It’s been really rainy and gross out the past couple of days (not complaining- our yard is scorched and we so need this rain), and the weather has been making me hungry for fall-ish foods. The latest issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray (shut up) had a bunch of recipes featuring apples, so I decided to give the Oatmeal-Apple Scones a shot. This was NOT a light recipe. I tried to make it as healthy as possible by using fat-free half and half, whole wheat flour, and adding in extra apples; but for something dense and crumbly like scones, you can’t really make any substitutions for the butter. And this recipe calls for a LOT of butter… an entire stick for eight scones! Here’s the shaped dough:
And after baking:
They turned out well! The oats and wheat flour makes them really filling. Luckily I’m not a giant scone fan so I’ll probably end up giving these away… otherwise I might just down the entire batch.
We have the most annoying pantry EVER. The shelves are really narrow and deep, so you can only see like two items per shelf- which means we forget about half of the food in there and it ends up going bad. So today I moved half of the pantry stuff into the much more convenient laundry room shelves, and vice versa.
Pantry = BAD
Laundry Room = GOOD
Anyway, it was kind of like grocery shopping; I found all of this food I’d forgotten we had! So tonight I made a really random dinner:
- Red Lentils
- Diced Roasted Eggplant
- Puttanesca Sauce
- Parmesan (I wanted goat cheese, but it had spoiled in the fridge)
It was a good- and super fast- dinner. And light enough that I totally deserved some dessert! A couple glasses of wine and a bag of Figamajigs.
The track workout went well this morning! The rain definitely helped. I used the Garmin to time my 800m laps… unfortunately I forgot to time set 2, but here are the rest:
- Lap 1- 3:10
- Lap 2- ??
- Lap 3- 2:58 (woohoo!)
- Lap 4- 3:07
- Lap 5- 3:10
- Lap 6- 3:13
Tomorrow’s workout will be an easy 3 miles.
PS: Damn you, Lauren and Joy!!! I’ve been buried in Twilight all evening. Brian keeps asking how my “Vampire Nancy Drew” book is coming along.
Oh, and just for giggles- while Brian watches TV, he massages Chloe’s face. With his FEET:
So patient… and so supple.
Now that’s funny! Poor Chloe, doesn’t she mind Brian’s stinky lawyer feet?
I loce scones I need to def make the ones from peanut butter boys website… now that I got a new kitchen aid i df will be making these…
Hi Heather,
Those books are crazy addictive.
I’ve been keeping up with your blog for several months now and I have to say it’s definitely one of my favorites. Also, I wanted to let you know that I’m 29 and I was totally standing in line at midnight for the 4th book in the Twilight series. I’m so glad I’m shameless
Heather- no kidding!! I started reading last night around 8 and didn’t stop for a break until 11. Now I’m all excited for the movie to come out. Glad you like the blog
I used to subscribe to Ray’s mag. but every recipe was heavy on butter, oil, or cream - not really my bag.
Does Chloe’s head smell like feet?? Poor little puggie!!!
I can make my face look like Chloe’s! Cool, huh?
I love oats and scones, and therefore, will be making this one day soon.
Your dog is really adorable.
I love Brian’s gold-toe socks. Those are the kind of socks that are worn by a man who doesn’t take sh*t from anybody. Bold and defiant yet elegant and sexy.
I love Gold Toe socks. Always comfortable, always reliable.