honey I love a good crisp!

I was contacted recently by the nice folks at Silk to see if I would be interested in sampling their new variety of soymilk. Of course I said yes, yes, yes, please, and thank you!

This particular Silk is called Heart Health and has been clinically shown to reduce bad cholesterol levels by up to 7% in just 4 weeks. Well, ya can't beat that, right?!

I decided to use my Silk in a yummy crisp.

honeycrisp apple and bosc pear crisp
by theUngourmet

4 large honeycrisp apples, peeled, cored and sliced into thin wedges
2 bosc pears, peeled, cored and sliced into wedges
1 cup of Silk Heart Health
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
juice from 1/2 a lemon
1/2 tsp kosher salt

Toss the apple and pear with the soy milk, honey, flour, cinnamon, lemon, and salt.

Topping
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp kosher salt
12 tbsp of cold butter

Mix together the flour, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Cut in the butter. Place over the top of the fruit mixture.



Place into a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.



This crisp is really nice! Give it a try when you get a chance!

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I hope you all had a lovely weekend! My son and I had a little mom and son date today. We went to see Toy Story 2 in 3-D. I haven't seen this movie since my daughter was little. It sure was fun seeing Buzz and Woody again!

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Peach Blueberry Crisp and Shiny, Happy Bees

I thought a peach crisp sounded really good for today. I haven't made one in ages and since I had some very ripe peaches from farmer's market sitting on my counter staring at me every time I walked into the room I decided a better use them or lose them.

Unfortunately, I didn't have quite enough so I also threw in some peaches I had in my freezer.

I also had some frozen blueberries left so I decided it would be a yummy idea to throw those into the mix as well.

I thought the flavor was really quite wonderful in this but I have to tell you, it was a little runny. I think next time I will toss the fruit with some corn starch or flour. If anyone has a better secret to share, please let me know.

Ingredients

• 6 cups of peaches
• 1 cup of blueberries
• 2-3 tbsp of honey
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla

For topping

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup butter, softened

In a large bowl toss fruit with honey, vanilla and cinnamon. In another bowl combine the oats, flour, and brown sugar. Cut in the butter.

Place the fruit in a greased baking pan. Top with oat mixture. Bake on 375 for 30-35 minutes until fruit is nice and bubbly and oats are golden brown.

Serve with vanilla bean ice cream or top with a little whip. Ooh, homemade cinnamon ice cream would be really great too!

I also couldn't resist showing off my sunflowers!!

I noticed the honeybees are all over these delightful flowers.

We originally planted three of these but did not put the seeds deep enough so two of them came crashing down. I'm praying this one stays put.

I am definitely planting more next year.

The bees can use all of the help they can get!

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~Bees are Good~

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