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Sunday, June 24, 2018

plum cobbler

We've had crazy amounts of fresh plums from our orchard lately!
We looooove fresh plums but there were too many to eat and not (quite) enough to can into jelly.
So, plum cobbler it was!
We had about four of these cobblers and enjoyed every last bite!

Plum Cobbler
Makes an 8x8 pan.
Adapted from somewhere online.
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons white sugar
4 cups pitted and sliced fresh plums
2 tablespoons instant tapioca or cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
1 egg, slightly beaten

Preheat your oven to 350*.
In a large bowl, mix 3/4 cup sugar, plums, tapioca, cinnamon and nutmeg. Place fruit mixture in an 8x8 baking dish and set aside.
In the same bowl, combine the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter using a fork or pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in the milk and the egg until moistened.
Drop the batter in large spoonfuls onto the fruit mixture. Bake for 35-45 minutes until cobbler topping is nicely browned and the filling is bubbling.
Serve with ice cream and enjoy!





eat the cold, leftover cobbler for breakfast the next day.
its practically biscuits and jam.
straight from the dish and with coffee, obvs.

Sunday, June 17, 2018

lately...

we've had a great start to our summer!
a lot busier than we expected but all good things!
enjoy our pictures :)

moth discovery

instrument parade in children's choir!


michael's piano recital!


he played oh mcdonald :)
he even got one of only three awards!!





game  night!

scones for the royal wedding!

prepping for the choir party!










i won a free coffee! woohoo!


reading day.

fresh apricots for nanny's tree!

and fresh plums from our orchard!

final children's choir performance!
they sang when the saints go marching in for memorial day weekend!


couldn't have done it without the help of captain mike!

first swim of the summer!








memorial day!


tomatoes from the greenhouse

fresh swiss chard

a perfect apricot!


we took a short overnight down to houston for my cousin molly's wedding!



so handsome.



















all the godinich grandchildren (and greats!)

all the sisters in law


a wonderful time!

church swim party!


copywork discipline

i feel like i'm in the shining.

fresh blueberries from our patch!



more birthday fun!




fresh blackberry cobbler!

i had a pirate in my bed that morning watching foodie videos ;)


homemade swords from daddy and paw paw

date night!!!




my sweet boys.


double yolk day!!


new ducklings for the gd farm!


meet mcdonald

and ducky

and bumby!


moooooore berries!



church breakfast


a lazy day.


vbs!



more plums!


crazy hair day/night for our summer fun list AND for church movie night!








gabe's fell by the end ;)





more birthday fun!


a wonderful start to our summer!!