Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
This is an alternative to Rum Raisin Scones. For me personally, raisins are too big and squishy for baked goods. I liked this currant version of the Rum Raisin idea best – the currants didn’t absorb as much rum so the scones were merely suggestive of rum in a very pleasant way. Plus the...
Read all the details and background of the Rum Scone saga here. Or cut to the chase and see the recipe below 😉 I originally tried this recipe with vanilla and using a new vanilla technique but found that the rum flavor overpowered the vanilla seeds and so it wasn’t a worthwhile use of...
Sometimes a great idea hits and you just have to run with it. [Cue the unused bottle of rum hanging out in a cupboard and the rapidly desiccating currants and raisins in the pantry.] Yep – that’s right: Scones + booze. Specifically, Rum Raisin Scones. To be thorough, I tried two batches – one...
Two things converged recently that lead me into a new arena of baking trickery. First I read a Facebook post by Good Cheap Eats about buying vanilla beans in bulk from Amazon. Reaction #1: Whaaaaahhhhttt?! Reaction #2: Duh! I buy everything else off Amazon, why not vanilla beans? Reaction #3: How had that not...
A Well-Seasoned Kitchen: Classic Recipes for Contemporary Living is a lovely Colorado-centric cookbook, unique in many ways. The recipes are from the Clayton family files, written and shared by a mother-daughter team after decades of making them for friends and family. Unfortunately, the matriarch, Sally Clayton, passed away before the book was published. Denver-native...
Ah bake sale, 2 powerful words. Bake sale + overachiever + Pinterest + a great new book full of crafty treat ideas…clear the counters and get a babysitter – it’s ON! Let it be known that overachiever does not equal perfect! And we all know by now that simply getting an idea from Pinterest...
OMG! I’m so excited! It’s my first-ever VIDEO BLOG! When I was writing my e-book, The Ultimate Guide to Eating Organic on a Budget, I included some of my favorite DIY recipes for things like crock pot beans, easy tomato sauce, and sandwich bread. It took me years—literally, years—to figure out the techniques and...
While my parents are in town this weekend, I’m making these cinnamon rolls, which I first made two years ago. Enjoy! I have been craving cinnamon rolls for about a week. I blame the Pioneer Woman. But, after everything I’ve been doing lately to eat better and after attending the Green Festival in...