First Pinterest recipe

Hi all,  I know that when I started this blog I said that I would try to do one pinterest recipe every Sunday.  Well somehow I just forgot about that.  I don't really know why, but it just didn't happen until last night.
I did my first one.  What I made is from my pinterest board "spoonful of good eats." http://www.pinterest.com/pin/125045327129815691/

Here is a picture of what the recipe looked like.

Here are the steps to what I did. 

THIS PART WAS THE HARDEST PART.  Of course on the blog post this recipe comes from it doesn't tell you anything about how to do this or the best technique.  I just scooped very delicately and did my best.  It wasn't perfect and the apples I had didn't have the toughest skin.  Of course I didn't use the honey crisp apples that they use in the blog, I just used whatever apples I had on hand.  It also seemed like such a waste to cut up and discard all the leftover apple so I recommend throwing it into a blender and blend with some greens for a powerful green smoothie. 

This is a before picture.  I placed them in these individual aluminum ramekins/muffin tin things.  It just seemed like a safer idea since the bottom of the apples weren't smooth.  I didn't want them moving about and it worked just fine.  I had just enough filling for three apples. 

This was the end result.  Of course mine didn't come out as beautifully as the ones on the original recipe blog but of course I'm not an expert in food photography, placement and photoshop.  I did allow my husband to eat one and I sprinkled homemade granola and honey on the top and he loved it.  He really really like it.  I had a small taste and it was really good.  My husband said the soft apple afterwards was a nice touch.  

I did modify the recipe a little.  I really don't like using a lot of sugar so I cut that in half and use less fat cream cheese.  Tasted great.  RECOMMENDED and very easy. 

REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE!

On Monday I went to Aldi.  This was the first time in a month.  I've been doing the rest of my shopping at other stores but only buying things that were listed on the checkout smart app and the shopitize app.  I also only buy things that are reduced for quick sale.  I don't buy any meat because I don't think that it's all that much reduced but fresh veggies and fruit I will usually buy.

For example,
I've learned that Food Co-Op marks down their prices extraordinary at the end of the day.  I bought a few heads of lettuce for .10 pence.  .10 pence, thats all! I went back the next time during mid-day and the same head of lettuce was only marked down to .60 p.  Not a good bargain considering that M & S next door was selling fresh heads of lettuces for .60 p.

I also bought a bag of potatoes for .10 p the other day at Tesco, not end of day.  They also had bags of salad and fresh that were reduced so much that I bought all the bags.

I've also learned that the person that is marking them down has a lot of wiggle room regarding price.  Some days they are reduced heavily and other days they aren't.  I sincerely believe that this has to do with the person marking them down.  I'm still trying work out the best days to go shopping at the stores but so far it really seems like hit or miss.

I also tried to follow some advice given but this youtuber about going at the end of the day and most of the time that doesn't work.  Either all the items are gone or they haven't been reduced further.  There's no reasons for me to wait all day and then go in the evening when its exponentially colder to try to score some basement prices.

I've also learned that I can bargain for lower prices.  Once, just once, there were something on reduced and I saw another item that was similar for a lower price and I thought why aren't these the same price. I ask if I could have both for the same low price and the manager said yes.  So don't be afraid to ask.

Now, the freshness of reduced for quick sale items. I've generally found that veggies last a week past the use by date.  They stay fresh as long as you keep them in the crisper and keep them dry.   I'm happy to announce that the many bags of produce I bought lasted for more than a week and I was able to eat salads and fresh cooked veggies for days and days.  It was wonderful.
So go for the clearance items and hope these tips work for you.

:)