Baked Caramel Apple Goodness

On Friday night, I had my little sister and two pseudo-sisters over for wine, dessert, hot tub action, and a movie. It was a perfect girls night to lay low and enjoy each other’s company. Because the biggest loser competition is still in full effect at work, I wanted to make something tasty that wouldn’t blow the calorie scale…and I found the PERFECT treat! Baked Caramel Apple Goodness!

Try this one, folks. You’ll LOVE it!

The ingredients include: a couple glasses of Opolo Rousanne (at least that’s what I started with), four large green apples, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal, 2 tablespoons caramel dip, and 2 tablespoons softened butter.Begin by slicing the butts off your apples so they all sit flatly in your greased baking dish;

Core the apple;

In a mixing bowl, mix cinnamon and nutmeg. For giggles, I used fresh nutmeg from Jamaica!

Add the oatmeal;

Soften the butter (hello Moo Cow!);

Then add it to the dry ingredients;

Being sure to mix it all together and form a paste-like substance. Then fill the apples, place in the baking dish and cover with foil. Bake for 40 minutes on 400. Remove, add a glop (yes, that’s a technical term) of caramel and bake for another 5 minutes.

Remove from dish and serve with tongs…the apple will be very soft and squishy, so the tongs will be the best thing to serve with;

Then have your guests slice those bad boys open;

They will ooh and ahhh;

And eat every last bite!

Eat up and enjoy this one, friends!!!

Also, visit Tasty Tuesday for other fantastic recipes this week!

A Great Day for Snappin and Shootin

Yesterday was a great day for snappin and shootin. I met up with Kara-Noel (from Eli’s Lids – the cutest kiddo hats in the whole world) in the morning AND my friends the Fitzgeralds for family photos in the evening.

It was a HOT day, but it’s worth it when you get to see loving families running around enjoying one another!

It’s also well worth it when you get to have snuggles and giggles with one of these…Followed by a couple of these after the kiddo goes to bed!
Thanks to the Fitzgeralds and the DeCaros for an awesome night! I laughed more than I have in a long time! XOXO!

Announcement: Jen Johnson Photography is Open for Business

Sorry for the lack of communication this week, dear readers! Yes, I’ve been lame. Work has been quite busy, but productive, and in my down time (if there was such a thing), I’ve been focusing quite a bit on my photography, too.

And speaking of photography…

I’ve got a little secret! A while back, when I decided to pursue a side career in photography, I began a photoblog. But I didn’t really tell anyone about it because I wasn’t quite ready to display my portfolio, etc. I wanted to get a few more shoots under my belt so you wouldn’t have to look at the same five pictures over and over again. And you know what? Several of you found me out in spite of all my secretiveness. : ) See, about a month ago, that little button up there on the top that says “Snappin & Shootin” was relinked to my photoblog. Some of you are super sleuth’s and figured it out.

In order to be transparent and let you in to my life even more, I’d love to share www.jenjohnsonphotography.com with you. If you’re based in Southern CA and are looking for a fun photographer, I’d love for you to look around my site a little and consider using me! I promise it will be a fun experience!!!

And to show you just a taste of what’s on the photoblog, here’s a snap from last week’s wedding that I assisted on. I give you Liz and Brock: