One of my favorite Sunday to-do's is cooking with husband. Sometimes we spend the day prepping for the week. And by we, it is usually hubs. He'll bake bread for lunch sandwiches while I put away groceries. Not saying that I can't bake. But, my hubs is the baker of the family because he is good at it.
He is also a smoker. Not the gross, cancer type of smoking. The delicious, full of flavor type of smoking. And on Sunday's, it is a great day to smoke meat. He uses the grill, low temperature and all. He even stuffs the thing with burnage to give it the full, smokey flavor. A 'coal hole' if you will.
I really do mean to get him a smoker, but he makes do without it. Beautifully I might add. And I'm happy to say I reap the benefits of his beautiful leisurely smoking.
Sometimes I whip a simple coleslaw to go with it. But this time around, I was dehydrating apples while he was doing his thing. I had extra apples and decided to make us mini apple pies. Apple pot pies if you will. I had bought these adorable red snowflake ramekins from Crate & Barrel and decided this was the perfect time to use them.
We eat pretty good on Sunday's. Sunday fun-day that's for sure.
All I did to make these little apple pies was add some cinnamon and sugar to sliced apples. After putting them in the ramekins, I put the pie dough on top. This dough was made out of flour, salt, iced water, and butter all pulsed together in the glorious Cusinart food processor. Honestly, I love my fp. It is phenomenal.
A quick egg wash, a few slits in the dough and a sugar sprinkle before going into the over at 375 degrees was all it needed. Once the crust was browned, these delicious little guys were quite a sweet treat for us.
I love Sunday. No make-up on Sunday makes it that much better too. Just sayin'.
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Apple Pie,
In the Kitchen,
Smoked Chicken,
Sunday
One of my favorite Sunday to-do's is cooking with husband. Sometimes we spend the day prepping for the week. And by we, it is usually hubs. He'll bake bread for lunch sandwiches while I put away groceries. Not saying that I can't bake. But, my hubs is the baker of the family because he is good at it.
I like grocery shopping. I know most people don't, but there is something that I genuinely enjoy about it. I make our weekly menu on Sunday morning over a cup of coffee, pack up our reusable bags and then head to the store with hubs. We always begin with veggie picking and then work our way to the meat and dairy. It's a Sunday ritual I really enjoy - like brunch and reading the paper with my coffee. 
I adore breakfast, so I usually start making it right away while he gets the coffee brewing. Our default breakfast is a poached egg over potatoes. It is so simple and I can still be lazy while making it. A simple dicing of a few potatoes, parboiled in salted hot water, are simply pan fried with whatever seasoning I feel like that morning. If we have some leftover lunch meat or smokey sausages, I'll add that to the mix too. Sometimes veggies go in there - tomatoes, peppers, etc. - whatever I have on hand. All of this is topped with a runny poached egg. Small serving and delicious for a Sunday morning.
Many times I'll opt for tea versus coffee. Something about tea makes me want to relax a bit more - and I always grab the glass pot for my flower jasmine tea on the weekend. Isn't it gorgeous?