Let's bake an apple pie

      You know what really puts me in a fall mood? Apple picking and of course bake an apple pie! The weather has been beautiful and it's a great time to be outside and pick your own apples. The best part of apple is not only just delicious pies or juices but has a lot of health benefits. I know that apples have surprising nutritional benefits that justify the "apple a day" adage.  Apples are good for your heart, reduce cholesterol, weight loss, and more. 

Let's bake an apple pie

Crust: I use Ina Garten's recipe. Here is the link http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-pie-crust-recipe.html

Filling: ingredients -1/2 cup unsalted butter, 3tbsp all-purpose flour, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and sliced

Directions

1. Preheat oven 425 degrees F

2. Melt the butter, stir in flour, add water, white sugar, brown sugar, and bring to boil and let it simmer with a low heat. 

3. Place the bottom crust in the pan. Fill with sliced apples. Cover with a lattice work crust. Pour the butter&sugar liquid over the crust. 

4. Bake 15 mins in the preheat oven. Reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F. Continue baking for 35-45 mins until apples are soft

Sushi Rolls

   

     Today I'm sharing this quick and easy rolls recipe. If you are not familiar with the sushi rolling skills, I would say all these rolls I'm making today are easy to start. 

How to make Sushi Rice: 

- 2 cups of sushi rice, 2 cups of water, wash and rinse for a couple of times and soak it for an hour and cook the rice. I use a rice cooker

- Making rice vinegar: 1/3 cup of rice vinegar, 2 tbsp of white sugar, and 1/2 tsp of salt. Stir until salt and sugar are dissolved

- Pour the vinegar mixture on cooked rice and use a rice paddle to mix them

- Allow the rice cool down for 15 -20 mins

Ingredients: Roasted seaweed for sushi, cucumber, avacado, salmon, tuna, mayo, sriracha sauce, masago, and bamboo mat (covered with plastic wrap) 

You can make: california roll, salmon cucumber roll, spicy tuna roll, tuna avocado top with masago roll, and salmon&crab roll

Spicy Tuna: chopped the tuna into pieces and mix with 2tbsp of mayo and a 1tsp of sriracha sauce. 

Enjoy!