The Tasting Spoon

Just in time for Thanksgiving, this blackberry cobbler recipe is perfect for your holiday table! We've included our homemade Triple Sec whipped cream to add a touch of pizzazz on top. Ingredients 4 cups blackberries 3 tbsp sugar zest from 1 lemon Crumble Topping 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar 1 egg 6 tbsp melted butter **Optional additional toppings Ice cream mint Cinnamon Directions  Preheat oven to 375. Place blackberries in cast iron skillet. On top, layer sugar and lemon zest. Allow to sit about 30 min. - 1 hour until juice seeps from berries. Mix ingredients until blackberries are coated. In mixing bowl, add flour, sugar and egg. Stir well until crumbly. Sprinkle mixture evenly over blackberries. Lightly drizzle melted butter over crumb topping. Bake for 35-40 min. or until crumb topping is golden brown. Let cool 5-10 min. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Add mint sprig for garnish. Triple Sec Whipped Cream 2 cups h

Chilly weather has finally hit Laredo! And this recipe is perfect for it. The best part about bread pudding is it can be made with kitchen scraps and things you probably already have in your pantry. But this recipe is a little more of a "bougie" version, using croissants instead of stale bread. You gotta spoil yourself sometimes, right?! Creme anglaise sauce recipe is also included. It gives this bread pudding just the right kind of sweet spice it needs. This sauce requires a little more of an intermediate skill set but is totally worth it. Ingredients 5 eggs 2 cups heavy cream (or milk) 3-4 cups buttered croissants (or stale bread) 1 tbsp. cinnamon 2 cups white sugar 2 tsp. vanilla extract 1/4 cups light brown sugar 1 cup chopped toasted pecans 1/4 cups kahlua or rum Add sugar, eggs, cream, vanilla, brown sugar and kahlua in a bowl. Mix in cut croissant chunks, soak bread in mixture, and add pecans as well. Soak about 10-20 minutes, depending on bread densit