"Yardening"

One of my neighbors doesn't have a single dandelion in his yard (not one!), so I asked for his secret and got to work.

Before

the secret weapon

the carnage 

His wife pointed out that my rhubarb really needed to be picked.

Oh, that's what this is? 

Yep

So I did, and made this...

Rhubarb Crisp

Filling
4 cups fresh rhubarb, cut into pieces
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp pure vanilla extract (I forgot this part and it was still good)

Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
1/2 cup butter, melted and cooled

Directions
Preheat oven to 375
Mix first four ingredients in a large bowl until coated
Pour into baking dish
Drizzle with vanilla extract (if you remember)
In another bowl, mix all topping ingredients until crumbly
Sprinkle over filling
Bake 35-45 minutes until rhubarb is tender and topping is golden brown
Serve warm

and it was REALLY good!