Saturday, March 13, 2010

Too many bland apples

I love apples. I have at least two of my small, crisp and delicious Pink Lady Apples. I'm so over Granny Smiths, Red Delicious and Fuji, but I will forever love my Pink Lady (though I need to try Crispens....). Last Berkeley Bowl trip we *gasp* forgot them. We forgot those beautiful little ladies somehow. So, my mom purchased a few apples, probably Fuji or something similar, and wow... they had barely any flavor. So, I decided I should use them up today by making an apple galette from http://hellyeahitsvegan.com/?p=1427#more-1427. I haven't eaten a large piece of it yet, but it's really not fabulous (it needed more cheese, I think). Luckily, it's off-shot was (scroll down to see what!)


Before and after shots!


BAKED APPLE AND KIWI!!!

This dish is like the story of the ugly duckling that turned into a beautiful swan. I probably just think it's so delicious because the materials were so bland that I had no positive expectation for this dish. So we also had four small kiwis that no one had eaten. They were super mushy by this time, so it probably wouldn't even have mattered if I baked them or not, but I threw them in anyways. What went into this little dish besides the fruit?

1 1/2 lemons. I stole these from our neighbor's yard like a stealthy cat. I had to jump up on a couple fences and crawl on them until I could pluck the fruit from their tree. They wouldn't have been able to get them anyways so there was no crime or harm. Really the opposite.

-thyme

-cinnamon

-nutmeg

-agave nectar and some brown rice syrup

So simple and so delicious. It was really all that lemon juice that made it. I let it soak in the apples while they baked.