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I didn't realize how long it had been since I had been on here!!! Guilt has set in, and I am back! The original reason for my hiatus was the big move, but since that was way back in AprilI now have no excuse. So to start things off I have something amazing to share and it comes in the form of FOOD! We went on our annual trip to the apple orchard last week and it was a blast as usual! This time Lincoln was old enough to actually pick the apples and he went nuts. And I am so surprised that he didn't have a huge stomach ache because he ate upwards of 4 apples before we left the orchard! We ended up leaving with 22 pounds in total (which is the smallest amount I have ever picked) and now I am scrambling for recipes for anything apple. I came across this recipe for apple cinnamon bread and after I changed a few things I came up with, well, heaven! So here it is:

APPLE CINNAMON BREAD

1/2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp cinnamon

2 extra large eggs

1/2 cup brown sugar

2/3 melted margarine

3 medium apples

1/2 cup chopped pecans

- Set rack in the middle of the oven and preheat oven to 350. Grease a loaf pan - set aside.

- Combine flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl and mix well to combine. Set aside

- In a separate bowl whisk the eggs and sugar until eggs are broken apart. Add the melted margarine and mix until just combined.

- Quickly peel and grate the apples (and when I say quickly I mean quickly! I took my time and they ended up brown. When you grate the apples smaller they turn brown before you know it!) into a shallow bowl - there should be about 2 cups of grated apple.

- Fold in the flour mixture into the egg mixture then fold in the apples and pecans.

- Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with the back of a spatula. Bake until the bread has risen and a toothpick comes out clean - about 35-40 minutes.

- Cool the bread in the pan for 5 minutes then take it out of the pan to cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve with butter.