Don't Eat Crap

My parents came to visit a couple weeks ago and brought a whole bag of tart apples from my grandpa’s tree. I was in the mood to bake so I decided to try Apple Crisp Pizza. I altered the recipe a bit to fit our taste and cut back on the sugar.

I’ve also finished the New Rules of Lifting for Women. It was OK – would I recommend it, ummm it depends. It depends if you need a “to do” list at the gym to get motivated to go. It’s really nice having your workout planned for you. Lately, I’ve been just lifting on my own and doing 3 total body workouts a week.

Last week I ran in a Breast Cancer Awareness 8K around our nearby golf course. Here is a photo of the fit clubbers and I after the race. Here we are! I found this awesome turtle neck long sleeve cold wear Under Armour at TJ Maxx last week. SCORE! $25 for this piece. The young worker told me that Under Armour is coming out with a new fabric and Scheels isn’t going to be carrying a selection of it anymore – just a very small variety. So for all you Under Armour lovers, Scheels is currently selling Under Armour at discount. This was an impromptu race. It was unique because it started at 7 PM and the pathway was lit with candles. Afterwards we all went out for a drink.

I am thinking about doing a vlog (video log) post. What topics would you like to hear me talk about? Please let me know! I’ll work on my first video when my hair is done and not wrapped up in a towel like it is right now.

Apple Crisp Pizza (inspired by Taste of Home recipe)

Ingredients:

• Pastry for a single-crust pie
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 medium baking apples, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices

TOPPING:

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, softened (I used Brown & Brummel Yogurt Butter)
  
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup Fat Free caramel ice cream topping 
• Vanilla frozen yogurt, optional

Roll pastry to fit a 12-in. pizza pan; fold under or flute the edges. Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon in a gallon sized baggie. Add apples and toss. Arrange the apples in a single layer in a circular pattern to completely cover pastry. Combine the first five topping ingredients; sprinkle over apples.

Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until apples are tender. Remove from the oven and immediately drizzle with caramel topping or dip. Serve warm with ice cream or frozen yogurt if desired.

Monday and Tuesday I spoke at the Women’s Business Summit here in Bismarck. On Monday I talked about Healthy Meal Planning and brought my Slow Cooker Jambalaya. On Tuesday I talked about Healthy Snacks. It was such fun to visit with these women about food and cooking! LOVE IT!

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