3 Apples, 15 minutes...Breakfast for 3!

I was, as usual, short on time the other morning.  Trying to rush through breakfast so I could get to work on time and all I could find as a main ingredient were apples.  In 15 minutes I created 3 different things that please each of the people I was cooking for.  I was impressed since my audience was two toddlers and a picky husband.

So here it is: 3 apples, 15 minutes...go:

1. put on water to boil
2. turn the over on to 350 (although if you don't pre-heat its not a big deal)
2. using at least one apple per person ( I used 4, one for each kid and two for my husband)
3. peel two of the apples
4. cut one of the pealed apples up crudely (this will become apple sauce)
5. cut the other peeled apple into thin long strips (dipping sticks)
6. cut the remaining unpeeled apples into square chucks (baked apples)

To make the applesauce:
1. dump the crudely cut apples into the boiling water (about 5 minutes)
2. remove apples when soft
3. mash with fork and add cinnamon and/or nutmeg to taste

To make the dipping sticks
1. take the thin strips of apple and arrange on a plate
2. using available (appropriate) condiments create mini dipping piles.  We ended up with organic maple syrup from our neighbors farm, peanut butter and at his request tomato sauce

To make the baked apples:
1. take the remaining apples, toss with 2 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg
2. add apples to a pan you can put in the oven (I like to mix the sugar mixture with the apples in the pan to save a dish)
3. cook at least 5 minutes...to as long as you want...they just get mushier the longer you leave them in