Free for the Picking Blackberry Crisp

I awoke this morning to very little fruit for breakfast, a small plum and a handful of blueberries.

The boys were interested in neither.

Then I thought about the blackberries on the Hike and Bike Trail.

We put on talk socks and good walking shoes and loaded into the stroller.

In 1 1/2 hours I picked about 3 cups of blackberries (plus the cup or so of berries the boys ate along the way), counted 3 frogs, one cat, and 5 passersby.

At lunch we discussed what to do with our bounty and decided that Blackberries are best cooked.

So the quintessential Summer dessert was born.

Our Free for the Picking Blackberry Crisp.

3 cups Blackberries, 1 small plum, a handful of blueberries

1 tablespoon of both flour and sugar.

Topped with half of the following recipe by Alice Waters.

Baked at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.

The recipe said 45 minutes, but as soon as I saw it start to bubble and smell delicious I could not wait any longer and took it out of the oven!

It was perfect!

We saved the rest for tomorrow when we can get some Vanilla ice cream.