Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp

Adapted from Martha. The one and only.


Make the crumble:
1/2 c flour
1/3 c br sugar
1/3 c oats (quick or regular)
pinch salt
4 T cold butter
Mix it up until it resembles crumbly crumbs...


Make the fruit mixture:
1 lb. rhubarb, cut into 1/2 inch chunks
1 c (ish) strawberries
1/2 - 3/4 c sugar
1 1/2 T cornstarch
pinch salt
rind from 1 orange
Mix...


Heat oven to 400 deg.
Put the fruit mixture into 4 individual dishes or an 8x8 pan. Top with crumble topping. Place in oven, lower temp to 375. bake 40-45 min. 


Add any combo of fruit here. Strawberry rhubarb is classic but you could do a mixture of anything you have on hand. 

If I could, I'd eat pizza everyday for the rest of my life. I'm super serious.

The sky is the limit when I consider how to top my pizza. Whatever needs to be eaten up usually ends up as a topping. 
A few of my favs:

• kale (don't knock it till you try it)
• roasted garlic
• zucchini and squash
• walnuts (YES, YUM)
• garlic infused olive oil
• sea salt

I'm not much of a red sauce kinda gal when it comes to pizza. I pile it high, drizzle olive oil on top and that does the trick for me.

The dough comes from Peter Reinhart's book. Making pizza dough is really easy. Try it. You might surprise yourself...

Yes. We had a pig roast. And it was FUN!

Before...

 During...

 After...

Cute, huh?...

I'm Baaaaack!

More from Peter Reinhart's book. San Francisco Sourdough. Yum....

Falls under the 'why buy it when you can make it' category...

Homemade Citrus Cleaner

You can use any type of citrus fruit for this cleaning recipe. Simply stuff as many citrus rinds as you can into a mason jar, cover with vinegar, then plastic wrap (so the lid doesn't rust), put lid on and wait about a week (or longer...it really doesn't matter)


Strain when you are ready to use. Squeeze out the vinegar from the rinds. 


Homemade Citrus Cleaner:


About 1 c of citrus vinegar 
5-10 drops tea tree oil 
1-2 tsp dish soap


Mix all ingredients in 16 oz squirt bottle and fill up with water. There you go!

Alright, I admit it...

I have been a tad bit grumpy of late. JUST A TAD. Who knows why. But there have been a few things that brighten my day, no matter what mood I'm in. Here's one of them. Red always makes me smile. If you listen closely, you can hear me wheezing because I'm laughing so freaking hard. 

Chocolate bread

Yesterday I was thinking about how glad I am that I'm not gluten intolerant. If I was, I couldn't enjoy breads like these. Holy crap. This is delicious. 

No...I didn't come up with this recipe, but next time I will try the following few modifications.

• sub. 1/3 of the flour for rye flour
• add more chocolate chips, mini chocolate chips
• bake for a tad less time
• perhaps add a sprinkle of sea salt to the top of one of the loaves? (yes, please)