Binge Baking

we are planning on going apple picking on saturday morning. my problem? i still have apples from the last apple picking trip.

well, this got through about half of them. i love the way the cinnamon swirls. coincidentally, i had to run to the store to buy cinnamon, the most important part of the applesauce and fall baking. i am still not sure how i didn't have any. anyway, i have enough apples to make more applesauce to last us a month or so, but i was also thinking about a crisp or cobbler. i don't know.

or, i could just make 14 more batches of these peanut butter apple cookies.

i can't stop eating them. i got them out of the oven and threw them into a cool pan so i could bring them to work and eat them there, and also since i couldn't leave them in the hot oven to cool. but, mostly so i could eat them. think soft chocolate chip cookies, except peanut butter flavored, and instead of the chips, there are apples! oh, and of course, a hint of cinnamon, because fall is not complete without it. ☺

aside from cookies and applesauce, i also made beef stew! as much as i hate the cold, i love having soup or stew to warm you on a cold day. same applies to tea and hot cocoa. last week when we had a couple of colder days, i brought my first official mugs of cocoa to work with me (homemade cocoa mix from last christmas....still delicious).

luckily, it has warmed back up a little, and this weekend is supposed to be somewhat nice for this time of the year. i plan on bringing some tea with me, anyway. i am always cold. i'll have to make another pie, some more muffins and cookies with the apples from this weekend. i know, why go twice if i haven't used up the others? mostly because it's fun. also, i like fall, and fall treats. apple treats, anyway, though i did promise a pumpkin pie, which brings me to my next item on the list....

(yes, i was adding snapchats all over my story today.) i made some pie crust! i looked up another recipe on the internets, which is actually linked to the pumpkin pie recipe i am going to try. unfortunately, i ran out of time today. i had to run an ace bandage to ron at work, since his elbow/arm is sore. i brought some cookies to make him feel better, too. ♥☺♥

so the dough is chilling (literally) in my freezer until probably sunday night? sure. that sounds good. i have to work, but i can roll it out, toss it in the oven, and make pie while i wind down for the night. the next few weeks are going to be long, but hopefully fun. we have a lot of midnight sales, i will be making cookies, and doing other stuff on the weekends. i just hope i can fit it all into some kind of time frame.

not to mention the holidays are upon us. like it or not, even in october, and not quite to halloween yet....all the holiday gear is showing up.

....and all the holiday pins. stupid f*cking pinterest. i mean, 90% of everything is still pumpkin, but even now, slowly all of the peppermint, gingerbread, and red and green and glitter is seeping its way into my feed, and it's making me want to skip thanksgiving and cover myself in glitter and christmas lights.

but i know better. i have to wait it out a little longer. that doesn't mean i can't start planning though. i will probably make it a short list this year, i am also hoping to give myself enough time to make things all nice and pretty. last year i was kind of crippled, and i have been spending less and less time on my baking, which really sucks. i used to take two days off and binge bake hardcore, getting everything done. i think work has definitely gotten the better of things though, and being management doesn't make it easy to get any days off during holiday crunch time. maybe i can still try, though.

here's to hoping!

anyway, i suppose i will call this post over for now, i have a long day tomorrow, and then apples on saturday! oh, and we are visiting my cousin, i think we are adopting a kitty from her soon! should have some pictures next time. thanks for reading!