So much stuff is going on, I haven’t had any time to cook. I’ve been eating beef, brussels sprouts, and hot sauce for almost every meal. And drinking wine far more often than needed. Like right now. It’s been fantastic.
Every Monday night is now girls night in my world because The Bachelor is on and it’s fascinating. About 5 or 6 of us host a girls night once a week, make food for everyone, and drink wine together. Then we make fun of women who cry on television. It’s awesome. I mean, I know I’m straight up crazy and confess it to the world wide web daily, but at least I’m not crying over a male. At least on tv. I cry all the time over guys. Ok, not all the time. But more than needed. Having a vagina is rough sometimes. It makes us emotional creatures. Some feminist is going to hate me for saying that. Don’t care. Stickin’ to it. #b*tchesbecraycray. I’m so annoying.
But I can’t talk about crying anymore. I’m too excited about my upcoming trips. Let’s talk about them.
- Going to Boston this week for some cooking classes and cooking videos with Again Faster.
- Going to Austin for the Paleo FX. I’m doing a cooking demo! Meaning I will be my awkward self, sweating in front of many people. I need to look for baggy shirts for that trip.
- And going to the Dominican Republic. With 2 other ladies. OMGfun. These girls are fun both drunk and sober, so it should be a reaaaaaal good time. I plan on not even leaving the resort. Drink in one hand, book in the other. What should I read?!
That’s all I have planned so far. I know one thing, I need to be more tan for all these places. I want to go other places too, though. I’m digging this travel thing. Too bad I don’t have paid time off. Or benefits. Or any of that stuff. Meh, whatevs. Live it while you’re young, right? #thingspeoplesaywhentheyarepoorlikeme.
I’ll stop hashtagging things.
So if you did not see my post on Monday, you have to. It was absolutely delicious. It was the first and only recipe I’ve made with a Sous Vide because she so fancy, and I loved it. I’ve never cooked meat that perfectly. But don’t worry, I won’t be making many recipes with that kitchen appliance since it’s not something most people have in their house! And I’m a simple cooker. I like meat and veggies in a pan. And chocolate mousse. I really like chocolate mousse.
Any who, I created that recipe Sous Vide Paleo Recipe Showdown. Along with 11 other paleo bloggers. They spelled my blog name wrong on the showdown page, but I’ll forgive them. Since most people spell Juli wrong as well, I’m desensitized to that frustration at this point. So, while judges are trying out our recipes and picking their favorite, YOU can pick your favorite as well. YES YOU CAN. Go vote. Let your vote be heard in the paleo, sous vide, tx bar organics community. Each person that votes will be entered into a contest to win a SousVide or TX Bar GC for $200! OMGcool. Two winners will be chosen – one for each! Click here to vote now {CLOSED}! Voting will end FEBRUARY 4th.
I want to die in this cake. Literally face plant into this cake, eat a bite, then suffocate. Because I would die happy. I wish I was kidding.
Crockpot Fig Apple Butter
Ingredients
- 20 dried black figs, stems removed, cut in half
- 6 apples, peeled, cored and diced
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1/2 cup honey (or other sweetener such as maple syrup)
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon (sounds like a lot, because it is, and it’s awesome)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch of salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in the slow cooker. Mix well.
- Put the slow cooker at low and cook for 6-8 hours until apples are completely soft and almost mushy.
- Place ingredients (I did mine in two batches) in food processor or blender and puree until smooth.
- Eat with anything. A spoon, on some banana bread, on a banana. Possibilities are endless.
- Store in refrigerator in a jar. Because jars are cute.
Notes
Made 3 (8 ounce) jars for me.
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You’re a crackpot.
I just had apple butter for the first time yesterday (26 years of my life wasted) and immediately fell in love. Now I see this post. God is good 😉
this recipe sounds fantastic! I’m SO not looking forward to having to peel that many apples, though. This is where a boyfriend (especially one that is hungry) would really come in handy.
Have you ever ready any of Chelsea Handler’s books? Shes hilarious. You should, if you haven’t yet.
This looks delicious! I will have to try this one soon!
I recently started my own blog and would love it if everyone checked it out!
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As for a book: The Paris Wife
It makes me want to go back to Paris. Badly… Really badly
I’m going to have to get my slow cooker out. Thanks for another tasty looking dish.
My good vacation reads are: Dirty Girls Social Club, Casual Vacancy, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, The Birth House
I made it with dates because I did not have figs and used apple juice…It is delicious!
Thanks Juli for the yummy recipes!
I just made this and it’s AMAZING!! It’s delicious and the perfect texture. I used a stick blender right in the crockpot rather than the food processor. Also, I canned half the recipe in adorable 4 oz jars!! I’m not sure why I bothered since I’ll probably open them all this week–I wanted to see how hard it would be (I’ve never canned anything before). It was SO easy!! This would be an awesome do-ahead gift idea for Christmas or if I can control myself I could keep some on hand to take with me as a hostess gift for those last minute invites. Instant domestic goddess, BOOM!
made this – delicious. used half of the figs cause my husband think dried figs look like caterpillars, and still turned out amazing. i love a recipe thats hard to screw up.
I may or may not have made this the other day and eaten a crap ton (actual metric measure. Look it up). And then, when I was done with that, I may or may not have put some on a sweet potato with almond butter and DIED for a minute it was so good. I’m gonna go make some more of that. Probably right now.