Rhubarb Crisp with Crunchy Oat crust and Topping

Rhubarb Crisp With Crunchy Oat Crust and Topping

Recipe credit goes to; thespruceeats.com

Ingredients:

1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup rolled oats (quick-cooking)
1/2 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon cinnamon
4 cups fresh rhubarb (diced or sliced into 1-inch pieces)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

Heat the oven to 350 F (180 C/Gas 4).
Butter an 8-inch square baking dish.

In a mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar, flour, oats, melted butter, and cinnamon; mix the ingredients until crumbly. 

Press half of the brown sugar and oat mixture into the prepared baking dish. 

Top with the sliced or diced rhubarb pieces.

In a saucepan, combine 1 cup of granulated sugar, cornstarch, and the 1 cup of water and vanilla. Cook together, stirring, until the mixture is thickened and clear. 

Pour the thickened syrup mixture over the rhubarb in the baking dish.

Top the rhubarb filling evenly with the remaining crumb mixture.

Bake the rhubarb crisp in the preheated oven for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the topping is browned and the filling is bubbling.

Penne Carbonara

Penne Carbonara

Ingredients;

1. Penne pasta

2. Mozzarella Cheese

3. Sausage/meat of some kind

4. Onion and Garlic

5. Buttermilk

6. Parmesan Cheese

7. Ground black pepper

8. Parsley

9. Green onion

10. 3 eggs

Chop up One large onion and a head of garlic

Sauté in Oil until cooked

Below: Chop up meats.  I had beef hot dogs and sausage on hand, so that is what I used.

Toss the meat with the onions and cook until meat is crispy

In a bowl combine and mix;

3 Eggs
4 Cups Buttermilk
1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese
3 Cups Mozzarella cheese
Ground black pepper (1 tsp)

Then add above mixture to the onion and meat.  Stirring until it becomes a thicker consistency, then add 1 Tbsp of parsley

Boil the penne in a separate pan approx. 9 minutes.  Don't over cook as it will continue to cook in the cheese sauce.

Then add strained pasta to the cheese sauce and mix.  Keep cooking for another 10 minutes.

Garnish with Green onion and you're done.

Phyllo Apple Pie

Phyllo Apple Pie

Ingredients

7 - 8 Apples Peeled and thinly sliced

1 Cup chopped Walnuts

3/4 cup Brown sugar

2 Tsp Vanilla essence

1-2 Tsp Cinnamon

1-2 Tsp flour

Butter for buttering the pan

Phyllo pastry (10 sheets - 5 per pan)

Combine all the above ingredients except butter and phyllo into a saucepan and cook on medium heat for 10 minutes

Butter each pie pan

layer two phyllo pastry sheets and add apple mixture half way

Add one layer of phyllo then add more apple 

Top off with two sheets of phyllo and bring the ends in to top up the pie

Bake at 350 for 30 - 45 minutes or until phyllo starts turning brown

Remove from oven and brush melted butter on phyllo then sprinkle with icing sugar.