I had a strong craving for hummus lately but I always have an issue finding something to dip into it. Long story short, I had Vanessa making homemade pitas in no time! No kidding, she actually had an excellent handle (no pun intended) on the rolling pin and making them *just so*.
About half of the puffed, so I consider that a success.
(and the recipe, of course..)
Next up, Apples! I took the girls in the bike trailer out to our 'community orchard' out in the country (really, its our neighbours, but 'community' sounds so much hipper than me just sponging fruit off people) to pick some apples. This was our second weekend out there, so all in all, we got about a bushel. I'd love to say 'we' for the next sentence, but lets be honest: When you peel over 100 apples by yourself, you kind of want the credit for it yourself. Here's a batch getting ready for the freezer.
I mixed the wedges up with some ascorbic acid (other wise none as Vitamin C) powder (to keep them from browning) and sugar (to hold their texture and flavor) and Voila! Now we have a freezer full of apples to keep us through the winter. They aren't as green as they look, by the way - I just took a crappy picture.
I couldn't let them ALL go in the freezer, so I made a yummy breakfast for the girls by experimenting. Here's what I came up with:
Baked Apple Oatmeal:
3 cups of oatmeal
2 cups of sliced apples
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup of oil
1 cup of milk
a handful of flax seed
2 Tbsp maple syrup
cinnamon, to taste
Mix up the dry ingredients first, then the wet, then bake it all in a greased casserole dish at 175°C until its brown.
The kids LOVED it!