Caramel Apple Biscuit Cups Recipe

Hola Amigos! Happy New Week! hope your weekend was fun and uneventful. At the house we tried to take it easy and relax after a few worrisome days  due to a silly  school accident my little one had at his K school. He is fine now but it was a bit stressful with a very lengthy visit to his doctor and right away to the ER. We just had to take it easy and that's how this  treat came to be!

When I'm stressed I crave for little bites of sweet comfort. I had a 3 apples that were not looking to happy and a pint of my favorite vanilla bean ice cream, baked apples with ice cream sounded amazing to me.

I kicked it to another lever baking them on my favorite caramel sauce. Had my dessert and so much left over that the next day for breakfast I decided to stuff our regular Sunday biscuits with the mix!
Oh boy! Now I need to make this every Sunday! They are warm, sweet and juicy. Crispy in the outside and sticky in the inside!

My pictures didn't come out good this time, they really don't do justice to how good and gooey these guys are. Note to self, time to get a light box for the soon to be here cold and dark days!

In light of recent commentaries of a certain public figure about bloggers I'm going to say one more time, I'm no expert. I don't have a degree in culinary arts and I have never been the editor of a glossy magazine.

I am an expert of what my family and friends like. After spending 7 years of my life studying in my country and overseas I do have a University degree and I'm the editor of the weekly grocery list I write in order to know what I need to get to plan for my family's meals. Meals that I've been sharing with you in hopes to inspire you in creating something similar to your family adding your own personal touches. You have and that is why almost a year later I keep writing this blog and enjoying each and every one of my readers!

This particular recipe started as one thing and ended as another...don't we all do that once in a while? My guys liked it, they smiled and some licked their little fingers and that was enough validation to me.
But enough of that lady and back to the biscuits, lol...I'm sure you are going to like them. I even drizzled more caramel sauce over them after they were done...yummm!

Thank you for visiting the blog my friends! Halloween is only 10 days away....(And still no costume, ugh!), Give these apples with or without the biscuits cups a try. As I said they are delicious with just plain ice cream, but if you have left overs...go ahead and stuff your morning biscuits with them and give your usual breakfast a sweet tasty spin!  Remember everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Caramel Apple Biscuit Cups

Ingredients:

3 Green Apples

1 Cup Brown Sugar

4 TBSP Butter

1/2  Cup Cream 

Pinch of salt

1 tsps vanilla 

1 tsps lemon juice

1.2 tsps cinnamon

1/2 tsps nutmeg

1/2 tsps allspice

1 can  (8) Grands Honey Butter Biscuits

Directions:

Heat up oven at 350F

For caramel apples:

Peel and diced apples. Pour 1 tsp of lemon juice on the apples, mix. Add cinnamon, nutmeg and all spice, mix and set aside.

In a saucepan on medium heat add and mix brown sugar, butter cream and a pinch of salt. Cook until bubbly and semi thickened for about 3-5 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Mix.

Add this sauce to the apples, make sure all the apples are coated by the caramel. Place in the oven, cover with aluminum foil   and cook  until apples are soft but not mushy, about 20 minutes. 

Remove from oven, let it cool a bit before serving over ice cream or just eating right out of a bowl.

For Caramel Apples Biscuit Cups:

Heat up oven to 375F

Take 2 biscuits from the can, put them together between 2 sheets of wax paper and using a rolling pin,  roll them flat until you get a circle approximately 5 -5 1/2 inches each. You will get 4 circles out of a can.

Using a jumbo nonstick muffin pan, place each circle on the muffin cup. Make sure the biscuit dough is covering the bottom and sides of the muffin cup. Spoon the apple mixture on each dough cup  almost all the way to the top. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Remove and cool before serving. 

Prep Time 20 minutes                        Bake Time 20 minutes                               Serves 4

Sharing my Fall Apple Stuffed Biscuits at these Fa-Boo-lous Parties:

Ms enPlace, DIY Home Sweet Home, A Southern Fairtytale, Mad in Crafts, Jam Hands, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Watch Out, Martha!, A Pinch of Joy, Feeding Big, The Gunny Sack, Hun What's for Dinner?, Our Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Memories by the Mile, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Not Just a Housewife, Between Naps on the Porch, A peek into my Paradise, Lady Behind the Curtain, Smart School House, Ginger Snap Crafts, Someday Crafts, The Shady Porch, Made to be a Momma, Real Housewives of Riverton, All She Cooks, Polkadots on Parade, Kitchen Meets Girl, SNAP, Ducks' n a Row, Pink Recipe Box, The Well Crafted Home, Live Laugh Rowe, The Crafty Blogstalker, Lamberts Lately, Made in a Day, The Mandatory Mooch, Jennifer Rizzo, Gingerly Made, Sparkles and a Stove, Delish, My Turn (for Us), Simply Dream and Create, Craftionary, The Best Blog Recipes, The Girl Creative, My Life in Pencil, Practically Functional, Today's Creative Blog, Sweet Haute, The Patriotic Pam, 504 Main, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, The Answer is Chocolate, Six Sisters Stuff, Cheerios and Lattes, Made From Pinterest, Craft Dictator, Classy Clutter, Will Cook For Smiles, Sew-Licious, Suburbs Mama, Twigg Studios, Lemon Paper Designs, Serenity You, Cooking for the Seven Dwarfs, I Should be Mopping the Floors, Create with Joy, Craft-O-Maniac, Frugal Foodie Mama, SL Under the table and Dreaming, Huckleberry Love, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Carrie This Home, Boogie Board Cottage, Alderberry Hill, Navy Wifey Peters, The Chicken Chick, Lines Across, Say Not Sweet Anne, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Titi Crafty, Suburbs Mama, Flamingo Toes, Between Naps on the Porch, Coastal Charm, Golden Reflections, Pint Sized Baker, Sugar Bee Crafts, The Blackberry Vine, Nap Time Creations, Home Stories A to Z, Kathe with an E, Cozy Little House, The Brambleberry Cottage, Creative Geekery, Saving 4 Six, What's Cooking Love?, 52 Mantels

DIY Candy Corn Halloween Paper Napkin Wreath

Hola Amigos! Just a quick craft for the weekend if you want to give your house a festive touch for Halloween! You guys already know the drill with this wreath since we have made quite a few already (here and also here), but that is the thing, it's so easy, cheap and you get instant gratification is hard to just stop at just one!

If you have a small apartment, a dorm, or a big house but you are really not into the whole Halloween thing but a touch of magic in your home, this is the craft for you! Other than the napkins from your Dollar Store, you just need a few Halloween elements and you are set!

Nothing says Fall and Halloween like Candy Corns! These little bites of sugar now come in all flavors and textures, even gummies, so why not a wreath, it doesn't have to be perfect,the real ones aren't, and we are just representing them on this wreath with their characteristic colors.

As always this is a quick accent for indoors or outdoors, just keep in mind is paper and lately it has been raining and we are expecting the "S" word (snow) soon, so if you don't have a covered porch or the wind brings water to your door, use it inside only.

Happy weekend my friends! Only 11 days left for candy palooza! I still need to get or make a costume for my little one but...and by the looks of it, I'll be putting it together on the 30th since my little monster can't decide what he wants to be! In the meantime I will make more wreaths and dream about candy.

Besitos, 

Lizy

Sharing some paper candy corn at these Fa-BOO-lous parties:

Sewlicious Home Decor, Classy Clutter, Suburbs Mama, Twigg Studios, Life on Lakeshore Drive, The Tablescaper, Frugal Foodie Mama, Navy Wifey Peters, Titi Crafty, The Velvet Moon Baker, Your Home Based Mom, Flamingo Toes, Nifty Thrifty Things, DIY Show Off, VMG206, Huckleberry Love, Craft-O-Maniac, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Under The Table and Dreaming, The Chicken Chick, I Should Be Mopping the Floors, This Gal Cooks, Carrie This Home, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Mad in Crafts, Watch Out, Martha!, A Pinch of Joy, Feeding Big, The Gunny Sack, Our Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Memories by the Mile, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Not Just a Housewife, Between Naps on the Porch, Lady Behind the Curtain, Smart School House, Ginger Snap Crafts, Someday Crafts, The Shady Porch, Made to be a Momma, Real Housewives of Riverton, Polkadots on Parade, Kitchen Meets Girl, SNAP, Ducks' n a Row, Pink Recipe Box, The Well Crafted Home, Live Laugh Rowe, The Crafty Blogstalker, Lamberts Lately, Made in a Day, The Mandatory Mooch, Jennifer Rizzo, Gingerly Made, Sparkles and a Stove, My Turn (for Us), Simply Dream and Create, The Girl Creative, The Best Blog Recipes, Craftionary, My Life in Pencil, Practically Functional, My Personal Accent, Today's Creative Blog, Sweet Haute, The Patriotic Pam, 504 Main, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, The Answer is Chocolate, Six Sisters Stuff, Cheerios and Lattes, Made From Pinterest, Craft Dictator, Will Cook For Smiles, Bowdabra, Sew-Licious, Lemon Paper Designs, SerenityYou, Nap Time Creations, Home Stories A to Z, Kathe with an E, Cozy Little House, 52 Mantels

7 Frightful and Delightful Halloween Desserts Recipes

Hola Amigos! Here is the blog's first  round up of  Seven Frightful and Delightful Halloween Desserts! Why 7? well 7 is a mysterious and mystic number, 7 days of the week, 7 colors on the rainbow, 7 Seas. Lucky 7, 7up, lol and many other meanings to mention here. Some of them might look spooky and some might look sweet...what do they have in common?...they are all good and easy to make! Enjoy

Maple and Toffee Autumn Muddy Buddies

Eye of Newt Halloween Bundt Cake

Toe of Frog Halloween Lemon Cupcakes

Death by Candy Corn Halloween Carrot Cake

Pumpkin Brownies

Zombie Skin Halloween Muddy Buddies

Pot of Bones Halloween Chocolate Covered Cherries Mini Bundts

Besitos,
Lizy

Sharing my desserts at these Fa-BOO-lous Parties:

Practically Functional, Townsend House, Craft Dictator, Today's Creative Blog, Sarah Howe, Six Sister's Stuff, The Answer is Chocolate, Cheerios and Lattes, Cassidy's Cooking Collection, Sewlicious Home Decor, Classy Clutter, Suburbs Mama, Twigg Studios, Life on Lakeshore Drive, The Tablescaper, Frugal Foodie Mama, Navy Wifey Peters, Titi Crafty, The Velvet Moon Baker, Your Home Based Mom, Flamingo Toes, Nifty Thrifty Things, My Mixing Spoon, VMG206, Huckleberry Love, Craft-O-Maniac, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Under The Table and Dreaming, The Chicken Chick, I Should be Mopping the Floors, This Gal Cooks, Carry This Home, Ms enPlace, DIY Home Sweet Home, A Southern Fairytale, Mad in Crafts,The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Jam Hands, Watch Out, Martha!, A Pinch of Joy, Feeding Big, The Gunny Sack, Our Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Memories by the Mile, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Not Just a Housewife, Between Naps on the Porch, A Peek into my Paradise, Lady Behind the Curtain, Smart School House, Ginger Snaps Crafts, The Shady Porch, Made to be a Momma, Real Housewives of Riverton, All She Cooks, Polkadots on Parade, Kitchen Meets Girl, SNAP, Ducks 'n a Row, Pink Recipe Box, The Well Crafted Home, Live Laugh Rowe, The Crafty Blogstalker, Made in a Day, The Mandatory Mooch, Jennifer Rizzo, Gingerly Made, Delish, My Tun (for Us), Simply Dream and Create, Craftionary, The Best Blog Recipes, The Girl Creative, Someday Crafts, Foodie Friends Friday, Today's Creative Blog, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, 504 Main, The Patriotic Pam, Will Cook for Smiles, Bowdabra, Sew-Licious, Lemon Paper Designs, Serenity You, Pint Sized Baker, Kathe with an E

Baked Pork Loin with Dried Plums Sauce Fall Recipe

Hola Amigos! Sharing with you today a recipe full of Fall flavors! Have you cooked with prunes before, how about prune juice! I happen to be one of those weird people who would sit in front of the tv with a can of juice prunes and eat them like crazy just to get a whole bunch of seeds at the end , crack them and eat the inside!!!! I know...I said it was weird, lol
Prunes are just Dried Plums! They are high in antioxidants, fiber and a mild natural "extra thing" to keep you regular.

Can you believe that people are so sensitive in a negative way to the word "prune" only associating it with old people and digestive problems? to the point producers changed their name to "Dried Plums" in order to commercialized them and  sell them.. Personally I don't care...let's call things for what they are..but since I want people to read this post I going to follow the masses this one time.

As with any recipe I started with a well seasoned piece of pork and let it marinate for a few hours. That I think is the secret of a tasty meal. I also bake it with a bit  the delicious marinade, to keep it moist while it's in the oven.

I'm aware that the perfect piece of pork should have a little pink in the middle...but..and this is a big But, no one in my family will eat any pork product if it's not cooked all the way through (read overcooked) , therefore this particular pork is on the well done side. I will suggest you cook it according to your family's taste as long as it's between the safe temperature of 140-150 degrees and everybody will be happy and healthy.

This is a savory sauce and it get even better with the addition of the sweet golden raisins! I believe I made a healthy recipe without even planning on doing so, ha! Love that!

Thank You friends for coming to the blog today...give good ol' prunes<----sorry, Dried Plums a try! They are good for you and they taste wonderful. All plates were licked clean after dinner and no one knew what was on the sauce! and remember, everything tastes better with a Pinch of Love!

Besitos,

Lizy

Baked Pork Loin with Dried Plums Sauce
Ingredients:
1 (2 1/2-3 lb) Pork Loin 
For the rub:
1 TBSP Curry Powder
1 TBSP Garlic Powder
1 TBSP Onion Powder
1 TBSP Celery Salt
1/2 tsps Tumeric
1/2  tsps Nutmeg
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 1/2 Cup Dried Plum  Juice
2-3 TBSP Brown Sugar
1/2 Cup Golden Raisins
Directions:
In a bowl mix all the ingredients for your rub. Remove pork loin from refrigerator and rub it with your mix all over. Place it in a zip lock bag and add 1 cup of your Dried Plum Juice, refrigerate for a couple of hour or even over night. Once in a while during the marinating time, move it around in the bag to make sure every side gets permeated with the juice and spices.
Pre heat your oven at 450 degrees. Remove loin from the bag and place it in your baking dish, Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove aluminum foil and baste with some of the liquids coming from the pork and marinade. Cook uncover for another 15 minutes for a total of 45 minutes, 
With a thermometer take pork internal temperature and make sure it has reached 140-150 degrees. Remove from heat and let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting it.
Save some of the drippings on the pan for the sauce. Place them in a small saucepan and add the remaining 1/2 cup of dried plum juice. brown sugar and golden raisins. Cook on medium heat for 5-8 minutes until raisins are fat and plump. Serve the sauce over you sliced pork loin and enjoy.

Important note about cooking pork : I want to emphasis the I've done a lot of research about for how long you should safely cook it regardless of what "chefs" say, I cook things the way I like it and the way I think is safe for my family and still comes out tasting good. The guideline I use is 20 minutes per pound if the pork loin is about 2 lb and a 15 minutes per pound if the pork loin is between 3 1/2-5 lb and always when the internal temperature reaches 145 and remains that way after 3 minutes. 

Prep Time: 4 hours (includes marinating time)   Bake Time 45 minutes    Serves 4-5

Sharing a slice of this loin at this Fabulous Parties:

The Mandatory Mooch, Sweet Haute,White Lights on Wednesday, Polkadots on Parade, Pink Recipe Box, House Wives of Riverton, Made in a Day, Creative Geekery, The Girl Creative, Love and Laundry, A Simple Five, Living Better Together, Kitchen Fun with my 3 Sons, 504 Main, My Romantic Home, Tidy Mom, Home Maid Simple, The Best Blog Recipe, Craftionary, The Brambleberry Cottage, Practically Functional, Townsend House, Craft Dictator, Juggling Real Food and Real Life, Today's Creative Blog, Sara Howe, Six Sister's Stuff, The Answer is Chocolate, Cheerios and Lattes, Cassidy's Cooking Collection, Sewlicious Home Decor, Classy Clutter, Suburbs Mama, Twigg Studios, Life on Lakeshore Drive, The Tablescaper, Navy Wifey Peters, Titi Crafty, The Velvet Moon Baker, Your Home Based Mom, Flamingo Toes, Nifty Thrifty Things, My Mixing Spoon, VMG206, Huckleberry Love, Sumo;s Sweet Stuff, Under The Table and Dreaming, The Chicken Chick, I Should be Mopping the Floors, This Gal Cooks, Carrie This Home, Ms enPlace, A Southern Fairytale, Jam Hands, The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen, Feeding Big, The Gunny Sack, Our Table for Seven, Chef in Training, Memories by the Mile, Love Bakes Good Cakes, Between Naps on the Porch, A Peek into my Paradise, Lady Behind the Curtain, My Turn (for Us), Pint Sized Baker