A dear friend of ours was kind enough to throw us a goodbye Portland and Seattle party/engagement party. It was a great time with a killer surprise ending: cupcakes (or Rudercakes) and champagne.
I was asked by Ruder to make biscuits and gladly accepted the challenge. I decided to go a different route with my recipe selection since my books were all packed up. I chose the Joy of Cooking
Buttermilk Biscuit recipe, and must admit, was a little let down. The link to the recipe is from a blogger who also made them and seemed to have wild success. Jerk.
Mine were sort of flat and disc like. I had to take matters into my own hands and make up the rest with a box mix. This is not the last you have seen of BergerBakes, buttermilk biscuits.
However, my failed biscuits are not the most important thing here. Ian and I are so lucky to have such great friends and family to come together for such a special night before we left for Chicago. Thanks again Ian Ruder! And Ruder family!
As summer comes to a close, there was one last thing to be done. Ian's favorite pie is the nectarine blackberry pie out of the Sur La Table baking book. It was a stretch to make it, as all the wonderful nectarines and blackberries are on their last legs. They are not nearly as fragrant and delicious as they were earlier in the season. We made the trek to Whole Foods in the South Loop, and came back carrying a 40 lb bag of groceries, a small end table, a rug and our empty wallets. It was worth it. Ian and I had the last pie of the summer. Complete with vanilla ice cream of course.
