TJ Wilde Trilogy · Duxbridge Mysteries · Jennifer McCaffrey Mysteries
Expecting our first hard freeze this week. It’s been cold enough that the tomatoes have stopped ripening, so it was time to bring them in. I picked about six pounds, and I expect more than half to ripen, more if I’m lucky.
With cold weather and tomatoes on the mind, it seemed the perfect time for soup!
I came home the other day to find this little guy and his friend playing in my yard. No collars, no idea where they came from.
Because of course I did. For those keeping track, five dogs, one pig, two chickens and a Chameleon have all wandered into my yard and been rescued since I moved in.
Got some good rewrites done this week. And very happy with how Act One of FULL SAIL is shaping up. It feels tight. TJ and Colby are once again full-fledged humans, Mimi is holding her own, and the secondary characters are well fleshed out.
Since I discovered using a cast-iron skillet method for making apple crisp, that’s been my go-to. Cooking the apple mixture on the stove changes everything. The apple mixture has time to become soft and syrupy before adding the topping and baking at a higher temperature.
And this week I had a few apples I needed to use before they went bad. I think I made one of my best apple crisps.
Here’s what I added to the recipe below: caramel sauce spread liberally over the cooked apples before I added the crisp. I also grabbed the jar of pumpkin spice and added about two teaspoons worth while cooking the apple mixture.
The last few days have been super busy, so to make up for missing Furry Friday, here’s some bonus content.
Nora injured her wing yesterday, nothing serious, but I suspected it was sore. So, last night she got some family time before heading to her coop (new!) for the night.
For whatever reason, she makes a nest of all the stuffed animals. I put a few towels down to protect them, but luckily, all she left us were a few feathers.
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