Did ya miss me?! PW's Berry Cobbler

I'm back! Alas, moving is quite trying on a domestic engineer like myself but we are now settled into our new house in Iowa (gonna miss Utah, sigh) and about to start the adventure that is called medical school. So to celebrate my return I'll share my favorite cobbler recipe with you! Since it is the season for harvesting many fruits, this is a very tasty treat to reward everyone's hard labor. I've tried this recipe twice so far from the Pioneer Woman (link to actual recipe with pictures if wanted, warning, may cause drooling) with blueberries and raspberries and soon I'll try it with peaches. I'm drooling over my keyboard in anticipation! This is so simple to make and my Goober can have it because it contains no eggs!

Pioneer Woman's Berry Cobbler

1 stick butter, melted
1-¼ cup sugar
1 cup self-rising flour*
1 cup milk
2 cups fresh or frozen berries of your choice

Mix together 1 cup sugar and flour and whisk in milk. Pour in melted butter and whisk it all well together. Pour the batter into a buttered baking dish. Sprinkle berries over the top of the batter evenly. Sprinkle ¼ cup sugar over the top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until golden and bubbly. Keep a close eye on it as sometimes it only needs 45 minutes. Sprinkle a teaspoon of sugar over the cobbler 10 minutes before it’s done.

Don't forget to serve it warm with a dollop of whipped cream or even ice cream! You will be worshiped forever...or at least until it's gone and it's time to make more!

* To make your own self-rising flour, shift together 6 cups flour, 3 tbsp baking powder, and 1 tbsp salt. Store whatever you don't use in an airtight container.

No-Bake Cookies

One of my favorite and fairly quick cookie recipes is No-Bake Cookies. They're a relatively healthy and filling cookie due to the quick oats and are easy to pack for a school day snack for the "Hunnybun". And I curled up with one after reading Goobs a bedtime story and putting her to bed for the night. I won't tell you the nickname we've given them until after you've tried them for yourselves! This recipe comes from an old ward compassionate recipe book.

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 cup milk
1 stick margarine
1/2 cup peanut butter (chunky or creamy is just fine)
3 cups quick oats

Combine the sugar, cocoa, milk, and margarine into a saucepan. Put on medium heat, stir often and bring to a boil. Take off of heat and stir in peanut butter and then the oats. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheets covered with wax paper. Cool in refrigerator. Eat up!