Just a Smidgen » Apples https://justasmidgen.com ..a lifestyle blog filled with recipes, photography, poems, and DIY Tue, 29 Jul 2014 15:07:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 Reboot with Joe Day Three https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/15/reboot-with-joe-day-three/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/15/reboot-with-joe-day-three/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:33:54 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=21111 Today was a crazy day, both Katie and I had last minute appointments to get our hair done! So the third and final day got of our Reboot with Joe Cleanse was off to a bumpy start. I had my usual morning coffee and had to run out the door for a 9 am appointment. […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/15/reboot-with-joe-day-three/feed/ 16 Reboot with Joe Day Two https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/14/reboot-with-joe-day-two/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/14/reboot-with-joe-day-two/#comments Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:22:21 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=21104 I woke up relieved that my headache was gone and I was surprisingly happy to continue on with my Reboot with Joe cleanse. I am not the kind of girl who usually gets past one day of any cleanse, so this was a surprise. Headache gone, rested, we brought out the ingredients for our morning […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/14/reboot-with-joe-day-two/feed/ 13 Reboot with Joe https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/13/reboot-with-joe/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/13/reboot-with-joe/#comments Sun, 13 Apr 2014 15:34:17 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=21068 As I’m typing this, visions of all sorts of snacks are floating through my mind. It’s amazing how responsive our minds are to the foods we typically eat from day to day. Right now, it’s telling me that I’m supposed to have an Elevate Me bar, because that’s what I always have. I’m on a […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/04/13/reboot-with-joe/feed/ 12 Sunshine Salad https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/23/sunshine-salad/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/23/sunshine-salad/#comments Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:30:04 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=19158 { Can you tell the sun has been shining again? } Remember those Sunshine Salads that made the hockey potluck dinner rounds.. full of marshmallows, sour cream, mandarin oranges and coconut?   I thought it was time that salad got an updated look.. With a nod to citrus with sun shaped slices of Cara Cara […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/23/sunshine-salad/feed/ 21 New Moon Simmer Pots https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/01/new-moon-simmer-pots/ https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/01/new-moon-simmer-pots/#comments Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:53:43 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18846 Today is January 1st 2014 and there is a New Moon today.. at 4:14 am ♥   It is a Supermoon, one that occurs twice in January. On January 1st and 30th the moon will be closest to the earth. It is rare to have two Supermoons in one month, it won’t happen again until […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2014/01/01/new-moon-simmer-pots/feed/ 21 Chunky Cranberry Apple Chutney https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 05:54:24 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=18021 I’m always delighted to discover sparkling jars of my Chunky Cranberry Apple Chutney hiding behind the apricot jam! Dollops of ruby red chutney smeared over thick slices of bread, sandwiched amidst slices of aged cheddar then grilled in all its melted molten loveliness.. has to be one of my favorite comfort foods. So even if […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/11/12/cranberry-apple-chutney/feed/ 14 Ambrosial Mulligatawny Soup https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/25/ambrosial-mulligatawny-soup/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/25/ambrosial-mulligatawny-soup/#comments Fri, 25 Oct 2013 20:52:56 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=17310 crisp granny smith ♥ market fresh Mulligatawny Soup ♥ exotic blend of seasonal apples, fragrant spices, rice and chicken curried heat welcome on a chilly autumn evening sun setting early behind the sharp edge of our golden planet ♥ ♥ I’ve begun reorganizing my spices { we’ve a surfeit of spices.. more on that in […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/25/ambrosial-mulligatawny-soup/feed/ 21 Martha Stewart’s Apple~Blackberry Cake https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/#comments Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:08:18 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16776 We bid adieu to summer and her bumbleberry sweetness and charm and we’re embracing (sort of) autumn in all his cinnamon apple glory all blustery and sturdy baked, like this simple Martha Stewart’s Apple-Blackberry Cake.. a not too sweet cake in a sugar spun-dusted springform pan with a wee, lighthearted whisking of butter, sugar, eggs […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/10/02/martha-stewarts-apple-blackberry-cake/feed/ 43 Gluten Free Pumpkin and Applesauce Granola https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/ https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:00:50 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=16719   I love the seasonal change over to fall recipes, I think it’s the contrast of all the deep earthy flavors after the cool, light salads of summer… like in this Gluten Free Pumpkin and Applesauce Granola recipe. ♥     This is my newest favorite granola creation. There isn’t actually any star anise in […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2013/09/30/gluten-free-pumpkin-applesauce-granola/feed/ 46 Saucy Apples and Spicy Muffins https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/21/saucy-apples-and-spicy-muffins/ https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/21/saucy-apples-and-spicy-muffins/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 14:02:58 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=9669 A little plot of earth a shovel seeds rain sun and a hose are all you’d need for a lovely little garden… but to have an old rough and knotted limbed apple tree canopied backyard.. well, that would be just sensational, wouldn’t it? I knew crab apple trees flourished in Calgary.. but sweet apples? Mona […]

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]]> https://justasmidgen.com/2012/09/21/saucy-apples-and-spicy-muffins/feed/ 98 Sunny Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips on a Murky Saturday Morning https://justasmidgen.com/2011/06/11/sunny-fruit-salsa-on-a-murky-saturday-morning/ https://justasmidgen.com/2011/06/11/sunny-fruit-salsa-on-a-murky-saturday-morning/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 17:44:03 +0000 https://justasmidgen.com/?p=698 My despondent dog stood getting soaked for 10 minutes this morning, all the while pondering whether or not it was worth it to make the brave dash through the torrential downpour to his dog run.    In defiance of this abysmal rain… I submit to you a vibrant Fruit Salsa Recipe, thanks to Annie (only slightly […]

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