The Blog Formerly Known as Funemployment: What I Did on My Summer Vacation Pt III

The big day dawns! My one responsibility for the birthday party of the century was to make a gluten-free blackberry cobbler for my grandmother (and myself). I made sure to get up early and get bakin'. Normally when I make stuff with fruit, I don't like to add sugar or lemon juice because I don't want to alter the taste, but these blackberries, while big and juicy, weren't winning any prizes for flavor. So I just followed the recipe. I can't remember where I found it, but it called for lemon juice and a vulgar amount of sugar. The thing that actually sold me on it was the lemon zest. I love lemon zest in pretty much anything. I replaced the flour and leavening with gluten-free baking mix and popped that thing in the oven. Cobbler is so much easier than pie! Now that I think of it, who coined the term "easy as pie?" Pie crust is a pain in the ass! Cobbler may not be as pretty, but it's way less work.

Not so bad lookin' for a cobbler. See more after the jump!

I got a last minute call from my aunt Kathy to see if I could come up with some flowers for centerpieces, so I cut some hydrangeas from the backyard.

They just happen to match the tableclothes nicely!

What a nice set-up!

Cousins

It takes my grandparents a little while to get going in the mornings, so lunch wasn't actually at noon. I took the extra time to sit down with Charlotte and make my granddad a birthday card.