Waste or mistakes never happen in a farm kitchen.....only future animal or plant food.

May 29, 2013

Strawberry Crisp - GF

I took the recipe for the peach crisp and switched the peaches with strawberries. Oh, and I accidentally used the whole stick of butter.  Tasty mistake, that one. ;)

The only thing I would change is the addition of a little tart, like lemon zest and/or juice....or rhubarb, perhaps.

Gorgeous, yeah? 

 Ingredients:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup white rice flour 
  • 2 TBS gelatin
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened + extra to butter crock (or coconut oil)
  • 4-6 cups fresh or frozen strawberries.....honestly, I forgot to measure
Blend everything together except the peaches strawberries. Mix half of the dry ingredients to the peaches strawberries and put in buttered baking dish or crock.  Sprinkle crumble over top of strawberries. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, no preheating required for a toaster oven.

Serve warm with ice cream or whip cream for dessert or with milk for a snack.

Hearth and Soul Hop 
Simple Lives Thursday

May 12, 2013

Easy Peach Crisp - GF


I prefer fresh peaches off the tree, but the late snow may have put a damper on this year's peaches.
Too soon to tell......
This takes 30 minutes in a toaster oven or 3-4 hours in a slow cooker.  Which would you choose? 
I found the original recipe here: Peach Crisp in the Slow Cooker   I modified it to suit my tastes/needs.

Ingredients:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • 1/2 cup white rice flour 
  • 2 TBS gelatin
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4-1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened + extra to butter crock (or coconut oil)
  • 2 large (20 oz) cans peaches, drained well. I prefer the juice sweetened over corn syrup.
Blend everything together except the peaches. Mix half of the dry ingredients to the peaches and put in buttered baking dish or crock.  Sprinkle crumble over top of peaches. For the quick version, bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, no preheating required for a toaster oven.

Serve warm with ice cream or whip cream for dessert or with milk for a snack.

See ya in the Gumbo 
Gluten Free Wednesday

Iced Coffee Nog

The weather is finally getting warm, finally.  We had a tease of an 80 degree day the beginning of May, then it snowed.  It's warming up again, hopefully to stay this time.  It's not really too hot for hot coffee yet, but I can hope, can't I?

Ingredients per serving:
1 egg
1-2 TBS cane sugar
1/2 cup cold, strong coffee
1/2 cup whole milk 
or half and half
pinch of salt


Mix all the ingredients in a blender and serve over ice.  You can blend the ice in, but will need to make the coffee stronger to compensate for the extra water. Tastes like Haagen Daz lite.

Hearth and Soul Hop