Between the freaky thunderstorms the past week or so has put on, the blueberries are going ripe and Walker has been very happy - we pick every evening after dinner 🙂 I'd say the crop is on schedule, although we have lost a number of berries to rotting of sorts (they haven't ripened, rather just… Continue reading Ginger Cookies and Berry Picking
Category: Cookbooks
Chocolate Cupcakes from Gluten-Free Cupcakes
Since I enjoy baking with almond flour I took a spin through Gluten-Free Cupcakes: 50 Irresistible Recipes Made with Almond and Coconut Flour and tried the Vegan Chocolate Cupcakes on page 23.The recipes all feature almond or coconut flour, which is a refreshing change from many gluten-free cookbooks that either use mixes or heavy bean… Continue reading Chocolate Cupcakes from Gluten-Free Cupcakes
Curried Cucumber Pickles from The Pickled Pantry Cookbook
In my quest to justify my massive collection of mason jars I have been canning so much this year! And I know there will be more to come. This unusual bread & butter style pickle comes from the new pickling cookbook, The Pickled Pantry: From Apples to Zucchini, 150 Recipes for Pickles, Relishes, Chutneys &… Continue reading Curried Cucumber Pickles from The Pickled Pantry Cookbook
Cashew Cheesecake
We drove up to the Island over the weekend and dropped The Teenager at my brothers - let him have a mini-vacation of doing nothing. The weather was nice and cool up there, unlike at home. Difference between being on Penn Cove on Whidbey Island and in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains! I wore… Continue reading Cashew Cheesecake