Mis en place....

What? (French) This is the key to success in all baking and cooking. It really means being prepared:
Read recipe from start to finish before doing anything else.
Assemble all ingredients (make sure you have everything you need).
Room Temp....milk eggs etc. ( unless recipe calls for chilled).
Assemble all tools needed.
Weigh or measure ingredients.
Pre-heat oven (at least 15 minutes).
The goal of Mis en place is to have everything you need ready to go so you don't have to stop in the middle of preparing  once you begin. Stopping midway can affect the outcome of your dish.......

To Minneapolis I go!

YAY!
I am heading home for a few days, leaving this Sat. Jan 22nd , coming back on Jan 26th... not enough time but will still be fun. I am hosting a brunch at my daughter Natalie's house on Sunday. I think we will have a good turnout. Whats on the menu you ask?
Well for starters coffee and mimosa's
Cheesy egg bake
Frittata's
Cheesy Chile relleno squares (really yummy)
Marji's caramel pecan breakfast casserole
The Pioneer Woman, Ree Drummond's BEST coffee cake ( it is the best)
www.thepioneerwoman.com
Orange cranberry scones (just like the picture in the last post)
Cheddar bacon scones
Platter of bacon and sausage
probably some muffins too
OBTW I will be doing all the cooking/baking!
Hope to see you there!

Homemade orange/cherry scones

 

Yes , I know they should be orange /cranberry scones, but,  I only had dried cherries...still really good, the orange is more pronounced so you don't taste the cherry very much, that and my food processor kind of chopped them up too much......user error,,,,,,,,,,,,OH and very yummy thick orange vanilla icing!

oooooow ..... 60 degree's here today....

Yes this is the same snowman a few posts ago.....

Oh Honey!

I think I'm going to invest in beehives...I mean, really , to make real honey... I've always wanted to do that. I will dress up in the net and fetch me some honey...maybe I can sell some too....have you seen the prices of honey lately?? Yikes

Toto....were not in Minnesota anymore........

AT LAST!

AHHHHHHHHHH .....at last.... I was able to get out of my driveway today and actually see the sun and civilization again! It is nice to be snowed in, but wow, I learned that I do need to be around people, not just poodles! Romeo and I did have some nice quality time together.