Blueberry sauce makes me anything but blue

What is the best part about summer? The sultry weather, the possibility of weekend getaways to the mountains or the lake or the beach, the outdoor parties, the floaty dresses? I love all those things. But I also can never get enough of the ripe summer fruit!

This week has been replete with blueberrries. One of my favorite things to do with blueberries (aside from eating them plain, of course) is to make a blueberry sauce. Next time you make pancakes or waffles, can I recommend you give the maple syrup a break and try a blueberry sauce?

I can never get very excited about maple syrup but, fruit sauce, now that I adore. In particular, blueberry sauce is ever so satisfying - for its tangy sweetness and that gorgeous deep blue-purple color. And I love to leave the berries whole for the lovely burst of juice when you bite (although you could puree the sauce, or even push it through a fine sieve, if you like).

This week's use of blueberry sauce has included the following:

• drizzled on Sunday morning pancakes;
• smeared on warm, tender biscuits; and
• stirred into creamy, thick Greek yogurt.

Hello best blueberry yogurt ever.


Blueberry Sauce (adapted from Epicurious)

Good on pancakes, waffles, ice cream, pound cake, biscuits, yogurt, in a parfait with whipped cream and crushed amaretti cookies... The possibilities are practically endless!

• 1/2 - 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
• 1/2 TB cornstarch
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 cups of fresh or frozen blueberries, picked over
  
• zest of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Add cornstarch, water, and 1/2 cup of sugar in medium sized saucepan and whisk until smooth.
2. Stir in blueberries and place saucepan over medium heat. Cook until the mixture thickens and some of the blueberries start to break down.
3. Stir in the lemon zest and juice.
4. Taste the sauce; if the sauce is not sweet enough for your tastes, add an additional 1/4 cup sugar until you are satisfied. You can also add additional water if you prefer a thinner consistency.

Makes 3 cups (which only seems like a lot).