FALLing for Food!

Some of my favorite aspects of fall are:

• Crunchy leaves and crisp air
• Raking leaves (yes, I said it)
• Cooler weather and windy days
• Cinnamon, spice and all things nice!
• Pumpkin picking/apple picking
• COMFORT FOOD!!!

Nothing comforts me more than snack food that I used to eat in the fall growing up. One such snack is called Taffy Apple Dip; this is a cream-cheese based dip that goes apple slices. I prefer Granny Smith apples, but this goes well with Red Delicious, Gala, any apple of your choosing!



Taffy Apple Dip with apple slices

You know what also makes me think of Autumn? Grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup! However, sometimes I am actually creative and try to improve upon some classics, such as the grilled cheese sandwich. My thoughts? I wanted to spice it up a bit and add some protein -- so I created my Grilled Cheese sandwich, with pepper jack cheese and a fried egg (sometimes a over medium egg depending on my mood).

 

 



Grilled Cheese with Pepper Jack and Egg

 

So, you may ask - why has it taken so long for me to blog? Last you knew I was training for a half marathon -- well, I am excited for the race, but to be honest, I have not trained since the last time I posted. I jogged in a Warrior Dash, which was awesome! I haven't really been cooking anything new lately. Until this past weekend, when I tried some new recipes that I found on Pinterest. Yes, I am a newbie to Pinterest and I enjoy being able to post idea boards for the future.

 

Tonight I used the slow-cooker to make pork loin with apples, onions, cinnamon and honey. Extremely easy recipe; make slits 3/4 of the way through the pork loin and place the apples in the slits, topped with onions, honey and cinnamon. The pork was slightly dry, but the juice in the bottom of the slow-cooker and the onions and apples helped make this meal juicy! I served this with mashed potatoes, all of which are delicious!

 

Pork Loin with Apples and Onions

Lastly, I made some Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls -- they were a perfect dessert, so of course, we ate them before dinner! (Had to wait for the slow cooker to make dinner hahaha) Below are pictures of the cinnamon rolls with pumpkin spice filling and then the pumpkin rolls with the delicious cinnamon icing! YUM!!!

 

 

Pumpkin Pie Cinnamon Rolls

 All in all, I have been enjoying this autumn greatly -- loving the weather, my family, including G and the cats, as well as friends when I get a chance to see them. : ) Good times had by all!