fruit crisp healthy style

filling:

• 3-4 cups of your favorite fruit such as  pears, Granny Smith apples or peaches -cored and sliced into small bite-sized pieces
• 1 c fresh or frozen berries such as blackberries, blueberries or cranberries (I used gooseberries with blueberries)
• 2 T natural sweetener such as maple syrup or local honey (add more for a sweeter taste)
• 2 T arrowroot or corn starch (I prefer arrowroot)
• 1 T lemon juice
• ½ t ground ginger
• ¼ t cinnamon

topping:

• 1 c oats (I used gluten-free)
• ¼ c coconut flour, almond meal or almond flour
• ½ c slivered almonds, chopped walnuts or pecans
• 0- ⅓ cup lightly packed brown sugar (I used no sugar because almonds were honey roasted)--season to desired sweetness
• 2 T unsweetened coconut, if desired
• ¼ t fine grain sea salt or few twists of Himalayan salt (I used the pink stuff)
• 4 T coconut oil or butter, melted (I used coconut oil)
• 3 T plain Greek yogurt or vanilla flavored (I used vanilla Greek)

preheat oven at 350 degrees

mix filling and place in a baking dish

mix topping and drop spoonfuls over filling.....spread gently to completely cover

bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown

serve warm with fave topping & a sprinkle of cinnamon!

Kitchen Sink Curry

this dish is so flexible and great if you need to throw something quickly together that is full of intense flavors........

1 T coconut oil or desired oil
medium onion densely chopped (optional add-ons:  slices of celery, carrots)

• Saute for a couple minutes

add one small jar of green curry (4 oz) 

squeeze of fresh lemongrass 

squeeze of fresh ginger or 2 T minced ginger

(I buy tubes of lemongrass & ginger found in the produce section of grocery--intense flavors)

can of coconut cream or fully leaded coconut milk

add chicken bone broth or broth of choice until your desired consistency (the more you add, the soupier it is)

• stir into onion mixture

add leftover cooked meats such as shredded chicken, lean sausage, ground turkey, shrimp (if uncooked--brown ground meat on the side and then add or allow enough time for the chicken/seafood to cook)

add veggies on hand such as: chunks of eggplant, squash, snap peas, snow peas, bok choy, kale, mushrooms, jalapeno slices or other chunks of desired pepper or any fresh veggie--anything & any amount goes!!

add can of sliced bamboo shoots, if desired

add herbs of choice such as cilantro, parsley---no stress, if none on hand

• simmer until the veggies are fork tender---be careful not to overcook veggies

squeeze 1/2-1 lemon or lime to add a little acid--this will round out the wonderful flavors!

garnish with additional fresh herbs if desired!

created by Char