Blueberry Peach Crisp, Fair Trade Blankets and Meteor Showers

Hello, Dear Friends! 

I hope that you had a lovely weekend! 

Can you believe it is already August? 

My goodness, the time just flies by........

With fresh berries and fruit so plentiful

this time of year, I thought I would share

with you a very delicious combination! 

Blueberries and Peaches in a buttery, 

cinnamon- nutmeg crisp! 

Can you say, Yum? 

I always keep my favorite recipes inside 

this special box. 

I've had this box for many years. 

I found it in an antique shop

when we first moved here. 

I was a young mother of 4 little ones

- just starting a file of favorite 

recipes. 

This recipe was my first.......

xoxo

Here's the recipe.....

Blueberry Peach Crisp

Bake at 375 degrees 

30-40 min. 

1/qt. baking dish

Filling:

5 cups fresh blueberries

2 large ripe peaches, sliced

3-4 Tbsp minute Tapioca

2/3 cup sugar

Grated zest of one lemon

Topping:

3/4 cup flour

1/2 cup 'Old Fashioned' Oatmeal

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp cinnamon

1/4 cup cold butter

Cut peaches into thick, bite-sized pieces. 

Mix with blueberries in a large bowl. 

Mix sugar and tapioca. 

Mix with fruit. 

Pour into 1 qt. baking dish. 

Grate zest of 1 lemon, sprinkle over fruit mixture. 

Topping:

In a large bowl, mix flour, oats, brown sugar,

nutmeg and cinnamon, 

Add butter, cut into chunks. 

Blend together using a pastry blender, 

fork, (or you can use your fingers), 

until mixture resembles course crumbs. 

Sprinkle over fruit mixture. 

My Mother's pastry blender retired in my kitchen :) 

I love the 'fancy' handle. 

I also loved my Mother's lemon-meringue pie! 

Ready for the oven - bake at 375 degrees for 30-40 minutes

or until topping is browned and fruit is bubbling. 

I place the dish on a cooking sheet in oven to prevent spill-overs. 

While the crisp is baking, I have time to relax

on the deck, in the shade of the canopy
with a cup of coffee and a magazine. 

Sunflowers from my daughter, Heather :)

I recently found these Fair Trade Falsa blankets.

I loved them so much that I bought 3 of them.

They go so well with my seating,
and are very nice to have when
we are enjoying an evening relaxing outside.

So nice to wrap up in when it starts to get cool.

 These Falsa blankets date back 2,500 years and
are handmade under Fair Trade practices
by the Chichimecs people of northeastern Mexico.

Love that <3

We sat out under our Falsa blankets the other night,
watching the Perseid Meteor Shower.

I saw a very large, bright blue meteor
streak across the face of Mt. Rainier.

Magical.....

The timer has chimed......Oh, the kitchen smells so good!

Shall we take a bite?

The delicate flavor of the
blueberries and peaches are enhanced
by the freshness of the lemon zest,
and the tapioca gives it a wonderful consistency.

Ramblin' Man says this is the best thing
he's ever eaten :)

xoxo


Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
- Leonardo da Vinci -