Our Last Day!

Ms. Kate here, reporting on the final day of Food for Thought 2008. Everyone is hard at work right now at the garden building, tying up loose ends and preparing for our final dinner tonight for parents and friends. A slideshow of photos is rolling on the projector screen, Mr Mason is playing guitar, and the food cooking in the kitchen smells fabulous - what a great atmosphere for our last day!

Here is the recipe for one of the desserts we will be enjoying at tonight's dinner that we did not have time to print out and put in everyone's journals. As usual, it is courtesy of Ms Denise and Ms Yvonne of Cooking for Real, and is absolutely delicious:

Berry Cornmeal Cake

1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour

1/2 cup cornmeal

2 tbsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

1 cup organic sugar

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 eggs

7 tbsp. butter, melted, plus 1 tbsp. for greasing pan

12 ounces berries (blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, or a mixture)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and sugar. In a medium bowl, whisk together buttermilk, eggs, and melted butter, pour over flour mixture and stir to combine. In a 10-inch cast iron skillet (or glass baking pan), heat the remaining tablespoon of butter in the oven until melted and pan is hot, about 5 min. Remove from oven; swirl to coat bottom of skillet. Pour batter into skillet; scatter berries or top or make a pattern to decorate top of cake.

Bake for 45-50 minutes. Let cool for 30 min., then run a knife around the edges to loosen from skillet/pan. Cut into slices and serve warm or room temperature.

See you tonight! And make sure to check out all of Mr Mark's photos from this summer in the online photo albums linked at the top right hand side of the blog.