Last week I came home from the farmer’s market with two of my favorite fruits…blueberries and peaches. I love them on their own so I thought together they would be even better. I found a recipe and baked my first Peach and Blueberry Crisp. See the recipe below.

Peach + Blueberry Crisp

Fruit Mixture:
3-4 peaches, sliced
1 pint blueberries
Zest and juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup sugar

Topping:
2/3 cup flour
1 1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup oats
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 stick cold butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup crushed pretzels

Steps:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Combine all ingredients for fruit mixture.
3. In a separate bowl, combine all ingredients for topping, adding the butter in last with a fork or your hands.
4. Pour the fruit mixture into a baking dish, spread the topping on, and bake for about 45 minutes.

It recently occurred to me that I never posted about our engagement. It happened over 3 years ago and was one of the happiest days of my life. At the time this blog wasn’t very personal so here I am with photos even though it’s old news.

We got engaged on June 29th, 2007. I saw this amazing ring at an antique shop the week before and while watching fireworks along with some very sweet words there it was. A 1950’s alexandrite in a gold setting. Even though there were plenty of people around it felt like it was just the two of us watching the sky light up. Now every time we go to the fireworks it is our special thing and it will always remind me of that day. We aren’t married yet but we are finally well into the planning stages.

This picture pretty much sums up my life right now. I’m on a soft food diet so I’m living on ice cream, yogurt and soup. Trying to simplify my life, find a way to relax and get rid of this awful tmj pain. The muscle relaxers were fun at first but feeling drunk all day is getting old. Tomorrow I will be making an appointment with an acupuncturist and hopefully that will fix me.  To occupy myself tonight, the mister and I went to an auction. It was kind of a bust but we did find a few things that I will post about tomorrow. Goodnight.

Today was a long day. I had a doctor’s appointment (diagnosis TMJ) and many errands to run. After dinner we went on a much needed ice cream date. This place is so cute and filled with vintage decor. They have lots of formica tables as seating and the one we sat at had adorable apples printed on it!

I’m off to relax (doctor’s orders) and veg out to Bethenny Getting Married? I can’t help it I love that show!

In Friday’s post I mentioned something about making a peach pie from scratch. Let’s just say that didn’t happen but we did make whoopie pies instead. The recipe we used ended up being a little different than the whoopie pies we’re used to here in central PA but they were still pretty good. In my search for recipes I found a few articles online calling whoopie pies the next cupcake. It made me laugh because I’ve lived in Pennsylvania my whole life, and here they are so common you can buy them at any gas station or farmer’s market. No need to go to the bakery.

On Wednesday we went to the local farmer’s market. We came home with lots of yummy produce, including a giant watermelon and peaches. I’m going to try my hand at baking a peach pie from scratch this weekend. I’ll let you know how it turns out. If it’s any good I can cross one item off of my 27 before 27 list which is successfully bake a pie from scratch.

The day started off rainy and muddy but later the sun decided to make a bright appearance.