domestic life

i'm home for one month this summer, before a trip to South Korea. while home, i like to keep myself occupied with reading or projects. i view this "down time" as an opportunity to catch up on all of those hobbies that get placed on the back burner during busy semesters. over Christmas, i read five books. but, i'm a little burnt out on that; so, this summer, i am taking a sewing class. it's actually a "camp", with lessons being one hour every day this week. i cant quite put into words how much i love being at the sewing table, but i can tell that this will be a permanent hobbie. i'm currently making an apron with red and white striped fabric. i'm making it out of a vintage pattern that my teacher happened to have in her collection. i'm making this apron hoping that it will be put to use in the kitchen. cooking is always something that i've loved to do, but i've never been truly dedicated to learning. but now that i am home, and in this domestic state of mind, i've been cooking every day. not necessarily anything major, but lunch or a dessert. tonight i made apple dumplings with a recipe that is seemingly well known, as i found it online. but i thought i'd post it below. now i wish i'd taken a picture, but i dug in as soon as this was out of the oven.

Apple Dumplings

Ingredients:
2 (8 count) can crescent rolls
3-4 tart apples
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 (12 ounce) can Mountain Dew

Directions:
1.Spray a 13x9 baking dish or pan.
2.Peel and slice apples into 16 pieces.
3.Roll each apple slice in 1 section of crescent roll.
4.Place rolled slices in pan in two rows, put extras along side.
5.Melt butter, add sugar and cinnamon and pour over apples.
6.Pour can of Mountain Dew over all.
7.Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
8.Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

hopefully this dessert will be a regular around the house and pictures will follow. also, the apron should be finished in class tomorrow, and i will be sure to model with pictures.