INTRODUCING: Make-It-Simple Recipes

So I got to thinking...

Who has all the time in the world to go to the grocery stores and hunt for rare-finds like the fresh mascarpohne cheese that I drool over watching Giada De Laurentiis' Everyday Italian. I mean, isn't there a reason that us working professionals "WATCH" these shows and rarely find anytime to bake these all-time favorites that are just sooooo much better than store bought.

I mean I want everyone to be able to "BRING IT" as it "Bring it HOME"! I'm craving some of my favorite wild berry cobblers right about now. But not the type with over sugared, over fattened, over perserved that look dry and sad at the grocery store (or my work cafeteria..shhh don't tell them I said that). I want the type that I baked with yummy berry fumes that fills my house topped with cold real whipped cream that I had in venice...last time I had the time/energy to make this was in Dec of '09. Just dreaming about that warm gooey berry cobbler bubbling in my oven with the kind of golden pie crust falls apart in your fork and in your mouth.

I've gotten the pie from my cafeteria with whippedcream pipped from the can & saw it melt down into hydrogenated oil & air. You know what I'm talking about...

SO! Why are you reading this? I am INTRODUCING: PAMCAKES MAKE-IT-SIMPLE RECIPES. All of your all-time favs from pamcakes...with Step-by-Step Recipes...MADE SIMPLE!

So What? (as my fav paster, Lon Solomon would say) What does this mean to me???? Big whoop!?!

This means, YOU TOO, can be a Domestic Goddess (or domestic-macho for those baking/cooking men out there) in your own Kitchen! We'll call you: Domestic DIVAS!!!!

PamCakes Make-It-Simple Recipe:

Filling:
24 to 32 oz Frozen Berries
2 tbsp of Sugar
1 1/2 tbsp of Cornstarch

Crust:
1 cup All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp of salt
1/3 cup of crisco shortening
3 tbsp of cold water

Topping:
1 cup of heavy whipping cream (8 oz)
1 tbsp of honey

Make the Crust: Mix all flour + salt. Then add in crisco (using mixer add in small pieces) or mix by hand. Then slowly add in water one tablespoon at a time until mixture forms into dough. Roll into ball & set aside. (Cheat-tip: You can skip this step if you buy the boxed pie crust mix & just add water. Brands: Jiffy, Betty Crocker, Krusteaz).

Berry Filling: Defrost frozen berries & pour into large mixing bowl. Mix with spatula: sugar + cornstarch into the bowl. The juices in the berries will disolve it. Then immediately pour into bakeware.

Roll the pie crust dough out then cut into long pieces & weave on top of the berry mixture in bakeware. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until crust goldens & berry filling bubbles.

Optional Topping: Use cold heavy whipping cream right out of the fridge into mixing bowl, add honey then whisk or mix on high until mixture peaks. Meaning, it will look like whipped cream.

Then Serve. Enjoy~

& Relish in the fact that you, too, are a DOMESTIC DIVA!
*And reward yourself with a little wine! :D