Beach Week

Ron and I are enjoying a week at Myrtle Beach. Our goals for the week are sun, sand, golf and to eat our weight in seafood. We arrived on Sunday and had dinner at our favorite seafood place in Calabash. Monday found us walking the beach and we went to a condo presentation, we aren't buying but wanted the free show tickets they were offering. Last night we had dinner at Greg Norman's Australian Grille. There was one waiter whose entire job was keeping water glasses filled. A water waiter!! The menu was a little pricey but the food was delish! This morning we found a coupon for that restaurant for buy one entree get one free. Doesn't that just about figure? We may have to go back again! Today Ron golfed and I spent a few hours on the beach. The sunshine was heavenly! Tonight we returned to our favorite Calabash restaurant. Did I mention eating our weight in seafood?? We are well on our way. I haven't taken any pictures...that is strange for me. I miss my two angels!

What's Cooking Wednesday

I have really gotten behind with my blogging. I've decided to post a recipe here each week. It might be an old favorite or something I found recently. We ate some yummy apple dumplings at a couple of county fairs this summer, so I decided to look online to see what I could find. Google "apple dumpling" and you get 509,000 results! But I did find these and was intrigued by the addition of Mountain Dew. BOY HOWDY ARE THEY GOOD! TRY THEM! For those of you who don't do Dew due :) to caffeine, you could probably substitute Sprite or 7 Up with similar results.

Apple Dumplings

2 Granny Smith apples
2 cans crescent rolls
2 sticks butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cinnamon
1 small (8oz) can Mountain Dew
Peel and core apples, slice each into 8 slices. Roll each slice in a crescent roll and place in a 9 x 13 buttered pan. Melt butter, stir in sugar and vanilla (sugar won't be dissolved). Pour butter/sugar mix over apples. Pour Mountain Dew around the edges of the pan. Sprinkle generously with cinnamon and bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream and spoon some of the sauce over top. They are good cold too!
Enjoy!