My sister Joan, my mother and I went on an apple trip to Ellijay, Georgia, with 34 friends, the Rah-Rahs (retired and happy) from our church.  And came home with MANY apples - a half-bushel of Granny Smiths and another half-bushel of Rome apples.

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My daughter Lisette is home for the Thanksgiving holiday and she loves to cook apples. Soon I plan to post her Apple Dumpling recipe.  Today, here is her version of "fried" apples.

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She started with six Rome apples, peeled and sliced, and a splash of apple cider (rather than butter).

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Then she tossed in two tablespoons of brown sugar and sprinkled in some cinnamon.  And cooked it over medium heat for 5 or 6 minutes, until the apples had softened.

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Then we served the apples with scrambled eggs and biscuits (that I made).  We still had some Thanksgiving paper plates for breakfast the day after Thanksgiving.

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Notice the pumpkin shaped coffee mug? I was the Pumpkin Queen at our church (the project coordinator for the <a title="Big, Little, Huge:   I LOVE Pumpkins" href="http://motherhoodstress.com/2011/10/06/pumpkins-big-little-huge-i-love-pumpkins/">Pumpkin Patch</a>) for 10 years. I have an AMAZING collection of pumpkin items! Pumpkins go with Thanksgiving, as well as Halloween.