first attempt

took a stab at a pioneer woman recipe this week! kinda funny because i met her months ago- at a book signing in atlanta that friends caroline & stacy were going to. was easily convinced to go along for the qt w/the girls but went away... intrigued. fun that lately bff hannah's been perusing her recipes. we commit to trying her chocolate cobbler; we make it whilst her husband jon is on the GM diet (banana day!)...so, more cobbler for us. i do realize pw's pictures are much more glamorous & appealing- & her meticulous step by step is pretty great:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/tasty-kitchen-blog/2010/05/a-tasty-recipe-my-grannys-chocolate-cobbler/

it seemed a little strange to us that after the bottom layer (flour, baking powder, salt, cocoa, sugar, milk, butter & vanilla mixed), & then the crumbly layer, we were told to pour 1.5 c of water on top...but as odd as it looked going in to the oven, it came out a beautiful, delicious mess. we were surprised that it wasn't ridiculously rich, though maybe the last bite of a serving will do you in :)

literary update: still trudging through, in a good way, letters to an american lady (c.s. lewis). it's unlike me to focus on one book at a time. but letters is pretty packed & i've re-read a number of the passages. his letter dated june 7, 1959, hit on paul's declaration in philippians 1 that "to live is Christ, to die is gain." clive would argue that paul's not being morbid but expressing a healthy perspective here. more on this later!

another treat in letters- wife joy takes the pen for a moment, when husband grew weary of his insane correspondence commitments. this was my first exposure to her perspective on life, love, etc. i so wish i could sit & have coffee w/this woman. appreciated her insight into why it can be hard to receive help. she had to be waited on a good bit once she became ill; this dependence attacked her pride; but she learned to recognize that if a person gives/helps another, it's for their joy in the faith & their spiritual growth...& why would i want to get in the way of that!?