Recipe - Crockpot Cinnamon Applesauce (No Sugar Added)

• 3+ lbs apples - peel, core and chop (or slice, whichever you prefer) *see notes on this
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon (or more, if you want to measure with your heart like I do)
• 1/2 cup water (or cider)


• Peel, core and chop (or slice) your apples. Place them in a medium or large mixing bowl, and sprinkle them with a generous amount of cinnamon. Mix well.
• Pour your cinnamon apples into the crockpot, stir in the water/cider and cook the apples on high for about 4 hours.
• Once your 4 hours time is up, take a potato masher and smash the applesauce mixture in the crockpot to your desired texture/consistency.
• When storing, wait until the applesauce is cooled completely, then place in a air-tight sealed container. Enjoy within the week of making it for best taste results!

• *For apples, if you want to use more, you're more than welcome to! You will simply need to adjust the amount of cinnamon and water in the crockpot the more apples you add in.
• Add in spiced apple cider for additional spiced flavoring! I recommend finding something with no added sugar, as well, if you can, of course.
• If you don't have access to a potato masher, you can absolutely use a whisk. If you don't have a whisk, I suggest taking the applesauce (carefully, it will be very hot) out of the crockpot and into a heat-safe mixing bowl to mix it/mash it with a fork.
• Serve this up with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream! It's delicious when the applesauce is straight out of the crockpot (or you can heat it if you've stored it in the fridge!)

Dream Address Updated!

Accomplished This Week So Far
• Updated my dream address in Animal Crossing New Horizons! It's a cozy rainy morning set in mid-October (I may update the DA this weekend or tomorrow, depending on when I get the time and energy to do so. I had an idea in mind AFTER updating it this morning. Of course 😂
• Groceries shopped for: • I only had IBS flare up symptoms ONCE this week, despite how stressful life has been lately.
• Vaylon and I saw Demon Slayer on Saturday! INCREDIBLE movie (and highly recommend it!). We went to Chili's afterwards for dinner.
• Purchased some Twitch emote bases because I don't like drawing them myself anymore.
• Called the DJ for the wedding and scheduled him in for our wedding date! He's a really chill dude!
• Made a YouTube banner for my new channel over there. Eventually, I'll be recording dream address visits, walkthroughs of my island(s), and uploading other fun content that makes me happy.
• I've been backdating entries, finally!
• I made guacamole this morning as well as threw apples & cinnamon into the slow cooker to make applesauce later today.

To Do List This Week
• Practice more mindfulness. I need a break.
• Actually, I need a self-care weekend, I think.
• Color and shade my new emotes.

So, I mentioned earlier that I updated my island's dream address! I also updated the name of it... just, not in the game file itself because unfortunately once you pick your island's name, it's stuck there unless you wipe your file completely. I don't have the time nor patience to wipe away 5 years of game play and I also love my island as a whole minus the original name (that I picked as a joke, and didn't realize, as a newer Animal Crossing fan that we can't change our island name, lmao 😭😭😭). The new name for my island will be Daydream, as a part of Dwagontown (it's making me cringe typing that, I am SO SORRY 😭). I really wanted fog for my dream address, but I ended up with a nice morning rainfall instead, so I'm content with that, to be honest. I've included four screenshots below of some sneak peek views. If you do decide to visit, don't forget to grab your maple leaf umbrella for a walk in the rain, as well as a knitted cap to keep your head warm! I also included a ladder and a vaulting pole for your convenience/as needed 🧡. The address for my dream is DA-1891-6096-5374 🧡🍄☕️🍂
a perfect, rainy Daydream in October 🎃✨







Also, this is my OOTD for this lovely Thursday! A cute little mushroom dress and cap, perfect for wandering through the woods🍄 ✨

Recipe - Simple Miso Chicken Soup With Noodles

• Shredded chicken
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 cups Mirepoix
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp miso paste (we get ours at Trader Joe's)
• Garlic cloves*
• 8 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 oz pasta (small alphabet shapes if you want something cute, if not you can use orzo or pastina)
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Freshly chopped parsley


• Heat olive oil in a large pot, adding the 4 cups of mirepoix with salt. Saute your veggies until tender, about 5-6 minutes.
• Stir in the miso paste and garlic with a spoon or spatula until well-mixed together.
• Add in chicken broth and sprinkle your bay leaves over it.
• Cover the pot with a lid, and let the soup come to a boil. Reduce the heat and keep the soup at a simmer for about 15-20 minutes to let the flavors meld together.
• Remove the bay leaves afterwards, and then increase the heat again. Stir in your shredded chicken and pasta. Simmer until the pasta is tender.
• Stir your lemon juice into the sou, and if needed, stir 1 more tbsp of miso paste in.
• Serve in a soup bowl and top it with chopped parsley.


• For the garlic cloves - you can use however much garlic you'd like, I don't like to tell people how to use their garlic.
• If you don't have fresh parsley on hand, you can use dried as that works just as well.

Recipe - 15 Minute Spicy Noods

• 4 oz lo mein noodles
• 2 tbsp neutral oil (I use light olive oil)
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp coconut aminos (or low sodium soy sauce)
• 2 tbsp sriracha sauce
• 2 tbsp garlic chili oil (we get ours from Trader Joe's)
• 1 handful of fresh, chopped cilantro
• 1 green onion, sliced thin

• Prep your sauce for the noodles in a small mixing bowl, stir in your brown sugar, sriracha and coconut amimos.
• Bring water to a boil in a pot, add noodles and cook until tender. Drain them well afterwards.
• Crack eggs into a separate, small bowl. Whisk.
• Heat your neutral oil of choice over medium heat, in a medium-sized pan*. Add in eggs and crushed red pepper. Lightly scramble the egg mixture together.
• Add noodles to the skillet with egg mixture, drizzle sauce over the top and mix together well.
• Top noodles with slicecd green onion to finish.

• You may opt out of adding any of the spicy ingredients to make it less spicy. As a spicy tummy/IBS symptom sufferer, I'm giving you the absolute OKAY on this note. Do not struggle through this recipe!!
• *For the medium-sized pan - if you have a wok, that will work best!
• You can add your favorite protein of choice - chicken, tofu, beef, pork, shrimp, etc.
• You can also add peanut butter into the sauce (which is fucking delicious, by the way)