a little halloween stop motion

Here's a quick stop motion movie I made with my phone. Hope you all had a sweet Halloween!

Another week gone by

Summer seems to be going by quickly -doesn't it? Here's my week in instagram.

4th of July fun at Mom's.

New tattoos and estate sale finds!

Hope you had a great week! (yes, I did mean to post this yesterday but, oh well! )

Happy 4th, ya'll

Hope you all are having a lovely day. I'm waiting on the husband to return from work and trying not to eat all the Watermelon Lemonade Sorbet I made for tonight's festivities.

xoxo

Chunky Peanut Butter-Caramel Apples

I enjoyed the results of this recipe. It almost feels like a healthier more "adult" take on the fall state fair favorite. The brown rice syrup significantly lowers the sugar content and you avoid the processed sugars in store made caramels.

If you want to make some the way I did you'll need:
6 apples or so
1/2 cup of chunky peanut butter
1/2 cup of brown rice syrup (check your local hippie store if you can't find it at the supermarket)
Parchment paper
Bamboo skewers or Popsicle sticks

To make:
(clear out a shelf in your fridge so, you'll have room to chill your apples)
Spread the parchment paper over a cutting board.

Combine the peanut butter and brown rice syrup. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly until the mix drips off in ribbons. If it's too stiff you can add a little more rice syrup.

Cover your apples in the caramel mixture and place it on the parchment paper.

Let sit in the fridge for at least 3 hours.

* base recipe source: Bust magazine and thanks to Gary for the inspiration!