When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!

When the Thomases give you apples, make APPLESAUCE!

First of all, I will confess that if I didn't have a toddler I'd probably never bother making homemade applesauce. But Suzanne suggested it, and I thought, "Hmm, Addie LOVES applesauce." These days it's her snack of choice even over yogurt so I decided to give it a go.

Cooking up the applesauce itself was really quite simple. It was the preparation of the apples that took some time. The coring, the quartering, the peeling, ect. I used my apple corer, but still had to take off the peel, and I'm admittedly not all that skilled with a knife. Chopping yes, but surgical precision for peeling no. However, I am proud to be able to report that I was able to put my obsessive compulsive tendencies on the back burner (at least temporarily) ~ I peeled those bad boys without worrying about bits of skin being left on here and there. That being said, it still took me a good 30 minutes to prep the apples.

So...would I make my own applesauce again? Yes, I think so! It was quite satisfying to taste the fruits of my labor. Plus, Addie ate it right up!

If anyone wants to give it a try, I got the recipe from Simply Recipes. It's one of my favorite food blogs.