photo by amy twomey

photo by ann west

{delightful} rustic blackberry almond pie

by now you know I am a pie fan and I adore blackberries. Is it that darn color again (like eggplant?) I don't know. When blackberries are fresh I just love the way they pop in your mouth. Like each individual bubble bursts. They are sweet and luscious. I love the hints of blackberry in wine, the sweetness in jam, and the color ooooh - all the time. They are just beautiful!

This rustic pie is a fun way to wrap up your favorite fruit. Here I combined the blackberries with some almond paste just to see what happened. It was great! Enjoy some pie this weekend!

rustic blackberry almond pie by ann west

1 round flaky pie dough (from dollop here).

1 tube almond paste

3 cups fresh blackberries

1/2 cup sugar

squeeze of lemon

2 tbls butter - melted

Toss your berries, sugar, lemon and butter and set aside. Roll your almond paste between two sheets of wax paper into a thin round.

Roll your pie dough out into a large circle. Place the almond paste in the center. ( you may need to cut it down a bit). Mound the berries in the center of the almond paste (which is on top of the dough). Fold the edges one by one until your pie is partially covered. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake in a 375 degree over for 35- 45 minutes.

enjoy!

{crave} chocolate chip pancakes

photo by amy twomey

I crave, my kids crave, we all crave chocolate chip pancakes. Of course I make them gluten free always, and the rest of the family would never know the difference thanks to Pamela's great pancake mix! I love banana pancakes too, but these always win.

chocolate chip pancakes by amy twomey

ingredients

Pamela's gluten free Pancake Mix

milk as needed, or cream

water as needed

1 egg

1/2 cup chocolate chip pancakes

4 T. Veg oil

butter

Make pancakes according to your family. We always make a ton!

photo by ann west

photo by amy twomey

photo by amy twomey

photo by ann west

{splatter} cheerio sandwich

cheerio sandwich
by 3 year old girl with curly hair and a cute smile

First soak your cereal (cheerios here) in a bowl with milk as if you were going to have a simple bowl of cereal. Then get a big spoon and two pieces of bread. Lay the bread out flat and begin to spoon out your cereal draining milk off of the spoon and placing cereal on the bottom piece of bread. (smile).
then top piece of bread goes on, and walla...a cheerio sandwich!

{splatter} upside down frito chili pie

upside down frito chili pie

by a 10 year old boy, who loves basketball and loves to eat!

step 1: make chili - you know how to do that. put it in a bowl
Step 2: crumple up fritos and pour on top
step 3: add LOTS of cheese

step 4: melt the cheese

step 5: yum!