Liberty Cobbler Food

NATHALIE DUPREE'S LIBERTY COBBLER

Steps:

• Pour sugar over strawberries and mix well. Set aside and let macerate for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put butter in a 9-by-13-inch ovenproof serving dish, and place in the oven to melt.
• Mix together flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl, and stir in milk and sugar to make a batter.
• Remove dish with melted butter from the oven, and pour in the batter.
• Arrange drained strawberries over the batter in a single layer, then drizzle the juices from the berries on top.
• Return the dish to the oven. Bake until the batter is browned and has risen up and around the fruit, approximately 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the blueberry sauce. Rinse and pick over blueberries. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan, and heat to the boiling point. Place 1 pint of blueberries in the bowl of a food processor. Process, turning the machine on and off about 4 times, until berries are coarsely pureed. Add to sugar syrup with lemon juice, and bring back to a boil. Cook about 2 minutes more. Add remaining pint of whole berries, reserving a few for decoration.
• Serve blueberry sauce over the warm cobbler, and top with whipped cream and reserved berries.

FISH POCKETS

Steps:

• Pull out a square of heavy-duty aluminum foil to make a loose packet around the fish and vegetables. Smear half a teaspoon of oil on the foil and set the fish in the middle.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil and throw in the potato dice. Bring back to a boil and cook for 4 or 5 minutes, until the potatoes are just tender. Drain immediately.
• Pile the parboiled potato dice, scallions, tomato dice and pepper strips on the fish. Sprinkle with remaining oil and lemon juice, adding salt and pepper. Pull up the sides of the foil and seal. The packets may be prepared ahead of time and refrigerated, but bring them to room temperature before cooking.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the packets on a cookie sheet in the oven and cook for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve immediately.