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Great Grains or Peanut Butter Cheerios on Fruit Crisp

Here's the original Fruit Crisp recipe I started with, from Better Homes and Gardens, New Cookbook, Prize Winning Recipes

 

Choose-a-Fruit Crisp

 

Ingredients

 

5 cups sliced, peeled apples, pears, peaches, or apricots; or frozen unsweetened peach slices

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 cup regular rolled oats

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon

1/4 cup butter

1/4 cup chopped nuts or coconut
 

Directions

 

1. For filling, thaw fruit, if frozen. Do not drain. Place fruit in an ungreased 2-quart square baking dish. Stir in the granulated sugar.

2. For topping, in a mixing bowl combine oats; brown sugar; flour; and nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon. 3. With a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts or coconut. Sprinkle topping over filling.

4. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 30 to 35 minutes (40 minutes for thawed fruit) or until fruit is tender and topping is golden. If desired, serve warm with ice cream or light cream.

My 1st version with 2 Cups of Great Grains, raisins, dates pecans for the oatmeal

 

Ingredients
 

6 apples, peeled and sliced thin and even size

2 Cups Great Grains, raisins, dates, pecans

1 stick unsalted butter, softened

1/4 Cup brown sugar, packed

1/8 tsp nutmeg

1/8 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp vanilla

4 Tablespoons sugar

 

Directions

 

1. Take out stick of butter, let it sit to soften in a mixing bowl

2. Peel and slice apples, put in bowl with water and a squirt of lemon juice to keep from browning

3. Add 2 cups Great Grains raisins, dates and pecans, nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, flour in bowl with butter. Cut butter into mixture with knife or fork, into pebble size pieces.

4. Drain apples and place in 9 inch pie plate

5. Add 4 tablespoons of sugar, and vanilla to apples. Toss until evenly coated

6. Spoon on crumb mixture evenly over apples

7. Bake 40 minutes, 375 oven

 

 

 

My 2nd version with 1 Cup of Peanut Butter Cheerios and 1 Cup of Great Grains, raisins, dates, and pecans, for oatmeal.

Ingredients

6 apples, peeled and sliced thin and even size
1 Cup Peanut Butter Cheerios
1 Cup Great Grains, raisins, dates, pecans
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/4 Cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 Cup flour
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla
4 Tablespoons sugar

Directions

1. Take out stick of butter, let it sit to soften in a mixing bowl
2. Peel and slice apples, put in bowl with water and a squirt of lemon juice to keep from browning
3. Take 1 cup of Peanut Butter Cheerios, place in food processor or chopper. Chop Cheerios into little pebble size pieces
4. Place in bowl with butter
5. Add 1 cup Great Grains raisins, dates and pecans, nutmeg, cinnamon, brown sugar, flour in bowl with butter. Cut butter into mixture, pebble size pieces.
6. Drain apples and place in 9 inch pie plate
7. Add 4 tablespoons of sugar, and vanilla to apples. Toss until evenly coated
8. Spoon on crumb mixture evenly over apples.
9. Bake 40 minutes, 375 oven

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About Face

I used to be a pizza face all the way up to my 30’s.

I tried everything when I was a teenager. Then I had parents who would help to do anything and afford to buy me whatever I thought I needed to combat zits.
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I tried Noxzema every day. I rub it on my face and rinse it off.
I tried acne washes and creams.
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Then I learned my fingertips are oily and dirty.

So I looked at my habits.

I used to place my hands on my face while I sleep. I learned to stop that.

I stopped resting my head or face in my hands.
I stopped popping pimples.
These practices helped reduce some pimples.
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I had oily hair when I was a teenager. I started to think my oily hair may have been causing some problems too. So I tried to keep my hair off my face and keep my hair short.

To combat my oily hair, I started to shower twice a day. I thought about my pillow covers; I started to change them more often. I saw more results.
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When I left for Minnesota, I found out Noxzema was expensive to keep up. I settled for a generic version, but still there were times I really could afford to keep it up.

I did keep all my other practices I learned at home.
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Then when I was 30 something, I had these fruit honeys, honey blended with fruit. I was looking for something new for my face care. I was thinking these would make great facials! I rubbed the fruit honey on my face like a facial and rinsed with warm water.

That was the ultimate cure. I have been so clear since then. I now only get like 1 zit per month. I can say I am no longer pizza face.
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I also found out after having children the wonderful powers of diaper rash ointment. It cures: scrapes, burns, scars, not just diaper rash. Then I tried it on zits! It works!
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I also discovered aloe vera gel or lotion; heals and hydrates.

My face is still as clear as when I discovered honey.

I still try to maintain my face, and finding other things that work for me.

I stopped using a wash cloth to wash my face that was too harsh on my face.

I stopped drying my face with a bath towel.

I stopped wearing so much make up. I just use lipstick and lip balm for my lips.
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Now I am finding all I need is a simple wash in the shower. I just stick my face in the water streaming from the showerhead, gently rub my face like a facial, rinse, air dry, and apply a little aloe vera gel or lotion.
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These are the things that helped me clear my face.
• Changing habits
• Keeping my hands and hair away from my face
• Keep my hair short
• I stopped using a wash cloth to wash my face
• I stopped drying my face with a bath towel.
• I stopped wearing so much make up.
• Changing or washing pillow covers more often
• Honey facials
• Diaper rash ointment
• Aloe vera gel or lotion _______________________________________________________________________________    

I hope this might help others who are struggling to keep a clear face.

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