Apple Recipe Round-up

So far, I've made:
2 quarts of apple sauce (recipe)
6 cups of apple butter (recipe)
1 apple pie (and one frozen apple pie filling) (recipe plus my
     favorite apple picture books)
1 batch of apple bundles (recipe)
Apple Chicken Curry (recipe)

Still to make:
Apple Dumplings (recipe)
Apple Bread/Muffins (recipe)  - yummy, but not as good as a remembered it
Apple and Onion Stuffin' with pork chops (recipe) - 
     yummy, although I like the stuffing recipe further down the list better.
Apple Pie Pastries (recipe)
Apple-Stuffed French Toast (recipe)
Mini Caramel Apples (recipe)
Apple Fritters (recipe)
My sister-in-law's Thanksgiving Stuffing (sort of, but not quite,
      like this recipe)  -yummy, even my husband, who HATES stuffing, liked it.
Apple Strudel Muffins (recipe) - can't find cinnamon chips anywhere!
Sour Cream Apple Bars (recipe)-  
     YUMMY!  I would use all the apples I have remaining (about a peck) to make these over and over again if it didn't mean getting extremely fat and not trying any other recipes.
Apple Fritters (recipe) - Yummy!

Apple recipes I love, but probably won't get around to this time:
Glazed Apple Pie Squares (recipe)
Carver Salad (recipe)
Taffy Apple Pizza (recipe)
Apple Dip (recipe)*
Candy Bar Apple Salad (recipe)

Apples recipes I plan to try, just maybe not this time:
Caramel Apple Crisp (recipe)
Apple Crisp (recipe)
Peabody's Apple Turnovers (recipe)
A list of Martha Stewart Apple recipes that caught my eye (here)
Upside Down Apple Tart (recipe)
Candied Apple Pie Cheesecake (recipe)
Apple Turnovers  (recipe)
Bavarian Apple Tort (a friend's recipe, but close to recipe
      minus the raspberry jam and switch out almonds for walnuts)
Caramel Apple Sticky Buns (recipe)
Apple Dumplings (recipe)
Apple Fritter (recipe)


*The recipe I use is my friend Kristi's, but it's very similar to the one I link to.  The main difference is it makes a smaller batch and uses white sugar in addition to brown.  I should also note, this freezes well.  I actually have a little tub in my freezer I should pull out to dip all our apples in.

This is a yummy salad recipe from both my brother-in-law and a woman in my growing up ward... both excellent cooks.

Carver Salad

Ingredients:

mix greens

2 chopped red apples

Craisins

Sliced Almonds (the toasty salad topping ones are best)

Dressing:

3 Tbsp. honey

3 Tbsp. Apple cider vinegar

1 Tbsp. Dijon Mustard

6 Tbsp. Mayo or Miracle Whip

2/3 cup oil

Put mix greens, chopped apples, Craisins and sliced almonds in a large bowl.

Dressing:

Mix the honey and vinegar together in a microwavable container and microwave for 15 seconds or until honey dissolves – cool. Add the mustard and mayo. Blend well with whisk. Add oil and whisk well. Refrigerate. Let sit for about 5 minutes and whisk. Pour over salad just before serving and mix well.

*I also have stove top directions, but my bro-in-law's easier microwave directions work just as well... and are a bit easier.

Wood's Ranch Coleslaw

Here's a great side dish for your BBQ.

For those of you from my hometown, this is supposed to be a lot like the coleslaw at Wood's Ranch BBQ and Grill. I got this recipe from my brother-in-law and it's very likely that he came home from eating their coleslaw and figured out how to make it. He's talented like that.

Coleslaw

The salad:

1 head cabbage, shredded

2 carrots, shredded

1/4 C dry roasted or honey roasted peanuts

The dressing:

3/8 C Rice vinegar

1 tsp celery seeds

1 tsp dry mustard

1/4 C vegetable oil

1 tsp salt

3 single serving packages of Splenda*

1/4 tsp black pepper

Wait to mix the salad until you are ready to eat because the cabbage breaks down the potency of the salad dressing. Add the nuts when you toss the salad.

*My brother-in-law is diabetic, you could probably use regular sugar as well.

image from life in sugar hollow

This is my brother-in-law's recipe, and it's yummy, but then I'm also the weirdo that likes cucumber with lemon juice and salt or cucumber with vinegar and salt. So maybe not so yummy to all of you. But with all of your green thumbs, you should have cucumbers growing out of your ears by now. Here's something you can do with them.

Cucumber Salad

Ingredients:

2-3 cucumbers

1 tbsp. sugar

1 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. vinegar

1 tbsp. oil

Directions:

Peel cucumbers and slice thin, but not so thin that they are flimsy. Mix other ingredients together and pour over cucumbers. Add more if needed.

It looks a bit like this when it is done.

image from Health-Fitness.com.au