by cactusiv.com's Michelle Riccardi

Created on: February 25, 2007   Last Updated: April 29, 2012

My mind changes everyday and I am always looking for a job that is going to satisfy me and keep my attention. That's why I am working in hospitality and the fitness field for now. I get a little bit of everything, but my building is empty because it is new. When I don't have a cluster of busy work, I am usually reading my cactus. I've watched Top Chef and Rachael Ray (whom my dad is in love with) and heard stories from friends who have gone to culinary school, and for now they aren't for me. Maybe in the future I will go and you will come visit my restaurant!

I don't think I am up for it yet is because I love the way I cook, I think my food is awesome and most of the time what I make is so unusual no restaurant (I have been to) would serve it. Therefore, I cook from my kitchen; I figure out what the people I love like to eat and can experiment without the pressure of professional chefs grading my work. It is tough and limited from what I have heard. You have to choose an area you want to learn more about, such as baking or entrees.

Sometimes I like to bake and don't want to cook real food, especially around Christmas. All I want to make is cookies and pies. I first learned to make apple pie in high school and I made one for every holiday, including Halloween, after that. The recipe I chose for this week is my Famous Apple Pie (probably not any different from what some of you have had, but it doesn't have the love I add to it.)

You Will Need:
One 9-inch pie crust
1 cup of sugar
1 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of nutmeg
Pinch of salt
8 cups of cored, peeled and thinly sliced red apples
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup margarine

Directions:

Mix apples with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a bowl, and then pour into piecrust. Mix flour, brown sugar and margarine until crumbly. Sprinkle over pie.

Bake at 425 degrees for about 50 minutes; cover the topping during the last 10 minutes with foil.

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