Cherry Cobbler

Even though I try to eat well most of the time, every now and again I long for something homemade with the ingredients of the season. With my husband being a cherry fan, I decided to make this cherry cobbler (and realized I have never made one before).

Cherry Cobbler recipe

Canned cherry filling doesn’t do it for me~~way too sweet with an unnatural thick, gelatinous consistency. However, true fresh fresh sour cherries are never available here. After doing some research, this recipe from Cooks Illustrated (obtained from GroupRecipes.com) has apparently been rated the best cherry cobbler recipe. Using Trader Joe’s Morello cherries in a jar, this cobbler is full of flavor and not too sweet. However, you can adjust the sugar if you like your dessert on the sweeter side.

Cherry Cobbler

You make the biscuits first in a food processor combining the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and then the butter. Add buttermilk. The recipe says to use a spring loaded ice cream scoop to measure out the biscuit dough, which I do not have. A regular ice cream scoop or large spoon will do.

best cherry cobbler recipe

While the biscuits bake, you then make the cherry syrup using the cherry juice, wine, cinnamon stick, sugar, cornstarch and salt. If you want to minimize the red wine flavor, I imagine you could just boil it down longer. My version had a distinct red wine essence, which I really liked. However, my 16 year old daughter wrinkled her nose a bit at it at first…as she does not like the smell of wine (yay!)

Arrange the biscuits in 3 rows of 4 over the filling. Bake the cobbler until it is bubbling and the biscuits are golden brown.

I served it with freshly made whipped cream (another indulgence!). This was absolutely delicious. For an extra kick, you could drizzle it with Chambord, which up until this post I thought was a cherry based liqueur~~it is actually a black raspberry liqueur, but works too!!

I know my friend, Sam, will be sending me the calorie count on this shortly!!!! Not only is this a beautiful dessert but delicious too!

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It’s Been A Year!

A year ago today, I sent my first blog post of Life at Bella Terra. It was an intimidating moment, because I thought “who would ever want to read this?” I don’t consider myself a very good writer and I’m really trying to improve upon that. But your words of encouragement have brought me back to the computer to post again and again. If it wasn’t for your kindness and support, it would have been easy to just quit. Thank you for your loyalty and feedback and comments. Truly. From the bottom of my heart.

Each time I send out an email letting you know I’ve created a new post, I am praying you find it interesting, enlightening or even motivating. I try to share a small piece of loveliness in hopes that I can brighten your day. As I look out into the world, I believe we each need to find sources of joy and create our own beauty. Whether it be feeling the warmth from a freshly picked tomato, or the scent of a homegrown flower, these moments of perfection can only help feed the soul.

Blogging for me, is a chance to stop and capture a sliver of time, an exquisite photo or a recipe that bursts with flavor. Plus it is forcing me to attack those cluttered corners of the house or undone projects while showing you my progress. But I can honestly say, I am still a long way from feeling confident about creatively illustrating that to you. But I will keep trying.

So here is a look back at the year and some of my favorite photos and posts.

My very first blog post was about the New York Times Bestselling author, Rhys Bowen and the fundraising English tea we had here at Bella Terra.

And other events we happily hosted here…..

Recipes shared…..

My Renovations and Restorations….

Travel and leisure…..

Decorating and Design…

The holidays….

Cleaning, Organizing, and Updating…

Sharing our home and yard….

My attempt at art….

Flower arranging..

Our pets…

And a few DIYs….

My online store….

There is still so much to learn, especially better photography, writing and getting my watermarks the same size on every photo. So thank you again for following me and sharing my blog with others.

PLEASE send in your comments~~What area of interest would you like for me to expand? What are your favorite topics? How often should I post (trying to do a maximum of twice per week)? What can I do to be better for you? My goals for the next year are to do a contest or giveaway and conduct a real survey into your likes and interests.

Here’s to one year and onto the next!! I couldn’t have done it without you.

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Cherishing November

November is the still and quiet month. This month is often overlooked and gets the short end of the stick. It’s stuck between spooky Halloween and sparkly Christmas and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. November is the resting month before the frantic pace of the holidays. It’s the calm before the storm and a month I cherish.

This month temperatures cool in Phoenix and our leaves start changing colors. It is also the month where we celebrate Thanksgiving, a holiday without presents or fanfare. November and Thanksgiving….is truly a time when we can focus on the most important things: family, friends and food (and of course, football).

Originally the rhythms of the season are celebrated by giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest. Too bad it is overshadowed by the retail push of the December holidays.

Am I the only one that dodges all things Christmas now? Shielding my eyes from the seasonal aisles at the stores, I quickly skim over the holiday channels both on the radio and the television. Currently, I am saving Christmas-focused blog posts from my favorite bloggers for after Thanksgiving. My inner soul says, “Noooooooooooo Christmas yet…..we haven’t had Thanksgiving!!!!” What ever happened to the official start of the Christmas holiday when Santa made his appearance at Macy’s after the Thanksgiving Day parade??

I remain steadfast in our commitment that nothing Christmas-y appears at Bella Terra until the day after Thanksgiving. We have our autumn decorations up and they will stay up until November 25th.

So here’s to November and all its forgotten glory! Enjoy the supermoon-we won’t see another for 18 years!

Resources: faux bois vases from Painted Fox

Thankful Pillow from Etsy

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