tis' yummy time

I wanna say thanks so much for all of the sweet comments you left on my previous post.

I read every.single.one of them, and I appreciate you all so much.

He left yesterday and surprisingly I did quite well.

(of course after I cried hysterically while talking about life insurance the night before)

I'm not sure what happened to me yesterday, but I never took off my hello kitty pajama shorts.

I also didn't brush my hair or my teeth <-- yep.

I did however manage to fill my coffee table with & consume all of the items I'm about to list.

::Heathers New Junk Food Diet::

1 Diet Pepsi

1 Sierra Mist

2 cups of coffee

1 bag of jalapeno sunflower seeds

1 bag of popcorn

1 share size of M & Ms (ok 2 bags)

handfuls of chips & salsa

German chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream

McDonald's english muffin @ 4pm, that I purchased @ 7am

a piece of fingernail that I was snacking on while watching an intense episode of Grey's
sliced sandwich meat rolled up in provolone
3 bowls of Captain Crunch cereal
and a pickle

I'm sure my husband can't wait to get back home to me.

(and the 8 lbs I put on yesterday)

Now that I got you all worked up with food talk, how about we talk good food??

As in Love Food: Lose Weight kind of food.

The super talented Gina from Acute Designs and Taste is hanging over here today!

(and I hope she doesn't hate me after ready about my eating habits I had yesterday)

Hey just.lovely,things readers! I am so happy that Heather asked me to share with all of you lovely people one of my recipes.

Summer Berry Cobbler

Throughout the summer, I love to eat and cook with berries. 

They are the best during the summer months since they are at their freshest.

One super simple berry dessert recipe is a cobbler. A cobbler is a little like a pie, except that it takes very little effort or baking skills. So, if you don’t fancy yourself much of a baker, don’t worry! This recipe is so easy.

What you will need:

-About three cups of berries - I used a mix of blueberries and strawberries – but use whatever you love. Peaches and plums are also amazing cobbler fruits.

-Whole wheat and all purpose flour

-white sugar

-cornstarch

-vanilla extract

-baking powder

-salt

-fat free sour cream

-butter

-water

Step One:

Wash and slice {if needed} the fruit and place in a square glass baking dish. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon corn starch over the fruit – toss all to combine.

Step Two:

In a separate bowl, whisk together ¾ cup whole wheat flour, ¼ cup all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt.

Step Three:

Dice three tablespoons of cold butter into small cubes and cut the butter into the flour mixture. You can do this using a pastry cutter or with two knives.

Step Four:

Mix ½ cup fat frees sour cream into the flour mixture and then slowly pour in 1/3 cup of cold water – stirring so that all is combined and you have a thick biscuit like batter. If the batter is too thick – add an extra drop of water.

Step Five:

Spoon the batter over the fruit and bake at 350 degrees for about 50 minutes. You will know it is done when the fruit is bubbling and the top is a pale golden brown.

Serve warm or at room temperature. I ate mine with a scoop of my almost perfect ice cream on top – YUM!

If you want a few more recipes – please check out my food blog, Taste. I strive to make everything healthy using real foods and very little processed items. Enjoy!

(peace.love.back image via cafepress butter cutter via simplyscratch all other photos acutedesign/taste)