Quick and Easy Pie Crust
2 cups pecans
1/2 cup chopped dates
1/4 cup coconut
pinch of salt
Pulse above ingredients in a food processor until well mixed.
Lightly grease custard cups (or small tart pans) with coconut oil before pressing in the crust dough.
Apple Pie Filling
5 small apples, peeled and sliced into chunks
1 lemon, squeezed
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup coconut palm crystals, or sweetener of choice
dash of salt
Mix above ingredients together gently in a bowl.
Coconut Whipped Cream
adapted from this Sunny Raw Kitchen recipe
(I used macadamia nuts and let the cream harden in the fridge for a while)
Yum Caramel Sauce
5 dates, soaked (place dates in a one cup measuring cup and add water to brim)
1/2 cup raw almond butter
1/4 cup agave
1 tablespoon vanilla
pinch of salt
1/8 cup melted coconut oil (added after everything else has blended)
Blend all of the above ingredients, including the water the dates soaked in. I like to store my sauce in a squeeze bottle.
End result:
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| Great idea, Dolores! |
(Random) Question: What is special about the place you live?
'my sweet tooth, Dolores'--lol! That really got my funny bone. Yes, they really can have a mind of their own...
ReplyDeleteThe place _I_ live is special because it is sooo close to the edge of the bluff, and the bluff is eroding, so it could all fall down with us in it like humpty-dumpties. The view across the bay is awesome too: we can see Mt Augustine smoking out in the ocean and on clear days we can see round to Redoubt and Iliamna too. So I guess all those active volcanos are kind of special, but I used to live near an even more active one in HI. And the earthquakes are cool, but that was something special about the last _two_ places I lived (HI and CA).
The apple pie looks great and I love your mis-en-place photo.
love
Ela
dolores!lol mine's pretty obnoxious so i think i'll call her big bertha.=)
ReplyDeletethat pie looks perfect!
@Ela
ReplyDeleteYour view sounds amazing, Ela. I would love to see it. Living near active volcanos is definitely special. Do you have a picture of the view somewhere on your blog?
@kelli
ReplyDeleteBig Bertha- that's the perfect obnoxious sweet tooth name!
How did you like the cream subbing macs for the cashews?? I bet it was amazing--looks spectacular.
ReplyDeleteBelow you will find some interesting facts about our beautiful city.
The average temperature in Naples is 75 degrees.
Collier County, which includes the cities of Naples, Marco Island and Everglades City, is the largest county in the state with a total area of 2,305 square miles, and a land area of 2,025 square miles. At least 80% of that is set aside as preserve lands, including Big Cypress National Preserve, Everglades National Park, two national wildlife refuges, one national research reserve, three state parks, one state forest and many county, city and private parks and nature preserves.
In 2005, Naples was designated by the Travel Channel as having the Best All-Around Beach in America, and in 2006, Conde Nast Magazine named Naples on its Top 20 list of Best Beaches in America.
In his book The 100 Best Art Towns in America, author John Villani named Naples the No. 1 Small Arts Town in America.
There are at least 134 art galleries in the Greater Naples Area.
Naples has the most golf holes per capita in the country.
The western side of the Florida Everglades is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles are known to cohabitate.
The Florida Legislature designated Collier County as the Purple Martin Capital of Florida.
Stretching 99 miles from Everglades City to Flamingo, the Everglades Waterway is considered to be a paddling experience of a lifetime. With enough planning and equipment, canoe and kayak enthusiasts can paddle the length of the waterway in seven to nine days. Backcountry camping permits are required and can be obtained at the Everglades National Park Gulf Coast Visitor Center.
Everglades City has the reputation of being the Stone Crab Capital of the World.
The Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary is regarded as one of the top bird watching spots in the United States.
Naples is home to the famous Swamp Buggy Races, held three times a year in January, March and October.
Collier County is home to the endangered Florida panther.
The East-West portion of U.S. 41 was largely made possible by the investments of New York tycoon Barron G. Collier, who offered to bankroll the completion of the project after the State of Florida ran out of funding in 1922. In exchange, the State carved Collier County out of a large portion of southern Lee County. The Tamiami Trail, as it came to be known, took 13 years, $8 million, and 2.6 million sticks of dynamite to build.
The "ugly ripe tomato", a new sweet hybrid tomato variety, was developed by BHN Seed Company in Immokalee.