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Spicy Fruit Bars

06 Friday Mar 2015

Posted by lewstories in Baking, Food, Photography, Recipes, Still life

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apples, Cloves, Craisins, Dessert, Fruit bars, Molasses, Orange rind

Fruit bars

Spicy fruit bars with molasses, apples and cloves.

These are really rich, but delicious. I did not have any prunes, so I used Craisins instead. But they still turned out really good.

Ingredients

1 cup pared chopped apple
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup prunes (I used Craisins)
1/3 cup molasses
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup butter
2 cups flour (I used gluten-free with 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1 1/2 cups firmly-packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

In a saucepan, combine apple, raisins, prunes (Craisins), molasses, orange juice and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until thick. Cool. Combine remaining ingredients except nuts in a large mixing bowl. Mix at low speed until well-blended. Stir in walnut and fruit mixture. Pour into a well-greased 13-by-9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes. Cool and then frost and cut into bars.

Orange Frosting

Combine 1/4 cup butter, 1 teaspoon grated orange rind, 2 tablespoons light cream and 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix at medium speed until well-blended. If necessary, thin with a few more drops of cream.

Craisins

Jar of Craisins

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Last Night’s Dinner – Snapshot of the Day, No. 287

08 Friday Nov 2013

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apples, Cholesterol, food photography, Oat meal, Photography, Tortellini

110813_287LastNightsDinnerRIs there really any such thing as too much garlic and cheese?

No. Never.

I made tortellini last night for dinner and added lots of garlic and cheese to the dish.

Oh, and a couple of vegetables – just to add some nutrition.

I served apples, as well. Apples, as well as oat meal, absorb cholesterol. So it all evened out.

Yum!

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Apple Stand – Snapshot of the Day, No. 95

30 Tuesday Apr 2013

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Apple stand, apples, P&P Produce

043013_95AppleStandRToday was wild. I had no time to look or take a photo. I made myself stop at this produce stand down the street from us. P&P Fruit stand. I’ve shot here before, but it’s worth a second photo, I suppose. Locally grown stuff, and all. They don’t appear to have a website, or I’d include it. Oh well. If you live in town, look it up and give them a visit. It’s pretty cool inside.

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No. 9 — The White Dogs

04 Monday Feb 2013

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apples, burro, White dogs

020313_9TheWhiteDogsRMy intention for today’s photo was not these two; especially since yesterday’s image was of my dog, Murray. My plan was to photograph the burro who lives with these dogs. Her name is Maggie and she LOVES the apples we bring her. My plan was to get a closeup of her teeth when she grabbed an apple slice. But when Joe and I approached the fence, the dogs came to greet us, but not Maggie. Oh well. I decided to go with plan B since the sun was setting and I was running out of time for my daily photo. Right – and I do mean RIGHT after I took this photo, Maggie came galloping out of nowhere for her apples. Darn it! Too late. The project is one photo, one shot. So maybe next time, Maggie.

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