Mixed Berry Medley

Happy Sunday Folks!

Today's recipe is for Mixed Berry Cobbler. This cobbler is my absolute favorite thing to bake. It's easy and DEEEEEELICIOUS!!

Ingredients:
1 c. all purpose flour
1 c. sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
1 stick of butter (margarine may be substituted)
1 c. milk
1 can of sliced peaches -- drained 1/2 package of frozen mixed berry medley (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, blackberries)

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish. Mix dry ingredients, then add milk and butter. Make sure ingredients are throroughly mixed. It's okay if the butter is clumpy though. Pour batter into baking dish. Top with berries and peaches. You may add as much fruit as you like and you may, of course, use fresh fruit if that is available.

Bake for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Sometimes I have to cover the top with foil to make sure the inside cooks without burning the crust.

Serve with vanilla ice cream and enjoy.

Remember to send me a link to your Succulent Sunday recipes!

Links for Recipes from Other Bloggers

Here are some links for yummy recipes from other bloggers.

Lindsey over at Enjoy the jouney has a yummy-sounding recipe posted for Hashbrown Casserole. Check it out.

Canaan posted a recipe for Chicken Rebecca. I may have to try this one out this week.

I am excited about the new recipes I'm gonna get to try out. It's easy to get stuck in a rut where we eat the same things week after week.NO MORE!!! Time to expand our choices (hopefully without expanding our waistlines).

Thanks to those who participated this week. I hope we'll have more people join us as time marches on.

Summer Sippin'

Since it's summertime and there is nothin' quite like sittin' on the front porch sippin' an ice cold drink on a sultry southern night, I thought I'd share a recipe for ice cold lemonade.

I know, you can buy pre-made lemonade at the store or you can buy that kool-aid stuff in lemonade flavor, but those are just not quite the same thing as fresh squeezed lemonade.

Here's my favorite lemonade recipe.

Ingredients:
1-3/4 cups of sugar
8 cups water
1-1/2 cups of lemon juice (variable)

Tools you'll need:
1 small pot
1 gallon pitcher
1 measuring cup
1 juicer (or you can squeeze by hand)
1 spoon for stirring

Directions:
1. Put the sugar and one cup of the water in the pot and heat until the sugar dissolves. The water will look clear once the sugar is dissolved.
2. Juice your lemons. This is the hard part. I use medium sized lemons and it usually takes about 6 lemons to get the amount of juice I want. The amount of lemon juice you use can vary depending upon how tart or how sweet you like your lemonade.
3. Combine the juice, sugar water and water in the pitcher and stir.
4. For added effect, I Put spirals of the lemon peel in the lemonade.
5. Serve over a tall glass of ice and enjoy.

Welcome

There are a lot of family traditions that I have broken, with good reason. However, cooking and eating are two traditions I don't plan on breaking anytime soon.

Everyone in my family cooks. We all eat *a lot* too. My grandpa cooked his entire life. Even when he was sick with cancer and was doped up on morphine, he would dictate recipes to me.

My uncles and dad all cook as well. My dad was a chef in a 5-star hotel for a while. My brothers both studied culinary arts. My cousins bake. Grandma makes the best banana puddin' in the Triad. I could go on and on and on.

Given my family history, it's no surprise that I love to cook as well (mostly because I love to eat). I have some family recipes that I cherish, some recipes that I've stumbled upon here and there and some recipes that I just kind of threw together. I love to entertain and I love to feed people as much as I love to eat.

I also think it's a shame that some of my peers have no clue how to even boil water, much less prepare a full meal for their husbands. Yes, I know that's old fashioned. I don't care. It's my blog and I can say that if I want to. :) (I joke a lot, so take what I say with a grain of salt please. 99.9% of the time, no offense is meant).

So, I've decided that Sundays here in my little blogworld will be "Succulent Sundays." Each Sunday I will share one of my favorite recipes on here. Throughout the week I will post hints and tips as time permits. These may or may not pertain to cooking. I'll also keep an archive so you can find past recipes rather easily.

Now, the disclaimer. I am no "Emeril." I am just a country girl who likes food. I often measure things by saying a pinch or a bit instead of a teaspoon or a tablespoon. The exception to that will be with baking. I think cooking should be fun and largely improvisational. Lots of spices taste good together, mix and match things I list to meet your tastes. Have fun.

Okay, I should stop. I've written way too much already. Tomorrow I'll post a simple beverage recipe perfect for these lazy summer Sundays. Toodle-loo.

ONE MORE THING: Feel free to join in by posting your favorite recipes in your blog. Let me know that you are playing along and I'll post a link for others to see.