Andrew’s on my case to hurry up this morning. I have a doctor’s appointment he’s gonna drive me to on his way to work. So my apologies or an abbreviated post about this simply delicious dessert.

I don’t follow a recipe when making crisps anymore, because I’ve made them so many times (using the More With Less recipe for Apple Crisp). They’re pretty impossible to screw up, anyway. Just cut together some brown sugar, rolled oats, butter or margarine and pinch of salt and you’ve got the crispy topping. I added some toasted hazelnuts that I processed in my mini food processor (the only one I own). Then, cut some fruit, stir it together with a little water (if your fruit isn’t already pretty juicy), flour, maybe some cinnamon and/or nutmeg, sugar and salt. Throw it into a casserole dish, sprinkle on the topping and bake for 35 minutes. Simple. If it doesn’t come out that crispy (this one didn’t), it will still be delicious. Spoon some vanilla ice cream on top, and you will be everyone’s best friend.

Above: the crisp before going into the oven. Right: my new pastry cutter.