back at it ~ the lake and peach cobbler

Woo hoo! It's boat time again and I am soo happy! I love spending our weekends on the lake. 

Memorial Day for our first day out this year and it was wonderful. A little too windy to go out on the main part of the lake, but we hunkered down in a beautiful cove and relaxed with some friends.

The bad thing was that I thought SPF 15 sunscreen would be enough to keep me protected from the sun's rays on our first trip of the year. Not so much! I even re-applied sunscreen, but I am a bit pink. Ok a lot pink!

We ended the day with a yummy bbq meal and peach cobbler. 

Easy Peach Cobbler

2 - 16 oz ramekins

1 can - Peach Pie Filling (18 oz can)

Biscuit topping--
1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbl shortening
1/2 cup milk

Wrap a cookie sheet in foil. Split the peach pie filling between the two ramekins. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients together and cut in the shortening with a fork. Keep cutting intul the shortening is in small bits. Add the milk and stir just until the mixture is moist. Use two spoons, drop biscuit  dough balls over the peaches until the top is covered. (This will make extra dough, I made 1 biscuit on its one.) Place ramekins on foiled covered cookie seer and bake at 350 for 22-25 minutes. If you have extra to make a biscuit, it will cook in a lot less time than the cobblers. 

Serve with ice cream. I had blackberry ice cream with this…super YUM!

These were yummy and HUGE. I only ate half of mine.  And I forgot to take a picture before we started digging in. I left ours a little doughy, because that is the way my hubs likes it and I like to keep him happy!

I am still searching for the perfect shortbread cookie type crust for cobblers, but in the mean time, this was great!

A Homemade Christmas -- Gifts

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 We decided to combine our experience and knowledge of homemade gifts for this post.

We both really really really enjoy crafting and making gifts for people. It’s not always easy to figure out a homemade gift for people, but here are some ideas. Not everything is homemade, but pieces are.

BBQ Kit – BBQ Spice Rub (Nick made this), Store Bought BBQ Sauce, Homemade Candied Pecans, Jiffy Cornbread Mix

Handmade Ornaments – Courtney made some really cute pinecone ornaments and fabric covered ball ornaments.

Basket or Tin of Goodies – These are great for coworkers. Just find a cute tin or Christmas plate and fill with yummies and wrap up cute. Like these: Baking Gifts

Cookie in a Jar – These are great during the holidays because so many people receive a lot of sweets, so with a cookie in a jar, they can wait to make the cookies when they are ready for something sweet again.  These Cowgirl cookies are great; I(Courtney) tried them a few years ago.

Mason Jar Décor – I did this when I was bored over a year ago and I currently use it for straws and it sits on my kitchen counter. It can be used for make-up brushes, as a vase, as a decoration with sticks, or a pen holder to name a few.

Photo Album – Create a photo album on Mixbook.com (my favorite) or blurb.com

Scarves (Corynne’s Domain) – My mother-in-law got me in to knitting and then I started crocheting and I love it. It’s a great and fun hobby! And it makes for great gifts. I’ve made tons of different things and sold baby sets, beanies and headband ear warmers. I have tons of my stuff on my old blog and pinterest. Here’s a link for an east winter beanie: East Winter Beanie Link

And here’s a link to the baby sweater’s I’ve made: Baby Sweater Link

Also, check out Corynne's previous blog about the teddy bear she made: Teddy Bear

Candles (Corynne’s Domain) – My friend Esther got me in to making candles and it’s also a great hobby. I don’t have a set recipe to give you, but I highly recommend you trying to make candles. This and crocheting are two of my favorite things to make and give as gifts. I bought supplies from my friend and she taught me how to do everything and I’ve made at least 12 candles already. Personally, I’m obsessed with candles and they can be expensive, but making your own is much cheaper and you get to choose what color you want and what scent.

If you wrap a small piece of twine around the candle it looks really cute, but just be sure to remove the twine before the flame reaches it. Last weekend at our mom's house the twine caught on fire and luckily we found it before the whole coffee table went into flames. Eek—safety first!

We will have some more ideas after Christmas (we cannot share now, because family will know their gifts—eek!)

Hope you enjoy these ideas.

- Courtney and Corynne -