TWD: Tuesday with Dorie & David (Lebovitz)
I am so happy that Beth over at Our Sweet Life, chose the Mixed Berry Cobbler for this weeks Tuesdays with Dorie challenge. Why? We needed a simple but summery dessert for our bash.
This recipe, which can be found here, is incredibly easy and everyone should add it to their “go to dessert” during summer berry season. Not only is it bursting with the warm sultry flavors of the berries (I used fresh blackberries, blueberries and raspberries), but it has a nice zang from the zested lemon and fresh ground pepper. The ultra jammy fruit with the pepper reminded me of a very bold zinfindel, hits you right away and then softens and leaves a memorable taste. I wanted to keep the dessert looking rustic so I did drape the biscuit crust (which was not over sweet and came out very flakyy) over the top, trimmed it and let it bake. It came out …………………………….
beautiful.
Instead of plain vanilla ice cream, we made mascarpone ice cream, from the Perfect Scoop (by the way if you love ice cream and love to make it, this is your book) by David Lebovitz. This was a favorite of ours last year, we made it very often and trust me it will be an all time favorite again, this year! The creamy slightly “farm animal” taste of the mascarpone went so well with the mixed berries. I did throw in a vanilla bean while making it, so it had the extra exotic kick of the vanilla taste.
A really fantastic combination; in fact, I am going to stop writing now and get a bowl of that!
You’ve inspired me to top the last of my cobblers with whipping cream flavored with a hint of late harvest zinfandel for dessert tomorrow. It’ll pair perfectly with the peppery berries.
Your description is great. I wish I would have put the pepper in mine…I’ll have to try it again.
Wow, mascarpone ice cream with the cobbler sounds fantastic! Beautiful job!
Great looking cobbler, absolutely delicious!
Ulrike from Küchenlatein
Wow! That last picture looks so inviting and AMAZING!
Yeah for pairing Dorie and David! I made David’s French Vanilla ice cream to go with my cobbler!
lol, farm animal taste. Your funny.
You’ve gone done it and pushed me over the edge with the mention of that ice cream. I’m going to go buy the book now. Oy.
YES! MASCARPONE ice cream!! Love it!!! Nice job!
I totally need to buy that book.
i must get that book! yours looks so wonderful!
Okay…truly beautiful food and photography first off, and then, oh, you are making me a very bad person…I’m off to get the Scoop book…I have put it off for literally a couple of years, but your description…David owes you royalties.
Wow! I simply adore that picture of the cobbler cooling on the window ledge! …both your pictures carry some sort of light that is just perfect for the cobbler’s rustic “ambiance”!!!
Great job on the pics… and of course, on the cobbler too!
It looks divine with the ice cream. I will have to make that before the summer is over. I loved the crust almost better than the filling.
I totally need to buy that book and make the mascarpone ice cream! Cobbler looks wonderful!
That looks really tasty! I’ve never had mascarpone ice cream before–I bet that must be something else! I’ll have to try this one
Dorie and David…aren’t they the perfect pair! My copy of The Perfect Scoop is well worn and marked, and i think his recipes are superb! How funny, I topped my cobbler with masacarpone ice cream as well…wasn’t it a decadent topping!!!!
Lovely! Home-made ice cream too!
I tried the black pepper but couldn’t taste it. Maybe I should add a bit more next time…sounds good!
Wow – that icecream sounds delish. The cobbler looks beautiful – great job.
That looks gorgeous! And thanks for the tip on the book. We’ve been talking about making our own ice cream but weren’t sure where to start.
Looks great!! I love David’s ice cream book too, never did the mascarpone ice cream though, have to give it a try!
Cobbler with mascarpone ice cream!? This sounds out of this world! I’d eat it for breakfast, lunch and dinner if I could! Beautiful work!
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Dorie and David – how perfect. A perfect dessert with zin – mmm!
Your cobbler looks so warm and gooey. I love it! I was wondering about David’s ice cream book; thanks for the recommendation.
Your cobbler looks AMAZING!
The pictures are beautiful and the ice cream sounds like the perfect combo. Way to go!
That looks so good! Now I wish I had made a bigger pan! But wait, I bought another bag of frozen fruit today…..
I love cobbler, this looks great and I can feel the warm summer sun on my face already.
That looks so very totally deliciously good