Peach-Mango Crisp

We're heading out of town for the rest of the week (again), but I wanted to leave you with a delicious treat to make this weekend: Peach-Mango Crisp.  The two of us went through a box of mangoes from Costco that was large and in charge, all by ourselves, and I think we're much better (and our tummies more satisfied) for it.  We ate them raw, put them in salads, with yogurt, on cereal, and in oatmeal - you name it, we ate it with mangoes.  We didn't have ice cream to top this little ditty, but it was still fabulous.  I even had some of the leftovers for breakfast the next morning!  Don't judge me - you'll probably do it, too.

Peach-Mango Crisp

A Get in the Kitch Original

Ingredients

2 c. ripe mango, peeled & chopped

2 c. fresh or frozen peaches, chopped

1/2 c. quick oats

1/2 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. whole wheat flour

1/3 c. melted butter or margarine

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Mix all dry ingredients together in a medium sized bowl. Add melted butter and mix until well incorporated.

2. Toss the mango and peaches together in a separate bowl to mix, then pour into a 9 x 9 inch greased baking dish.

3. Evenly spread the topping over the fruit in spoonfuls.

4. Bake at 375 degrees about 25 minutes, or until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is browning and getting crispy.

We're going to spend a long weekend on North Carolina Coast, and I can't wait to taste some real southern cooking!  Stay tuned for my report on the trip and food!

MJ's Peach Strawberry Crisp

Two summers ago I worked at a spa as a receptionist. It was just kind of something to pass the time and earn some money while I was waiting for my last Fall semester to roll around, but it was pretty sweet because I got great discounts on services and received massages, body treatments, and pedicures as part of my training for the job...awesome, I know! But the best part of the whole experience was meeting two girls that have come to be some of my very best friends: RJ and MJ. Those are just their initials, and that's what I'm going to call them even though it makes them sound like truck drivers haha! I like to think that we're somewhat like the 3 Musketeers in our own right. You know that whole "all for one, and one for all" thing they had going - I feel like we've got that going for us, too. Anyway, I quit the spa after not very long at all, and now neither of them work there either. Now, instead of seeing each other at work, we wake up at the mother-loving buttcrack of dawn twice a week to work out together, get together for game nights, Girls Nights Out, and the occasional chick-flick & junk food binge Girls Night In. I love these girls guts, and I know I didn't really need to give you the whole story of how we came to be, but believe me, that was definitely not the whole story - you got the seriously condensed version.

Anyway, MJ gave me this delicious recipe, and I guess I just got a little sidetracked in telling you about it...she originally made this as a rhubarb crisp, but ran out of rhubarb and tried peaches, which she liked even better. I had some blueberries that I added, too, and they were a great addition! It is officially Autumn, so I hope you enjoy this delicious Fall dessert!

Peach Strawberry Crisp

From Michaela Johnson

Ingredients

Filling

about 4 cups of sliced peaches

1/2 - 1 Tbsp Tapioca minute pudding crystals

chopped strawberries

Juice (apple, cranberry, grape, whatever you've got!)

Topping

1 c. rolled oats

1 c. brown sugar

3/4 c. flour

1/2 tsp cinnamon

Cut in 1 cube softened butter

Directions

Put cut up peaches on bottom of 8x8 pan. Pour a little juice over the peaches. Sprinkle tapioca mix over peches so it is evenly covered. Then add strawberries. You can just put as many strawberries as you want on it. I just put enough to give it color and cover up most of the peaches. Then add the topping. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. You can tell it's done when the topping is crispy! serve with ice cream, if desired.

Award-Winning Peach Cobbler & Homemade Ice Cream

You read it right - this is AWARD-WINNING peach cobbler! haha kind of. Earlier this summer our church had a dutch oven cook-off, and after a tie-breaking game of KOOB, I came out victorious! The prize was my very own dutch oven. First of all, if you don't know what KOOB is, you need to google it because it's the greatest yard game ever! Second of all, I had been playing terribly all night until the tie-breaking game where Rich and I faced off against the Jeff's - I totally dominated that game, knocking down the last 3 blocks in a row (that will mean more to you after you've googled)!!! And lastly, although the Jeff's had their game faces on and seriously delivered with THREE delicious dutch oven dishes (who knew you could make rolls in a dutch oven?!), I'm super stoked that my cobbler won! I had been telling Rich how badly I wanted to win, but even I didn't know how serious I was until I actually won. So, thanks to all of the tasters/voters who helped me get the big 'W'! And who am I kidding, I'd have never been able to do it without my Dad (we call him Poppa Don), because it was his recipe, after all!

And now for the homemade ice cream...it is different every single time we make it because of the flavor we choose to make depending on what ingredients we have in our pantry at the time, but there are a few things you have to have every time for the base. It goes great with anything - brownies, cookies, cake, and of course cobbler. But it is also de-lish all by itself. As long as you have an ice cream maker, you're in good shape. But don't make it too often, or you'll be in bad shape (hahaha bad joke, I know!). We got this recipe from my father-in-law, Dale, but we've adapted it a bit. Thank Heaven for Dads!!!

~My PRIZED dutch oven~

Poppa Don's Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

2 large cans sliced peaches, undrained

1 box yellow cake mix

ground cinnamon

Directions

Pour all the peaches into the dutch oven. Sprinkle the cake mix evenly over the peaches. Sprinkle generous amount of cinnamon evenly over the cake mix. Place ~15 ashy coals on top and beneath dutch oven. Let cook about 45 minutes, or until top is browned, and bubbling. Remove from coals and let cool 10-15 minutes before serving.

Homemade Ice Cream

Homemade Ice Cream

Ingredients

2 cans evaporated milk

1 cup sugar

1 egg, beaten

1 1/2 c. milk

*flavoring of your choice* Example: we sliced 1 1/2 banana & added 2 regular sized bags of peanut butter M&M's. We have also used fresh berries & peaches, crumbled up cookies or brownies with peanut butter & sliced banana, and even cut up a piece of cheesecake!

Directions

Pour evaporated milk, sugar, egg, and milk into ice cream maker & whisk together. Add whatever flavoring you choose. Follow instructions for your ice cream maker. Ours usually takes 45 minutes-1 1/2 hour depending on how thick we want it & what flavoring we used.