Seasons
“For
everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under
heaven...” - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, RSV
I
walked by a budding pussy willow tree the other day. The snow and ice
have melted, song birds are singing in the [still baren]trees, and the
boisterous calls of Sandhill Cranes are wafting on the blustery
winds. Hints of Spring... harbingers of change.
Change
can be thought of in many ways... As disruptive and dangerous,
healing and hopeful, frightening and fractious. The results of change
are seldom predictable, inspiring uncertainty in some, trepidation in
others. Change is seldom entirely new or alien, though. An evolution
of what was, a rebirth into what is, a rebalancing of life... Not
necessarily for good or bad, but because life is dynamic and ever
changing. To quote from the Tao by Lao Tzu:
“As
it acts in the world, the Tao is like the bending of a bow.
The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up.
It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance.
It takes from what is too much and gives to what isn't enough.”
The top is bent downward; the bottom is bent up.
It adjusts excess and deficiency so that there is perfect balance.
It takes from what is too much and gives to what isn't enough.”
While
I embrace such ideas, I find myself constantly challenged to bend
without breaking... to find and recognize the good and the positive
in life... to save and cherish such finds so that they can be used as
needed to balance out the bad and the negative. Sometimes, when the
winds of change are blowing especially hard and life seems
particularly overwhelming, the thought of breaking can seem almost
comforting.
And
then the
boisterous calls of the Sandhill Cranes return to the blustery
winds, reminding me that, for everything, there is a season... A
thought that partially inspired the following recipe; a balancing of my favorite season, Autumn, with my current season, that
of a Weight Watchers member (and Leader) continually in search of yummy food. Enjoy!
TIM'S
BREAKFAST ALA MODE
Ingredients:
- 3 honeycrisp apples, medium, diced
- Butter-flavored spray
- 2 tbsp. uncooked oatmeal
- 2 tsp. unpacked brown sugar
- 4 tsp. Splenda
- ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 individual containers of Fit & Active non-fat vanilla yogurt
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425F.
Preheat oven to 425F.
Combine
all ingredients except the yogurt
in a mixing bowl.
Separate the combined ingredients into two oven-safe ramekins. Cover
ramekins in foil and bake ~30 to 40 minutes, until the apples are
nicely baked and a little caramelized. Serve with chilled non-fat
vanilla yogurt.
Serves
2, 5 Weight Watchers SmartPoints per serving (Note: Substituting a 2
SmartPoint vanilla yogurt will reduce the SmartPoints to 3 per
serving).
A note to social media users: Here is a sample tweet you can use to share this recipe:
A note to social media users: Here is a sample tweet you can use to share this recipe:
- Missing #Autumn? Try this @WeightWatchers-friendly #breakfast: http://bit.ly/2nahxGB #RecipeOfTheDay #recipe #foodblog #apples @AldiUSA
Additional
acknowledgements:
Portions of the above recipe were adapted from ”Mom's
Apple Crisp” recipe on Food.com
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