blackberry pickin party!

MY MY..........Blackberry Pie!!

last month i held my first Blackberry Pickin Party.  it was a fun way to spend a HOT August, Monday evening!!  we met up at the house and had a some yummy appetizers and some refreshing wine....all in the name of preperation (for the squelching heat, humidity and swarming bugs) !!  we had lots of yummy food but there was one appetizer that was simply delicious!!  i feel it is my duty as a fellow American to pass this recipe on so that everyone in the world can be happy!

Pepperoni Pizza Dip

2 8oz pkg. cream cheese
1 12oz pkg. sliced Pepperoni (chopped fine)
1 1/2 cup grated Mozarella Cheese
1/4 cup Mayo
3/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
garlic
salt
pepper
jalepeno pepper chopped (optional)
chopped black olives (optional)

*mix everything together and place in a shallow pan.  cover with foil.  bake 30 mins at 350 degrees.  uncover and sprinkle with dried oregano and bake until lightly browned on top.  serve with crackers and/or celery sticks.

delicious.....take this to your next party or eat the whole thing by yourself with a spoon.

ok...back to the blackberry picking.  next year i will send out a dress code in the invitation.  it will include jeans, long sleeve shirt, and boots.  it will not include long beautiful skirts or high heel boots!  neither of those worked too well in the tangled thorns of our blackberry patch.

we had lots of fun.  everyone picked enough berries to make a pie.  my pie.  my, MY MY.....Blackberry Pie!  (SEE PICTURE ABOVE) i am not sure how many did make my pie, but here is the recipe in the event you find yourself with some blackberies and a "hankerin" for yummo delicious pie!!


My My.........Blackberry Pie

3 cups blackberries
2 cups sugar
3 tbs. corn starch
1/2 stick of butter
2 pre-made  8" pie crusts (bought or homemade)
lemon juice (fresh squeezed from 1/2 a lemon)
sprinke of cinniamon

sugar, cinnamon , and cornstarch.  sprinkle over berries, squeeze lemon and mix well.  let sit.  place one crust in 8" pie pan and add fruit mixture.  cut the stick of butter into little pads and place all around pie.  sprinkle with a tiny bit more cinnamon.  place second crust over the top.  pinch edges and cut a pattern into the top of the pie for venting. lightly brush the crust with water and sprinkle sugar on the crust.  cover with foil. bake 45 mins at 350 and remove foil.  bake until golden brown and fruit is bubbling.

mmm, mmm good!