Pie - Yum Yum Yum

I've been baking up a storm and knitting like crazy! My husband and I picked blueberries 3 weeks in a row and ended up with around about 10 lbs. of berries. There's still quite a few in the fridge I need to use up, but so far I've made muffins, buckle, kuchen (this was AWESOME), blueberry peach pie. The pie was a bit runny but tasted very good.

I'm trying to get a jump start on Christmas gifts too. I've been making mittens (requires login) and have 2 and 1/2 pairs complete! Only about 12 more to go... I've promised my husband I won't buy any more yarn for awhile until I actually finish some of the projects I want to do with the yarn I've already purchased. There is an exception, however. I've been really wanting to make some cabled fingerless gloves/wristlets/arm warmers (they have so many names) out of the cashmere blend lion brand makes. I'll post pictures soon of the projects I'm working on.

Blueberries

Now that it's August I can't wait to start picking blueberries! There is a pick-your-own in a neighboring town that I'm hoping will have some ripe berries today. If it's still a little too early I'm hoping I may be able to get a couple of handfuls of raspberries even though it's getting late to pick them.

One of my favorite things to make is Blueberry Buckle. It's sort of like a crumble/cobbler and is simply divine! I'll definitely be making it this season so I'll post a picture as soon as I do. I'm still searching for the perfect blueberry muffin recipe so if anyone has one that they think is good, please pass it along to me. I've tried several and they're either too sweet, not sweet enough, too bland...please help!

Last night my husband and I went to see Click. I thought it was surprisingly good given all the negative comments it received. It was in typical Adam Sandler style which suited my mood perfectly last night. We went to one of our favorite spots: Route One Cinema Pub, which is a theater that has tables and chairs set up (instead of just theater seats) so you can eat while watching the movie. They serve bar food and beer and wine and the movie is only $5 so it's a great place to go. Unfortunately, I ordered cheese fries last night (I know, not a very healthy dinner!) and I ended up with some sort of meat in them. I couldn't quite figure out what it was since it was dark but it was definitely meat and should not have been in my fries. I told the waitress and she thankfully did not charge us for them. Ah the struggles of a vegetarian...

Marble cookies and ones for furry friends too!

My husband and I were invited up to New Hampshire for a relaxing weekend with friends. They have an adorable dog named Daisy so I thought I'd make her some cookies. I got the recipe for these off of Allrecipes.com and have made them in the past. Unfortuantely, Daisy did not like them one bit! She prefered to eat the ones I'd baked for us even though she's not supposed to eat chocolate. I'm hoping the dogs at the nearby shelter will like them and am planning a trip there Saturday.

These are the other cookies I made from my Mrs. Fields baking book. They have a neat marble pattern and are cake-like in texture. I was intrigued by this recipe because it called for a 1/2 cup of sour cream. They were very tasty and there weren't many left by the time our weekend was over.

Greetings!

Hi my name is Michelle and I love to bake. I'm also a vegetarian and like trying out new recipes. Other hobbies include knitting, cross stitch and other crafts, reading, watching movies and spending time with my husband and 19 lb. cat, Cunningham. Thanks for visiting my blog!