Meredith posted about how she makes her basic fruit cobbler... quick, easy, and delicious! Since I've actually never made a cobbler that I thought turned out very well, I'll have to remember this post of hers. ;) Just today, I picked a couple quarts of mulberries (they're so big this year!) but I gave them to my mom... :)

And while you're over at Meredith's blog, she has a nice post about being a courteous guest. :) Always good food for thought, though as some of the comments left on her post suggest -- know your host and ask before doing. ;)

For example, I don't always like other people trying to cook in my kitchen, but joint cooking projects are usually fun. And who doesn't like help with the cleanup?! Even that can be tricky at times, though, when I have had guests insist on washing the dishes for me, when I would actually prefer to do it myself due to the large percentage of dirty dishes found when they've done the job... :)

However, while the guest has certain responsibilities, the hostess certainly has them as well, and a cheerful smile is more important than dirty dishes. :) More thoughts on hospitality can be found here.