Rhubarb nectarine pie

Joy of Cooking's "basic pie dough"
Sift together:
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp salt
2 T brown sugar (my addition)
Measure and combine:
2/3 c. shortening
2 T butter
Work the dough together and add
4 T water
Mix it until you can pat the dough into a big ball. Add a tiny bit of water (<1T) if necessary. Don't overhandle the dough.
Divide dough in two parts, and roll out a top and bottom crust.

Pie Filling (my invention)
2 c. chopped rhubarb
3 c. diced nectarines with the skins still on
2/3 c. brown sugar
2 T cornstarch

Pour fruit into bottom crust. Cut up 1-2 T butter and scatter the pieces around in the fruit. Wet the edge of the bottom crust and put the top crust over it. Use a fork to squish the two crusts together. Poke holes in the top of the pie. Glaze it with a little cream. Sprinkle a bit of brown sugar over the top. Bake 10 minutes at 450º, then lower the heat to 350º and bake 40 more minutes.

Perfect Pancakes for Two

1 c. TJ's Buttermilk pancake mix
2/3 c. water
2 eggs
4-6 oz. yogurt

beat it up, pour it in puddles on the griddle, and flip!

top with stewed berries:
berries
real maple syrup
butter

stew them in a baby skillet until the berry juice thickens as desired.

Oyster Mushroom Linguine

~1/3 c. olive oil
~1/2 c. heavy cream
~1/3 c. grated parmesean
sea salt
pepper and/ or crushed red pepper
fresh chopped parsley
1 c. chopped shallots
3 cloves crushed garlic
2-3 c. oyster mushrooms
1 spicy sausage (optional)
linguine

Put olive oil, shallots, garlic, crumbled/ cut sausage, salt and pepper to taste in a saucepan and sautee on medium heat until shallots are translucent and sausage is cooked. Add mushrooms and cook while stirring for just a minute or two, then add cream, parsley, and cheese to taste. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until desired consistency is reached. Add to cooked linguine.

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 c butter
1 c white sugar
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 c flour
2 tsp baking soda
2 c chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350. Cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and
beat well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, and
baking soda. Add to butter mixture and mix well. Add chocolate
chips. Bake for 8-10 min. Allow to cool on sheet for 5 min before moving to
a cooling rack.