Today was an all around great day, as I knew it would be before I even got out of bed. First, I knowingly slept in. Then I checked my email and found the lecture I was supposed to give at the US Postal Service HQ was cancelled, which was excellent since I didn't actually create a presentation. So I got to work and we got a 1/2 snow day! Score! I came home, ate, no, scarfed down, my leftover green bean delight, and took the dog to play in the snow. I can't feel my toes, but I'm starting to get feeling back in my hands.
When I got back from the park I was famished. I had planned to eat a peach, but the peaches are kind of gross and mushy. And since it was so cold outside, I decided to make warm "peach sauce," which is not a sauce you put on something. It's the same exact thing as applesauce, just with peaches.
So I boiled some water, tore up 2 peaches (you could use a knife if you're all sophisticated, I guess), and watched it fall apart and become saucy goodness. I added some nutmeg and cinnamon and let it boil until it was the right consistency for me. I poured it into two 1-cup pyrex ramekin's that my brother and his girlfriend bought me for Christmas so it would look pretty. I topped off the one I was going to eat immediately with a tablespoon of ground flax seeds and let the other one cool.
I was scared to actually combine the flax and peach so I initially just spread it on top. But it was hard to keep it from getting in the peach sauce so I just mixed it all together. Yummy.
You can do this same thing with similar fruits like apples, apricots, or plums, any combination will work. You *can* add sugar/other sweetener, but fruits are so sweet, especially when you cook them, that I think it's unnecessary. You can also add lemon or lime juice and whatever spices you prefer. It's way better than storebought crap, and way better for you. Takes less than 15 mintues start to finish.
