Apples are in season and affordable.
so after the wonderful carmel apple pie, I decided to make these apple dumplings. Couldn't be simpler.
Take an apple, peel, core and slice into 8 pieces.
Get a can of refridgerated crescent rolls. Starting at the small end, roll a slice of apple up in one of the rolls and seal the edges.
Put it in a greased pan, After you have all 8 of them made, then melt a stick of butter and some sugar and cinnamon. I am not much of a measuring person, but about 3/4 cup sugar, and the cinnamon to taste. Pour it over your dumplings and then pour over 1/2 can of Mountain Dew.

Bake it in a preheated 350 degree oven.  It takes about 40 minutes, just watch them so they don't burn on top. Very yummy.

Well, I was broke this weekend, so it involved a lot of cooking. My roomie had a few green tomatoes hanging on the vines, so I picked them and fried them. Super easy. Beat an egg in some milk in a bowl, and in a different bowl mix up some corn meal and if you want some Italian bread crumbs.
Slice your tomatoes, the thinner the better.  Dip them in the liquid and then roll them in the cornmeal mix.
Heat your oil in a skillet and when it is nice and hot drop the tomatoes in the hot oil, When nicely browned flip and brown the other side. Set aside on a paper towel and when you have cooked all of them, serve.

Oh, add a little salt and pepper to your cornmeal mix

carmel apple pie

9" deep dish crusts - 2
1/2 C brown suger, 1/4 c melted butter, 1/3 C flour - combine these, mix well and set aside
5 cups thinly sliced apples, 2/3 C white sugar, 3T flour, 2 t cinnamon (I used more), 1 t lemon juice
Toss together in a large bowl until the apples are coated
20 caramels cut in half
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Put half the apples in the pie crust, 1/2 the toffee mix (the brown sugar-flour-butter concoction) and 1/2 caramels.
Repeat and then put on the pie top and seal the edges well. Cut your steam vents and then brush the top with a little milk.
Cover with foil an bake 25 minutes at 375, the remove the foil and bake 25 more minutes.
Suggestions: I did not peel my apples and my hubs said he wished I would have.
The caramels could have been cut in 1/4ths because they didn't really get melty enough.
My daughter didn't like the toffee part and suggested I leave it out next time.
Serve it hot, even if you microwave it later, because the carmel is nice and soft and gooey that way.

In spite of all the complaining - I made the pie last night and there is only once piece left. The painter and the dryer repairman both ate it and they didn't complain! I ate two pieces, so I don't think I better bake it again for a long time.

This is called Million Dollar Pie, courtesy of allrecipes.com but it should be called Million Calorie Pie. I have managed to limit myself to one piece. It is sort of like a Dump Cake.
Start with two graham cracker crusts and fill them with this:
1 can of eagle brand milk, 1/2 c lemon juice and fold in a tub of coolwhip.
then mix together a very well drained can of crushed pineapple, drained can of mandarin oranges (11 ounce can) and a can of cherry pie filling. Fold this mixture into the whipped cream mixture and fill your shells. Enough for two pies. Give one to someone you want to be fatter than you.