Blueberry Crisp

Michigan blueberry picking is excellent this July. I spent two weekends in a row stocking up on the delicious berries. Try this easy blueberry crisp recipe as an alternative to pie. It refrigerates well so you can enjoy it all week long!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups fresh blueberrie
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 T corn starch
• 2 t lemon juice
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 t cinnamon
• 3/4 cup quick cooking rolled oats
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 stick softened butter (4 T)

Preparation:

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a bowl combine the blueberries, sugar, corn starch, and lemon juice. Mix well and pour into a lightly buttered baking dish.
3. In the same bowl combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, oats, salt, and butter. Stir with a fork until the mixture is crumbly and evenly blended. Spread the mixture over the berries and bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool before serving.

 
 From American Food on About.com
 
 

Mustard Glazed Salmon

I recently bought a jar of fancy mustard and was looking for ways to use my new culinary find, other than on hot dogs of course! I decided to make mustard glazed salmon and was pleasantly surprised at how well salmon and mustard go together. It is a nice change from my usual citrusy, sweet sauces. Give it a shot! I served it with a little greek yogurt as a healthy alternative to tartar sauce.

Ingredients
1 lb salmon
2 T olive oil
¼ cup mustard

Directions
1. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Link a baking sheet with foil. Rinse salmon with water, then place on foil and rub with olive oil.
3. Brush mustard on top of the salmon, covering the whole piece.
4. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Peanut Butter Cookies

We all love chocolate chip cookies, and some of us have a sweet spot for oatmeal raisin, but peanut butter cookies are often forgotten. I realized I couldn’t remember the last time I had a peanut butter cookie. I decided to make a fresh batch, but there were not very many recipes out there. The last one I used came with my “Give a Mouse a Cookie” book and involved simply mixing peanut butter with sugar and egg. This might be fun for kids, but I wanted something a little more substantial.
The recipe below is perfect. I made 24 cookies and they all turned out perfectly with crispy edges and chewy middles. The great thing about making these is that you probably already have all of the ingredients!

 Ingredients
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter (I like Simply Jif)
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 t salt
• ½ t baking soda

 Directions
1. Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs.
2. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.
3. While the dough is in the fridge, heat the oven to 375 degrees.
4. Roll into 1 inch balls and put on prepared baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown.

Tweaked from AllRecipes