Apple Rhubarb Crisp

Apple Rhubarb Crisp

I have a large Rhubarb plant that grows beautiful rhubarb every year.  This was the first plant I planted in my yard when my landscaping was done over 10 years ago.  So every year around this time I try to make something out of it.  This year it will be a Apple Rhubarb Crisp.

What you need:
- 4 cups of Rhubarb
- 2 medium sized Apples
- 1/8 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup White sugar
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 flour
- 1/4 cup Melted butter
- 1/2 Oats

1. Cut Rhubarb and apples into 3/4 inch pieces and place in a glass pie dish

2. Add to apple and rhubarb,  1/8 cup flour, white sugar and cinnamon and mix well

3.  now in another bowl mix together melted butter, flour, brown sugar, and oats

4. Now sprinkle on top of rhubarb and apple mixture

5. BAke in over at 375C for 30 mins

6. Let cool, and serve with Vanilla ice cream

BiBimBap

Hi friends.  
Yes it's been a few years since I've actually put up a post.  I've decided to share my recipe for the bibimbap that me and my daughter made the other day.  People have been asking me how I made it and I figured it would be easiest to post it here. 

BiBimBap 

What you need:
- 1lb of ground beef
- rice
- carrots, julienne 
- cucumbers, sliced
- bean sprouts
- eggs
- kimchi
- spinach
-garlic (minced)
- sesame oil
- brown sugar
- salt (I use Himalayan sea salt)
- soys sauce
- hot pepper paste (aka gochujang)

Sauce

• 2 Tbsp hot pepper sauce (gochujang)
• 1 Tbsp sesame oil
• 1 Tbsp sugar 
• 1 Tbsp water
• 1 tsp vinegar

1. First you want to start making your steamed rice (depends on how many people you're feeding, for my family I usually make 2 cups)
2.  Marinate the ground beef with 1 Tbsp of each soya sauce, sesame oil and brown sugar.  Then add a 1tsp of garlic. Then Mix well and leave to the side. 

3.  Boil a large pot of water.  Once boiled throw in the bean sprouts and let it cook for about 2 mins.  Take out and rinse under cold water, make sure you squeeze out all the excess water.  Put into a mixing bowl and add sesame oil and salt according to taste.  Set aside. 
4.  Boil another pot of water.  Once boiled you can put in your spinach and blanch for about 1 min. Take out and run it under cold water, then squeeze out all the excess water.  Cut the spinach into smaller bit sized pieces (each leaf about 1/3). Now add minced garlic, salt and sesame oil.  Set aside. 
5. Next I would cut the carrots and lightly fry them in the pan.  Season with salt to taste. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top

6.  Mix Sliced Cucumbers with 1tsp of the hot red pepper paste and set aside (I also make one with just salt for the kids). You can serve this cold or heat it up a bit in a pan for about 1-2 mins
7.  I will now make the sauce for the rice bowl. Add all the ingredients and mix well. 
8.  Now you can fry the beef in a pan until cooked.  Once done set aside
9.  Now all the sides are all done you can start putting the bowl together.  Rice, sauce, then all the veggies and beef.  Once the bowl is done I would top it up with sunny side up egg (or a overeasy egg for the girls.) 
10.  When you eat it, make sure you mix it all up and break the yoke. mmmmmm golden delishishness

Summer Roadtrip 2014

So this summer we decided to take the girls on a road trip.  I find summer here so beautiful, so why not take advantage of it. 

I decided to make a little video of our trip instead of posting millions of pictures. 
Enjoy!

Garden 2014- part 2

As you can already tell, I like growing plants that gives something back.  I don't only have plants in my garden boxes I also have fruit bushes and trees.

1. Raspberries (which my daughters love to pick every year)

2. Blueberries

3. Saskatoon berries

4. Grapes

5. apple tree- which no longer flowers- so I haven't gotten any apples that last 5 years. 

 6. Rhubarb

Garden 2014

So I've been wanting to give you all on update on my garden.  But when I went to get my camera, it was gone, one of my daughters had misplaced it somewhere.  I finally brought out my other camera to take the pics to give you an update. 

This year I didn't have any plans for my garden boxes. Last year I mapped it all out and planted it out in a square foot garden.  This year I just planted where I saw a empty spot.  So here is what I have so far

1. Mint - which came back from last year

2. Cilantro

3. Thyme

4. Chives

5. Green onions

6. Snow peas/ sugar peas/ bush beans

7. Beets

8. sweet peppers

9. Cucumbers

10. Strawberries- from last year

11. Cabbage

12. Butter lettuce

13. Corn

14. Tomatoes (5 different types- red cherry, yellow cherry, roma, big red, and anything one)

15. Kale

16. Spinach
17. Squash.

Back to work

So if have been wondering where I have disappear to I'll let you know.  I went back to work in February, and it has been probably the most stressful time I've experienced in a long time.  My long time employer decided to send me to a different store to work.  So instead of a 10 min commute it because a 30 min one (on a good day).  Oh course just my luck, the first day I go back, there is a accident on hwy 2, and it takes me over 2 hours to get home.  I decided to give myself 1 month to get use to the change.  Well after a month, and being stuck in traffic every other day, I decided it was time for a change.  I applied for a new job, and it all happened so fast.  I had a interview within a day and got a job offer a few hours after.  It's amazing how God works.  It wasn't a easy decision for me, it kinda felt like breaking up with a long term (not very good) boyfriend.  I've committed over 10 years of my life to them.  But this new job was only 15 mins from house, and in the city, I couldn't turn it down.

When life feels like it's not working out, there is a reason.  My new job is great! I'm able to spend more time with my girls, I'm able to drop off or pick up E from school everyday and it's much less stressful.  God always has a plan.  Sometimes you don't know it when your going through it, but once you get through it and look back you see how great He is.

I'm hoping once my life settles back down I can give you a update on my garden, new recipes and some stuff I'm been making and working on.  But right now I'm spending most of my extra time (when I get off work) with the girls.

Sausage Pinwheels

Do you like Sausage rolls? Here is a recipe to make bit sized ones that are great for little hands, and quick finger food.

What do you need

- Sausage

- Celery

-Onion

- Frozen puff pastry

1. Unsausage the sausage.  I mean just take all the meat out of the sausage and put it in a bowl

2. Add some chopped up celery and onions to the meat and mix well.

3. Unroll a sheet of puff pastry and spread the meat over it.

4.  Roll back up

5.  cut into slices and place on a baking sheet

6.  Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes.