Strawberry Crisp

 

I guess that Tres Leches French Toast wasn't enough.

I want dessert for breakfast every day! 

This one is simple, and it makes two servings. Perfect, don't you agree? 

And yeah - I'm selfish: I won't make breakfast for anyone else without a fight, but I'll happily labor over guilty treats for myself.

This morning I was a selfish & hungry person with intense carbohydrate cravings. And no, I'm not pregnant. Although my son said to me on the way back home from school yesterday, "Mama, I want 3 more babies. You can get me one right now & get two more when we move to the new house next month because we'll have more space there to play" . . . uh, yeah!

Who doesn't need a little soothing carbohydrate love after a demand like that?

I was down to my last box of strawberries and adapted this from a recipe on Recipezaar. The only change I made was adding an additional tbsp of butter. 

Assembling and baking takes all of 20 minutes, so I treated myself to warm strawberry crisp for breakfast today. I just told myself I was eating Granola ;-)

Strawberry Crisp

2 tbsp butter

1/2 cup quick cooking oatmeal

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1 cup sliced strawberries

Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Add the oatmeal, sugar and cinnamon. Mix well. Remove from heat.

Divide the strawberries between two ramekins and sprinkle the oatmeal mixture over both. 

Bake at 375F for 15 mins. 

Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

David Lebovitz's Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

Summer is almost around the corner.

And that should be excuse enough to start making ice cream. 

The one thing I don't own is an ice cream maker (not for long) even though I am quite a bit of a kitchen appliance/gadget junkie.

I compulsively and impulsively buy things for my kitchen the way other people buy clothes or shoes.

I'm hopeless, really. 

The lack of an appliance doesn't stop me from making ice cream. Sure: making it without one is more labor intensive and a serious time commitment but worth each minute of effort & all the hours spent whisking, freezing, whisking, freezing and waiting . . 

I have several pounds of strawberries to get through and have been on the lookout for simple strawberry recipes that involve ingredients I already have on hand so that there is no mad rush to the grocery store. 

Today is a lazy day, so anything I made today couldn't possibly require me to do anything but spend most of my time with the hubby & kids all morning.

I finally found just what I was looking for.

Super Easy Strawberry Jam

Love Strawberries? I do. 

In my part of the world, we get fresh, locally grown strawberries only between November and February. Right about now, strawberries start going on sale all over the place and I buy large amounts with the best of intentions.

The possibilities are endless. 

But most of the time, I never get to the ice creams and sorbets I was planning to make. We just simply end up eating through them all - with breakfast, or as snacks. But one thing I never fail to make each year is strawberry jam.  

I make jam just as the strawberry season is ending each year, so that we can savor the last of the berries for the next several weeks to come. 



Love Strawberry Jam? 

Want to try making your own? It's easy. 

Here's how :