Strawberry Apple Crisp

I never met inexpensive produce I didn't want to take home, so I might have purchased far too many strawberries lately. Like, waaaaaaaaaaaay too many. So many that I made the bestest cupcakes ever (anyone who has tried them will agree) and still had a ton left. Then I made Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp and I still had a ton left.

Enter Strawberry Apple Crisp. Because why not?

There's not much different here from every other fruit crisp recipe I have posted. That's because a good crisp recipe is a good crisp recipe. You can substitute all over the place. The only thing to watch is how much sugar you use. I laid off BIG time with the Strawberry Apple Crisp because the apples and the strawberries were already sweet enough without much help. Feel free to adjust accordingly.

Also, I should mention that the pan size indicated below is not a mistake. This is a smaller yield recipe than a normal crisp recipe. That's was on purpose because I wanted a smaller crisp this time around.

Strawberry Apple Crisp

1 cup sliced strawberries
1 apple, cored and diced (Granny Smith works well)
2 heaping tablespoons granulated sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 cup oatmeal
1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
Handful of sliced almonds

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. Grab an 8" square glass baking pan. Toss the sliced strawberries, diced apples, granulated sugar, cornstarch, and almond extract into the pan and mix them up. Smooth out the top.

3. In a medium bowl, mix the oatmeal, butter, sugar, and flour. I think it's easiest to just mush it all together with your hands. There's no need to eliminate all of the butter cubes -- the end result can be a little chunky.

4. Spread the oatmeal mix over top of the fruit.

5. Sprinkle the sliced almonds on top.

6. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until the top is lightly browned.

7. Allow it to cool for as long as you can stand before cutting yourself a giant piece and topping it with vanilla ice cream. I made it all over 10 minutes before I dug in. Maybe you can do better.

The Daisy Photo, Volume 10

Guess what time it is?

Daisy time!

We've been doing this every year. As soon as the daisies in my garden bloom, it's time for Alexis to pose for a moment. We started things with portraits at the studio in the mall, but have switched to my studio. I kinda wish I had been a half-decent photographer with a legit studio sooner because there is a definite difference in the end result. There's also a definite difference in how sane I stay through the process (the studio in the mall is where happiness goes to die).

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This year's final result, which I swear I will frame and hang in the dining room (I kinda haven't printed and framed the last three. YET. Ahem.), is this one. Alexis was all in with ideas for poses and such this year, so I had quite a few to pick from.

And now I'm going to go sob in the corner because that all happened way too quickly.

Friday Night Chillin'