{Sometimes the humblest of ingredients can make the most delicious meals. Two day old bread, celery, and the last bits of Parmesan from the cheese bin can take your breath away if you just give them the chance.}

Like it’s velvety counterpart, this dish is bursting with flavor. The combination of fresh tasting celery and salty Parmesan is a match made by the gods for us mortals to enjoy all year round. I used a mandoline to slice the celery extra thin. I thought it only proper to show the utmost respect to the star player here. Make sure that you use the whole bunch of celery down to the the last sweet bits of heart. Oh, and please quietly dispose of the outer stalks as they tend to be tougher than the rest.

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{as you can see I’m a big fan of the crisp element and as per usual I have my dish precariously balanced on the back porch’s dusty railing. Which is of course where I eat all my important meals.}

I know what your thinking right now. I do, your thinking ‘oh what a bore. Another tiresome old crisp, why must I be subject to such commonplace treats?’ Well, my answer to you Sir et Madame, is that in the land of crisps and crumbles I know what’s best for you and this is where the party’s at.

The buttery cinnamon, brown sugar, and apples is pure heaven in a spoon with some vanilla ice cream. Oh Yum! The leftovers have been a huge hit at our house all week. The first thing Chris asks me when he gets home is if I ate all the apple crisp. I don’t know what makes him think such things of me, certainly not the crumbs on my desk, I swear.

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{creamy and chewy all at once, this was excellent served warm or chilled, slurp}

I think I’ve expressed my love for puddings here before. Cold, creamy, and mildly sweet, I’ll take just about any flavor you give me. Pistachio, chocolate, butterscotch, right this way please. But my favorite has always been tapioca. Those little pearls of chewy gel throughout the custard, just something about them, are welcome here any day of the week.

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{tags lists pigeons}