More with the Pioneer Woman

Today was more cooking with "The Pioneer Woman Cooks"

First up was the Chocolate Sheet Cake. I thought this was going to be too rich, but it really isn't rich at all. I only made it to use up some more things I have in the cupboard, like cocoa powder and buttermilk powder (buttermilk is another non-existent thing in Okinawa, but they do sell the powder), but was pleasantly surprised at how good it is.

Next up was the Comfort Meatballs. These were alright, but probably not something I would make again. They weren't time consuming and the ingredients are all things that are typically on hand, but there just wasn't that wow factor.

Our cupboards are starting to get bare, which is a good thing. It just means we are getting that much closer to packing up and moving back to the States :)

Apples

Today, we made various apple recipes. My friend sent me some Granny Smith Apples. They do not exist in Okinawa. I was very surprised that they made it through customs, but they did. She sent me two bags, and I have already used one.

First up was a recipe from Taste of Home's Guilt Free Cooking.

I made the Apple Cobbler. It did call for orange juice, but I substituted lemon. I'm still working on using up everything we have in the house before the move. This was good and got a happy face.


Next up, were individual pies. I purchased this pumpking at Christmas time from Williams-Sonoma. Yes, it is a pumpkin. They were out of the apple ones. I used the apple pie filling from "The Pioneer Woman Cooks" cookbook. It is from her Flat Apple Pie recipe.

Here they are coming out of the oven. As you can see, some were a little sad looking. I finally got the hang of it on the 4th one. This also got a smiley face.

And finally, I used the leftover dough I had and made the Flat Apple Pie recipe, except while she places it on a baking sheet, I just placed the dough in a pie pan and folded over the excess. Again, this was a hit.