More Blackberries

Had to find another way to use the rest of those NC blackberries.

By the way, I realized the other day after taking this picture, that I was emailing pictures of blackberries on my Blackberry. Tee Hee. I tried this Blackberry Cornmeal Cake recipe that I found on Coconut & Lime. It really is a good tea-time snack. Also good for breakfast. I floured my blackberries as they suggested on the C&L post and, sure enough, they didn't sink! The only issue I had was getting the center to cook evenly. I love the crispy edges, but the middle turned out a little mushy. Not sure what would have corrected this...a better pan? A different pan?

Blackberry Peach Crisp

I went to Taylorsville, North Carolina this weekend for my college roommate's baby shower. We stopped by a fruit stand run by a farmer named Vic from Shelby...he had some fine lookin blackberries. I couldn't resist.

The expectant mother's mom showed up w/ Gaffney peaches. Have you seen the big peach on I-85? Among SC peaches, I do believe that my favorites usually come from the Gafney area. And really, there's no sense in talking about peaches from any other state.

So, Deborah Madison had the answer in Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone with her Peach, Raspberry, and Blackberry Crisp. We left out the raspberries. Delicious. I'm guessing it'd be even better w/ the raspberries, but my husband said he didn't think it could get much better. Madison's crumble top recipe suggests either rolled oates or nuts...I used pecans.