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Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp

Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

The last of my frozen sour cherries are now gone, No. 664 Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp marks the end of summer – sweet Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp.

SIMPLE DESSERT

I love the simplicity of this crisp recipe. Just mix the cherries with the 1 tablespoon of flour and sugar then turn into the baking pan.

Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp | Bijouxs Litle Jewels

CLASSIC CRISP TOPPING

Next make the crisp topping by mixing the flour, oats, brown sugar and butter together with your fingertips to create small marble-sized pieces.

Sprinkle the crisp topping over the cherries and bake-now that’s a beautifully simple dessert. Bake and remove from oven.

Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

SERVE WARM WITH VANILLA ICE CREAM

Serve while still warm and top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, optional of course.

Summertime Sour Cherry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

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Brown Butter Sugar Baked Peaches & Salted Ginger Granola

Peaches the best part of summer here simply roasted with butter & brown sugar then topped the Salted Oat and Ginger Granola. Recipe No 659 Brown Butter Sugar Baked Peaches & Salted Ginger Granola.

PEACHES

This one word says summer. Roasting peaches simply with butter and brown sugar creates a dessert to remember. The butter browns and keeps the peaches soft and tender.

Brown Butter Sugar Baked Peaches & Salted Ginger Granola | Bijouxs Little Jewels

SALTED GINGER GRANOLA

The crunch from the salty granola offsets the sweetness of the peaches. The simple granola topping is made with pantry staples. The salty-ginger taste is fantastic. Do not pass on making the topping.

 

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BlackBerry Cobbler for Two

Summer Simple. Fresh blackberries baked with a buttery-cobbler topping-all basic pantry ingredients you have on hand. – No. 654 Blackberry Cobbler for Two.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Blackberries fresh from the Farmers Market inspire a simple cobbler for two. Just one cup of berries is required, topped with a simple, quick topping and voilà – fresh summer cobbler. Easier than pie.

COOKING FOR TWO

Sometimes you just need a couple of servings for dessert, this recipe is perfect as it just serves two or can be doubled for 4 servings, easy. The ingredients and directions are for making a two-serving cobbler.
Just increase ingedients it according to how many servings you are planning to make. Of course, adjust the baking dish size to accomodate the fruit.

SUMMER FRUITBlackBerry Cobbler for Two |Bijouxs Little Jewels

This cobbler recipe keeps the fruit still in tack, they are not all mushy. Another great thing about the recipe is you can substitute your favorite berries for fruit in the cobbler. Combine as you please. Just adjust the cooking time and use fruit at room temperature or thawed.

Blackberry Cobbler | Bijouxs Litle Jewels

BlackBerry Cobbler for Two | Bijouxs Little Jewels

BlackBerry Cobbler for Two | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

Summer Simple from Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen.

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Simple Rhubarb Crisp

Rhubarb Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Rhubarb season is upon us. What’s better than a simple Rhubarb Crisp with Strawberry ice cream? Wow, I’m up to recipe No. 642 from the Collection Membership.

RHUBARB SEASON

I’m starting to see fresh Rhubarb in the markets, I saw Melissa’s Produce, so it is time to grab some and bake a simple crisp. Actually my neighbors grow it, I will have to look into this. It is a very tart vegetable, so many times you see it paired with strawberries for sweetness.

GRANDMA’S RUBARB

I have written about my Nebraska Grandmother, who came to LA later in her life. She really knew her way around rhubarb, she grew it in her suburban garden, along with potatoes and of course chickens. She was a farmer so this was normal for her. She always made a Strawberry Rhubarb pie, but I opted for something simpler like this crisp.

Simple Rhubarb Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

STRAWBERRY + RHUBARB

Simple Rhubarb Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

You see these paired together in recipes. The strawberries cut the tartness of the rhubarb. I went straight rhubarb for the crisp and served it with a scoop of strawberry ice cream. Another Little Jewel recipe from the Membership Collection.
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Blueberry Crisp

Blueberry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Blueberries–dark, mysterious little glistening jewels, precious and sweet–dare I say, perfect for Blueberry Crisp, a simple jewel from the Bijouxs kitchen.

FOOD MEMORIES

It’s funny how cravings happen. A simple thought, conversation, or image can return you to a meal, a taste, a time and a place. Our beautiful Pacific Northwest is a place I have traveled to and enjoyed for many years–eating my fill of huckleberries, wild salmon and peaches to die for, and also…

Blueberry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen

COASTAL SUMMER

When people California imagine summertime on the Central Coast, they’re probably thinking of blue skies and ocean breezes with perfect surfing waves. In fact, it’s usually about 60+ degrees here and the ocean is a little gnarly, the fog clouds hang like dark stubble out off the coast. But every afternoon we get a prevailing sea breeze and the sun usually shines.

LOCAL BLUEBERRIES

I have been able to pickup nice blueberries grown just north of me along the coast. I’m lucky to be North of LA and nestled in some of best fruit and vegetable agricultural growers. Baskets of bluberries are found at my Farmer’s Markets.

The memory of blueberries baked into a crisp in the Pacific Northwest. I recreated this lovely treat at home and it’s easy to do. Living in the dry, arid environs of Los Angeles area has precluded me from picking up fresh wild blueberries from the market, but I have found solace in the intense natural flavor from local berries, they make a bright, quick crisp.

Blueberry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

BLUEBERRY CRISP

This recipe is one of the best I have ever encountered, no joke. It came from an vintage Saveur Magazine Numer 51, The California Road Trip. I am so happy I have kept all my Saveur copies for many years I subscribed. My many road trips north to Seattle area have lead me to the most amazing blueberries. This crisp recipe from the Trnindad area is like no other. So simple but the crispy-sweet crust is the winning part of the recipe.

Blueberry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Blueberry Crisp | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Just a bite of this crisp takes me back, it hopefully will evoke a memory of your own, a comforting time now easily recreated in a dish. Enjoy!