Homemade Pumpkin Pie

Judah grew pumpkins this year. That is, he planted several pumpkin plants, several sprouted, two survived and those two bloomed wildly all summer, finally producing one pumpkin each.  Considering that both plants were attacked and destroyed by powdery mildew, I think we can be thankful to have a whole two. When I mentioned to Judah that [...]

Photo Journal

I’m home from church today – alone with my cold and two youngest children. We’re not really miserably sick, just contagiously so. And with all of these nasty illnesses going around, it seemed best not to expose everybody else to our sniffles. I hate missing church, but that morning shower and nap during Monica’s morning nap was reaallllyyy nice. :-)

I thought I’d try to catch up on a few things here on my blog. A history in pictures, if you will…

100% Whole Wheat

100% Whole Wheat

I’m back to bread baking! Cooler weather is so appreciated after a summer of bread-baking deprivation! The above bread is made from a recipe in Peter Rheinhart’s new whole wheat bread book. It’s a two day process – but better than any other 100% whole bread I’ve made, I think. I should try it with Continue reading Photo Journal

How to make a 4-hour-trip take 9…

It’s simple. Leave Richland at 10:00 am. Make one unexpected potty stop in Arlington. Have a tire blow out just past John Day Dam. Wait 40-50 minutes for someome to come change the tire (20 min). Spare tire is low, so limp over to Rufus, fill up tire with partially broken air pump. Continue to The Dalles. [...]

Internet Recipe #3: Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Do you like your cookies flat and crispy at the edges? If so, this recipe is NOT for you! I like my cookies soft and poofy, barely done. I tried this recipe from Cooks.com and have been using it ever since. From what I’ve read it sounds like the softness comes from using half shortening, half [...]