Domestic Otaku

Apple Pie Jam

Well winter is fast approaching  it decided to show itself around a 2 weeks ago with a freak snowstorm that left 6 inches of snow on my car. Thank goodness it melted before Halloween. Those poor trick or treaters would have been frozen stiff. Well this year to prepare for the cold I decided to do some canning. I started to can jams and such last year. This year since I had tons and tons of apples (a gift from my of my favorite co-workers) I was going to make two types of Jam. I made Apple Pie Jam, and Candy Apple Jam. They are both so yummy. Here are the links to the recipes I used. Candy Apple Jam     Apple Pie Jam

Candy Apple Jam

The Apple Pie jam is so good, it really is like spreading on pie on your toast. I did put my apples through the blender though so it didn't have so many chucks, I think it turned out better then having a huge chuck of apple on my toast. I also have come up with a yummy dessert pizza using it. I guess the recipe would also be great for a brunch too. My husband hates pies but loves the Apple pie pizza I made. I will write done how I did it but I am really bad about measuring things so sorry in advanced.

The Candy Apple Jam is delightfully, is taste like Cinnamon Bears but not as spicy.  I am going to have to make another batch of this jam since it so pretty and yummy. I think this one is going to make great Christmas presents this year.


Apple Pie Pizza

Ingredients:

One Prepared Pizza crust (7 inch size) if you want to make it large pizza just use more of everything

2 Small Apples cored and sliced thin

Apple Pie Jam

1/8 cup Oatmeal

1 tsp Brown sugar

1 tsp Sugar

Cream cheese Frosting

Preheat your oven to temp on the Pizza Crust container(425). 

Put thick later of Apple Pie Jam on crust. Layer the thinny sliced apples on the crust. Sprinkle oatmeal, sugar, and brown sugar on the tops of the apples. Place in Oven for 9-12 minutes, or until crust is brown. if the brown sugar isn't melted at this point you can place it in the broiler for a minute. Take out of the oven and let cool for a few minutes. Pipe frosting on to pizza cut and enjoy.

LInk Cosplay

I finished all my cosplay a week before Anime Banzai. Can i say I am shocked. I even finished my beloved husbands Link cosplay. When you looks at Link you think 'wow he looks easy that won't be hard.'  Okay it wasn't a hard costume but it was time consuming. I had to make so many little things. I made his shield  tunic, shirt, pants, bracers, boot covers, pouch, hat, belt. Okay I realize that list doesn't looks that complicated but I put lots of detail into each piece.  I even crocheted chain mail for the tunic which took me a while to figure out how to do it. Thank goodness I found some easy tutorials. (I think I already posted them in the cosplay tutorial page.) I am very happy with the result and I have to say my husband looks very handsome in his Link Cosplay.

Hey Listen!!!

These two are the only pictures that will download properly, I had fun with these photos in Photoshop. Yeah the picture with Navi I originally really disliked the photo quite a bit. I looks at it and was thinking what in the sam hills is he looking at. Then I put something in for him to look at then I really enjoyed the picture. :) 

I wish I had gotten a good picture of his Bracers I put so much work into etching in details into those things and no one can see it. (sigh) They were still worth it though. I think they look amazing. Yeah I am pleased with the Cosplay and he will probably wear it next year too. He did say he might want to do a Green Army Man but we will see. :)