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My husband loves cobbler.

Let me be a little more specific. My husband LOVES cobbler. He likes all kinds, but he loves blackberry. (and I do not use the word “love” in a trite way. I have witnesses.)

So today, and since it is Friday and maybe you’ll have a little more time to make a dessert, I thought I’d share one of the easiest recipes I’ve found for making cobbler. This isn’t your traditional, and in no way is it healthy, but it is delicious. By the way, if someone ever says they made a healthy dessert, one of two things is happening:

1) They are lying. If this is the case, go ahead and eat it because it’s probably really good, considering it’s loaded with sugar and butter.

OR

2) They are telling the truth. In this case, politely decline and run the other way. But, I digress…

For this cobbler, you will need:

1/4 cup butter
1 cup stone ground whole wheat flour
1 cup whipping cream
1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup Rapidura or Cane Sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups berries (raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries. You could also use peaches or cherries)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Melt 1/2 stick butter in 8×8 or 9×9 baking pan. Mix all ingredients but berries together and pour over butter. Pour washed berries on top. Bake for 35-40 minutes.

You’ll love it! If you’d like me to “test” it for you, feel free to drop by, and I’ll be glad to give you my feedback. :-) Just be sure to bring the vanilla ice cream along or my husband might throw you out. (Okay, not really, but I don’t exaggerate when I say he would think about it)

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Decorate your head- make a headband

by bethanyroe on September 2, 2010Email This Post Email This Post

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At a wedding a couple of months ago, Jordan and I were seated with a few of the bridesmaids at the reception table. As I was chatting with one of them, I commented on how much I loved her headband. It was the kind that is so popular right now. You know the ones…with little flowers or some sort of adorable ornamentation. She thanked me and then remarked that she had made it. I was amazed. It was SO cute. (Express would have charged her $25 for it.)

Here’s what she did:

1. Purchased a very inexpensive girl’s headband for $1 or $2
2. Purchased some cute, inexpensive artificial flowers in the colors and sizes she wanted
3. Hot glued the flowers to the a piece of felt.
4. Cut the felt out around the base of the flowers
5. Hot glued the felt to the headband.

5 Simple Steps! Genius! You can see for yourself, the results are great:

Fabulous, isn’t it? I love wonderful ideas like this that are cheap but completely practical and cute. If you are one of these crafty types, I would LOVE for you to email me some ideas. I’m not naturally creative in this way, so I love hearing from others. (And I’m sure our readers would too!)

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