With so much chocolate lately, this week’s Sweet Melissa Sundays selection came just in time. Of course, anything involving caramel apples doesn’t need an excuse for me.
If you are reading this Sunday morning, I’m currently running my annual half-marathon. Running is not my thing. I prefer spinning classes and circuit training. Every year my town holds a half-marathon and every year I run as a challenge to myself, trying to beat the previous year’s time. Since I don’t like running for exercise, I don’t train for the race. Since I don’t train, my legs will be sore for the next two days. Every year I vow to train and every year I don’t. It’s a ritual. It amazes me every year that I can run the whole course. So, please wish me luck and hope my legs won’t be too sore this week.
I have extra motivation this week in the form of a Caramel Apple Turnover with Sweet Ricotta Filling. I made these on Saturday, but because of the race I haven’t tasted one yet. My husband gobbled down two and he said they were delicious, even with apples. He has a thing against apples. He actually liked the apples in the turnovers. I think because they were cooked to death in a caramely sauce.
Thank you to Tracey of Tracey’s Culinary Adventures for picking this week’s selection as we bake our way through the Sweet Melissa Baking Book. Please visit her blog for the recipe.
Your turnovers look yummy! Good luck with your race!
Good luck with your half-marathon! And enjoy your turnovers when you’re done!
Hahaha – guess what? I just “ran” my hometown’s half marathon yesterday. I’m just a wee bit sore, so I’m right there with you :) Those turnovers look fantastic! I was running with a friend, and all we kept saying was – this will all be worth it when we get pancakes afterwards :)
All I’m going to do, marathon-wise, is watch tomorrow…but I’m looking forward to it. These look absolutely gorgeous. A great reward for your great endeavor!
I can’t run at all – I prefer biking and have been known to take my kids on 10 mile rides! Good luck and I hope you beat your time from last year!
BTW – did you make your own puff pastry?
I hope the run goes well and you reward yourself with a turnover when you’re done!
i hope your race went well. i was in the process of training for one and then totally fell off the wagon. these turnovers look amazing and yes, nice break from the chocolate!!
Your turnovers came out very nice looking! And good luck with your marathon — I hope your legs don’t wind up toooo sore!
Good luck with your half marathon! I don’t blame you — training is the worstworstworst part of marathons. I don’t like it at all. Get yourself in an ice bath when you finish and maybe the soreness won’t be as bad. And definitely reward yourself with a turnover! They look beautiful!
Wow, what can’t you do? You are amazing.
Good luck in your marathon, the turnovers look great!
Your turnovers look like the perfect reward from your marathon. I hate running. I would much rather spin or circuit train. Good luck!
These are lovely! I hope your run goes well!
A half marathon without training? That’s impressive!! Glad your husband like them. Hope you get to try one too :) They look like they puffed up beautifully. Thanks for baking with me this week!
yay! half marathon day! i hope it was fun. i ran the chicago half in 2006 and trained for ages. i haven’t run much since then:)
Great turnovers. I hope your run was great. I had my first run of the year..only a 5k, my half marathon is coming up!
Oh, I’ll bet you’re done running now and enjoying a delicious turnover (and trying to forget sore legs). I used to love running – ran track in high school and college – but developed some injuries and haven’t been able to run for 25 years. Boy do I miss it! And I’m seriously impressed that you can handle that distance without training. Great job, Wendy, on the running and the turnovers.
Nancy
These turnovers look and sound delicious. I love the addition of ricotta cheese. :)
your turnovers look amazing!!
Good luck with your marathon!!! And have a turnover as a reward; they look so good, nice picture.
Hope the half marathon went well! The turn overs looks great!
Wow, the idea of running a half-marathon without training is inconceivable to me; I’m very impressed. Enjoy your delicious-looking turnovers (and any other treat you want)!
beautiful! and hope the marathon went well!
Those look & sound good but I’m not crazy about cooked apples. The texture and taste of them is often hit or miss. Now the ricotta filling is spot on…love that stuff!
~ingrid
Btw, you go girl, running more than a few miles is impressive in my book!
Holy cow! You run a half-marathon every year and you don’t even like running? that is craZy! I ran a half-marathon last year and I do like running and I vowed never to do it again. ha ha
I hope you aren’t too sore.
These turnovers look deliciously amazing.
I hope the half-marathon went fabulously! Here’s hoping you’re at home, with your feet up, and enjoying one of these fabulous turnovers. They’re totally delicious, as your husband said!! Yours look delicious.
Good luck! Hope it all goes well!
Your turnovers look lovely :)
Katie xox
ARGHHHHH! YOU TEASE!
This looks and sounds absolutely fantastic! WOW!
What a great reward to enjoy after running. They turned out great!
Your turnovers are the best I’ve seen so far of the group. Awesome job :)
I can’t believe how gorgeous yours turned out, ok, well I can. But wow, they look so perfect. Congrats on the half marathon, would love to do that but think running is out of my life now with my back problems.