Blackberry Cobbler

I'm sorry the cobbler is over half gone but I really didn't plan on putting this on the blog but it was so good I have to tell you about it.  I have been hungry for a long time for blackberry cobbler and I caved in while at the store shopping.  I bought one bag of frozen blackberries, thinking I'll just make a small cobbler for me and hub and a SMALL pint of vanilla ice cream won't hurt anything either.  :)

This was so yummy you will want to try this. 

1 pkg. frozen blackberries (or any frozen fruit you want to use)
3 tablespoons of butter
1/2 -3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon flour
Put the above ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat and stir until the butter is melted and the sugar has dissolved.

Batter:
1 cup sugar (I used 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup milk
3/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Cream together sugar and butter.  Add milk, baking powder and flour.  Mix together until smooth.  Put batter in a baking dish and pour in hot fruit. 
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes.

If you are using a larger pie plate like 9 -10 inch you will want to double the above ingredients.
You will have to surprise your husband with this easy and wonderful cobbler and a SMALL pint of ice cream.  :)

Potato, Orange and Arugula Salad

This was dinner one night last week.  Salmon patties, fresh steamed asparagus and this wonderful arugula salad.  I saw Giada from the Food Network Channel make this salad and I knew it would be something I would love and it is so good.  Fresh, light and very flavorful and I can also say healthy.
I could make a meal just on the salad but I knew my husband would need more.  Here's how to make the salad.

One small bag of fingerling potatoes. Cut them in half or thirds depending on the size of the potato. Put them on a cookie sheet and sprinkle them with olive oil, salt and pepper.  Then toss them and put the cut side of the potato on the cookie sheet and bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes and then let them cool completely or at least 15 minutes.  The warm potatoes will wilt the arugula.

2 oranges, peeled and cut into segments
1/3 cup of toasted walnuts, rough dice
2 handfuls of arugula
1/2 cup (2 oz.) Gorgonzola cheese

Dressing: 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons of fresh orange juice, 1 tablespoon orange zest, 1 tablespoon champagne vinegar and salt and pepper to taste and then whisk together.  Assemble the salad.  Put in arugula add walnuts, oranges, gorgonzola and potatoes then add dressing, toss and serve.

Grandma!!!

Yes, I'm going to be a grandma!  This is a picture I picked up at a garage sale about 5 years ago and I was recently cleaning out my workshop and ran across it.  At the time, I was thinking "I wonder when I will get to hang this in my kitchen."  Little did I know at that time that it would be sooner than later.

Our family is excited about this new little addition that is coming into our family.  This little darling will be arriving sometime in June and this little person will strengthen the circle of our family.

I'm looking for the right place to hang this in my kitchen and I'm getting my rocking chair oiled and ready.  :)

Extraordinary People

It's extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is.
                                    George Will