Pear Clafoutis with Quinoa

Pear Clafoutis 

     This is a light dessert and best eaten warm.  It is vegetarian, not vegan, but packs a boost of protein and amino acids.  Serve with coffee, ice cream or cream.  

3-4 large ripe pears

2 oz butter, melted

4 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract

3/4 cup quinoa (ground or whole)

2 cups full fat milk

1/2 tsp nutmeg

powdered sugar for dusting

     Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.    Peel and core the pears, then thinly slice.

     Use a little of the melted butter to grease a tart dish, then pour the remaining butter in a bowl with the pears and lightly toss to coat each slice.  Arrange the pear slices decoratively in the tart dish.  You may overlap if you have extra slices.

     Beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and creamy, then stir in the vanilla.  Slowly add the flour and milk and mix until combined.  

     Pour the mixture over the pears, sprinkle with nutmeg and bake for about 1-11/4 hours, until set and firm to the touch in the centre.  Rest for 10 minutes and dust with powdered sugar for serving.

  

    Lately, I have been thinking about all of the hurt and sadness in this world.   Disease, abuse, power, selfishness, and anger are what drive much of the sorrow of this world.   I do not want to be one of the people that cause pain in this world.  I want to realize the parts of me that are not good, claim them, and then endow myself with the capacity to create, to forgive, to redeem and love freely.
     One question that I am asking myself daily is this:  "Is this how I want to live?"  I pray for continual transformation.  Remember that God sees who we are becoming.  We have to accept the potential that who we are now and who we are becoming are a series of choices; sometimes little, continual choices.

     "The entire human experiment is one of lavish grace and divine favor."
                                               - Laura Traux