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Not too long ago I had some friends over for dinner, and made a spur-of-the moment apple crisp, using what I had on hand: local apples (hey, it’s Washington state), dried cranberries (a key local industry), fresh lime juice and walnuts (just because). The topping was a catch-as-catch-can mix of oatmeal, brown sugar, raisins, flour, butter, and a pinch of apple pie spice. So far so good.