I heart blueberries.

We live 5 minutes away from a fruit orchard where you can pick a lot on your own – blueberries, raspberries, blackberries in summer, apples (different varieties every week) in the fall – heavenly.

For my aunt’s 60th birthday, hubby and I made her a filet mignon dinner – forgot to take pics before it was devoured.  To finish it off, I made blueberry cobbler (recipe adapted from Baking Illustrated and I make extra topping because it’s so darn delicious) with farm-fresh blueberries.  I usually use frozen blueberries, but the fresh ones were out of this world.  Served in bowls with a scoop of ice cream.  Oh my goodness I am craving some right now.

Tip for Life: CHECK YOUR OVEN TEMPERATURE.  Turns out my parents’ oven was 60 degrees too low even after my dad fixed the thermostat.  Best to have some permanent instant-read fixture in the oven so you can make sure all is dandy and not have your dessert at 10:30PM.  First time I ever bake a cobbler at 485 degrees – but aren’t the biscuits BEEYOOTIFUL??

 

I know that I decorate cakes, but honestly I would probably choose any other dessert to eat.  Cakes are super-special occasion food, cobbler is down home cooking – just no substitute.

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