casey crocker’s mini apple pies

So here we are again, another Autumn is upon us. What better way to welcome in this season but by baking up something special with apples!

I don’t know what I enjoy most about fall…is it the weather, the clothes or the wonderful food?!?!? Which is it for you? For me it would have to be….hummmmm….okay I can’t decide =)

For me fall also includes hunting, which I know doesn’t apply to everyone…but with these crisp mornings, I can hardly think of any thing else but sitting in a stand watching the sunrise and of course seeing deer. But I’ll stop before I bore you all.

My brilliant Casey came up with this super quick and easy recipe to include in our coffee date, turned cooking date, a few weeks ago. We had so much to catch up on…she’s literally been on vacation the entire month of August and I’ve been honestly very busy myself. (Traveling, home remolding etc.) Resulting in July and August being skipped entirely with a post to include in the casey crocker blog series. But no worries we're both back, refreshed and with lots of ideas. 

I seriously couldn’t stop with these green apples, I loved the color so much – I decided to paint a wall of my laundry room this color=)

Casey’s blue dress was just stunning on her=) I just love the contrast between the green and blues in the photos. She has a way of always wearing the perfect color for our little cooking sessions. 

Doesn’t this picture look heavenly?!?! I'll just take one...just like this=)

She had extra of everything, so she made this darling pie=)

With her fabulous Starbucks choice=) Ice Caramel Macchiato….

I love this part of our cooking dates=) I get to lay my camera aside and sit beside Casey on the couch and talk about life…it’s, hands down, the highlight of my afternoons with this lovely =)

These turned out wonderful! I love the Autumn feel of Casey’s photo setup.

And=)

 isn’t she lovely?!?!?

Enjoy your early Autumn weather. Before long we'll be racking leaves and digging sweet potatoes.    Snatch this the time to do all those things you’ve put off or haven't been able to do all summer. Or fall cleaning is always a good idea. I'm just about done with my spring list, and here's fall....I guess I'll just skip my summer " to do" and move on to the fall. But seriously where has this year gone? 

Anyway happy Thursday! and remember to check out Casey's blog for the recipe and directions to this fabulous little yummy. 

…and until next time=)

casey crocker’s Sweet Potato Casserole

With Thanksgiving as our inspiration this month, Casey made Sweet Potato Casserole…I’m sure you all already have your pumpkin recipes baked for the season. So here’s a yummy Autumn side dish that will help to break up the pumpkin monotony… it’s is just SO delicious! Oh and look at all that color…they were so orange! I enjoyed this dish so much I might make some for my mom’s sides Thanksgiving meal. Now of course that I know how to make it=) thanks to Casey….

Casey cooked the sweet potatoes before hand in her crock pot. I’ve only heard of this, but haven’t ever tried it. She just wrapped them in foil, placed them in the crock and they cooked on high for four hours. Talk about super easy! They were cooked to perfection…and smelled amazing!

Click here to find the recipe and make this for yourself=)

They were still a bit warm…=) BTW isn’t her outfit choice so cute! She even had the silver nails to go with it=)We dídn’t have the eggs the recipe called for sooooo…Carl (Casey’s amazing husband) ran to the store and picked us some. See why I say she’s lucky, girlies…=)I loved this casserole dish…so beautiful! I just wish the marshmallows wouldn’t loose this puffiness…She decorates her house with all sorts of amazing things like this…candles in coffee beans. And you can just image what it smells like when the candles get warm. Heavenly!!! coming from a former coffee addict=) It looks as good as it tasted!

I love a plain sweet potatoes, but you can always make it better. At least once a year for the holidays.

What’s your favorite casserole?