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Crumblin' Down

I love pie but I'm not a fan of pie crusts, and besides that I'm terrified of making my own dough I've learned how to make my own crusts and they're a pain in my ass. It's crumbles, then, and thankfully this crumble is where it's at. Seriously. I've made more of them in less time than I care to admit. Inspired by this lovely recipe , but of course and as always modified to be awesome because that's how I roll. Cherries and apples are, so far, the best, but it's also amazingly good with strawberries, blueberries, and peaches. No news yet on what happens if you mix fruits, but you know? I'm willing to bet that it is delicious. Uploaded for Amy because she's dear to me. Edit: Updating this to double the recipe because 13x9" of pie is better than a square pan of pie, duh.  Crumblin' Down Ingredients Filling - 2 lb (32 oz)  fresh fruit of some kind - cherries, strawberries, blueberries, you get the picture. - If using ...

Red Lentil & Barley Soul Stew

No, it's not made from souls. It feeds souls. And it is delicious . Shamelessly based off of this recipe , edited to make it more mollyawesome. Just one problem with it: could someone PLEASE explain to me why it tastes like it's got ham and cheese in it? This thing is vegan. It shouldn't taste ham-and-cheese-y. Does it anyway. Red Lentil & Barley Soul Stew Ingredients 1ish tbsp olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 3 ribs celery, chopped 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-3/4"ish cubes 1 tbsp minced garlic (or however many cloves that is, if you mince your own) 6 1/2 cups vegetable broth (I use 6 1/2 cups water + 2 tbsp vegetable bouillon 1 cup red lentils, raw but rinsed 1/2 cup barley, raw but rinsed 1 tbsp dry basil 1 tbsp dry dill (that sounds like a lot, it's just right) 1/4 tsp dry thyme 1 lb frozen spinach (that's probably like 2 or 3 bags of it fresh, idk) Instructions - Get the frozen spinach out of the freezer so...

Badass Biker Chickpea Burgers

I've never been a huge fan of hamburgers, but they're one of those foods that I crave every once in a very long while. I found  this recipe  last weekend and got one of those rare burger cravings because, c'mon, chickpeas, sriracha sauce, and it's a burger? That's just got  to taste good. And oh, oh it did. The first time I made it, I legit fucked up and put everything together into the food processor, which yielded a really tasty sriracha sauce-flavored hummus. NOT what you want when you're trying to make burgers. To get them to work, I had to bread the stupid things before I could fry them. The next time, I did NOT fuck up, which meant we could have the burgers un-breaded, which also meant that the ingredients' flavors and textures were free to come through. And come through they did! This is the juiciest, most flavorful recipe I've ever encountered for a burger. We've made this recipe three times now - that's 18 burgers. Two were ...