Faux Apple Pie

So, we've been getting a lot of zucchini lately and I've been looking for new ways to use the excess.  When I found this recipe on pinterest, I thought there was no way that one could really use zucchini and have it taste like apple pie.  But I was so, so wrong.  This recipe was so good and had even picky eaters satisfied.

Ingredients:

2-3 large zucchini
1 1/4 cup sugar (I almost halved this and it was still good)
1 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
3 tablespoons of flour (I used WW flour)
2 pie crusts
1/3 cup butter

Step 1: Core the zucchini and cut it up into slices.

Step 2:  Put zucchini slices in a bowl and fill to the top with water.  Put in the microwave for 12 minutes.  When done, pull slices out and have them dry for about 5 minutes on paper towels.

Step 3: Mix sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, nutmeg and flour together.

Step 4: Toss zucchini into mixture.

Step 5: Pour mixture into 1 pie crust.  Cut butter into slices and distribute over the pie.  Place second pie crust on top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes, cool and then dig in!  

(it's even better a-la-mode)

Photo Dump

I do actually notice how absent I've been from blogging lately.  In the throws of having two busy kids and a ton of travel this summer and this has suffered.  I apologize!  I'm trying to set aside a little time each week to update everyone on our happenings so that I get at least a post a week up.  I know in a year when I look back on this absence I'll probably be annoyed that I didn't document much this summer.

Here's a little photo dump to start!

I'm not sure if I've posted this picture before, or not, but it's one of my favorites of Logan.  It may not look like anything special, but, oh boy, does it capture her personality in one shot.  She constantly walks around calling herself a "movie rock star."  Singing, dancing, talking, whatever she's doing she wants to an audience.

Back when CFA had their dress like a cow, get a free meal day, we quickly scrambled to get costumes together so we could go eat free.  Never turn down a free meal, that's one of the staples they teach you in seminary.  haha

Logan will probably be showcased in more of these pictures because she has started asking to have her picture taken.  And she actually smiles instead of making faces, so I've captured a few really nice ones of her lately!

I cannot begin to express the joy being a mom of two has brought me.  Nothing tugs at my heart strings more than when the two of them work together to get things done.  Here they are blasting daddy at the splash park.  Neither one could move the hose on their own, but together, they were able to aim and get him.

I'm not sure we even need to buy Logan a regular wardrobe, anymore.  It seems like no sooner have I put her clothes on for the day and she's asking to dress up.  This particular day, she wanted to be a princess, but we regularly see appearances from a ballerina, a singer, and "movie rock star."

And a couple more sweet snap shots of the kiddos.  These were taken at a pizza place on our way to Ohio a couple of weeks ago.  Both kids had been in the car 6+ hours but you'd never know it with the way they were smiling and enjoying themselves.  We are so blessed to have kids who travel well, especially being 10+ hours away from both sets of family.

Random Videos

I've got a whole compilation of random videos on my phone.  Instead of doing several posts with them, I figure I'll just throw the whole hodge podge together!  Here ya go!

Here's the newest installment of Logan's learning of the Shepherd's Prayer.  

Brody loves to read to himself.  Unfortunately, no one else knows what he's saying, but he seems to!

Our favorite CD to listen to in the car is VeggieTales Hosanna.  It's a great compilation of songs that adults enjoy with voices kids enjoy!  We really love it because it's fun to hear the kiddos singing songs we usually hear in church.

Brody is a major helper.  Laundry is his favorite, though.  He likes to put the clothes, clean (or dirty as the case may be) into the dryer for me.

And here's a pretty recent video of the kids dancing.  This is a song they hear in their classes at church. Brody has started asking to hear "a-na-na" (hosanna) so he can dance.  We're happy to oblige.