Welcome to my Blog! I’m a city girl through and through. I was raised on the west coast and spent most of my adult life to this point, in L.A. I’m a Marketing Director in the entertainment industry, so my life – like everyone else’s – keeps me busy. I’m obsessed with fashion and love clothes, shoes and anything fabulous, really. But I’ve also always loved to cook; something that none of my LA friends ever really believed or understood (except you, Jami).

This blog is about finding shortcuts to create delicious dishes with a pinch of panache, and it’s sprinkled with some of my experiences and anecdotes along the way. I hope you enjoy it!

PS. A little over 2 years ago, I left Beverly Hills for Franklin, TN. Talk about night and day! So this blog will include a lot of adapted southern recipes. Bon Appétit!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Easiest Apple Dumplins

Nothing says indulgent breakfast like granny’s homemade apple dumplins. But who has the time, these days, to hand-make dumpling dough? That’s where my good friend Pillsbury comes in – A true savior of American living cuisine. And, by the way, this is one of the few recipes I make that doesn’t include Johnny’s Seasoning (Johnny's really is that good).

INGREDIENTS
4 green apples (Sliced)
2 packages of pre-made frozen pie crust
Sugar (1/4 c per dumpling)
Cinnamon (1tsp per dumpling)
Vanilla (1 tsp per dumpling)
Butter (2 pads/slices per dumpling)

GET COOKIN’
Place approx. 1 apple in the center of each pie crust.  
Place butter pads/slices ontop of apples.
Sprinkle ¼ c. sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon over apple slices. 
Pour vanilla over top of apples and sugar mixture
Fold edges of dumpling up around apple slices, leaving top open just enough to expose part of the apples.
Arrange dumplings in pan so that their sides are just touching.
Cook covered (foil will work) at 350 for about 30 min. to 1 hour.
When apples are tender (poke with fork) and dough is no longer doughy, dumplings are done.

Let cool. Serve and enjoy!

SERVES
4-6

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