Recipe(tried): Another great topic, Gina! Sesame Chicken Shred Noodle, Best Apple Pie

You roast sounds delicious. I must admit I've NEVER made a roast. We were vegetarian for five years, and now eat meat again, so I will put it on my list for this fall. The older I get, the more I appreciate comfort foods like this.

Here is my "signature" dish--the one I usually make when we have company (that is, if I know they like spicy food). I think I've posted it before, but it's worth posting again. I have also posted my favorite apple pie recipe. It's so easy, and perfect for this time of year.

SESAME CHICKEN SHRED NOODLE

10 oz. vermicelli, cooked
1-1/2 cup Nappa cabbage, chopped
3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
1 red pepper, diced
1/4 cup parsley
1/4 cup sesame seeds, toasted in pan 10 minutes
3 Tbsp. peanut oil
1 Tbsp. sesame oil
1/2 cup diced scallions
1 dried chile pepper, torn (or more to taste)
1/2 tsp. ginger
3 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
12 Tbsp. soy sauce
8 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
4 Tbsp. sugar
6 Tbsp. creamy peanut butter

Spread noodles on large platter. Spread cabbage and chicken on top of noodles. Sprinkle red peppers, sesame seeds, and parsley over top.

Combine scallions, chile pepper, ginger, garlic, pepper, and cayenne. Heat peanut and sesame oils in pan and cook scallion mixture for 5 minutes.

Combine soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and peanut butter. Add to pan and cook until foamy. Pour over chicken.

BEST APPLE PIE

1/2 cup whipping cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. lemon juice
2 Tbsp. minute tapioca
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 Tbsp. butter
5 cups diced, peeled apples
Pillsbury pie crust (top and bottom)

Combine sugar, salt, and tapioca. Add lemon juice, cream, and cinnamon.

Put apples in pie crust. Pour cream mixture over apples. Dot with butter. Add top crust. Cut slits in crust.

Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 325 degrees and bake 1 hour more.

Note: I usually sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top crust. I also cover the edges of the crust with foil for the first half-hour or else it will burn.