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Showing posts with label Charlie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charlie. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Father's Day Bourbon Peach Cobbler

I am a little late on a Father's Day recap but I made a bourbon peach cobbler from scratch and just had to share the recipe. When y'all find a wonderful recipe, do you get super excited to share it with friends and family? I do for sure. This recipe was a huge hit with my family and I highly recommend it.

This Father's Day was near perfect. It consisted of Italian margaritas (recipe coming!), pool time and lots of delicious food with my dad

Tyler Florence's Bourbon Peach Cobbler:


Prep time: 25 minutes Cook time: 55 minutes

Ingredients
8 peaches, peeled and sliced, about 6 to 8 cups
1/4 cup bourbon
3/4 cup sugar, plus more for dusting
2 tablespoons corn starch
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
3/4 cup heavy cream, plus more for brushing

Directions
Heat the oven to 375 degrees F.

In a large bowl add the peaches, bourbon, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon and mix well to coat the peaches evenly; set aside.

Prepare the dumplings: Into a bowl sift together the flour, 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt. Cut 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) butter into small pieces. Add it to the flour mixture and cut it in with a pastry blender or your hands until the mixture looks like coarse bread crumbs. Pour in the cream and mix just until the dough comes together. Don't overwork; the dough should be slightly sticky but manageable.

In a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium-low heat, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Add the peaches and cook gently until heated through, about 5 minutes. Drop the dough by tablespoonfuls over the warm peaches. There can be gaps, the dough will puff up and spread out as it bakes. Brush the top with some heavy cream and sprinkle with some sugar; put it into the oven on a baking sheet to catch any drips. Cook for 40 to 45 minutes until the top is browned and the fruit is bubbling.

Serve warm with a side of vanilla ice cream :) Recipe via Food Network.

In other news...the pupperdoodle took a dip in the pool for the first time and let's just say love for the water is an understatement. That pup loves the pool. It's been hard keeping him from jumping in when we don't want him wet :)


Friday, June 6, 2014

Introducing The Design Gem Mascot...

So, this little blog proudly has a furry mascot and I am sure you will be seeing a lot of him as I just completely love him to pieces. His name is Charles and he is my eight month old black labrador puppy. I got Charlie in late December 2013. Knowing NOTHING about puppies, this little fur baby stole my heart completely and I am forever a labrador lover now. I don't know if I just hit jackpot with a super smart, easily trainable, low energy, no chewing of the shoes (so far!) and obedient puppy or if this is just the typical temperament of labs? Anyway, I feel lucky as Charles is the sweetest thing. You will definitely see appearances by this little mister in the future. I don't want to keep you waiting any longer, so here is mister charlie!





















Charlie has a plethora of names (I am the queen of making up nicknames!)...His real name is Charlie but I also call him Charles B. Todd, Char Baby, Charleelee, Char Char, my baby puppy and my favorite of them all, my little black licorice jelly bean. I know, I know, I am crazy and the poor pup probably doesn't actually know what his real name is with all my nicknames.
 

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