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what do you get when you clean out your freezer?

11 Friday Mar 2016

Posted by theRAREbelle in belle-icious

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cobbler, crumble, Dessert, fruit, recipes

What’s a belle to do when her freezer seems to be filled with a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and a lot of what seems like nothing?  Well…we made the most out of an “over-stuffed” situation one recent rainy day…and the results were so delicious, we just had to share (as we belles do)!

Our version of a “Clean-out-the-freezer Fruit Crumble”:

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This recipe is very simple and you can use whatever fruit combination you have on hand. In this instance, we used peaches, raspberries and blackberries. About 1 bag each. We drained and thawed briefly in a colander and then got impatient (that should come as no surprise). To the fruit add: 1 tablespoon sugar, 2 tablespoons cornstarch and the juice of 1/2 lemon. Put in a 9×11 casserole dish.

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The topping: 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, a pinch of salt, 1 cup of old fashioned oats and 1 cold stick of butter cut into small slices. Combine all topping ingredients and with a pastry cutter or two knives mix topping until it resembles coarse meal. (impatience reared its ugly head here as well)

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Put topping over fruit and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

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One more view of the finished product…just for motivation;)

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If you feel that now is a good time to empty the freezer of vanilla ice cream, we already beat you to it!!

So there you have it, another belle-icious recipe…and you cleaned out your freezer!! Multitasking is a belle’s way of life.

a&a

 

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an apple a day…your friday friend 1-1

24 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by theRAREbelle in belle-icious, friday friend 1-1, healthy belle

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almond butter, Apple, breakfast, Fresh Market, fruit, snack, Whole Foods

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Can it possibly be true, that old saying about keeping the doctor away?  Well, these belles never claimed to have anything resembling a medical degree…we leave that to the professionals…but we have actually come to the conclusion that a good old apple can be just about the perfect snack/breakfast/lunch…yes, we have even been known to nosh on one for dinner!  Add a tablespoon or two of freshly ground almond butter (our favorite is Fresh Market…but Whole Foods comes a close second) with a pinch of sea salt, and you have quite the power meal!  Yum!!

One of us has had an apple habit for quite awhile and introduced the non-breakfast-eating one of us to it. Lo and behold, she liked it!  Lets see if you are willing to give it a try after reading these benefits:

Apples have been shown to:  reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s, reduce the risk of stroke, regulate blood sugar helping to reduce the risk and symptoms of diabetes, help prevent some types of cancer, and aid in the prevention of heart disease.  They are an excellent source of antioxidants…a very good thing…with the highest concentration being in the peel (which is why I buy organic..pesticides…not a good thing). Bonus…apples and other whole fruits and vegetables are REAL FOODS…nothing pre-packaged or artificial in sight!

Read more on the benefits of this little goodie:

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=15

By the by…if you have already tossed out a resolution or two, this might be an easy update to get you back on track!!

Belles ringing here…how about there?

a&a

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