Easy As Pie...

...or Cobbler

Today I am linking up with Heather and Johannah to bring you my all time favorite Peach Cobbler.  Not only is it super EASY to make but it is also DELICIOSO and who doesn't love easy and delicious...

This recipe has been in the family for as long as I can remember.  It was being made for dessert long before I ever began cooking for myself or my family.  It can also be found in one of my all time favorite cookbooks...Watt's Cooking.  It is a local cookbook sold by our Electric Membership Company.  I have been cooking out of mine for over 20 years.  (Yikes, that makes me sound really old)

This recipe is also extremely versatile.  It is listed in the book as "Cherry Cobbler" but you can substitute the Cherry Pie Filling for whatever fruit filling that you'd like...apples, peaches, blackberries;

I ALWAYS choose Peach!

INGREDIENTS:

1 stick of butter

1 cup of sugar

1 cup of flour (I use AP flour)

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

3/4 cup of milk

1 can of fruit pie filling

Preheat your oven to 350.

Begin by melting 1 stick of butter in an oven safe dish...

While the butter is doing its thing, mix together your dry ingredients...sugar, flour, baking powder, salt

Once the butter is melted, remove from oven and add to your dry ingredients.

Begin mixing the butter into the sugar/flour mixture and then add the milk.

Stir/wisk until combined.

Next, pour the combined "batter" back into your oven safe dish.

Now, begin evenly spooning your fruit pie filling on top of the batter.

IMPORTANT:  DO NOT STIR!

At this point, your fruit filling will be sitting atop your wet batter and that is exactly the way you want it.  Also, make sure to get all the gooey "jelly" filling stuff out of the bottom of the can...this creates the absolute BEST ooey gooey yumminess once baked off.

#igotmadvocabskills

Bake for 45 minutes -1 hour.

VOILA!!!

Please notice how the batter bakes up and around the fruit filling...it is no longer just lying on top.

Now, this next ingredient is not called for in the recipe but in our home it is an absolute MUST HAVE when enjoying this cobbler...

ICE CREAM!

I promise you this cobbler will not disappoint!

What is your favorite cobbler flavor?

Until Next Time,

Heather

10 on 10

10 Photos on the 10th of the Month

August 2016

This months 10 on 10 fell on a Wednesday so it was off to work for me and school for AB.

Up early and out of the house by 7:30...

...strapped in and ready to tackle her day.

Awaiting our turn for drop off.  

Please make note of the clouds in the sky---it has been a dry, hot summer in the GA; so thankful for the clouds and the few drops of rain that they have brought with them.

Cloudy skies = a 2nd cup o' Joe

#workflow

Luckily I only live 10 miles from work so it was back home for lunch for me.

Lunch choice #1:  Frozen Pizza

And for dessert...

a BIG bowl of fruit...peaches, plum and strawberries.

YUMMY!!

Back at work for a few more hours...ugh!

Is anyone else noticing a theme for the day?

Yet another snack before doing some laundry and prepping for supper.

I find that if I make time to do a load or 2 of laundry throughout the week that come Saturday and Sunday I am not drowning in dirty clothes.

While waiting for dinner to bake (pork chops and sweet potatoes) I decided to read a cookbook.  I feel like I cook the same meals from week to week; looking for some inspiration and new ideas.

#amItheonlyonethatfeelsthisway

It's 9:30 and I am pooped.  Resting and watching DIY to round out the day.

So there you have it, my photo documentary of August 10, 2016.

Until Next Time,

Heather

Back 2 School

I don't know about you but I LOVE a freshly sharpened pencil!

Well last Friday I sent my youngest off to the 3rd grade and today my oldest begins the first day of her senior year of college.

WHAT?

How does that even happen?  In the blink of an eye, that's how.

3rd grade has started off great.  Anna Blake loves her teachers and she has already received multiple "good behavior" awards.  She told me last night that her goal was to be Student of the Month.  At the rate she is going, I don't think she will have any problems achieving that goal.

Friday morning we were up bright and early so that we had plenty of time for making lunch, eating breakfast and fixing hair.  My goal was to be out of the house by 7:30 and we MADE it!

Yay us!

First day of 3rd Grade~2016

 

Waiting in the drop off line at Elementary School.  Traffic was a bear the first day.  Thankfully it has already gotten better.

Looks like she is all ready to go, school supplies in hand.

And she's off...

Forgive me while I reminisce...

First day of Second Grade~2015

First day of Kindergarten~2013

First day of Preschool~2011

Now I am a blubbering mess...

Until Next Time,

Heather

Challenge Completed!

In my last post, (can be read here), I discussed a 4 week running challenge that I was attempting to complete...well guess what?

COMPLETED!

FINISHED!

DONE!

The Grand Prize winner has yet to be announced--I'll keep you posted on that but in the mean while I am calling it a WIN!  Not only was the challenge what I needed to jump start my motivation but I am now back in the habit of running AND I'm loving it.

Added bonus:

Over the last 4 weeks I have been able to see improvement in my pace.

When I began on July 13 I ran a mile in 12:36 and when I finished my last run of the challenge on Aug 7, I ran a mile in 11:15.

One of the very first bloggers that I started following was a lady by the name of Katie, she can be found over at Runs for Cookies, and she is a runner.  She actually lost over 100 lbs with a proper diet, exercise and running!  But I'll let her tell her own story-check it out.

Anyway, she came up with a Summer Running Checklist, a running bucket list of sorts.  It is a list of 49 different runs;
things like

~Early Bird Run...start your run before 7:00 a.m.
~Trail Run...run on a nature trail
~Buddy Run...run with a friend

You can find the entire list here.

So of the 49 suggested runs, I am capable of potentially completing 27 of them.  Some included dates that are past tense and others I'm just not willing to do i.e. Run in the Dark.  I run alone and I'm just not willing to put my safety at risk to check that one off the list.

So my goal is to complete 21 of the 27 within the next 7 weeks.  That equates to running 3 times/week until the official end of summer on Sept. 22.

Who's in with me?

Until Next Time,

Heather