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Three layers of flannel.
Baby it's cold. |
Are you wearing flannel top to bottom? How about in three different layers? LLBean nightgown, shirt and BedHead robe, there's your recipe for a cold evening. Slightly frightening in presentation, but definitely warm.
Speaking of recipes, I have a new one for the gluten-free among us, or anyone really. An apple crisp made without flour? It can be done and it's easier too: less ingredients.
Smear some butter around your dish, peel and chop your apples...
Mix up some rolled oats (about 1.5 cups) with equal parts butter and brown sugar, I used half a cup of each...
I think the secret ingredient is adding a bit of applesauce to the chopped apples: it creates that delicious bubbly fruit texture in the finished product.
After you've tipped your oats all over the apple filling add some more butter...
Then bake for 20-30 minutes, you want it brown and delicious smelling.
I don't think this dessert lasted five minutes in our house.
Of course it's that time of year: Cookies.
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| The pigs came marching in. |
Piggy cookies to be exact.
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| Piggy apron and pink piggy icing. |
Interested in hydrating your indoor air with seasonal smells?
Try simmering some fresh rosemary with cinnamon sticks and dried apples.
I think these hardcover Penguin Classics make the best Christmas gifts, how about you?
I can't resist them.
Something else I'm a big fan of: anything by
Emma Bridgewater.
How is this for a thoughtful Christmas present? A good friend sent me a gluten-free Christmas pudding from Fortnum & Mason. Thanks Darling!
Is your life centred around Christmas food these days? Seems to be my theme.
I hope you are warm and cozy this week with good things to look forward to.
xoxDani
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| From an extremely thoughtful friend. |
