Berry Cobbler

I received this recipe through the mail because my lady unwisely decided to donate legal tender to "The Machine" (a.k.a. public television). Most of them suck ass: ginger grilled tofu 'steaks,' and 'alla buonavia.' Sorry, I don't do any type of steak that involves quotation marks or foreign languages. But this recipe looked do-able. I tweaked it a little and came up with something quite tasty. Finally there is one good that public television has done for the world albeit indirectly. Let's begin:

Start by whisking 1/2c sugar, 1tbl cornstarch, 1tbl instant tapioca, pinch cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Toss with 6c of your choice of berries. Don't use strawberries simpleton. I know you were thinking it. Use something like a blueberry, marionberry, blackberry, etc. Turn into a square pyrex and place in a 375 deg oven for 25 min or until the edges are good and bubbling.

In a large bowl whisk together 1c flour, 1/4c sugar, 2tbl cornmeal, 2tsp baking powder, 1/4tsp baking soda, 1/4tsp salt. In a smaller bowl mix 2/3c buttermilk, 1/2 stick melted butter, and 1 tsp vanilla. In an even smaller bowl mix 2tsp sugar with 1tsp cinnamon. Right after you remove the berries from the oven turn it up to 425 deg and fold (remember your new word?) the wet into the dry.

Plop down hunks of the dough but don't let them touch each other. Pretend you are the parent of a middle school girl and you are chaperoning the homecoming dance. "None of that freak dancing there kiddo." Loser. You are the epitome of 'no fun.' Sprinkle on that cinnamon-y shit all over the dough.

Place it back in the oven (now at 425 deg) for 18min and then pull it out, lest it be an 18 year commitment. At least in the eyes of the court. Cool for a long ass time. Put the sunglasses on that motherfucker.