How do I start?

Well this shall be interesting. I am not really sure yet what to blog about. I have decided that I want this to be a positive blog that people can come to get some positive and encouraging words or maybe some laughs in there too. Unfortunately some positivity is hard to find these days. I'm sure it will come naturally as I go but as of today, I guess I will just talk about my day. Today was a really good day, Brandon and I both had today off..so we slept in really late, then had some good leftovers for lunch. ;). Last night for dinner I made my first ever apple pie!!! YUM and homemade pizza. Now I will be honest I am not a cook, yes I LOVE to cook, but I don't have a lot of experience cooking. My step-mother is an amazing cook, when I lived at home every night for dinner she would cook a full course-- from scratch southern meal. Did I pick up any of her good ideas or tricks or habits? I think not. I was to busy eating it then going to talk on the phone. (You know us high school girls used to be.) Any-whoo, back to my cooking. So last night apple pie was really good last night..and just as good today. This is how I made it.

Ingredients 

• 3 green apples (you can red if you like)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 tbls all purpose flour
• baking powder
• 1/4 teas salt
• 1 teas of cinnamon
• 1/4 cup of butter
• 1 teas of baking powder
• granola 
• heath
• crushed peanuts
• carmel

ok those last four, you can choose how much to how little.

Crust  
If you are brave enough, you can make your own crust..but me, I bought Pillsbury dough and made my crust.

1. The first thing you need to do is peel your apples. 
2. Next cut your apples into apple slices. 
3. Mix all your dry ingredients into a bowl. (flour,sugar, cinnamon, baking powder,salt) add a small amount of your toppings (heath, peanuts, granola)
4. Put your apples into a large bowl and pour your dry ingredients over top and mix together. (this is now your filling for the pie)
5. Get your crust ready. (glass works best)
6. Add your filling into the crust. 
7. On top of your apples, you need to either to one of two things. (A)cut up small squares of butter and place them randomly over top of your filling or (B)melt the butter and pour over top. ( I prefer choice A for better taste)
8. We are almost done! See this is easy huh?
9. Add your top layer of crust, and use a fork to poke hole in the top so it can vent while cooking. On mine I put cinnamon on top thinking it would be pretty, and it was till after I took it out of the oven :( Some how when it cooked it made it look burnt, you will see. 
10. And stick that bad boy in the oven on 350 degrees for 45 mins to an hour.

You are all done!!!! Now to make that apple pie BETTER, once it cools down and you decide to try that yummy devil..put some Carmel over top, with the rest of your heath and nuts and add some whip cream or vanilla ice cream and ENJOY!

You see how the cinnamon made it look bad..its ok it tasted AWESOME!