It is the END of Dry (ish?) January, and you know what that means…. well, for me it means I will make pasta and drink wine. What better way to celebrate the completion of a commitment? With the January we had here in America, I think completing that commitment deserves a celebration! A nice red….
Category: Food and Drink
Baker’s Challenge: Chamomile Macarons (w/Raw Honey or Raspberry Lemon filling)
Here it is, for all those fearless to try! I say DO IT. Every night this week, my hubs and I eagerly await our dessert. For all the worrying that I would fail at it, I know now that I will be making these much more often. As in my previous post about this project,…
Waste not: Using all the Buttermilk
Again, nuggets of wisdom often show up in the most unlikely places. This lesson is in the form of ICE CREAM. Bought buttermilk for brunch pancakes but still have a bunch left? Needed it for some random recipe that you decided to try and the container still stares at you whenever you open the fridge??…
Finding Mindfulness in a Baker’s Challenge: Cherry Cheese Babka
Babka. Twisty, messy, challenging, and adaptable…this sweet bread is a just reward (and metaphor) for enduring these first few weeks of 2021. So why NOT take this beautiful baked good on as a means to channel your energy? Full disclosure: this will 1. take approximately half of your day, 2. cause you to doubt your…
Bring on the Heat
One unexpected way to preserve the results of your summer gardening bliss, is by making seasoned salts. As we are a house that loves all things spicy, I whipped up this batch of chili salt this morning in 5 minutes. I had two last hot peppers on an indoor plant that were starting to look,…
Dragon Brook Farm 