Nellie has provided Maya with a couple of lambies to play with. Two little rams. We’ll keep them in the nursing pen for 24 hours then they’ll be able to explore.
Playmates
06 Jan 2013 5 Comments
Maya
05 Jan 2013 5 Comments
She’s hard to photograph when she’s with the flock because she stays right in the middle most of the time. She’s relatively easy to catch, though. She seems to be doing really well and is learning to stomp her little hoof at Jack by watching mom do it. I’m sure she’ll love it when there are more lambs to play with.
Growing Ingredients
04 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
Dinner last night was aided by the greenhouse. I made creamy salmon pasta with some of the prettiest dill we’ve ever grown and a side salad of buttercrunch lettuce. Our peas are just starting to flower and we need to pick our citrus. We still have golden beets in an exterior raised bed that need to be harvested once the soil warms up a bit.
Move Along
02 Jan 2013 Leave a comment
Three otters have decided to visit us this year. The photo was taken from very far away, they’re pretty shy about folks getting close. They’re cute as the dickens but eat the fish out of our pond. We’re hoping for a short visit.
Happy New Year!
31 Dec 2012 4 Comments
Champagne wishes and caviar dreams for the new year, from our home to yours!
Cinnamon Rolls
30 Dec 2012 4 Comments
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Cinnamon rolls are a holiday staple at our house. We have them Christmas morning every year. I tried one year to make them before I went to bed so they would be ready to pop into the oven the next morning but they rose and then fell before I woke up. Now I just lay out everything I’ll need the night before and get up early to get them going. This recipe came from a Family Circle magazine probably 15 or 20 years ago. It was billed as the T.J. Cinnamon’s recipe. It is so very good, I hope you’ll try it!
Start by dissolving two packages of yeast in 1/2 cup of warm to the touch water and 1/2 teaspoon sugar. Let it stand for at least 5 minutes to get foamy. In a mixing bowl, combine 3 cups all purpose flour, 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon salt. At low speed, gradually add in 1 cup warm milk, 1/3 cup salad oil, 2 eggs and the yeast mixture until well blended. Slowly add in another 1.5 cups flour and knead the dough for 10 minutes. I knead mine with a dough hook in my stand mixture but you could knead it by hand on a floured surface.
The dough is smooth and elastic after kneading. At this point, put it in a bowl with about a tbsp. of oil in it, cover with a clean towel and let it rise for an hour.
While the dough is rising, make the filling. You’ll need 1/2 stick of butter at room temperature, 1 cup of brown sugar, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons of cinnamon.
Just mix all ingredients until they come together.
Here’s the dough after rising for an hour. Turn it onto a floured surface.
Roll the dough into a rectangle approx. 18 by 10 inches.
Spread the cinnamon filling on top then roll it up on the long side. You’ll end up with an 18 inch long log of cinnamon filled dough. Cut the dough log into 14 equal slices.
Place the slices into greased 9 inch round cake pans. This recipe makes two pans.
Cover and let rise for about 45 minutes. Heres what they look like after rising.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes (until golden brown). I remove them from the cake pan after about 10 minutes and glaze with a mixture of 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, 1 Tbsp. milk and 1 tsp. vanilla. I hope you’ll give them at try, they will not disappoint!
Trouble
28 Dec 2012 2 Comments
RJ just can’t say out of the Mule. If he’s not climbing on the seat, he’s exploring the back. We don’t drive it into the pasture very often for this reason. At least he doesn’t steal the keys like his daddy used to.
On Our Table
26 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
Our broccoli is just coming in. It’s awesome to have fresh produce from the greenhouse this time of year. We picked some of it along with a kohlrabi for a stir fry last weekend. We still have carrots, beets, cabbage and peas to look forward to.
Wistful
23 Dec 2012 Leave a comment
Kat and Maya haven’t ventured out of the barn just yet. Kat is such a good mother, she’d rather keep her lamb safe and out of the cold than run with the flock. She does, however, keep an eye on them to make sure they don’t have any fun without her.
