I played around with brownie batter today and tried a couple different things for Easter. I wish I could say I made the brownie batter from scratch but sometimes it’s good ol’ boxed mix from Costco that wins the day. I saw an idea on Pinterest for brownies with Cadbury Cream Eggs and wanted to give it a try mainly because it looks so fun and festive for Easter…#easter #easterbaking #eastertreats #easterbakingideas #cadburyeggs #springbaking #brownies #baking #bakingday
Finished up my Christmas baking today! Although I do still need to prep cinnamon rolls for baking tomorrow morning. THEN I’ll really be done. Today I made old fashioned press cookies and fudge. Merry Christmas, friends! I hope you have a lovely Christmas Eve and Christmas tomorrow! #christmasbaking #christmascookies #christmasfudge #fudge #merrychristmas #happyholidays #bakerofinstagram
I’m finally getting some Christmas cookies baked over the next couple of days! First on the list were classic gingerbread men and sugar cookies. I kept the decorations simple since I don’t have the energy this year to make them more elaborate. 😉🤰🎄#christmascookies #christmasbaking #sugarcookies #gingerbread #gingerbreadmen #cookieoftheday #bakersofinstagram
It’s December 1st and we got a couple inches of snow today. Perfect day to for the start of my holiday baking! Typically the first Christmas cookies I bake are my Molasses Cookies. The smell of the molasses and the spices baking in the oven, the snow falling outside, the house decorated for Christmas, candles lit and Christmas music playing…perfect! 🎄❄️#molassescookies #christmascookies #christmascookie #christmascookiebaking #bakingday #letitsnow #cookieoftheday #holidaybaking #holidaycookies
Here’s a fun way to use extra apple pie filling and pie crust scraps! I realized I had made too much apple filling for the apple pie I made for my husband’s birthday so I removed some and put it in another little baking dish. I took the scraps from the pie crust and used scissors to cut it into little pieces to dot the apple pie filling. I baked it in the oven at 375° for about 30-35 minutes until the crust bits were golden brown. I forgot to take a picture when it came out of the oven. You’ll have to just trust me that it turned out great and was a great way to use up those scraps. 😁#applepiefilling #piecrust #fromscratch #usingupscraps #bakingday
My second mini sourdough loaf from yesterday…#sourdoughlove #sourdoughlove #bakingbread #homemadebread #fermentedbread #sourdoughscoring
We had our first snow of the season today and although it didn’t stick the mountains around us now have a dusting of snow on top. The past couple days I’ve felt like I’m coming down with a head cold so I’ve been taking it a little easy. I pulled some soup out of the freezer and baked a couple loaves of my honey wheat bread. You can find the recipe at the link in my bio. #bread #bakingbread #homemadebread #bakingday #breadrecipe #recipeshare #breadoftheday
Whelp, these pumpkin cheesecake bars didn’t turn out exactly the way they were supposed to. I realized AFTER I had put the cream cheese mixture on top why it was way too thin…I used 8oz of cream cheese instead of 16oz! 🤦🏼♀️ The cream cheese should have been thick and made a thatched pattern over the top of the cake. I’ve made this recipe so many times so I’m going to blame pregnancy brain for this mistake. Might as well use it while I can. 😂 Thankfully even when the mistake they were still delicious. #keepingitreal #happyaccident #pumpkincake #pumpkinseason #fallbaking #autumnbaking #bakersofinstagram
Simple sourdough. One of my favorite things…#sourdough #sourdoughbread #sourdoughlove #fermentation #slowfood #homemadebread #sourdoughscoring #breadofinstagram #bakersofinstagram #bakingbread
I’ve been seeing people make these cute pumpkin sourdough loaves and wanted to give it a try. I LOVE how it turned out! This is definitely going to become a fall baking tradition. #sourdough #sourdoughbread #pumpkinsourdough #sourdoughloaf #fallbread #fallbaking #sourdoughbaking #sourdoughbaker #breadart
I decided to give fermented garlic honey a try. I should have started this back in the summer because it takes a month to ferment. I’ve read that fermented garlic honey is good for your immune system, digestion and is anti-inflammatory. After I added the garlic and honey (raw, local honey) to the jar I flipped it upside and back a few times to make sure the garlic was fully submerged in the honey. I read to tip it upside everyday for the first couple weeks of fermentation and to loosen the lid a little each day to let the gas release. I’m excited to give this a try! #homeremedies #garlichoney #fermentation #ferment #antiinflammatory #healthyimmunesystem #naturalremedy #naturalremedies #takecontrolofyourhealth
Nothing makes your house smell like fall quite like a simmering pot of homemade applesauce. I used the apples Luke harvested for me from our little wild apple tree yesterday. I didn’t use a recipe, I just winged it. I used honey for the sweetener, added some lemon zest and juice, cinnamon and freshly ground nutmeg. The finished applesauce is delightfully tart with a little bit of sweetness, just the way I like it. We’ll enjoy this applesauce with dinner the rest of the week. #applesauce #homemadeapplesauce #cinnamon #nutmeg #fallvibes #autumnvibes #fallrecipes #appleseason #appleharvest
We have one apple tree on the property on a very steep hill overlooking the river. It’s a bit wild at this point but it’s still producing apples every year. Luke climbed down the steep hill and got cut up by brambles to harvest the apples for me. I will be making applesauce tomorrow! #appleharvest #fallapples #appleseason #wildapples #autumnvibes #fallvibes #falllove #autumnlove #lifeontheriver #priestriver #priestriveridaho #northidaho
I’m so happy September is here. We’ve said goodbye to the August heat and are welcoming the milder, sunny days of September. There’s something magical about the in-between season when summer is passing but it’s not quite fall. I’m heading into the second trimester of pregnancy this next week. Im still dealing with 24/7 morning sickness but I’m hoping it will start to ease up in the next week or two. And I’m hoping my energy will return. After my walk down at the river this morning I was completely wiped out. I’m doing my best to keep myself occupied with lots of reading, planning all the housework and nesting I’m going to do when I feel better and cross stitching while watching old episodes of Gilmore Girls. #september #pregnancy #secondtrimester #pregnancyjournal #latesummervibes #lifeontheriver #priestriver #priestriveridaho #northidaho #northidaholife #readinglife #crossstitch #crossstitching
My second loaf of sourdough from yesterday. Even when your scoring doesn’t turn out exactly the way you were hoping it still looks like a lovely, rustic loaf of sourdough. And of course still tastes delicious.#sourdough #rusticsourdough #sourdoughloaf #vintagepyrex #pinkpyrex #castiron #castironcooking #sourdoughlove #sourdoughbread #sourdoughscoring #rusticbread #slowfood #realfood #bakingbread #bakingday
The recipe for my easy, buttery drop biscuits is now up on my blog! When you don’t have time to roll and cut out biscuits these drop biscuits are an easy, equally delicious alternative. #dropbiscuits #biscuits #biscuitrecipe #recipeshare #easyrecipes #easyrecipe #homecooking #sidedishes
My second loaf of sourdough from the other day. My son has been gobbling it up and this morning asked if I was prepping more starter to make some more. #sourdoughlove #sourdoughbread #sourdough #sourdoughbaking #bakingbread #homemadebread#homecooking #slowfood #fermentedfood #sourdoughscoring #breadart
The recipe for my Vegetable Lentil Soup is now up on my blog! Link is in my bio.#lentilsoup #fallsoup #vegetablesoup #recipeshare #souprecipe #soupseason #souplove #soup #homecooking #realfood #cookathome #homemaker #homemaking
Keep it simple. Real food, cooked at home. No “diet” required. #realfood #homecooking #slowfood #cookathome #fromscratch #keepitsimple
It rained today! Much needed rain and I’m praying it’s helping the wildfires in the area! When I saw the forecast for rain a few days ago I knew I was going to want to bake some sourdough and make a big pot of soup today. The weather will be warming back up again but I am thankful for this little taste of fall today and the soothing sound of the much needed rain. #sourdough #sourdoughscoring #sourdoughlove #sourdoughbread #breadmaking #breadbaking #homemadebread #fromscratch #slowfood #realfood #bakersofinstagram #breadart #breadscoring #breadmaker
