Cherry Apple

Today I made a cocktail I named the Cherry Apple.  

Ingredients:

- a shot of blanco tequila

- a splash of grenadine

- apple juice

Directions:

Pour a shot of good blanco tequila into a glass.  i used Herradura, which is super smooth, and has a great flavor.  Then a splash of grenadine.  A little goes a long way.  At this point you could add ice, but since we don't have any ice trays yet I had to skip this step.  So I filled the glass with apple juice, and enjoyed.  

As simple and maybe wrong as this might sound, it's really good.  I totally love the flavor of this drink.  It definitely tastes just like it sounds, Cherry Apple.  Yumm!  Hope you enjoy, and happy DIYing, chris!  

Cheesy Pretzel Apple Snack

Happy Nom Nom Monday!  Today's recipe is beyond simple to make, with a complicated palette of flavors.  A great after work snack.  Mostly healthy, with just enough salty cheesiness to curb my hunger pains until dinner.  It also helps to keep me from scarfing down triple my portion size at dinner.  I don't think it has a name.  My mom helped me come up with it, she eats a variation of this for lunch sometimes.  I'll call it a Cheesy Pretzel Apple Snack.  

Ingredients:

- 4 to 5 pretzels

- 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar cheese

- 1 apple

- a little lemon juice (fresh would be better)

- lemon pepper for seasoning

- paprika for seasoning

Directions:

Break the pretzels up into small pieces, cut the apple up into eight slices, and toss in a bowl together.  Sprinkle a little lemon juice onto the apple slices.  Throw on a little cheese, and season with lemon pepper and paprika.  Pop in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.  

Enjoy!  I love how easy this is to make, but yet has a well rounded array of flavors.  As you can see I used store bought lemon juice, but fresh lemon juice would have been a more refreshing tang.  

Hope ya'll are having a great beginning of your week, and happy DIYing, chris!

Fruit Cup

Happy Nom Nom Monday!  I had an awkward work schedule, so I'd just made a little snack between my shifts.  I used what we had in the house, but this recipe could be switch up easily for multiple tasty combinations.  I made a simple fruit cup.  All we have are apples and maraschino cherries.  I've made this with just apples at night to bring for lunch during work the next day.  I'd like to try it with maybe peaches, pineapple, and strawberries.  Great easy snack.

This will make 2 fruit cups: one apple, 8 cherries (fresh cherries would be better than maraschino), 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 2 teaspoons of lemon juice.  The sugar is to balance out the tartness of the lemon juice.

Chop the apple up in bite sized pieces, and quarter the cherries.

Place in a small saucepan, and add the sugar and lemon juice.  Cook for a couple minutes, stirring occasionally. 

Serve when the apples have softened a little, while still holding a little crispness.  The lemon juice will keep the apples from browning, so if you want to prepare this ahead of time, it will store well in the refrigerator.

Eating it warm is pleasant too, great on a cold rainy day. 

Hope ya'll enjoyed, and happy DIYing, chris!