Berry Crumble

I was inspired by the Blackberry Crumble Bars I made a few weeks ago (seen here) and decided to create my own recipe. This time I used 3 types of berries (blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries) and incorporated oats and cinnamon to spice up the crumble. I served it just out of the oven with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream...so good!

Berry Crumble Recipe

1 cup Blueberries

1 cup Blackberries

1 cup Raspberries

3/4 teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice

1 tablespoon Granulated Sugar

1 tablespoon Flour

1/4 cup Oats

1/4 cup Brown Sugar

1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon

Pinch of Salt

2 tablespoons chilled Butter (cubed)

Preheat over to 375 degrees. Combine the berries in small bowl with vanilla, lemon juice, and granulated sugar. Put aside. In another bowl combine flour, oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add chilled butter to dry ingredients and use a fork to incorporate the butter to create the crumble mixture. Lightly sprinkle the bottom of a baking dish with the crumble mixture then add sugared berries. Top the layer of berries with the remaining crumble and bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 30 minutes or until the berries start to bubble. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Mexican Treats

I spent the long weekend hitting up my usual taco truck (seen here) and trying some unexpected mexican treats like the Coconut Popsicle picture above and the Mandarin Jarritos picture below. All of it was so yummy and made me further realize my mexican food obsession!

Summer Swim

Sierra's chew toy ended up in the pool over the weekend. While Sierra wasn't so happy, I was pleased with the photo opportunity and we were eventually able to save her toy.

Sunday Brunch

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and I especially love breakfast on Sunday. It is the perfect excuse for a overly fussy breakfast and this past weekend I decided on Pancakes. Instead of your typical pancakes I decided to make homemade buttermilk pancakes with fresh Strawberries and Bananas. I used a variation of this recipe and was very pleased with the results. I wish I had time to make breakfasts like this every morning, but for now I guess I'll have to settle for Sundays.

Wine Country Weekend

Normally we would practically live in the Wine Country during the summer months, but with our busy schedules we haven't been able to spend nearly as much time as normal relaxing in the vineyards. Fortunately we are headed to Kenwood for the 3 day weekend and I'm most excited to eat here and watch Sierra run around the yard (seen below).

Super Sized Sugar Rush

I found these awesome SUPER sized gummy bears at Giant Gummy Bears. They come in 2 different sizes and 11 different flavors; the Giant Gummy Bear on a stick is 90x bigger than a regular gummy bear and weighs 1/2 lb. while the World's Largest Gummy Bear is 1000x bigger than a regular gummy bear and weighs 5 lbs. I'm pretty sure either one will cause a stomach ache and considering they contain as many as 12k calories I think I'll stick with regular sized gummies for now.

Decorated Cookies

I found this company (Bundles of Cookies) via the Decorated Cookie. They make all types of specialty cookie arrangements, think Edible Arrangements. They have inspired me to bake Wine and Grape cookies sometime soon...maybe I will make some while relaxing in the Wine Country this weekend.