Happy Late Thanksgiving!

MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR!!!

 

So this week we got to celebrate Thanksgiving kind of by surprise. We left to go to our lunch appointment, which ended up being canceled. So, we went to the grocery store and bought a cooked chicken and some potatoes. I also made an apple pie really quick which turned out delicious. Other than that we did not really do anything more festive. But I want to thank you all for your pictures... I was drooling! Just joking! 

 

We also got to do lots of apartment shopping which is a little stressful. I guess I know what it is like being a grown up. 

I must say though, this week ended spectacular!!! We had most of our investigators in church and it was so exciting! We also had President come to our sacrament and he gave such a spiritual talk. He spoke to all of the members about THE TRUE MEANING OFCHRISTMAS, and how we can help others know the significance as well as invite people to be taught by the missionaries. He also talked about a video called, "HE IS THE GIFT" and you can find it on lds.org or Christmas.mormon.org . You should all go and look it and maybe post something on Facebook or share it by email with someone that you think it could help.Spread the True message of Christmas!

One last cool story...Last night we were right under a HUGE THUNDER STORM. There was almost no pause between the lightning and thunder. I thought I had heard loud thunder, but last night beat it all!  It EVEN shook the house, and all of you that know me know that I LOVE thunderstorms... but last night THE THUNDER SCARED ME! But we lived, so everything turned out okay! :)

Anyways I hope you enjoy the pictures! I love you all, and have a great week! 

Love, Hermana Sanders

 

 

Caramel Apple Pie {Lion House Recipe}   

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar, plus additional for dusting top crust
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, plus additional for dusting top crust
• 1 large pinch nutmeg, plus additional for dusting top crust
• 8 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
• 2 tablespoons cream
• Pie crust (enough for double-crust pie)
• 1 recipe Caramel Sauce (see below)

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, mix together sugar, flour, kosher salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Toss in apples, and stir in vanilla. Set aside. Stir the apple mixture every 15 to 20 minutes while making the crust. Once pastry dough is prepared, roll out pastry for bottom crust 3 inches larger than the pie tin. Ease pastry into pan and cut away so only half an inch is overlapping the edge of the pie tin.
Pour apple filling into the pie pan. Dot the butter over the apples. Brush cream around edges of pie crust.
Roll out pastry for top crust, fold in half, and cut three 1/2-inch slits through both layers of crust. Unfold crust and place over the apples. Trim away extra crust, leaving 1 inch overlapping. Crimp edges. Brush cream over top and sprinkle with cinnamon, sugar, and nutmeg.
Cover the edges of the pie with foil. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until lightly brown. Remove the tin foil from edges after 30 minutes. Cover the whole pie with tin foil for the last 20 minutes. Cool on a rack for 1 hour. While pie is cooking make the caramel sauce. Drizzle warm sauce over pie before serving.
Caramel Sauce

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, melt butter on high heat. Add brown sugar, heavy cream, and corn syrup. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium, until sauce thickens slightly, about 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat and add vanilla. Allow to cool in pan for 15 minutes. Drizzle over the warm pie.