Tomorrow's agenda....

BREAD!

Chocolate Covered Hi Hats

Making cupcakes for a certain birthday girl. My baby turned 10 this week and it has made me a blubbery mess! Alas I am going to make it! Now off I go to bake up some cupcakes in honor of this monumental birthday!!

To bake or NOT to bake.....

I was baking today, but in a different sense. I deviate a bit from our normal topic of me in the kitchen to me...in the OUTDOORS!

We spent the day in Wallace Id. Now you may ask, WHY would someone want to go to Wallace? LET me tell you! OH PLEASE, let me tell you. 2 months ago I was reading my friends' blog and saw the most beautiful pictures from a hike they had gone on. I was captivated. I immediately scoured her site and discovered that it was the Pulaski trail they were on. Next I searched the I-net and discovered the official tourism site for Id. where I decided that maybe Id. should be toured a bit more than I think. Elated I then told my family we would be going to Id. on the Pulaski trail soon. I waited patiently as I could for Chris to have a day off of work and school. 

TODAY was the day! I woke up early and got to see my friends precious 8 lb. 12oz. baby boy. Then I drove to Taste Cafe and met my other friend for a quick goodbye coffee. THEN I drove home picked up Chris and the kids and we took off for alluring ID!!!

When we arrived in Wallace I found the quaintest town and decided IF we don't happen to find the trail head I would be JUST as happy to spend the day at the town. Alas, after a bit, we did find the trail head!
We headed off down the trail, or should I say UP! What a wonderful BEAUTIFUL hike. If you think you have nothing to do for a day I encourage you, I implore you GO to Wallace and take this wonderful hike. Our 3 kids did a wonderful job! They walked the way up and RAN the whole way back! I believe we made it back in 35-40 min.

All the way to the cave there are mile markers and plaques telling the story of Ed Pulaski. What a wonderful story and great hike. Not going to tell you the story here, you must go read for yourself!

After the hike~2 miles in and 2 miles out~ we were all starving. We chose to go to dinner here:

The food at this restaurant is WELL worth the drive alone! Some of the best BBQ I have ever eaten in my life. Then we walked down to the Antique Mall and spent an hour or so there looking at all the fun wears! So many things to look at. There is even a Tea Shoppe in the store! Will go back for Tea there for SURE!

Next we splurged and ate Icecream at:

All in all it was one of the best days ever! Each of our kids had a wonderful day and so did we! I highly recommend you go!

Canning

Tis the season and today I am canning beans! God saw fit to make my Yarden very fruitful this year so I am canning~next up will be tomatoes, well actually will be PIZZA SAUCE!!!!

Last week I canned raspberry jam, which takes an incredible amount of fruit to make. I took the slaves, eh ahem, I mean kids to Greenbluff and we picked TONS of berries. We managed to pick enough for 6 pints of jam!!!

Looking forward to more canning later this summer and fall! 

Scones, scones and MORE scones

This weeks endeavor took us  to green bluff where I proceeded to purchase WAY too much fruit! But really who could have TOO many raspberries? THOSE are Gods fruit and well deserving of ANY amount you have funds to purchase. There for I have made tons of scones this week.

Orange Currant

Raspberry

and last but not least will make tomorrow morning

Chocolate Cherry!! YUMMY!!!

BreAd BREAD BrEaD!!!!

I love bread! Its my favorite! I could eat it for breakfast lunch and dinner. I am on a mission. I went to the library and found so many wonderful books and even a BIBLE, on bread!! I shall be creating and learning all about bread!

Chocolate Strawberry Pavlova!

Alas its cooler now and I long to be in the kitchen. I long to create and make something delicious! I created Pavlova, one of the world greatest know foods to mankind! Though the recipe I have is in the metric system and quite a pain to convert its the only one I use! There is something about biting into a crisp piece of chocolate goodness to find the inner layer gooey and addictive!  I layer whip cream and berries whichever I am in the mood for. Today being strawberry!

Again I feel complete and at peace with the world.