Detox--Day Nine

Breakfast

9:30 Shake

Chicken broth, marjoram, garlic

Pieces of apples, here and there

Lunch
1:15 Shake

Dinner

5:30 Shake

Cornish hen, garlic, marjoram, bay leaf

Apple crisp--look below for ingredients

Sadly, we don't have any apple trees like we did in Illinois. The ones we planted here 4 years ago (and replaced a year later only to die on us, again :-() died because we have extremely sandy soil that needed more than just good compost and sphagnum moss; it needs clay, too. Happily, a friend from church gave us a large bagful of apples she was trying to find a home for. :-)

I've had to modify my mom's recipe for Apple Crisp to use gluten free flours (like almond or rice) as well as use a substitute for sugar (like honey or maple syrup) since I'm also intolerant to that.

This is a very tasty treat, but try not to overindulge as it is rather sweet and should be limited during a detox:

Recipe:

Modified Apple Crisp

Grease a 10x6x2" baking dish with sesame, apricot, or safflower oil. Place 4 cups of sliced apples in a 10x6x2" baking dish. Sprinkle about 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/4 cup of water.

In a bowl, combine 3/4 cup of rice flour with 1/3 cup of same oils as above. Blend with a spoon 'til crumbly. Slowly add about 1 cup of either honey or maple syrup and continue to mix with spoon.

Drop mixture on top of apples, and bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.

The nice thing about this dessert is you don't have to be exact about any of the ingredients. You could add more apples, or use less; make more of the crumbled topping, or less; add more cinnamon or sweetener, or less of either of them.

If you try this recipe, I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we do!

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