Tag(s): ; ; , Add Tags
Add to My Group(s)

View Ratings | Rate It

Promoted to Headline (H2) on 7/4/08:     Permalink
View Article Stats      (8 comments)

Impeach Cobbler: Or, How I Celebrated the Fourth

Add this Page to Facebook!
Submit to Twitter
Submit to Reddit
Submit to Stumble Upon

Tell A Friend

Become a Fan
Get Embed HTML Code
By (about the author)

Become a Fan Become a Fan  (29 fans)   -- Page 1 of 2 page(s)

opednews.com

Gourmet Cuisine with Meryl Ann

LA COUNTY, CA. July 4th, 2008.

After writing and posting an article about Jefferson, I set about to make myself a solitary celebration of Impeach Cobbler. I was inspired last year by Swami Beyondananda’s recipe for “Impeach Pie,” which looked delicious, but, sheesh, a pie crust? Who has that kind of time? So here’s my easy recipe. It took me 7 minutes, and that includes inventing the recipe, and throwing the dirty dishes in the dishwasher.


Photo Credit: www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/k5632-2.htm

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

What you need:

A couple cups of oats (not that instant crap, unless you have no other choice. Can I say "crap"?)
Frozen, concentrated, apple or white grape juice. (Optional)
Walnuts, almonds, pecans, other nuts and/or sunflower seeds (Optional)
Cinnamon (Optional. Come to think of it, most of these ingredients are optional.)
Salt
Honey or maple syrup
Butter or oil

 

First I cut up the peaches, into eight wedges, each. You really can’t get away with making them any bigger, and it takes too long to cut them any smaller. So I cut eight.

As I cut them, I toss them into a Corningware casserole dish (whichever one is clean at the moment, I’m not picky. You can grease it first, if you want to.) I don’t peel the skins off, geez, who has time for that? Gone are my days of whipping up six-course gourmet meals for casts of thousands, I just want something yummy to eat while I type.

If there are any peaches in the freezer, I throw them in too. (That’s where the peaches that disappoint me get incarcerated until future use.)

Then I throw a dollop of the frozen juice on top of the peaches, maybe a couple of tablespoons. Heaping. Just follow your heart, it will tell you how much to add.

OK, now, here is the real “cooking” part—you will need an actual mixing bowl:

Put the oats in the bowl. Throw in a couple of handfuls of nuts and/or sunflower seeds, a few shakes of cinnamon (if you like cinnamon) and a few shakes of salt.

Dump about 1/4 cup of melted butter or oil, and about 1/4 cup of honey or maple syrup in, and stir the hell out of it. (Can I say "hell"?). If it seems too liquid-y, add more oats. And you can add more or less of the oil/butter and/or honey, to taste. Clearly, you don’t need to measure. I don’t even know where my measuring cups are, anymore. Probably in storage in another state.

Throw that mixture on top of the peaches. You can smooth it out with the back of a spoon, if you really want to.

Next Page  1  |  2

 

http:/www.merylannbutler.com

Meryl Ann Butler is an artist, author, educator and OEN Editor who has been actively engaged in utilizing the arts as stepping-stones toward joy-filled wellbeing for over 25 years. She studied art with Harold Ransom Stevenson in Sea Cliff NY for (more...)
 

The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author
and do not necessarily reflect those of this website or its editors.

Contact Author Contact Editor View Authors' Articles

Follow Me on Twitter

 

Share this page: (what's this?)                   Tell a Friend: Tell A Friend

Add this Page to Facebook!      Submit to Stumble Upon      Submit to Reddit      Add This Page to Mr Wong!           NEWSVINE      DEl.ICIO.US      Looksmart Furl      My Web      Blink List     (More...)

Comments

The time limit for entering new comments on this article has expired.

This limit can be removed. Our paid membership program is designed to give you many benefits, such as removing this time limit. To learn more, please click here.

Comments: Expand   Shrink   Hide  
8 comments
To view all comments:
Expand Comments
(Or you can set your preferences to show all comments, always)

Impeach Cobbler.. by Anita Stewart on Friday, Jul 4, 2008 at 8:53:16 PM
It's not either/or, it's both/and! by Meryl Ann Butler on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 1:02:12 PM
How Can I Top this one???? by Kathryn Smith on Friday, Jul 4, 2008 at 9:01:01 PM
[snicker] by Rady Ananda on Friday, Jul 4, 2008 at 11:37:07 PM
LOL! by Meryl Ann Butler on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 12:45:02 AM
Can't top it! by Margaret Bassett on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 12:24:43 PM
I had Partisan Pudding.. by Anita Stewart on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 2:04:18 PM
A WHOLE NEW MENU INDEED! by Meryl Ann Butler on Saturday, Jul 5, 2008 at 2:16:50 PM