January 18th, 2011 § 5
As promised, here is the recipe for the scones I made a few days ago to go along with the lemon curd I brought to my sister. These turned out fabulously and the dough freezes great for an easy pop-in-the-oven breakfast. The dough is simply sweetened with maple syrup, so the course sugar topping gives it an extra sweet crunch. Hope you enjoy these as much as we did.:)
January 4th, 2011 § 3
I’m back again and finally have something new for you. My holidays went wonderfully and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed spending time with family and visiting with friends I don’t often see. I am also so very happy to announce that I have a brand-spankin’ new nephew! His name is Iker and he is just adorable. The stinker decided to come three weeks early while I am away in Maryland, so unfortunately I haven’t been able to cuddle and see him in real life yet, but my sweet sister has been texting me a new photo of him every day. Isn’t he just the cutest thing you ever did see? (you can expect a few more pics of this little guy as soon as I get to squeeze him!)
December 6th, 2010 § 7
Well folks, I think that Christmastime is officially upon us. The weather here is freeeezing, the fire is on, the christmas tree is lit and Bing Crosby seems to be playing everywhere I go. Isn’t it wonderful? You know what’s also wonderful? This popcorn. Natalie showed me the recipe a few days ago (she is the BEST at finding amazing recipes!) and we could hardly wait to try it out. It comes from a lovely food blog called Healthy Green Kitchen, and the best part is the wholesome ingredients she has used! The original recipe called for corn syrup which she replaced with maple syrup, vegetable oil she replaced with coconut oil and double the amount of butter. I must also say that the kernals popping in the coconut oil fills the house will the most amazing aroma. We made a batch last night, and it had to be the best dang popcorn ever! This stuff surpasses bagged caramel corn all day long. And the addition of rosemary? Perfection.
Hope you all are loving the season as much as I am. I’m off to decorate the tree!
