So I passed a table in the PNC building downtown where there was quite possibly the kindest and most endearing gentleman that I have ever met, selling things called "Aunt Flora's Cobblers." Let me say, I am not really a pie, crisp, cobbler, Brown Betty, pandowdy kind of girl, such baked items don't seem "dessert-ish" enough for me. But I was lured by this sweet man's winsome charm and wholesome story - - and his free samplers of cobbler.
HELLO, adorable little 2-pounder blackberry cobbler! I snatched that one up. And then said wonderful Cobbler Man insisted that I try the "vegetable cobbler" (this. Did. Not. Appeal. To. Me. At. All). I tried it to be polite. And then I purchased it as well in the 2-pounder size because after one taste I was won over.
Apparently the cobblers can be ordered in just about any size and serving capacity. These hearty, heavy little compact 2-pound cobblers could easily feed 2 adults. I cannot even imagine how cozy and comforting tucking into a hot chicken cobbler must be (doesn't that just sound lovely?!). These two-serving (OR only-meal-needed-for-the-day) cobblers are $10 apiece, and they are WORTH IT. They taste so good and are so flawlessly executed! You simply cannot expect to get an Aunt Flora-quality cobbler for a Swanson frozen pie price.
The dear Cobbler Man instructed that I should gently warm up a fruit cobbler in a preheated 300 degree oven for 10 min. - but that didn't happen, who has time like that when you have a perfect personal pan pie thing to devour?! My kiddo and I split the blackberry lovely, nuked it till hot and ate it swirled with whipped cream. GAWWWWWW, deliciousness. The fruity, juicy goodness was tangy and lightly spiced with something that tasted like Christmas morning. And the crust is ridiculous, even MICROWAVED it didn't lose any of its flaky integrity and still came out crispy and golden.
Oh and that cheesy-but-cheeseless, meatless-but-savory vegetable pot pie I also got?! Um ate that microwaved at work the next day and had TWO co-workers poised with plastic ware asking to try it. I'm friendly so I said sure. Deliciousness, the filling was loaded with veggies and greens and nourished without weighing down.
Ahhhh I emphatically recommend that you try to get your hands on an Aunt Flora's cobbler if you can, IDK if they have a bricks-and-mortar business so I can only promote their stand at PNC/First Financial. I picked up my THIRD cobbler today and got to meet Aunt Flora, and she's kind of a culinary goddess. read more