Normally a fall dessert, apple crisp has reentered my life in a spring awakening. Together with my trusty sidekick in all things dessert, my daughter and I threw together a GAPS crisp this afternoon. We were getting a bit tired of the 4pm dessert break of banana ice cream and needed to switch things up. Given that I'd just picked up a whole case of organic apples from my greengrocer (Russo's for you eastern MA folks) and storing them in a tepid basement and expecting them to last is iffy at best, I decided to culinate (not a real word, I know, but seemed fitting)
Here's the recipe: sliced organic Fuji's with a drizzle of honey, covered by a mix of: ground and whole sunflower seeds, coconut flour, mashed dates and a little sunflower oil (the coconut oil would have made it too greasy, I think). A bit of cinnamon and ginger and it was ready to go. One bite and I had the strongest urge to jump into a pile of leaves and throw them skyward. Given that last fall's leaves are composting in the back yard bin, I opted instead for eating another helping of apple crisp.
I'm feeling better day by day, the real reward for being on this strict diet, and happy to have reached the one month milestone. Yay
P.S. My long-awaited kombucha is done! And it is delish! When the main batch was done, I bottled it and added a couple tablespoons of black cherry juice (no sugar added). It fermented two more days in the bottle. I tried some today and it was perfect: just the right amount of fizz, a slight sweet cherry flavor and all the healthy goodness it's reported to have (I'm taking this one on faith since I can't actually see or taste the beneficial bacteria). The next batch will be ginger honey, I think or maybe mango, depending on what strikes my fancy that day. Salut!
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