I was reading recipes and came across one with lemon curd and blackberries. That sounded like a fabulous combination and I found blackberries at the store and bought a bunch of lemons as well. Now what to create? What about a lemon curd pie topped with blackberry sauce? (I probably saw these somewhere so the idea is not very original.)

Here’s what I did:

• made lemon curd: I used a microwave lemon curd recipe from the Allrecipes.com website; there are plenty to chose from.
• purchased a premade graham cracker crust: in general I do not prefer these but it is summer and these do not have to be baked.
• made a blackberry sauce with one cup of blackberries: smush these in a sauce pan with a tablespoon or two of sugar and a splash of lemon juice. Thicken with one teaspoon cornstarch and two teaspoons of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes or so.
• assembled into a pie and chilled for several hours
• served with whipped cream and fresh blackberries

Whipped cream covers a variety of errors! This was tasty but not pretty. The lemon curd did not set as I expected. Perhaps cooking it one minute longer would have made a difference. Mixing fresh blackberries into the cooked sauce may have also made it prettier that it was. But Hubby and I ate two pieces the first night!