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Stone Fruit Season

I’ve decided that it’s very hard to not enjoy peak stone fruit season.

It’s literally all we want to eat (okay not true, I’m never NOT in the mood for thai food, ha) but for everything else right now… bring on the stone fruit!

This weekend was full of pluots, courtesy of my imperfect produce box – these were slightly scarred but so perfect, taste-wise. I wanted a crumble since I hadn’t done one in awhile; I love that they keep the focus on the fruit. It’s basically fruit and nuts, at least the way I make them! They end up making great breakfast the next day – not shocking to anyone who’s read this blog for awhile :)

The color of these lil beauties is amazing! Just look at it:

This is riff number approximately 10000 of fruit crumbles… I’ve probably made this exact version at some point in the past and just didn’t write it down. Regardless, it’s a much-loved favorite with the two of us! Super simple, very adaptable and quickly made.

Let’s see, what else! Had a little al fresco drawing adventure with a friend today, super fun as I haven’t drawn from life in a loooong time. I was still drawing buildings but hey, usually it’s from a photo! The wind proved challenging but it wouldn’t be the SF that I love without excessive wind, so we just made it work.

Lots of swimming for me lately of course – without a wetsuit! It’s the “warm” bay water season so I’ve been taking advantage of it. It’s maybe a strange choice of things to get you out of bed in the morning but I love my 6am swims, wetsuited or not! I find them extremely satisfying.

I suggest seizing the stone fruit moment while it’s still peak season! The closer we get to autumn, the less perfect they are. Get on it!

Pluot, Blueberry & Ginger Crumble

A Wait are those Cookies original. Yield: 1 9″ crumble, serves 4-6. Refined sugar free, dairy free, gluten free and vegan with a grain free option. Lightly sweet, nutty and fruit-forward.

For the crumble

1 c almond flour, packed
1/4 tsp sea salt, heaping
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/3 c oats* (Omit for grain free)
1/4 c unsweetened coconut
1/4 c crystalized ginger
1 tbsp vanilla
1 tbsp maple
1/4 c melted coconut oil

~6-7 pluots (they’re usually on the small side)*, chopped into slices or chunks
~1.5 c wild blueberries (mine were frozen)
1 tbsp tapioca starch + 1/4 c water
1 tbsp maple
zest and juice of one lemon

*since pluots are usually on the small side, I recommend using 6-7 of them; the flavor balance is perfect when it’s about half pluot, half blueberry

Preheat the oven to 350 and grab some kind of 8″ or 9” baking dish – this is the least fussy recipe ever, so square, round, etc – whatever you have is fine! I used a deep 9″ pie plate. In your baking dish of choice, toss together pluots, blueberries, lemon juice and zest. In a smaller bowl, whisk together tapioca starch & water, add maple, then pour over the prepared fruit. Bake for 20 minutes.

While the fruit is baking, make the crumble. In a large bowl, stir everything together: almond flour, salt, cinnamon, oats (if using), chopped walnuts and coconut, maple, vanilla, and coconut oil together, then stir in crystallized ginger.

Remove the fruit from the oven, and toss a bit to redistribute. Drop the topping over the fruit, and bake for another 25 minutes until the top is lightly golden brown and the fruit is bubbly. Remove and let cool completely before serving. Excellent with ice cream! It’s also fabulous cold after being refrigerated overnight and served straight out of the fridge – highly recommended. Leftovers keep well covered in the fridge for a day or two but I dare you to have any ;)

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Fog & Fennel

It’s a foggy, mellow weekend in the city today – I LOVE days like this, where I wake up to the fog curling up against my windows, and then by noon it starts to clear but only kind of, so if you look up, you see it moving fast overhead, and obscuring bits and pieces of the city.

Then by midafternoon it starts coming in again, and by evening things are covered again. Arguably, I think one of my favorite things about living in the city is the fog – I find it magical and beautiful.

It’s also insanely windy today – I took a long, rambly walk down to Fort Mason & along the water, and the bay is verrrryyy whitecappy today.

fog!
for reference, this is where I swim! it’s protected by a pier but even so, there were some major swells in there today

In other news, made a crumble! I had some fresh fennel in my produce drawer that I’d been ignoring, and I really couldn’t figure out how I was going to get around to slotting it into meals. Instead, I used it here!

Fennel + apple + walnut is a match made in heaven, and I love the addition of ginger to anything. This crumble is also very dietary-choice friendly; it’s gluten, dairy & refined sugar free with an easy grain-free alternative. Yay! It also comes together in a snap and requires minimal effort, a yay for those lazy weekends.

I felt like I spent most of today doing house tasks… I kind of love days like this though, since they make me feel accomplished. Spent a ton of time troubleshooting & descaling my moka pot today too… I love good coffee and it’s so sad that my bialetti has suddenly decided to not work properly. I THINK it needed a good descaling, so ran it through two cycles of that… let’s see how this goes. Fingers crossed it starts behaving. It’s been giving me trouble for at least a week, and I’m over it.

Happy weekend! I hope yours is equal parts fun and relaxing.

Fennel, Apple & Blueberry Crumble

Gluten, dairy & refined sugar free + vegan. Easily grain free if needed/wanted – just omit the oats (it’s just as good that way, promise!). Earthy fennel, fresh apples + blueberries & a nutty crumble topping. Yield: 1 8 or 9″ crumble, serves several. A Wait are those Cookies original.

For the crumble

1 c almond flour, packed
1 tbsp vanilla
1/4 tsp sea salt, heaping
1 tbsp maple
1/4 c melted coconut oil
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/3 c oats* (Omit for grain free)
1/4 c unsweetened coconut
1/4 c crystalized ginger
2 tsp fennel seeds, very finely chopped (or ground in a mortar)

1 bulb of fresh fennel, finely diced
2 granny smith apples, peeled & chopped into small cubes
~1 c wild blueberries (mine were frozen)
1 tbsp tapioca starch + 1/4 c water
1 tbsp maple
zest and juice of two lemons

Preheat the oven to 350 and grab some kind of 8″ or 9” baking dish – this is the least fussy recipe ever, so square, round, etc – whatever you have is fine! I used a deep 9″ pie dish. In your baking dish of choice, toss together fennel, apples, blueberries, lemon juice and zest. In a smaller bowl, whisk together tapioca starch & water, add maple, then pour over the prepared fruit. Bake for 20 minutes.

While the fruit is baking, make the crumble. In a large bowl, stir everything together: almond flour, vanilla, salt, oats (if using), maple, chopped walnuts and coconut, fennel seeds, and coconut oil together, then stir in crystallized ginger.

Remove the fruit from the oven, and toss a bit to redistribute. Drop the topping over the fruit, and bake for another 25 minutes until the top is lightly golden brown and the fruit is bubbly. Remove and let cool completely before serving. Excellent with ice cream! It’s also fabulous cold after being refrigerated overnight and served straight out of the fridge – highly recommended. Leftovers keep well covered in the fridge for a day or two but I dare you to have any ;)

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fuss-free summer crumble

Hello! Happy weekend!

This might be the easiest, least fussy dessert ever. It’s incredibly adaptable to whatever is in your pantry, and it can accommodate any fruit. C and I decided (post-hike, of course) that this is basically like a really fruit-heavy museli. It feels more indulgent though, even though it really isn’t…. it’s just nuts & seeds, oats and fruit! Perfectly balanced weekend breakfast, if you ask me. Or brunch, as the case may be.

It’s also excellent alongside coffee, I might add. Turns out I actually prefer it cold – straight out of the fridge, the topping is nice chewy, as opposed to softer when you leave it out. That’s coconut oil working its magic for you!

I had some nectarines and cherries that I’d frozen about a month ago at peak perfection – really easy to bake straight from frozen for this, but be warned it will be super juicy.

Nothing too crazy to report around here – lots of hiking, mask-wearing, and nerdy jokes. My plants are going gangbusters though, which is always fun to see.

baby leaf!

Hard to believe it’s almost August. Since I didn’t go up to camp for a full session this year, my normal summer-touchstone isn’t there, which is making the months do weird things. Happily, stone fruit season goes for awhile, so there is lots of fruit dessert still waiting in the wings. I have a feeling it might be another galette upcoming – I have rye flour and I’m dying to use it in the crust.

I hope you had a relaxing/productive/enjoyable weekend! Sending love from my corner of the internet.

Nectarine & Cherry Crumble

Lightly sweet – more like a really fruit-forward muesli than anything else. Basically just nuts + seeds, oats & fruit! Makes a great summer breakfast straight out of the fridge, with coffee. Gluten free, easily grain free. Dairy free, refined sugar free & vegan. Yield: 1 crumble, serves several. A Wait are those Cookies original.

For the crumble:

1 c almond flour, packed
1 tbsp vanilla
1/4 tsp sea salt, heaping
1 tbsp maple
5 tbsp melted coconut oil
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/3 c oats* (Omit for grain free)
1/4 c unsweetened coconut
3 tbsp black sesame
1/4 c crystalized ginger

For the filing:

5 nectarines, sliced (I leave the skin on, but you do you)
~1 c bing cherries, pitted
2 tsp tapioca starch + 1/4 c water
1 tbsp maple
zest and juice of two limes

Preheat the oven to 350 and grab some kind of 8″ or 9” baking dish – this is the least fussy recipe ever, so square, round, etc – whatever you have is fine! I used an 8×8” deep baking dish that has a 2 quart capacity. In your baking dish of choice, toss together nectarines, cherries, lime juice and zest. In a smaller bowl, whisk together tapioca starch & water, add maple, then pour over the prepared fruit. Bake for 20 minutes.

While the fruit is baking, make the crumble. In a large bowl, stir everything together: almond flour, vanilla, salt, maple, oats, chopped walnuts and coconut, black sesame, and coconut oil together, then stir in crystallized ginger.

Remove the fruit from the oven, and toss a bit to redistribute. Drop the topping over the fruit, and bake for another 20 minutes until the top is lightly golden brown and the fruit is bubbly. Remove and let cool completely before serving. Excellent with ice cream! It’s also fabulous cold after being refrigerated overnight and served straight out of the fridge – highly recommended. Leftovers keep well covered in the fridge for a day or two but I dare you to have any ;)

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fave human + birthday! + crumble

Hi friends!

Happy ever-so-slightly early birthday to my favorite human! We had some low key celebrations this weekend and so, there was crumble. Which at one point had candles in it and everything!

This crumble was a big hit all around – I’m a huge fan, since it’s pretty much available for everyone (gluten/grain free, dairy free/vegan, refined sugar free/paleo) and it really lets the summer fruit shine. It’s also infinitely adaptable for whatever looks most amazing at the market – I don’t discriminate when it comes to summer fruit, that is for SURE. Usually I can’t help myself and end up with too much! Luckily you can always bake with extra fruit, so none of it ever goes to waste. I’m a big fan of desserts that are fruit-forward (obviously, for anyone who has followed me for any short length of time can attest) – plus C and I really don’t do sweet, so this is perfect. He loved! As did I, so everyone wins.

We also did a fairly monster hike today, somewhere around 7.8 miles, including Mt. Davidson & Twin Peaks. Yay! Also, I’m pooped now because it’s late and it was SUPER windy – we were extremely buffeted about at the top of the peaks. Definitely entertaining, but also exhausting. Despite the fact that I had a coffee at 230, I am for sure fading.

Let’s see, what else.

Oh! I made some really boss carrot top-walnut-basil pesto this week, since my Imperfect produce box came with a gorgeous bunch of carrots. I absolutely love feeling like I’m using ALL of the food I buy!

A few fun shots from my walks lately… such pretty architecture, among other things.

I am headed up to camp to do some maintenance work this coming weekend, so expect a hiatus in posts :) Happy weekend! I hope it was well spent and enjoyed by all <3

Peach and Cherry Crumble with Walnuts and Ginger

Crumble for everyone! Gluten/grain free, dairy free/vegan, refined sugar free & paleo. Yay! Serves about 6, or fewer + leftovers. Highly recommended with ice cream or as is for breakfast. A Wait are those Cookies original.

For the crumble

1 c almond flour, packed
1 tbsp vanilla
1/4 tsp sea salt, heaping
1 tbsp maple
5 tbsp melted coconut oil
1/2 c chopped walnuts
1/4 c unsweetened coconut
3 tbsp black sesame
1/4 c crystalized ginger

5 peaches, sliced (I leave the skin on, but you do you)
~1 c bing cherries, pitted
2 tsp tapioca starch + 1/4 c water
1 tbsp maple
zest and juice of two limes

Preheat the oven to 350 and grab some kind of 8″ or 9” baking dish – this is the least fussy recipe ever, so square, round, etc – whatever you have is fine! I used an 8×8” deep baking dish that has a 2 quart capacity. In your baking dish of choice, toss together peaches, cherries, lime juice and zest. In a smaller bowl, whisk together tapioca starch & water, add maple, then pour over the prepared fruit. Bake for 20 minutes.

While the fruit is baking, make the crumble. In a large bowl, stir everything together: almond flour, vanilla, salt, maple, chopped walnuts and coconut, black sesame, and coconut oil together, then stir in crystallized ginger.

Remove the fruit from the oven, and toss a bit to redistribute. Drop the topping over the fruit, and bake for another 20 minutes until the top is lightly golden brown and the fruit is bubbly. Remove and let cool completely before serving. Excellent with ice cream! It’s also fabulous cold after being refrigerated overnight and served straight out of the fridge – highly recommended. Leftovers keep well covered in the fridge for a day or two but I dare you to have any ;)

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summer fruit + ice cream = match made in heaven

Hi internet friends!

I hope your weekend was everything it needed to be, whatever that looked like for you!

Mine was full of people who mean a lot to me – backyard bbq with C and his fam, our quaranpod; hiking with C this morning, and din with a close friend this evening – who also gave me a new plant friend and I’m SO EXCITED to welcome Frieda the Staghorn Fern to the Jungelow fam. Pictures forthcoming when it’s light outside :)

I’m sleepy at the moment so am keeping this brief. I had a productive baking weekend – a double batch of cookies for both the bbq and the din tonight (I used a bar of chopped dark mint chocolate in my usual fave cookie recipe – these – and omg cannot recommend enough, SO GOOD); plus I made this crumble!

It was a huge hit with the bbq crowd – and with me, for being infinitely adaptable, fast, and delicious. Not to mention it’s gluten (and easily grain) free, dairy free, refined sugar free, and vegan! Yippee, everyone wins. Super delicious with ice cream – obviously, as summer produce/stone fruit + ice cream are a match made in heaven. C had a little tiny bit leftover with our post-6mi-hike “breakfast” (eaten at 1.30, ha. surely coffee is adequate hiking fuel? I kid. We ate almonds too! And dark chocolate!) and it was a big hit. It keeps pretty well overnight, though the crumble gets a little soft, so I’d recommend eating it the day it’s made – not something you want to make super far in advance. I made mine in the morning & it was perfectly fine after dinner, just to give you a metric.

In other news, hike today was GORG – the views from Bernal were amazing; the air was so clear today.

I also ate my first figs of the season and enjoyed the hell out of them. Also this random, thrown together breakfast salad that I thought looked pretty in my skillet and also was delicious.

Yuck, tomorrow is Monday. Hopefully your reentry into the worklife isn’t too heinous. See you next weekend! <3

Nectarine & Cherry Crumble with Pecans & Ginger

This is stupid easy to throw together – it’s also gluten free (easily grain free, just swap out the oat flour for more almond), dairy free, vegan, and refined sugar free. A Wait are Those Cookies original! Perfect for a summer backyard bbq with your quarantine pod. Easily adaptable to whatever fruit looks good in the market – just grab enough to fill the pan you’re using.

For the crumble:
1/2c almond flour
1/4c oat flour*
Pinch of sea salt
~1/4c crystallized ginger, finely chopped
1/4c unsweetened shredded coconut
1 tbsp maple
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2c chopped pecans

*sub for an equal amount of almond flour for grain free

For the fruit filling:
~3c pitted cherries
4 small nectarines, sliced
Splash of vanilla
2 tsp tapioca starch whisked into 1/3c water
1 tbsp maple
Zest and juice of two limes

Preheat the oven to 350.
In a deep-ish baking dish (I used a 9″, deep pie plate but any deep dish will do – 9×9, 8×8, 2qt, small casserole, whatever) combine fruit, vanilla, tapioca + water, and lime juice + zest. Bake for 20 min, uncovered, while you prepare the crumble topping.

In a large bowl, stir together almond and oat flour, sea salt, ginger and coconut. Add in maple, vanilla, olive oil and chopped pecans, stirring until everything is incorporated – you want to keep some larger chunks for texture. Take the fruit out of the oven, add the crumble topping, and bake for another 25 minutes, when the fruit should be bubbling and the topping lightly browned. Remove and let cool before serving. Serve with ice cream, because summer fruit and ice cream are a match made in heaven! Keeps decently well in the fridge overnight but the crumble will get a bit soft (it’s still 100% delicious though)