Blueberry Buckle

Who bakes with no running water? A broken water main a couple of streets over had me confined to the house today...I didn't make it into the shower before it was turned off and I just can't leave the house greasy! So I ventured into the kitchen, spotted the fresh blueberries, and decided to bake. Everything was moving along fine until I came to the step of cutting the butter into the crumb topping. There's only so much you can do with a fork; I always use my hands and this time was no different. Never once did I think about water or lack there of...until I tried to wash my hands. Urgh!



Blueberry Buckle ~adapted from All Recipes

Ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
2 cups fresh blueberries

Topping:
2/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/3 cup cold butter

Directions:
Cream butter and sugar, then beat in the egg. In a separate bowl, combine the dry ingredients and add to the wet mixture alternatively with milk. Fold in the berries and pour into greased springform pan.
For topping, combine dry ingredients and cut in the butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over blueberry mixture.
Bake in a 375 degree oven for 45 minutes, or until the toothpick test is passed. Cool on a wire rack.

*This was a quick and easy treat, and tastes very yummy!

Standoff

Well I wasn't moving, but neither was he!


This little lovely is just not scared of me. He reeks havoc in our backyard. He gets into our storage shed somehow and makes himself at home.


My schoolhouse birdfeeder is reserved for the Cardinal couple that frequents our trees. They are too cute...he feeds her! But this darn squirrel finds it necessary to hang upside down by his toenails from the roof of my schoolhouse with me standing right there...nope, not scared at all.


He was however scared of the lime Steven lobbed at his head.
My Cardinals can now court in peace...until tomorrow!

Goggles

We went to East Texas to celebrate Mom's birthday and to give Eryn some revenge from the water balloon fight she had with Uncle Todd on the last trip.

Looking away may not help your aim, but it keeps the water out of your eyes!

Solution: swimming pool goggles... Watch out Uncle Todd!!

Rewind

Eryn at age 2. Taken in September of 2005...her first time in the engine.

Eryn at age 6. Taken today while visiting the station...she wanted a picture behnind the wheel too!


She'll be a foosball player one day! This is her favorite part of visiting the fire station.

First Swim

 

7-4-09
Uncle Aaron & Aunt Stephanie's pool...I didn't get to wear my festive bikini.

Cake Balls

I'm no Bakerella, but who can compete with her?! Click HERE to see her Red Velvet Cake Balls. She is amazingly talented!

Using the white almond bark with red velvet will definately test your patience...keeping the little red particles out of the white icing is a challenge, but that's what a practice round is for! I ended up putting the cake ball on a fork and holding it with my left hand, while spooning the melted bark over it with my right hand - that seemed to work best. We also loved the spice cake dipped in the milk chocolate bark.

The Bikini

Hmmm... I wonder if Daddy will let me wear it to the party?


Happy 4th of July!