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Our supper was homemade lamb stew, brussel sprouts, and Guinness!

with lemon or lime... but with this I'd have to try all kinds of new ones!

As a former elementary education teacher who would make applesauce with her class most years, I can tell you the easiest, most hands-off way is to cook it in a slow cooker or crockpot. Just throw in the cut-up or sliced apples, any seasoning or sugar you'd like, set it on low and check back in a few hours. No worries about burning, etc. I think my mother-in-law, who has two apple trees, almost kissed my feet after I told her this trick; it made her fall applesauce making MUCH, MUCH easier. And who doesn't like a grateful MIL?

I find cutting the bananas up into small pieces before freezing makes it much easier to use them in smoothies or thaw them for banana bread.

And since my freezer isn't big enough to spread them out on a cookie sheet so they can freeze individually instead of in a big clump, I put them in the compartments of an ice cube tray to freeze, then throw 'em in a baggie. It works great!