthy dish to ponder those extra calories over.  Have a cookie, have a salad, have a piece of candy, have a salad, have.....balance.

Christmas Present Salad

Really I just cut up julienne style (to cut food into very thin strips) celery, red bell pepper, carrots and red cabbage.  Tossed it with my favorite oil and vinegar.  Toss some pomegranate seeds and sesame seeds on.  Put it on a green plate and there you have it.

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