Apples Apples Everywhere!

Yesterday was Hannah's and my one year dating anniversary. Super exciting, and super crazy that it has already been a whole year since we officially became a couple. As Hannah has mentioned before, we feel like we know each other so well, but at the same time we still continue to surprise each other every day with new discoveries about each other.
For our one year anniversary we decided to go apple picking! We got some really good pictures and some really great apples! So many apples that we had to bunker down and cook as soon as we got home. We made two delicious dishes both so amazingly easy. Apple Sauce and Apple pie. And of course, like many of the dishes that have been on here lately, they are created by Hannah.

Apple Sauce

Four Apples, peeled and cut into quarters
1 Tbs of Brown sugar (can also use white sugar)
1 tps Cinnamon
1 cup water

Put all ingredients in a pot on the stove at medium high. Let boil so that the apples are soft. Turn down heat to medium an stir sauce and mash apples with spoon until at a desired consistency. If you want a finer consistency you can take mixture after cooked and mash with a potato masher or put through a food processor.
Super easy! And super tasty!



As for the apple pie, I will have to ask Hannah if I can post her pie crust recipe. According to her it is a family secret.

Quinoa Salad

Hannah has taken over on the experimental cooking front. I am now just around to document what she does, and of course enjoy the amazing food she is creating!
This last week Hannah spent all day cooking Friday for the weekend of our first year anniversary of dating! One thing she created was a quinoa salad that was just plain amazing, not to mention easy to make. So Here it is, Hannah's quinoa salad.

Quinoa Salad

1 medium onion
1 medium zucchini
1 can of garbanzo beans
4 cloves of garlic
1-2 stalks green onion
1 1/2 cup Quinoa
1 Tbs olive oil
a shake of dried basil
lemon juice to taste


Dice onion, garlic, green onion and Zucchini.
In a pot saute the onions in the olive oil, when the onion starts to give off the aroma of sauteed onion add the garlic and green onion, When the onion starts to clear add the zucchini.When zucchini is fully cooked add the rinsed garbanzo beans. In a separate pot cook quinoa in water 2 - 1 until water is fully absorbed. Add the cooked quinoa to the veggies. Add basil and lemon juice to taste. Also delicious with green olives and for non vegans would go well with feta cheese. Serve hot or cold. Enjoy!



Afterward:
When asking Hannah how she made this dish, the way she described her portions were as follows:
An onion
Garbanzo beans
Zucchini
Couple of pieces of garlic
Some green onion
Olive oil
Basil
A squirt of lemon juice 

It took some explanations and her to sit next to me making sure it was right to finally get this recipe to come out the way she cooked it. But here, it is in it's full glory, enjoy!