I have never had pancakes for breakfast, lunch and dinner...until today. Michael is testing a new pancake recipe. Since I am the Director of Taste Testing, I had to do my job today. I ate pancakes ALL DAY!
I had to set a pancake limit and could not eat another bite.
If it were a day of cookies, I could handle that!
Anyway, the pancakes were good this morning and great this afternoon! Michael kept "tweaking" the recipe and I love it!
Stay tuned for the official unveiling of the new pancake mixes!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Last Lettuce
I cannot believe it finally happened! We had the last of the lettuce from the farm market tonight for dinner. I have been buying fresh lettuce at the farm markets since the beginning of June. For five months, we have had the best tasting salads. It will be very hard to go to the grocery store and buy lettuce again.
Our farm market lettuce would last two weeks in the fridge. There were so many varieties throughout the season. When we added the vegetable of the week, every salad was different and so wonderful.
What a great concept...feed the farmers by buying local and feed ourselves fresh salads!
Hot out of the oven, Michael just brought me a freshly prepared apple crisp from the last of the farm market apples. It smells wonderful! I cannot wait for it to cool off.
I look forward to next summer!
Our farm market lettuce would last two weeks in the fridge. There were so many varieties throughout the season. When we added the vegetable of the week, every salad was different and so wonderful.
What a great concept...feed the farmers by buying local and feed ourselves fresh salads!
Hot out of the oven, Michael just brought me a freshly prepared apple crisp from the last of the farm market apples. It smells wonderful! I cannot wait for it to cool off.
I look forward to next summer!
Friday, October 23, 2009
Rain, rain, rain
It is raining and raining and raining! To quote a line from Winnie the Pooh, "it got floodier and floodier!" Our creeks are very high right now!
Good thing we are both inside tomorrow. Farm markets in the rain are not as fun. Craft shows inside are really fun.
I will be at East Middle School for the Extravaganza Craft Show.
Michael will be sampling products at the Village Market Food Center in Elk Rapids tomorrow early afternoon.
If you live in Traverse City or Elk Rapids, stop by and stock up for Christmas gifts!
Good thing we are both inside tomorrow. Farm markets in the rain are not as fun. Craft shows inside are really fun.
I will be at East Middle School for the Extravaganza Craft Show.
Michael will be sampling products at the Village Market Food Center in Elk Rapids tomorrow early afternoon.
If you live in Traverse City or Elk Rapids, stop by and stock up for Christmas gifts!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Last Day
Today was my last day for the Farm Markets. I was at the Glen Arbor, Leland, Northport, The Village at Grand Traverse Commons and Suttons Bay every week this summer. It was great seeing new faces, the weekly "regulars" and I loved visiting with my fellow vendors. I will miss Jim's beautiful flower arrangements from Copper River Farm and great conversations with Margo from the Leelanau Peninsula Maple Sugar Bush. I will miss the fresh fruits and vegetables that were abundant all summer. I will not miss the cold and rainy Saturday's that seemed to prevail all summer.
Michael canned fresh peaches and tomatoes and made applesauce. I froze blackberries, so we will have some wonderful memories of summer.
Michael will continue the Frankfort Market all winter. It is year round.
I will be on the road with Shipshewana on the Road for three out of the next six weekends, so it will be a busy fall/early winter for me.
You can also catch me at a few of the local craft shows at schools, as well as the craft show at the Park Place in November.
Keep checking the web site for Michael's new creations! He is always inventing something new and exciting for me to taste test!
Michael canned fresh peaches and tomatoes and made applesauce. I froze blackberries, so we will have some wonderful memories of summer.
Michael will continue the Frankfort Market all winter. It is year round.
I will be on the road with Shipshewana on the Road for three out of the next six weekends, so it will be a busy fall/early winter for me.
You can also catch me at a few of the local craft shows at schools, as well as the craft show at the Park Place in November.
Keep checking the web site for Michael's new creations! He is always inventing something new and exciting for me to taste test!
Monday, October 12, 2009
I Met Mr. Rooster
Finally! I was splitting wood yesterday and I heard Mr. Teenage rooster crow. Off we went to the neighbors house to find Mr. Rooster. We found him and his four rooster buddies and their chicken girlfriends. We got a lesson in chickens and roosters. They are fascinating!
Mr. Rooster and his buddies and girlfriends are bantams. The girls are multi-colored and gorgeous and the boys have beautiful feathered feet. They are fully grown now, but are half the size of a "regular" chicken and rooster. The girls lay eggs that are half the size, too.
When I started hearing them crow in the morning, they were still very young. I was right when I called him Mr. Teenage rooster. They are now about seven months old. They still have not completed their cock a doodle doo, but they are getting there. The "cock a doodle" is there, but the "doo" ending still needs some work.
I am so excited that I can now put an adorable face to the hysterical sound at 5:00 AM. Our neighbors feed them at 5:00, so the roosters have learned to sing for their breakfast, even if it is pitch dark out!
Now I know the rest of the story!
Mr. Rooster and his buddies and girlfriends are bantams. The girls are multi-colored and gorgeous and the boys have beautiful feathered feet. They are fully grown now, but are half the size of a "regular" chicken and rooster. The girls lay eggs that are half the size, too.
When I started hearing them crow in the morning, they were still very young. I was right when I called him Mr. Teenage rooster. They are now about seven months old. They still have not completed their cock a doodle doo, but they are getting there. The "cock a doodle" is there, but the "doo" ending still needs some work.
I am so excited that I can now put an adorable face to the hysterical sound at 5:00 AM. Our neighbors feed them at 5:00, so the roosters have learned to sing for their breakfast, even if it is pitch dark out!
Now I know the rest of the story!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
No Summer - No Fall
We enjoyed another great day at the Farm Markets until the winds came howling and the rain came down.
At Frankfort, Michael said it took four men to hold each tent to get them folded up. The winds were fierce. It was the Frankfort Pumpkin Festival today. I felt sorry for the visitors. It was so cold and windy!
Suttons Bay was very nice until closing time. Right then, the winds picked up. A few minutes after the car was packed, the rain started. It was perfect timing for me!
Since we had no summer and it looks like fall has come and gone, I wonder what winter will bring! Another long winter of very cold and lots of snow? Fine with me, as long as I can get the wood split and stacked soon.
Time to make an Italian Hot Chocolate and toast my tootsies by the fire.
At Frankfort, Michael said it took four men to hold each tent to get them folded up. The winds were fierce. It was the Frankfort Pumpkin Festival today. I felt sorry for the visitors. It was so cold and windy!
Suttons Bay was very nice until closing time. Right then, the winds picked up. A few minutes after the car was packed, the rain started. It was perfect timing for me!
Since we had no summer and it looks like fall has come and gone, I wonder what winter will bring! Another long winter of very cold and lots of snow? Fine with me, as long as I can get the wood split and stacked soon.
Time to make an Italian Hot Chocolate and toast my tootsies by the fire.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Splitting in the Rain
OK, start humming the tune, "Singing in the Rain." Change the words to "Splitting in the Rain," and you will know what I did this morning.
We heat our Creekside home with a wood stove, so I need to split wood to keep the wood stove going. Splitting wood is my favorite thing to do, even in the rain. I just put on my father's Carhartt jacket, put the hood on and go for it.
My father died in 1995. We had bought him a new Carhartt jacket the winter before he died, but he did not feel well enough to wear it. After he died, I started wearing it to split wood and work outside in the winter. I think of Dad and enjoy God's fall spendor, even if it is raining. The jacket is starting to fade a bit and wear at the sleeves, but I like it when it gets broken in. What a great way to spend the morning...exercise, time alone with God and great memories of Dad.
By the way, I use a wood splitter. I do not have enough upper body strength to use a maul or ax. Twenty two years ago, Dad tried to show me how to split wood with a maul. After hours of trying, he gave up on me. I was useless! I could not hit the wood, let alone split it. After I have moved back to the mountains of northern California for the winter, Dad sent me a drawing. It had a picture of Bob with a big block of wood. It said, "Bob - whack." It also had a picture of Loretta with a little piece of wood. It said, "Loretta - thump."
Now you know why I use a wood splitter!
We heat our Creekside home with a wood stove, so I need to split wood to keep the wood stove going. Splitting wood is my favorite thing to do, even in the rain. I just put on my father's Carhartt jacket, put the hood on and go for it.
My father died in 1995. We had bought him a new Carhartt jacket the winter before he died, but he did not feel well enough to wear it. After he died, I started wearing it to split wood and work outside in the winter. I think of Dad and enjoy God's fall spendor, even if it is raining. The jacket is starting to fade a bit and wear at the sleeves, but I like it when it gets broken in. What a great way to spend the morning...exercise, time alone with God and great memories of Dad.
By the way, I use a wood splitter. I do not have enough upper body strength to use a maul or ax. Twenty two years ago, Dad tried to show me how to split wood with a maul. After hours of trying, he gave up on me. I was useless! I could not hit the wood, let alone split it. After I have moved back to the mountains of northern California for the winter, Dad sent me a drawing. It had a picture of Bob with a big block of wood. It said, "Bob - whack." It also had a picture of Loretta with a little piece of wood. It said, "Loretta - thump."
Now you know why I use a wood splitter!
Monday, October 5, 2009
I am Official
I am official!
Many clients asked why I did not have a Creekside Grains business card.
So...Michael is having business cards made just for me.
I am now the Director of Taste Testing.
This is the best director job I have ever had!
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