I made this dish for a pot luck barbeque at Eric’s School (John Knox Christian School)!

This recipe from someone I worked with at TD!  It is rarely made around our house because Kevin doesn’t like cream cheese!

Apple Bavarian:

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup sugar

1/4 tsp vanilla

1 cup flour

Cream and press onto a 9″ spring form pan

8 oz cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix well and place on top of crumbs

1/3 cup sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

4+ apples evenly sliced

Toss and place on top

Sprinkle with 1/2 cup slivered almonds (which I avoided because of nut allergies)

Bake 450 10 minutes

then 400 for 25mins

I always place a baking sheet under it to catch the drippings!

Enjoy..

{blushing because the picture is terrible…we were running out the door to get there on time, kids were already loaded in the van…when I said “wait I need a picture” hubby didn’t look too impressed!}

I thought I would drag out the tripod and do a long exposure shot to show the under cabinet lighting!  I love it so much…It looks great, esp in the evening…but it also fills all the dark corners with so much light, the counter tops now have more ‘usable’ space!!

I really didn’t know which picture to use for my blog!

There was so many that I wanted to share!

Upon arrival ‘T’ had paint in her hair…so mom & dad did a quick haircut to start the night out…then we moved on to family pictures…then individuals of the kids…while I was working with “T” I turned around and snapped a picture of “J” watering the trees!  Then onto the fun and more creative individuals…we put “T” into the suitcase with some undergarments, next “N” took a piglet out of the barn and we took some pictures of it with “T”-to complete this series! (The last two kids are her siblings!) We finished with some fun stuff of mom & dad…on the tractor and out with the donkeys!

Thank you so much for inviting me to the farm for your family session!  I had a great time!

First ride on the bus…he’s tired you can tell…I have a feeling he was almost asleep…1hr+ on the bus will do that to you!  He loved it though!

Pepper Steak

2lbs stewing beef, sliced roast or steak

Brown in a frying pan with oil (I add the peppers and onion so they are more tender, but it is not what the recipe calls for!

1 cup Ketchup

1 cup water

salt & pepper (1tsp each)

3 tbsp Soya Sauce

3 tbsp Worchesterstire Sauce

3 tbsp flour

2 onions

1 green pepper

mushrooms (fresh or canned)

Bake in the oven 350F for one hour.  Serve over rice or mashed potatoes!

A couple weeks late…just like the mechanics auto work, or the carpenters home repairs!

I took Jer out to the train tracks to try and capture a new ‘portrait’ for our walls!  This was my favorite ‘catch’ of the day!  Jer & Daddy:

School must be tiring!  Eric decided to take a nap at 2 in the afternoon!!

Today I took pictures of the items that were for sale around our house…to declutter for when we ‘list’ our home!

Look at this cute little boy!  He can be TROUBLE…but he can also be sweet a pie!  Love the little grin & the high 5!  Even in the shower!

You might have noticed that I missed Menu Monday this week.  I actually wanted to post a question:
What types of snacks or sandwiches do you pack in the kids lunch?

Leave an idea or two and you might just receive something special from A Shot Of Life!!  (bribery works with my kids…it might work with my friends, family & clients too, right?)