so, i have pictures from my week of camping…but…i haven’t gone through them yet. extreme laziness got in the way. sorry, it happens.

i did manage to make these sweet little pies and a bit of (extra-easy) vanilla-bourbon ice cream to go with, because pie and ice cream…come on.

tomorrow morning, i am off on a plane and headed east to nyc. i will be visiting one of my very favorite friends and we will be using this as our guide, created by the nicest of nice cindy of quaint handmade. it seems that the summer time has taken me away from this ol’ blog, but it’s okay…we all need a little vacay, even blogs. plus, with fall around the corner, i will definitely be more willing to turn on the oven ;)

vanilla and bourbon ice cream

2 cups whole milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 vanilla bean pod, gutted
3/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon bourbon

heat milk and sugar w/ vanilla bean until sugar is dissolved. mix in cream and bourbon. allow to cool and rest, well covered, in refrigerator over night. remove vanilla bean pod. process according to manufacturers instructions in an ice cream machine.

sweet cherry pie
this is not a recipe…not even close. sorry. laziness.

i’m going to be honest here, i just made the first recipe for pie crust that i turned to in the first book i grabbed from the shelf. you should use whatever pie dough recipe you prefer. i like all butter, some don’t. who am i to say what pie crust you use. just bake the pie(s) at 350 until the crust is golden and the cherries are a’bubblin…

as for the cherries, i mixed 3 cups of pitted, dark sweet cherries w/ sugar to taste, the juice of a lemon and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch. i rolled out rounds of dough and folded that into some ring molds, added cherries and made a lattice top. i also did it the way, way easier route, galette style. roll out your crust, mound some cherries in the center and fold up the sides.