Getting Back on Track

No more procrastinating. I have to get back on track and get out of this funky mood I've been in for four months. I've been really busy and yet I feel like I haven't done anything constructive. You ever get in one of those moods where you are just mad or dislike everything? Food doesn't taste good, clothes don't feel good, bad hair days, bad face days, ya just want to crawl under and rock and sleep all day days. My two forms of entertainment lately have either been eating or sleeping. I'm one of those "emotional eaters". I get my feelings hurt....I eat. I get upset.....I eat. Depressed......eat. A celebration or a happy occassion......We EAT!!! Ugh!!! I spent the first five months of this year sweating and working my butt off and watching what I eat to loose 15 pounds. It only took two and a half to gain it all back!!! It's September 1st and I am making a vow that starting tomorrow I am going to get back on track and stay on track through the end of the year. Back to exercising, back to working out, back to eating healthy!!!! No more procrastinating! No more excuses! (although I did have some pretty good ones) Cracked my elbow, chipped my thumb, had my heart broken, and broke my toe. All of which were excuses to pig out or not work out.

Fortunately, most of those have healed and life will go on. I just need to stay focused and make healthy choices for myself, physically and emotionally. Now, check out this new cake recipe!!! Ha Ha!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

The Pioneer Woman Cooks - Patsy's Blackberry Cobbler

1/4 pound (1 stick) butter, melted
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tbsps sugar
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup milk
2 cups fresh (or frozen) blackberries (or blueberries, peaches, raspberries and so on)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 3-quart baking dish with butter.  Place the stick of butter in a microwave safe dish and heat for 30 to 45 seconds until melted.  In a medium bowl whisk 1 cup of the sugar with the flour and milk.  Whisk in the melted butter.  Rinse the blackberries and pat them dry.  Pour the batter into the baking dish and sprinkle the blackberries evenly over the top of the batter.  Sprinkle 1/4 cup sugar over the blackberries.  Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown and bubbly.  When 10 minutes of cooking time remains, sprinkle the 2 tbsps of sugar over the top. 
I thought this cobbler was very good.  It tasted like a freshly baked blackberry muffin.  It didn't really have the consistency of a cobbler, it was more cake or muffin like.  It was simple to make and it was especially good served warm!   A scoop of vanilla ice cream would have made it even better.  At least that's what my husband said.  He thinks he should have ice cream with any dessert!
















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