'Ono Made Easy

One of my husband's favorite drinks at Starbucks is the Green Tea Frappuccino, so I was so happy when I found this copycat recipe!!!!! https://www.foodfanatic.com/recipes/homemade-starbucks-green-tea-frappuccino-recipe/  Homemade Starbucks Green Tea Frappuccino Ingredients  1 cup ice cubes 1 cup milk, soy or almond milk 1 Tbsp Matcha tea powder ( I used Teavana Matcha) 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract 2 Tbsp granulated sugar sweetened whipped cream, optional Directions  1. In a blender, place the ice cubes, milk, green tea powder, vanilla extract, and sugar. Blend well. 2. Pour into a glass and top with whipped cream, if desired.

I just went apple picking recently, and I was trying to figure out what to do with all those apples! I used to eat applesauce quite frequently as a kid, sooo....applesauce it is!!! Here is a recipe I adapted from Betty Crocker Cookbook- Heart Health Edition c2007 (p. 468) Applesauce Ingredients  (approx. 6 servings) 4 medium cooking apples (1 1/3 lb), peeled, cut into fourths and cored ( I used Honeycrisp apples and cut them up into smaller chunks so they would cook faster.) 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup packed brown sugar or 3-4 Tbsp granulated sugar ( I used brown sugar) 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg ( I totally forgot to get this at the store, so I used about 3 whole cloves instead.) Directions  1. In a 3 1/2-to 6-quart slow cooker, mix all of the ingredients. Cover and cook on the High heat setting for about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours or until the apples are tender; stir. (My apples took about 2 hours to cook.)

Meatloaf is such a great comfort food, especially with cold weather! My husband thought it would be a great idea to find a recipe that kicked up meatloaf up a notch, so he found this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/230589/bbq-bacon-wrapped-meatloaf/?internalSource=staff%20pick&referringContentType=home%20page BBQ Bacon-Wrapped Meatloaf Ingredients  5 slices of bacon                                                         1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 white onion, chopped                                              1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped or more to taste        1 tsp dried oregano 1 lb lean ground beef                 ...