I’d like to share a site with you called Spark People! It is mainly a dieting site, although, there is far more there than first meets the eye. You can learn all the details when you sign up. They have lots of tools to help you lose weight, plus message boards and groups, so you can get support from others. They also have actual doctors who can answer questions. These are just a few of the wonderful things they offer. But the best part is it is absolutely FREE!
I am using Spark People to track my calories, exercise, etc. If you join, you can find me with the username SHANDOO. :-)
If you’re looking for low calorie recipes, you can use mine, or search the Spark People recipe section.
To me this is what a peach cobbler should look like.
My daughter and I were having a conversation over her failed attempt to make a peach cobbler. I’m not sure what her problem was, but we’re trying to figure that out. It brought up the topic, though, of the difference between a cobbler and a crumble, or crisp, or several other similar creations. Just what are the differences???
I’ve done some research, and would like to share my findings with you!
Peach cobbler and apple crisp are just two of the many great fruit desserts that are similar to each other in that they are basically fruit baked with dough either under or on top of them. Many of these desserts were named for how they look after being baked. They are made with fruits, such as apples, peaches, blueberries, raspberries, black berries, nectarines, and plums.
A cobbler is a type of deep-dish fruit dessert with a thick biscuit or pie dough crust that is prepared and then served warmed to guests. It is very similar to a pie except that the crust is thicker and it is traditionally placed only on top. However, over the years, ingredients and preparation methods have been created that bake the cobbler crust on the top for some recipes and on the bottom for others. The consensus is that the dish got its name because the lumps of cooked dough resembled cobblestones.
In the United States a cobbler is typically made with fruit or berries but in the United Kingdom it is typically a meat dish. In the United States, peach, blueberry and cherry cobblers are among the most popular varieties.
A crumble is a dessert with a crumb topping made from flour, sugar, and butter combined into a mixture that is sprinkled on top and baked. The topping is made up of basically the same ingredients as a pastry except it doesn’t contain any liquid. When the crumble bakes the butter melts and mixes with the flour and sugar to create a crunchy, crumbly topping. A crumble is very similar to a crisp except that the topping for a crisp generally contains oats and often nuts, giving it a coarser texture that the crumbles toppings.
The traditional crumble topping contains flour, sugar, and butter but there are many variations, which some include ingredients such as oats, nuts, and spices. As more of these ingredients are added, the crumble becomes even more similar to a crisp. A crumble also resembles a cobbler, which has a fruit filling with a top crust and no bottom crust. The difference being that top crust of the cobbler contains a leavening agent such as baking powder with gives it more of a smooth bread type texture rather than crumbly. One of the most common crumble desserts is “apple crumble”, but it is also common to use blueberries, strawberries, peaches, rhubarb, and plums.
Welcome to another week of Fairly Frightening Friday blog hop (meme)! I’m so happy to have you here! Please add your post to the linky below! Whether it’s cutesy or really scary, all is good, as long as it’s rated PG. :-)
Today, I’d like to share a show I discovered recently. It’s called Dexter, and can be found on Showtime, and past episodes can be viewed on Netflix. It’s about a guy who does forensics with the police, but also kills people. Yes, he’s a serial killer, but he does have ethics. He only kills people who kill other people. Neat twist huh? Now, I do have to warn you, there is nudity, sex, and language, so the show is NOT for the under 18 crowd. At least, not in my house. I usually don’t watch things that have such things, but I really like the show otherwise.
Have you seen the show? What is YOUR Fairly Frightening Friday post about? Don’t forget to leave a link to your FFF, and leave a comment, too!
