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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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Curried Shrimp Soup

Curried Shrimp Soup | Bijouxs Little Jewels

This is one of the easiest soups to make and very tasty too! This classic Curried Shrimp Soup No. 663 from the Membership Collection is one to savor.

FOOD MEMORIES

This soup came from a dear friend’s daughter who was young at the time and had just started cooking, but we all loved her soup. It has been many years now, my dear friend has passed on, but her daughter remains. This simple soup is a treasured recipe memory.

CURRIED SHRIMP SOUP

I shared this recipe in my cookbook FROM THE BEACH HOUSE.

It was actually posted over 15 years in my blog here.   The soup pictured, Seafood Chowder, contains clams and some vegetables, but is the same broth base.

Today I have morphed the original into this lovely Curried Shrimp Soup. Smooth with just the gentle hint of curry is what sets this soup apart. I included  a bit of clam juice for umami flavor.  Cook Curried Shrimp Soup and begin making your food memories.

Cheers.

 

 

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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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Irish Soda Bread Pudding

Irish Soda Bread Pudding | Bijouxs Little Jewels

This is no blarney, this classic Irish Soda Bread Pudding is filled with currants, caraway seeds and topped with a buttery Irish Whiskey Sauce is one is the best-No.632 in the Membership Collection.

IRISH SODA BREAD

I think this soda bread recipe is the best I have ever had and shared with me by a dear friend. This is his Irish Mom’s recipe, very true to her roots. After baking two loaves of this simple bread I use most of one loaf for this pudding.

IRISH SODA BREAD PUDDING

Enjoy this pudding for a sweet breakfast or dessert. Best warm from the oven and topped with a rich butter-Whiskey sauce. An extremely simple recipe using only Irish Soda bread cubes, butter, half & half, eggs and vanilla.

After whisking together the cream sauce pour it over the bread cubes and bake. When it is puffed and brown remove from the oven and sprinkle with crunchy Demerara sugar.

Irish Soda Bread Pudding | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Serve warm with the Whiskey sauce-this Little Jewel No. 632 from the Membership Collection.

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LA Hippie Nachos

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These nachos are special, they are LA Hippie Nachos. Lots of little nudges make regular nachos special, Hippie Nachos No 619 from Bijouxs Little Jewels Collection.

HIPPIE NACHOS

So, what are Hippie Nachos you say? I came across this recipe online here, and had to make them. They really are such a step-up from standard nachos, yet remain true to the classic.

THE RECIPE

Who does not love nachos?? I have made them many ways over the years but discovered Hippie Nachos a recipe from artist Louesa Robuck. I met Louesa right after I moved to Ventura, a chance encounter and a friend and I went out to view her Monotype paintings in her studio. That was how the connection began. Her beautiful book Foraged Flora had just come out and she gifted me a copy! So, over the years I have attended her work shops Punk Ikebana, it was great. She truly is a talent.

ALL ABOUT THE BEANS

I think the key to this recipe is the amping-up of seasoning of the refried beans that make these nachos so special. Do not skip this step in the recipe. It’s an easy fix and really makes a difference. Once you prepare the beans you can assemble the nachos and broil to cheesy brown delights. The Have’a Corn Chips are also special, available in many markets.  

LA Hippie Nachos | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

Serve the nachos right out of the skillet while still warm.