Home is where the heart is.

As I woke up this February morning I saw big beautiful snowflakes which right now has washed away my hopes for an early spring. The past two weeks we were getting much warmer weather and I had already started going through my seed vault picking and choosing which seeds I would start up in the garden this year. This has surely crushed my hopes. After the holidays winter in my mind is surely over for me. I was not made to handle the Chicago winters and have always dreamed about living in Florida with a big back yard enough to grow orange and lemon trees. But as I am looking out my window, I definitely have to snap out of it. Today is a day that comfort food could defiantly do the trick to the winter blues! The trick is to keeping that comfort food healthy. So to balance it out I'm going to make a blackened flounder fillet with a pineapple jalapeno salsa, with a citrus rice vegetable melody. My dessert will be Apple Cider Crisp. To me there is nothing more comforting that a slice of apple pie topped with cream. But my version will be a bit more waist friendly as it is a weight watchers recipe. Let me share it with you :)

Ingredients

1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour

1/4 cup(s) sugar

1/4 cup(s) packed light brown sugar

1/4 cup(s) salted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces

7 medium Granny Smith apple(s), peeled and sliced

1/3 cup(s) apple cider

2 Tbsp sugar

1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 Tbsp all-purpose flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 spray(s) cooking spray

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Combine first four ingredients in a blender or food processor; pulse four times or until crumbly. Set aside.
Combine apple and next five ingredients in a large bowl; toss gently to combine. Spoon apple mixture into an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray; sprinkle with crumb mixture. Bake at 375°F for 40 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 3⁄4 cup).