At work I'll get together with some co-workers (friends) and we'll gab about the latest gossip at work.  But for some unknown reason the topic will always turn into something to do with food.  If it's not the latest restaurant or what we are making for dinner or recently ate, we'll start chatting away about it.  We vary in age as well as gender and I truly love receiving and sharing recipes with them. This recipe is from Vivian whose always smiling and is a peach to work with, or should I say blueberry?! This blueberry cake was given to her from her friend and her friend received it from another friend so on and so forth.  Vivian has shared other recipes with me and I love them all.  Keep them coming Viv!!

This cake is very easy to make, it has a sweet and crunchy top, it's very moist and packed with blueberries. Even N who doesn't like blueberries or fruit for that matter couldn't resist temptation and scarfed it down.
Blueberry Cake
from Vivian 

1 stick of butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of all purpose flour; sifted
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
pinch of salt
1 cup of sour cream
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 pint of washed blueberries; I used 1.5 cups of Wyman's frozen Maine blueberries

Topping
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350.

Grease a 9" square pan or 9" pie plate.

Cream butter & granulated sugar using a mixer.  Once incorporated add eggs and mix well.

In a separate bowl add sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

In a small bowl add brown sugar and cinnamon mix and removing any lumps.

Alternate dry ingredients and sour cream into the mixer until batter comes together.

Mix the vanilla into the batter then fold in blueberries.

Place batter into pie pan and sprinkle topping on cake and bake for 50-60 minutes.

Cool on wire rack, slice and serve.

I love going to farmer markets where everything is fresh, colorful and local.  I wish I could buy more local products and not have to run to the supermarket chains however the supermarket is cheaper.  Corn on the cob is my husband and my favorite summer dinner with a side salad.  A dozen of corn at Four Town Farm in Seekonk is around $7.00. Pricey but delicious!!  I'd like to try corn from other farmers to see how their prices compare and if their corn is as good as Four Town, but I've yet to do so.

This past Saturday I went to the Barrington (RI) farmers market with my son. He loves food as much as I do. A women was playing a guitar and singing Irish music while we walked from stand to stand.  It was 9am and there was a small crowd. I know 9 is like noon time for farmers but for this sleepy head who likes to sleep until 9 it was early!

There was a vendor selling fresh pasta and spaghetti sauce. Then I saw some macarons, I was drawn to them. Their colors were so vibrant, they looked so airy and delectable. I wanted to buy them all but I had to stop myself because I will have to make them. These scare me, probably because they are so damn cute but seem like a nightmare to make!

A women was selling soap that the scents were lingering as you walked by. They had a sign of a scent that caught my son and I off guard. It said beer soap?!? Sadly enough I couldn't find it to smell it!

There was canned jams, and a someone selling purses and aprons. A candy store with all different types of candies and another one that sold treats for Fido.  Fresh poultry, beef, cheese, chicken and eggs. Pricey but local. Sad that I had to walk by.

There was bottled soda, bakeries and fresh fruit and vegetables some organic.

I purchased organic green and purple peppers. At my grocery store I've yet to see a purple pepper.  Broccoli, romain and green lettuce. Some garlic that will go well with the eggplant that I purchased which my kids may not eat but I will devour!  Besides my purple peppers I saw these speckled fruits called pluots at $3.99lb. Pluots are cross breeds of plums and apricots. These were sweet but tasted more like a plum but had a waxy/rubbery outer peel.

Now it was time for the sweets!! My son loves cinnamon buns and they were selling whole wheat cinnamon ones that went into the bag along with a loaf of whole wheat cinnamon swirl. Last but not least a loaf of apple spice babka bread.  I really enjoyed the babka bread, it wasn't overly sweet, but wish it had more apples in it.