Cooking, forever and ever--Fennel and Apple Salad with Apple cider vinaigratte

I watched Julie and Julia, and I was so excited before watching it and It didn't disappoint me, it is just something I thought I would love. THREE important points:
No.1 : it helped me confirm my determination. I really like cooking and I really think it is more fun to shop food than shop dress , I have to admit this point no matter how I think I never have enough clothes.
No.2 it also help me confirmed that we do need recipe, it is an instruction, we need it at the first time. sK doesn't like following recipes, but I would never know so much if I didn't read those genius recipes.
No.3 Cook with love, it is not necessary for the one of yours, just for the beautiful life, it is worthy your efforts .
No.3.5 It is easy to put some weights as a cook ~~~ But now, I have so many friends that want to be volunteers, which is great!

So I want to get back to my blog, record what I made, even without pictures. I have been bothered by it a lot, which became a little excuse that prevented me from keeping blogging.
Let me start over, a thorndike kitchen after refurnished.

Fennel and Apple Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette:
It is all because I have a big bottle of apple cider, so I think I have to do something with it.
the dressing part, I made a reduction of apple cider:

Apple cider: apple cider vinegar=4:1
Oliver Oil
Salt
Cinnamon stick ( when It was boiling , my roommate thought it was APPLE PIE ; P)

I didn't think of reduction until I mixed all of them, but I don't think the acid of apple cider vinegar got less too much after boiled. next time, I will boil apple cider and cinnamon first then mix with some apple cider, see what happens .

Assemble:
Fennel----it has to be very very thin sliced
Apple--- now my favorite apple is New Zealand jazz
pecan
some green( optional)

I have so many good stuffs in the past month, Iwill try to remember and blog them.