We've been exploring some new culinary delights while cooking nightly and entertaining family members. Most of it has been courtesy of
SmittenKitchen (and her cookbook). Tasty things: cranberry bars (I forgot to take a pic of them before we ate them all, so you'll just have to wait on those), wild rice/kale/onion gratin, a slab apple pie, black bean ragout, apple/cheddar scones, and cinnamon rolls. We also canned another nine pints of applesauce, and threw out about four pints of really vinegar-y apple butter. Note: white vinegar is NOT the same as apple cider vinegar. My bad. Pics of deliciousness.
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| The beginnings of scones |
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| Cabot Extra Sharp |
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| Ready to be rolled |
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| They didn't last very long, but they also weren't the best scones we've ever had |
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| Yup, three sticks of butter |
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| Four pounds of apples |
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| Fall spices: brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves |
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| Yes, that's a cookie sheet |
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| It's an apple pie for lots of people! |
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| It's good. Really good. |
So, that's what has been happening in the kitchen. In other news, I attended a hiring seminar for a wilderness therapy program. It was a five day experience (a very long interview, if you will) and I enjoyed it and the information I learned. I got a call today offering me a position. I'm torn on whether it's the right step or not. It's good to know, though, that I am still employable in the world of outdoor education. I need to let them know by tomorrow.
I was also lucky enough to escape up to Kingdom Trails today. They officially close on Thursday, so this might have been my last chance to get up there. Thankfully, I've gone up enough to break even on my season pass price (if I go up to ski, I'll be ahead of it since it is good for a year). Today was eighteen miles, so not too bad. Rachel came home and wanted to go running so there was a bit more self-propelled transportation later on, too. Pics from Kingdom:
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| This was actually taken at home, but there was ice and frost for the entire day. It sometimes made for tricky riding |
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| New trail for me. It was excellent - lots of bridge riding, which was exciting |
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| This was a Jaw, another challenging trail |
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| Vermont! |
2 comments:
Wow it's so wonderful to hear/see some of the exciting things your doing in your life. I feel so inspired reading about your adventures. Thank you for taking the time to share them.
Thanks, Kelley. It's nice to hear you like reading this, as I sometimes wonder if it's worth the effort.
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