Perfect hot weather health...

In the perfect Iced Tea:

Nettle, a touch of apple juice, and my own maple syrup.

Add ice, stir/swirl/shake... and sip or guzzle to your heart's delight!!

Catch Up

Wow!  SO I thought I would have all this time... then Spring came early.

I have been experimenting with homemade bread.  This one here was a delicious broiled sandwich white that was fabulous!  It has coarse Kosher salt and blue cornmeal sprinkled on it.  It was amazing.  Soft, thick, easily cut, and delicious.  Plus, I am huge fan of the free-form loaf.  Far and away my favorite.

I also have made some sourdough, rye sourdough, and various other types of white.  Soon to try?  Black bread.  I love black breads and am hoping to find one that is easy to bake and delicious. 

As for the baking itself, I have really enjoyed baking it on a pizza stone on the bottom of the oven. Someday, I hope to have an outdoor bread oven. 

Other fun for the last few weeks has included lots of homemade granola.  I made a simple maple vanilla, but have decided maybe we're going through our homemade syrup too fast.  So... so... soooo this time, brown sugar and cocoa!  Delish!

Hopefully, all of these will be for sale out front of the house this summer.  I am hoping to rope a friend of mine into baking with me, and if we can pull it off, finding a space for a certified home bakery kitchen.  Hmmmm... In the meantime, rhubarb, bread, and granola out front with the eggs should appear by this weekend!