September 7th was Grandparents Day. Honestly, I didn't know there was such thing until I had a child. Now, it's a day I make sure I am well prepared for. Avery has 6 very special grandparents in her life. I love that there is a day set aside to celebrate them.
Since two sets of Avery's grandparents live in different states, I used Treat to make them a sweet card. I love how I can add pictures to the cards using Treat and also schedule the delivery so it arrived right before Grandparents Day.
On Grandparent's Day we had a nice dinner with my parents and grandmother. Avery was very excited to hand her nana and papa their card, also thanks to Treat.
Hubs and I decided to cook a nice dinner for the family so my parents could have a night off. We grilled steaks with shrimp, devoured skillet red potatoes along with steamed broccoli.
I was in charge of the dessert. A task I usually volunteer for and thoroughly enjoy. I decided to try my hand at apple crisp for the first time. I had all things fall on my mind and this seemed like the perfect sweet treat to kick off September and the start of fall (in my book.)
I have to say, I can't believe I have never made this dessert before. It was so simple to prepare and was finished cooking right when we were through with dinner. It served the 5 of us perfectly with one serving left over. As tempting as it was so say "the baby wanted more" I held strong and resisted. Everyone gave the dessert their approval and requested it again. It was a wonderful Grandparents Day dinner!
Easy Apple Crisp
Courtesy of Betty Crocker
Ingredients:
- 4
- medium tart cooking apples, sliced (4 cups)
- 3/4
- cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2
- cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2
- cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
- 1/3
- cup butter or margarine, softened
- 3/4
- teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4
- teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Serve with vanilla ice cream
- Directions:
- 1Heat oven to 375ºF. Grease bottom and sides of 8-inch square pan with shortening.
- 2Spread apples in pan. In medium bowl, stir remaining ingredients except ice cream until well mixed; sprinkle over apples.
- 3Bake about 30-35 minutes or until topping is golden brown and apples are tender when pierced with a fork. Serve warm with ice cream.