The Best Ever Strawberry Dip

Nearly every time I serve up this tasty dip, everyone looks at me like I'm crazy.  And then they taste it.  And they feel disappointed they've been missing out on this deliciousness all their lives.  "What is it?",  you might be wondering.  Well, it's a strawberry dip made with brown sugar and......sour cream!  No joke.  

All you need for this tasty recipe is a bowl of washed strawberries, a small bowl of sour cream, and a small bowl of brown sugar.  Dip your strawberries in the sour cream, and then in the brown sugar.  And then eat, be amazed, and repeat the process.  Pretty simple, eh?  What are you waiting for?  Go try it out!  Be sure to come back here and tell me how amazed you were once you actually tried it, too, okay?

P.S....this was actually served at our wedding 8 years ago by one of our guests/friends.  She used styrofoam craft balls and put the strawberries on toothpicks into the balls to make it look like a strawberry "tree".  The sour cream and brown sugar were served just next to it.  It was AMAZING and beautiful! 

Crock Pot Apple Butter

It's that time of year again!  Pumpkins, apples, spices, and lots of baking!

I made my first batch of Crock Pot Apple Butter this week.  I love how it makes my whole house smell sooooo good!  

The best part about this recipe is that it is super simple to make.  I blogged about it last year here, but as a refresher, here you go:

1. In a Crock Pot, add about 6 pounds of peeled, sliced, and cored apples.
2. Add in about 2 TBS vanilla extract.
3. Cook on low for 5 hours (stir occasionally)
4. Once apples are tender, mash them up.
5. Add 1 1/2 cups raw or brown sugar, 1 tsp ground cloves, and 3-4 tsp. ground cinnamon.  Mix well.
6. Cook another 5 hours or so on low (I let my last batch cook only 4 more hours, and it was perfect).
7. Cool, place in containers, and store in the fridge (or can them if you've got that handy skill).

We've been enjoying our apple butter for breakfast on toasted bagels.  I really need to make some fresh bread soon because that is super tasty with this, as well.

I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!