Apple Pie-like Weather!

Oops!  It's been a few days since my last post.  It's been a busy week, but I actually managed to get three runs in this week (Tuesday, 3.1 miles; Friday, 2.5 miles; Saturday 3.1 miles).  Ryan & I are running the Fox Cities YMCA, Freaky 5k run next Saturday down in Appleton - so I am hoping to run 3 more times before Saturday comes.  My Nike+ tracker keeps yelling at me that I am not keeping up with my running goals!  Sometimes life gets in the way of working out, even though I know that's just an excuse and I should make time for it!

I do have to start looking into purchasing some running tights though, so far I have still been OK in capris & long sleeves, but I know that time is running short when I will be able to wear capris.  I don't want "not having the right clothes" to turn into my excuse for not running as it continues to get colder.  Oh Wisconsin winters... I have a love/hate relationship with you! :)

This year, I decided to refrain from turning on the heat in my house until November 1^st. Some people may think I am crazy – but I know it will go a long way to help the cost of the heating bills in winter. Plus it's an excuse to bundle up in sweatpants, sweatshirts and blankets :) 8 more days and the heat is on! (There is an exception: If my house drops below 55 degrees, the heat will go on).

After getting home from visiting Ryan's family in Wisconsin Rapids this weekend (we were celebrating two birthday's & saying goodbye to Ryan's grandma as she prepares to head back to Arizona for the winter)... I decided it was the perfect rainy, cold day to bake an Apple Pie! Since I normally bake Apple Crisp, I had to do a little searching for a yummy sounding recipe for pie. I found one on the Betty Crocker website, and modified it to make it my own :)  You can see the original recipe here.


Rachel's Apple Pie

Ingredients:
1 box Pillsbury Pie Crust
6 cups peeled & sliced apples
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. Ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. Ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. Salt
2 Tbsp. Butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place 1 pie crust unrolled into 9 inch pie plate. Place sugar, flour, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt into a bowl and mix together. Add apples and coat well. Once coated, place apples into pie plate. Cut up 2 tablespoons of butter into small pieces and place on top of pie (spread out). Unroll 2^nd pie crust and place on top, tucking the top edges under the bottom edges. Cut a few slits in the top. Brush with milk & sprinkle with sugar. Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes 8 Servings.

*Note: Careful edges don't get too brown, you can cover the edges with foil if necessary.