Baking

Crisp? Or crumble? What is the difference? I read up on it but I don’t want to bore you with baking basics. All that matters is that it tastes good! Like really really good. And it doesn’t require turning on the oven! Whenever I think about crisps/crumbles, I think of one of my best friends. Is it because we have warm memories together and she is sweet? Yeah, sure. Maybe. But really it is because of this amazing story of what her then boyfriend (now husband) got her for their anniversary. Or was it Christmas? I can’t really remember. Most of my college memories are clouded in a haze of booze/sleep deprivation/ caffeine overload. And of course all the knowledge I crammed into my brain too, Mom and Dad. Anyway, my friend was totally expecting her BF was going to get her a puppy. They went looking at dogs a few days prior so she felt pretty strongly that this hunch was correct. On the day of the gift exchange he showed up at our apartment carrying a big laundry basket with a blanket over it. She was waiting for a little bundle of fur to poke its head out …

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