Berries and Baseball

Hey urbanites,

So...I've decided that to keep myself sane, the weekend blogs will be posted on Sunday evenings. After all, how can I write about living in the DC area unless I actually LIVE?

That being said, here's the skinny on my weekend in the DC met. area:

June 5th:

So, some of you may be wondering what I ended up doing with all of those berries that I gathered from Butler's last weekend.

Well, I decided that when life refuses to give you rhubarb, you make- 3 BERRY PIE!

I have to say, that this pie was fabulous. I don't know if it was the day of being a couch potato, or just the Summer heat, but sitting down with a bowl of fruit and pie crust was exactly what the doctor ordered. Now, I know what you're saying. Man...I wish I had pie. Well, you can't have my pie, as it has been devoured, but you can have ...the recipe!

Here you go urbanites, your own 3 berry pie recipe:

ingredients:

1 and 1/2 cups frozen blueberries

2 cups raspberries

1 cup strawberries

1 cup sugar (white)

3 Tbs. Corn starch

The process:

1) Stir together corn starch and sugar until blended evenly.

2) Combine the fruit with the corn starch/sugar, making sure that everything is coated evenly..

3) Put fruit in 9" pie crust.

4) Bake on 375 degrees for 50 minutes...it's as simple as pie!

I let this set for a few hours in the fridge before digging in. However, if you're really desperate for some warm pie, go ahead and serve once baked...I won't tell ;)


June 6th:

Did you know that, despite DC's ecclectic and urban feel, it still boasts some great sporting events? The Nationals, heck even the Orioles, have some great games with some even greater ticket prices. This month alone, I am going to two games- one of which was 15 bucks a ticket. Buy yourself a beer and a hotdog and you couldn't ask for more!

This weekend I took full advantage of the area's great sports program, and watched a game at a "single a" stadium. This is a great opportunity to get great seats for cheapo prices. OK- I didn't have to pay anything for the specific game I saw today, as I had a family member playing an "all star" team game. However, it's still tons of fun regardless of where/when you see a local game. Plus, as I said, cheap seats! I got to sit in the first row, for about 8 bucks.

Well...back to the grind tomorrow. Ciao and happy city-dwelling!

-SIC