tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66912656767889747272024-03-05T00:08:38.421-08:00Chicken Scratch FarmFarm life happenings, bakery shoppe creations and sharing my love of scrapping and altered art.craftychickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390918690051679774noreply@blogger.comBlogger589125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691265676788974727.post-23555895911112349312018-03-20T08:12:00.003-07:002018-03-20T08:16:22.730-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">Happy first day of spring!!!</span><br />
WOW I cannot believe Easter is right around the corner I have to get busy making out special order items so I can get pics and post them. I wanted to share a bit of farm life today and some baking I did yesterday. I had a very stressful day Saturday and came home from work and sat in the sun in the pasture with my kids out there. They all were around me including the alpacas which usually doesnt happen too often, they are usually off somewhere else.<br />
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sc6Pm6Sn4heSPBHmYXRTMoGqsfMy3wmGVBSMW3POjryaqqigN65_9uMOdtuDAqbmXle9go-Pc2XpX7kbWSo_rsCuafq0rkTDCoJZZaM6tYCJz7A4tmCaJR6F1ju_JBOM0GrnFfDB65mm/s320/0317181454.jpg" width="180" />Little Dennis the Menace curled up next to Curly and slept there while I sat on the ground looking at a magazine I bought. Bella came and laid next to me, I love my Nannies they are just so sweet and compassionate unlike the boys who tend to be a bit obnoxious! LOL Dennis is actually becoming sweeter. </div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWZEtpZA5ApkI8I1mCfJj96xsC90jvs8y36kaqdJyL2r_FJL1HdqVoYuXVNYUdP6uRpdwwUMysxJs_I4zERIgCbzYlcQccwuacpmM40Gena9GNWvpHr6ORwHgjyMttIg5-ukyZaVBwyGT/s1600/0317181501a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOWZEtpZA5ApkI8I1mCfJj96xsC90jvs8y36kaqdJyL2r_FJL1HdqVoYuXVNYUdP6uRpdwwUMysxJs_I4zERIgCbzYlcQccwuacpmM40Gena9GNWvpHr6ORwHgjyMttIg5-ukyZaVBwyGT/s320/0317181501a.jpg" width="180" /></a>Little Harley came up to me but not</u> he still is a bit leary but getting more social I cant believe in May he will be a year old already. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuemSh_Prnzh6nFXs42U4rvH3ucpFhg2QD1Hih-b8H2kuxa_FmDNSOOJT2nUQt6qweSAxLp63kHe3PjZYtUyBABr8TyatwFv9twrN9Pr8p97GBq9DX7IvidqF7XTaOdXYjbd3gOcLESt9c/s320/0317181417b.jpg" width="180" /> Mr. Sporty is so nosey he kept trying to get my magazine and pulling on the arm of my jacket. But he is a sweetheart, Bailey is in the backround munching on hay. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcBq7FNuzDRp7mipeBpCZjmwkw1ba4VTe7N-GCeDSIhFFUeBW6SxFDbM3Er4k2FWNpaEk493mZ5zOoB_-JEQGr1ZVP_sDif45718OlW_v1MtfjPffokBSKPi9qw8Etq1XHQ3nFv7ui8IA/s1600/1521312948465.jpg" /> At work on Saturday for St Pattys day I made all the kids working some shamrock floats. Lime sherbert, vanilla ice cream, sprite and a touch of green whipped cream and they were pretty and yummy!! Really nice and refreshing. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaKVe3HKEwk-MNRiZ0pUwa7jM2x6mADdGT6-rVpa-ZlYbuMjqTCCkDquLs4xsvlcq5oW1HQ0iXewlVOWly8JtSN5gKX_kGl-Byd4hnmWq-0YMaT7C6m8eGH8JQXSBgV5DTNCzMSQAWYGdJ/s320/0318180843.jpg" width="180" /> I also played around with making a rainbow cake, it was fun I decided to do a bundt cake since those are my absolute favo to do. I added naturally made icing coloring to each, and layered them in the pan. Now I should have swirled them a bit or make another color to add to it. I am thinking of doing pastels for an Easter springy one. Vanilla with a touch of orange essence and fresh orange zest was the glaze on top, and some farmgirl bling was the pastel colored sprinkles. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2h1WrFwcRZNdVVsCxZ-X_gzIfdsrhE-Fd4gKs65IIaBpmg5UK_8093beKI4bN8hN8Q_1x6U9h3bVPkTQ0xOFDiaIQijalccPVLD7L0xq8cED3cOGB7pq5QA_B4dun5JwhqxO8cLtvgz2R/s320/0318180908.jpg" width="180" /> And the finished cake sliced up. People liked it a lot and it really did look pretty with all the colors. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_aUtgND_4r4w-m_xxv9dWlBrjUqYpVHW5C-ak4bbi1EaOmg-fIxTYuUc0Z1vda9A7udBMChYp0cBBlK43clZxg-QfR-qd30C6BzDg8hOG9xXHaqlvFqJ9ess2RawR0r0XpGIIooBWihkJ/s320/0318181000.jpg" width="180" />I also made one into a tye dye cake with maraschino cherry buttercream, and used the juice from the cherries to make a syrup that I brushed over the cake before frosting. OH my goodness this was yummy! I like the taste of this better than the bundt cake one. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSyMbOg7-Dz23BgGSwmaCdOmyEn2Lu2-AzgrNCN-zA-vh-SKZuY6m3t38CmMYnYyD5c2JzM5VfZMK1WnBqThi9Th8TGxJGSBh27tUXdOVQ_tFkwMVlH58yDWgyNGH4rSkkilHJrjXgkEXq/s1600/1520014819585.jpg" />For St Patricks day lunch I made sausage and cabbage soup with some caraway seeds and fresh herbs that was nice and chunky and flavorful </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgOjPMncnG4rzvLdy9GxZu2omuV42Xl8MXq527nh24N4OWYFnQu6_6TmaGi_3IoRxUw3I67urNLcwAIa_7aTRDdw6NBJacANntJKPrEOw_npE8-K8Eh_fkXhsrBxIyXfNqUNLHWFbLLfl/s1600/1519900305706.jpg" />Our Tank! Sleeping on my lap. Such a love bug!! LOve this kid!! </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWck8XGZcYyb5Fw6JKCQJJTDPIZNJRJhVKoOVdhRemlfRVGYB-j7q6QeJqa-Q94irt2iH_wyBydwvs9iIrNRKasMNiDM6P9W4WJxbUUILmFVpF_k-tmFkVTqUvymBHsvJDe8Pjry-krq3L/s1600/1520077065753.jpg" /> And of cource I had to do something different with the donuts so made a maple infused glaze and topped with crumbled crisp bacon pieces. Yummy yummy!! </div>
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I am off to work a bit outside hopefully it has warmed up with the sun out a little it was so cold this morning. I have the day off and am planning on not leaving the house at all1! LOL we will see!! There is so much clean up to do from this winter, the branches and limps from the high winds we had have made a mess in the yard and then of cource the mounds of dirt and gravel from plowing allo ver that need to be raked!! Always something to be done and I want to start on making our raised beds boxes for planting. yikes!! Market will be starting in a month and that is just craziness~</div>
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This was an experiment that actually I was impressed with. Gluten Free lentil vegetable bake topped with </div>
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HEY YALL!! happy TUES!!~<br />
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<u>This</u> is our sweet Curly one of our alpacas, the dad to Harley. He is such a sweet timid gentle guy. I want to have this pic blown up and on a canvas for our living room wall. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCTzvPOAAr-sX0nHtX2cJTCZgWVdL57EMa2HX7IAckXwxYqRTEtSH-zxZCXoqhBML8T1xe1llsKCJ8yMvBTPkJADuT1by4mMaljiWrbiP-Zi2W8i5bR2DnKpeLZkElG_P5sj1hnq_x8a-/s1600/1505256087287.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCTzvPOAAr-sX0nHtX2cJTCZgWVdL57EMa2HX7IAckXwxYqRTEtSH-zxZCXoqhBML8T1xe1llsKCJ8yMvBTPkJADuT1by4mMaljiWrbiP-Zi2W8i5bR2DnKpeLZkElG_P5sj1hnq_x8a-/s1600/1505256087287.jpg" /></a></div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAqpEhk7Y4lVRAC_EBj0LLKL9L6vRojWX20g2hevRlMHoryzSLV1bSE-wVfyaXbBh64gFCUpS7UvEhnrjxdJS5oE2lfOKxhUYPAuJrdoeaN7JLlOtQxCRjNs31IHEc3qheN0_9kQtc-KN/s320/0909171649.jpg" width="180" />This was Louise's first litter in sept and this pic was so sweet! She had a terrible time with her delivery my boyfriend was with her the whole time while I was at work, she had 6 and lost 2. but they are so dang adorable and she was such a good little mommy.</div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdxuXieTPHplMuRYseiQ3yosMcS7UMc9gEjXvSM6kJKZLHIrUPI97mg-uxscu4DrijOcvNEY-Od5L0IbTiw-NEMRhxkGTedvwdNWWHIOeQ-CteHhJ25TEQYmTgQHPQLPNr_VzH32f_JMD/s1600/IMG_20170911_072646_329.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdxuXieTPHplMuRYseiQ3yosMcS7UMc9gEjXvSM6kJKZLHIrUPI97mg-uxscu4DrijOcvNEY-Od5L0IbTiw-NEMRhxkGTedvwdNWWHIOeQ-CteHhJ25TEQYmTgQHPQLPNr_VzH32f_JMD/s320/IMG_20170911_072646_329.jpg" width="320" /></a>I have </u>been making these guys every weekend, people love them. They are sautéed spinach in garlic infused oil, Dijon mustard sauce, mozzarella and parm cheese, and topped with a baked egg all ontop of my buttery soft brioche</div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDEGSogcf2NZHBfQsyeSlYOSZwmOXzRN45mlHp-C8DaAtw7ht5FjRCWZ1PK_Q7c8zorp92l5-x3IaiFSEKsar4BIYdty1YPpjBx7JRv2V4IKLjniDM8JTQOWmIqP3YZ_MMz6t14KmSqgB/s1600/1511634464199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicDEGSogcf2NZHBfQsyeSlYOSZwmOXzRN45mlHp-C8DaAtw7ht5FjRCWZ1PK_Q7c8zorp92l5-x3IaiFSEKsar4BIYdty1YPpjBx7JRv2V4IKLjniDM8JTQOWmIqP3YZ_MMz6t14KmSqgB/s1600/1511634464199.jpg" /></a>We </u>did a couple of craft/artisan markets last winter, I went thru my hoarding stash of silverware and made necklaces. These were popular and so cute, I added scrapbook papers to the back and then painted the cat face on them and added wording. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RnBUq9Imy5cdIMl3wcNwZO24H__1J5gj59Vh3-i_2_LGucCiYohiLwVSNJnIRfTPMu4Mt49H8WBMhJPBUYs_n92UEX_J9bpV_1n3KrnBGfy49n0VJrBhS02ygZ8jn7Y_MtxlYtD_to3D/s1600/1510869550153.jpg" />this was the most popular ones. MOTHER CLUCKER!! lol each one had a different chicken or rooster on them</div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="390" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7ZZWYW2JDA1UPlmTNQ46-Fds4FnXurv-jfbep9cU6SJDlDNQOedaHdwvJivPh-VKJeUJOo2KOupG8lzkfzpsh-AtcPnKAXwuzckopMQhGza8YVPZh_HpsN8t5oZFC4TVwFhz9fG6Gbjo/s320/1511262754051.jpg" width="320" />and got out my bin of old leather belts I have been buying for a couple years now and made a bunch of cuff bracelets. This was the fist one to sell, I loved the color and almost kept it for myself, made one for me though that was a pink color band. </div>
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More spoon necklaces</div>
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<u>Hey yall!!!! These are late in posting but I had some time and thought I would share some of the things I made for a couple holiday shows we attended. Only a couple but it was so fun the be painting and making things again. </u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WZBDbH2AddYGrIHHYHrDnXibyXIet_-qDfoh6GUht-UaNflLULFV59zqr9Tl8Kbz83iDpDWgMJruz91775WmdFxSeUfpZ4NToeqOzJZPyhUd2QtfpPA6aSd75KqR6H2ShSJWbKGsI_-h/s1600/1512132235068.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WZBDbH2AddYGrIHHYHrDnXibyXIet_-qDfoh6GUht-UaNflLULFV59zqr9Tl8Kbz83iDpDWgMJruz91775WmdFxSeUfpZ4NToeqOzJZPyhUd2QtfpPA6aSd75KqR6H2ShSJWbKGsI_-h/s1600/1512132235068.jpg" /></a></div>
These are some of my hand painted snowmen signs which I just adore making them!<br />
I keep thinking one day I am going to turn some of them into Christmas cards just haven't gotten around to that yet! LOL not enough time!<br />
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmMvkNeSLFjEeEW_2nZcILM15ic3_MCsVUGTMi7roXJQa17Z33LSY08a8_ipHaDX7iJUugNPXoVxMoykQBvzB544ks0-aY1_GIibNbqFdrfYfoGd-Wg8bt11A8DqNmwMzMyHl7oxsqUAa/s1600/1512332217231.jpg" />My boyfriend cut these up using old pallets we got and then I painted them and added words. I left a couple blank so people could have whatever they wanted on them, names, saying whatever. </div>
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<img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJW5iJhG3-j2p4tTUQn3kiM3jkxy_IvMyz-exY9JLLDkmV7sHAmqe76juWTIQjwOsPoIuyDDRSXYU7dTGGRVyMkeM8OXXNvhYg90L-EIEVwPyr03bnGeivTTgNtDgDSCpZCTI5pp0zz6vj/s1600/1512735405165.jpg" />Using old metal jello cups I added a little snowman and a wire hanger to make these little ornies! I love the joy paper banner they are holding onto.</div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViXZVKHPaTEWlaAhrZu-gu9jhXoc8UIH5RMYp3_2FuPIfMBeelGcTaKNqJ_W0iKKcChDFoJfi1A54zMtp_jTmPD4j1U2zaPzfd-JLpgvVt1CQyL0ai-2sAfTUtDHCPvT22WomoD50DL_N/s1600/1513258340955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiViXZVKHPaTEWlaAhrZu-gu9jhXoc8UIH5RMYp3_2FuPIfMBeelGcTaKNqJ_W0iKKcChDFoJfi1A54zMtp_jTmPD4j1U2zaPzfd-JLpgvVt1CQyL0ai-2sAfTUtDHCPvT22WomoD50DL_N/s1600/1513258340955.jpg" /></a>These are my </u>little snowmen spoon ornies. My boyfriend cut the handles off of old spoons I have been hoarding! I painted them and added some ribbon and ornaments! </div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYpyzSMwCIYPW8jE76-Pp-ZrMpN17_pwafy1gIdCGDI28ewPrfINNTxeBN1etJyrBGQqQBH9dFF8mztbrnKVSHLHy4HVwcLi43-RbZKTKT0a97whuGuX28P3RgwGUVeo72E-otGPzpRlM/s1600/1505639200755.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYpyzSMwCIYPW8jE76-Pp-ZrMpN17_pwafy1gIdCGDI28ewPrfINNTxeBN1etJyrBGQqQBH9dFF8mztbrnKVSHLHy4HVwcLi43-RbZKTKT0a97whuGuX28P3RgwGUVeo72E-otGPzpRlM/s320/1505639200755.jpg" width="180" /></a>I </u>don't remember if I showed this before this was our first batch of babies born Louise is our sow and she had 6 but lost the last 2 poor girl it was her first pregnancy and she had a very difficult time. These are such cuties and they are so precious, they are about 80 pounds now this pic was in September when they were born. The little black one with white band looks exactly like mom the rest look like dad who is Arnold our boar. </div>
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it sure was fun having babies. They are all being sold we have a few left getting out of pigs, they are a lot of work but so cute!!</div>
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I hope yall are having a wonderful winter, out weather has been so up and down we have a blizzard for a few days and so very cold then its rainy and 50 degrees. most of our snow is gone and its been pretty nice outside this week but I think we have a few days of cold and snow showers coming next week. Crazy Michigan weather!!</div>
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Hey yall!!! Typical MI weather yesterday it was 54 degrees and raining and snow melting like crazy, then last night it started freezing and snowing and icy and its 32 outside right now but we have an actic blast of cold air coming tonight and for the weekend. <br />
Love MI though!! So today I played around with a few new things at work. I make my grandmother Rose's cinnamon roll dough which is pretty much like a challah recipe, for our cinnamon rolls but started doing savory things with it to try something different. <br />
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I rolled out the dough into a square and spread the sauce on it, then added some steamed garlic spinach and a slice of baked honey ham and cheddar cheese and folded the corners in to make a pocket, brushed with egg warsh and topped with some black sesame seeds and parley. Baked for 20 minutes and oh boy did they smell yummy!!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JQRriaY4j1-lDye7DOlrfrO5xNxyyMDYxuNR3YU2CZlyrOKHbi5z4NAL8bWiQuSUYTOktixqILFJhw4qe7PCb5bAm38U_MxdN56O-qHuSppZ0nvcVfp9XuYoXkpSKygcOQW0n2dBpahU/s1600/IMG_20180112_084459_062.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JQRriaY4j1-lDye7DOlrfrO5xNxyyMDYxuNR3YU2CZlyrOKHbi5z4NAL8bWiQuSUYTOktixqILFJhw4qe7PCb5bAm38U_MxdN56O-qHuSppZ0nvcVfp9XuYoXkpSKygcOQW0n2dBpahU/s320/IMG_20180112_084459_062.jpg" width="320" /></a><u>These are another of my Grandmother Rose's recipes it actually is her kolacky recipe that I have altered and turned it into our "uncommon" cheese pastry. So you make a long rope with dough, roll it and cut and twist it up and then roll into a round shape and top with cream cheese filling. I add some fruit to them also but today just did plain cheese ones. Then after baking they get a vanilla glaze drizzled ontop. These are so yummy I have to put them in the case or what is left in the kitchen doesn't have a chance!!LOL </u></div>
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craftychickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390918690051679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691265676788974727.post-88004068655965593892018-01-06T08:22:00.000-08:002018-01-06T08:22:18.512-08:00Happy 2018!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here we are in another year already!! I am really going to try and keep my blog updated better this year!! LOL one of my new years resolutions!! So life on the farm has been a bit difficult we have had some losses this month already with this super artic cold weather we have lost 4 of our baby pigs and our beloved Petunia our pot belly pig. You know she loved Appy my horse that we lost in October and she hasn't been the same without him. She would spend all day laying next to or under him in their barn, we moved her inside the pig house just before the snow started thinking it would be warmer in there and she would have a stall all to herself but she just hasn't done well, and she wasn't acting herself. We rescued her from people that had her in a tiny dog kennel and really no idea of her age. I know she was quite the happy gal when we brought her home and let her have run of the pasture. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHQm21C7DRxnrcnQx4mrrwno3ruZGAzymqR_kenKZa2XVPj6lmIsBHRLS5bOgX2TV6AXmlZPZjfc9ua5-VRHX2GUJrmLvOMjZNtIHsEYHoQ2NcRwAWsPX6CscyObfxtMp3mq4Yi1qecKt/s1600/IMG_20171006_172727_024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVHQm21C7DRxnrcnQx4mrrwno3ruZGAzymqR_kenKZa2XVPj6lmIsBHRLS5bOgX2TV6AXmlZPZjfc9ua5-VRHX2GUJrmLvOMjZNtIHsEYHoQ2NcRwAWsPX6CscyObfxtMp3mq4Yi1qecKt/s320/IMG_20171006_172727_024.jpg" width="320" /></a><u>This was our second liter from Thelma, she had 12 and we have lost 4 of them. They are the cutest and so sweet~!! Love pigly wigglies!!</u></div>
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<u><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSnS5ASyI-5LNl_hUW8Y12xOH1Eqv8z7m0Ri5PZ6tgQnV5MMOz6OtYIwLH7_BB_XnLPxbR8LEpY70p306UYXBB3_6mZvokgh2snnLMzdCK96dQxfNP28iOR4OcFZyQw715O_NlrFzSemt/s1600/0104180933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSnS5ASyI-5LNl_hUW8Y12xOH1Eqv8z7m0Ri5PZ6tgQnV5MMOz6OtYIwLH7_BB_XnLPxbR8LEpY70p306UYXBB3_6mZvokgh2snnLMzdCK96dQxfNP28iOR4OcFZyQw715O_NlrFzSemt/s320/0104180933.jpg" width="180" /></a>I made </u>a gluten free salad using fresh chopped kale, dried cranberries, red onion, apples, feta cheese, fresh herbs and also an orange vinaigrette. Now keeping in mind I really really don't like kale much this salad was delish!!! It has been selling at the café so others must agree!</div>
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craftychickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390918690051679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691265676788974727.post-42742603256264186492016-06-25T06:59:00.001-07:002016-06-25T06:59:24.473-07:00Hey yall! Summer is here!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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WOW its almost July!! This summer is flying by.</div>
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The other day I knelt down on the ground to work and here runs my crazy little goat who is now named Dennis the menace!! LOL jumped on my back and stood there. He is so much fun!! Now any time I sit on ground or work he comes running and wants piggy back rides!! HAHA!!<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYQOdN983VUvujKMwmwJPD7pwZiTJM2iTiwYlIu_yIiy-AOJ9p7dAZeQ6PV7sSlU_iVrX-vq9qkdZP2UHuw5Dsn7mLwv7ExepNa-mhyphenhyphenyZvqABg9vNl4H04KUzh6txuaagft_sZixCHGJT/s1600/IMG_20160619_102954962.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitYQOdN983VUvujKMwmwJPD7pwZiTJM2iTiwYlIu_yIiy-AOJ9p7dAZeQ6PV7sSlU_iVrX-vq9qkdZP2UHuw5Dsn7mLwv7ExepNa-mhyphenhyphenyZvqABg9vNl4H04KUzh6txuaagft_sZixCHGJT/s320/IMG_20160619_102954962.jpg" width="180" /></a>I made a batch of coleslaw and had to take a pic of the colors! so pretty! Love homemade slaw, usually I leave it in slivers but we had company coming for dinner and I thought so everyone can enjoy it I put it thru the food processor to grind it a bit. Still yummy!!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE-5dbn0zBeVBId0Kvic6ziGc4l0Zr6cdxi3fyh-i4LvmWjxYi6zVFEfwcaX_rkX089jl6Ybx0gXdFdWOh7FL1nORLmyOjTrCi8NaEHnFozwSbOlKlRYsIuuOkz7IGYkMUgzGjp8NCmox/s1600/IMG_20160622_165413891_HDR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE-5dbn0zBeVBId0Kvic6ziGc4l0Zr6cdxi3fyh-i4LvmWjxYi6zVFEfwcaX_rkX089jl6Ybx0gXdFdWOh7FL1nORLmyOjTrCi8NaEHnFozwSbOlKlRYsIuuOkz7IGYkMUgzGjp8NCmox/s320/IMG_20160622_165413891_HDR.jpg" width="180" /></a>Heres my boy! Appy who turned 30 in april. I have had the guy in my life for 24 years and just love him to pieces. He is so beautiful and even though is blind he gets around great. </div>
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Curly and Maybelle alpacas. I have them at my farm now, wont go into details but going thru a divorce and the x is being quite a snot and only "let" me have these 2 alpacas and I had to fight for them but that's ok I have them at least.</div>
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Life is crazy as we are in full market mode now. I have been doing a bit of painting also making signs of pallet boards, just need to go get pallets I had a good supply of them but they are at the xs house and I am positive I wont get them so will be on the lookout for more!! People are making all kinds of things out of pallets so they are scarce. Great recycling ideas though. </div>
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Ok I think we are really addicted to these fun precious animals!! They are just adorable!!<br />
So while surfing on the internet I came across a farm nearby that was decreasing their herd, texted them and after going back and forth decided to go take a look and see what they had available. WELLLLLLLLLLLLLL we went out and came home with 4 more!! <br />
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Well we are in another blizzard storm watch! Its been snowing all morning and we are supposed to get anywhere from 6-10 inches today thru tomorrow night. ITs feb we usually get a storm in feb or two so nothing out of the ordinary here. The wind is strong and its cold!! BRRRR!! <br />
Spring is coming! Cant wait!! spring time means babies!! baby chicks and who knows what else we will have. LOL<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_BP8oU8fzkZt9pdAwP55HSFx-LalbPEc2SfszWhH1oAuLoB0_e8yPUuIjF3cNSlnKxB_BNB-2n7FOKgQ6MInViOEBFfKbc-1annNZ3IMfuO9O2isZ0IzVVFGzuEpeMTFtppGfiOp3xqD/s1600/IMG_20150911_165812291.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_BP8oU8fzkZt9pdAwP55HSFx-LalbPEc2SfszWhH1oAuLoB0_e8yPUuIjF3cNSlnKxB_BNB-2n7FOKgQ6MInViOEBFfKbc-1annNZ3IMfuO9O2isZ0IzVVFGzuEpeMTFtppGfiOp3xqD/s320/IMG_20150911_165812291.jpg" width="179" /></a>These are my espresso cream filled espresso cookie pies!! These are a big hit at market with espresso powder in the cookie and in the cream filling. Nice jolt to get the day going~ LOL I am sipping on a cup of vanilla cappacino right now! yumm!!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkU0Zx7PKE5Ei0Q_TbPlKhX569hFprJjrd346MFtRxTupCw2GAS8UwYm0Hv4xZdAyju5gq6AkWrQ7sPvuohboO-EExcsWERWb5UW2xDX_EnylsAFJXfwjyyxtS4qqJErBOGa90C-Hhwq3/s1600/IMG_20150913_200255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkU0Zx7PKE5Ei0Q_TbPlKhX569hFprJjrd346MFtRxTupCw2GAS8UwYm0Hv4xZdAyju5gq6AkWrQ7sPvuohboO-EExcsWERWb5UW2xDX_EnylsAFJXfwjyyxtS4qqJErBOGa90C-Hhwq3/s320/IMG_20150913_200255.jpg" width="320" /></a>This is the ribs just out of the smoker, we cut up onions, and fresh garlic and our mix of a bbq rub. OH these were the best!!! We did do some marinade on the chicken and the roasts using apple juice, onions, garlic, salt, pepper, and some dried herbs. WOW! it was sooo good, we kept checking on it and added wood, smoked chips, and charcoal. Started at 8am and were finished in time for supper around 7pm. It was so delish, we had suppers all week from this and gave some to daughter in law and her family and a friend. We even did it 2 more times a month later. Its pretty large so kind of a waste to do just a little. </div>
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Hey yall!! WOW we are in a thaw right now, go from 8 degrees this am to 50 tomorrow!! Believe me I am not complaining!! I am so over winter and snow! And it has been a very mild winter here too!! but ready for spring and to get out and dig in the dirt and play!! </div>
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Thought I would share a few pics of what I am making. We are in winter market in South Haven and that is every sat from 10-2 at the Church Of Epiphany on Erie street. We do get a good attendance and have something for everyone. Here is a pic of my Grandma Rose's chocolate swirl babka!! Oh my it smells heavenly and is so yummy! Babka is one of my favo sweet yeast breads and with cinnamon and chocolate.... what more needs to be said! It's delish!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkneLATSVCMjdrtoVgtL-WK1TTcE01oIyP4Jyp5ku47DiZSw5v00fwufGiaNaATG45g1KOyMhRQmD5nf_3vz4zUdN49uXQbnV9sGeaxZCDsev1LVaf3U9mdqG_FbTTHCxhdsJdWdNd1ASE/s1600/IMG_20151218_122829477.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkneLATSVCMjdrtoVgtL-WK1TTcE01oIyP4Jyp5ku47DiZSw5v00fwufGiaNaATG45g1KOyMhRQmD5nf_3vz4zUdN49uXQbnV9sGeaxZCDsev1LVaf3U9mdqG_FbTTHCxhdsJdWdNd1ASE/s320/IMG_20151218_122829477.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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And the alpacas are doing good they are getting along just fine on the farm. I will take pics of them and post them soon. It's funny of all the things I get them stinkers they only and I mean only will eat fresh carrots!! I buy them organic carrots when I get my produce for market and they love them!! </div>
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hey yall!! Wow we have had snow snow and more snow here!! but its pretty and It hasn't been all that bad this winter. So winter market is going well we are at Church of Epiphany now in South Haven and have 7 vendors coming and hoping to have a couple more join us. I have been working on new items and getting things ready for regular market which is may and will be here before you know it. <br />
I also started a Go Fund Me campaign to purchase a large mixer. Its so much time to make my breads, and biscotti and muffins with my kitchen aide but it can be done just in several small batches, so I am going to try this to help purchase a 20 quart mixer and cut down a lot of time to make new things. Here is a link to my campaign if your interested in taking a peek. Also let me know what you think of it and if its worded good. I'm not very good at that part!! LOL <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="338" title="Click Here to donate!" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="258"><param name="movie" value="//funds.gofundme.com/Widgetflex.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="flashvars" value="page=chickenscratch&template=5" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed allowScriptAccess="always" src="//funds.gofundme.com/Widgetflex.swf" quality="high" flashVars="page=chickenscratch&template=5" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="258" height="338"></embed></object><br />
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Hey yall!!! WOW cant believe Christmas is over already!! and the new year is almost here!! 2016! I hope yall had a most blessed memorable Christmas, ours was very nice! We spent one day with my family and then then next with my beaus family and then Christmas night I got to spend time with my precious boys at my exs house! We had fun!! The alpacas, my horse, goats and all the feathered kids got special treats and they enjoyed them. Its funny how the alpacas only and I mean only like carrots!! We got them all kinds of fresh produce and nope not having any of it!! nothing but carrots! Oh well they enjoyed plenty of them. <br />
I am on to making new things and will post pics, more altered jewelry and I have been painting and altering canvas's and having fun with them, my goals for next year are to create more and also be more inventive with my baked creations for markets! LOL we shall see I only say those 2 things because life gets so hectic and crazy once summer comes I wanted to be at least a bit realistic!! LOL<br />
We got a blast of winter yesterday!! 3 inches in some places of sleet and ice. It dropped down to 26 degrees and it came all day and we also had up to 50 mph winds come thru so many people are with out power, I am glad we didn't loose ours!! So winter is here and I have a feeling its staying! but then again you never know our winter thus far has been glorious!! yes I know what yall are thinking how much this country gal loves the snow but it actually has been nice not having it!! I have a feeling are going to get blasted in jan and feb but really that is fine then it can be spring!! <br />
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Hey all I am back!! So here was an experiment with my crostadas. I made a south western filling of black beans, corn, tomatoes, peppers, onions, carrots and spices then baked that with a big of queso cheese and once cooled topped it with a homemade cilantro lime dressing. Oh my goodness this was delish!! </div>
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Some cranberry pistachio biscotti topped with white chocolate. <br />
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craftychickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390918690051679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691265676788974727.post-36152108727176280852015-11-28T12:00:00.001-08:002015-11-28T12:00:24.946-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hey yall!! WE are at our new location for market today. Inside my friends shop in South Haven at FARMHOUSE CHIC gifts, gourmet, and décor shop.<br />
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And heres one of our first Curly hes a doll!! Its funny how these guys eat only and I mean only grass and hay and sweet feed. But this guy eats ONLY baby sweet carrots no one else will eat any of them though. I bought a bunch of produce for all the animals for thanksgiving and they wouldn't touch anything picky picky picky little things. </div>
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WOW what a cold n windy day we are having in sw mi today! 50 mph winds and let me tell you they are that if not more! My mom and I went to see the lighthouse and beach in south haven and traffic was backed up!! There was a long line to get down to the beach so we stayed ontop the cliff and watched the waves crash against the lighthouse. It was crazy!! I dont think I have ever seen such huge waves coming in. Scary too! <br />
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generated with Smilebox So here it is winter market first week!! I just cannot believe how fast the season outside has gone! WOW!! Well its been a fun week of painting signs for market and gathering up some fall deocorations to put outside the building where we will have our indoor market and oh my has it been a beautiful warm week here in MI crazy last sat was only in the 40s and windy and oh so cold outside and this sat its gonna be near 70!! Thats our weather though we are used to that! I am thinking this might just be our indian summer and I am loving it!! Lots of things to do to! I cut a bunch of wood to make my painted snowmen signs and need to base coat them while its nice and sunny outside so they can dry and I can put another coat on them. The fun part is the snowmen so cant wait. And we went and picked up not the 2 that were planned but instead 4 alpacas. 2 boys and 2 girls. They are such sweeties!! The white girl is Rosie and then we have a tan one we named Rebecca. One of the boys is Maveric (named already) and the other is ??? Havent figured that out yet. Hes jet black and so pretty! Our Curly is loving the company. I dont know if I posted or not but we lost our other male Moe last Sat and since they are pack animals they need companions! Well he has em now!! LOL I will try and post some pics of them. I love my tablet for pics since its not easy taking a laptop around to take pics! especially without dual cameras. So in the alpaca business!! Theyre fur is amazingly soft and luxurious!! Now we have to find someone who wants to buy it! They will get sheared in the spring. Oh my this was really funny too.... so we get them home and learn the females want the boys to come play! if you know what I mean and ... NOT now! There gestation is 11 months and they would be babies next winter so we have to keep them seperated! OK easier said than done let me tell you!! These girls lay down and dont move! The boys were trying to jump the fences, they are in seperated pastures, so trying to put Rosie in her pasture was not easy!! She laid down and that was it! it took over an hour to move her into pasture, at least Rebecca followed along and didnt lay down. The boys were going crazy we had to keep chasing them back to their pasture since they would go right thru the electric fencing! My word! GEEZZEEE what a zoo!! we laughed so hard but it was alot of work. crazy things! <br />
My Appy is doing great he turned 31 in april and is happy and healthy and my little Rosie May the goat is still with him and happy. Love my furry kids! <br />
So if anyone out there reads this and can offer advise with the alpacas bring it on! we are newbies and learning alot! and I am definitely smitten with them!! Well I have some baking to get ready for market sat, pumpkin spice tea cakes, bagels, breads, and some cookies on the list to start today. I hope yall have a wonderful day anda I am learning how to get the pics from my phone onto my laptop so will post pics soon!! <br />
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Hey yall!! <br />
Well its august and I am finally having some time to post on my poor neglected blog. Sorry!! I got a laptop so it will be easier for me to actually make time to get on puter these days. Things are moving along nicely at the café, it has been 4 months now and what a ride that has been feels like a year!! LOL <br />
I am actually at market right now and its rainy and chilly. IT is refreshing though and not windy!! yeah! But I have to say I have a tshirt, sweater and now a rain jacket on and I am cold!! BRRR! <br />
Instead of making my lemonade I should have brought hot cocoa!! LOL that would work for me and maybe some hot soup! Oh well I only have a few more hours and then can go home and curl up under a nice thick warm blanket with the boys. <br />
So I have sure enjoyed making lots of new things! I made homemade mozzarella cheese and boy what a difference from store bought! and who would have thought it really was easy peasy! Just really follow directions closely if u want to make it!! <br />
Also I have whipped up so many soups, it amazes me on hot humid 90degree days people want homemade soup! I have done tomato basil which was absolutely divine! cold cucumber which I never had made before and it surprisingly was delish, cold gazpacho which is always yummy, calico bean with fresh swiss chard and 3 beans and oh so yummy, some of my gingered carrot soup which was very popular, and some chicken tortilla that I could have ate every day and not been sick of it and it was delish as a dip with chips. I love to make thick and chunky soups that are very hearty and full of veggies and herbs. And I love to make herbed veggie broth to use for gravy and soup bases. <br />
I am looking at buying an electric push button pressure cooker/canner? Any thoughts on one? I grew up scared to death of that dang spinning top on my moms old cooker that flew off and hit the ceiling in the kitchen and put a hole in it!! When ever she brought that big ol pot out I ran out of the room for fear of my life~! But now am thinking these new fancy dancy ones might be safer to be around! <br />
I have also become a pro at makin nut butters! We make almond, honey cashew and peanut at the café and they are soooo yummy! We even have a few customers that come in for toast and nut butter. <br />
I will try to figure out how to get my digital camera program installed on here now or maybe I can get a cable? usb? thingy to get pics from my phone and start posting pics next! You can see some of our dishes. <br />
I also am on instagram with a lot of pics!! under chicken scratch farm or Darlene Stumpf-Westfahl<br />
Hope yall have a wonderful day! <br />
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wow! What a week it has been we are getting ready for the grand opening which is May 16th of the cafe!! ~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~<br />
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these are large loavess of our house made challah bread let me tell you this bread makes the most amazing french toast! so we are going to have French toast Fridays at the cafe using the challah bread<br />
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and a pic of our PBJ panini which is our house made almond honey butter with red onion marmalade and some cream cheese this is absolutely yummy!<br />
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So as you can see we're pulling things together we have a training tomorrow Saturday of employees and making coffee or coffee supplier Uncommon Grounds will be here to help support and teach! if you like coffee you will love their coffee it's absolutely wonderful! so I am off to bake and I will be back to share more very soon hope you all have a wonderful day!! Happy happy baking and cooking and creating!! </div>
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~hey yall!! Wow spring has sprung full force here in beautiful mi!! Yeah. Yippee. Yee haw!! So love springtime here! Well acruall love all our gorgeous seasons! Babies and more babies coming! At my friends farm, where my precious kids are there are 4 pregnant heifers ready anyday to calf. We get so excited each day thinking today is the day. I need to get better pics of the girls while they are still pregnant cant believe how big they are. Clarise, Penny, Ashtabula and Touch are the ladies names. Sweeties too!! <br />
my sweetheart happy my horse turn 31 this month I can't believe he's not order any I've had him for 24 years now and he amazes me each and every day he is completely blind but that does not stop that worst one bit big baby! Miss rosie may is my only goat now and that little doll is 13. Good grief how time flies!! <br />
We are still doing winter farmers/artisans market in south haven and have a few more weeks to go until the crazy busy season! At winter market we have baked goods, produce, fresh eggs, goats milk products, seasonings, teas, honey, maple syrup, and handmade product that make wonderful gifts. And a lot of things I didn't mention! I get to see and visit with customers ( friends) and a gal I worked with a few years ago! Fun fun fun! <br />
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So life is good I see my "boys" regularly at my ex's house so that works. I do miss those kids though but life does go on and when one door closes definitely another opens. Wow its gonna be 68 today already it's 57 and still morning!! </div>
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Well I will be back to share more pics at Root. Dawn worked there yesterday with a few friends finishing details up. Have a wonderful day talk soon!! </div>
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Here are pics!! <br />
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oh my goodness! Finally I have gotten back into my blog yay! I am so sorry for being gone so long I changed emails and I've had a horrible time trying to get logged back in for some reason? so I am back with all kinds of exciting news! This year is bringing it very exciting new adventure!!!<br />
Root is going to be opening may 16! A coffee shop cafe in downtown fennville! What does this have to do with me?? My dear friend Dawn is opening it and i will be doing the bakung for it and cooking up some scrumtious breakfast and lunch items! so we have played around all winter with new creations and some of the tried and true ones i have made for markets thru the years. I cannot believe I have been doing Market full time since 2009 but been doing Market since 2000!<br />
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With that being said I am so excited to have this opportunity and we'll make the most of it! I will still have product at South Haven farmers market this summer will be sharing the booth with someone else.<br />
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Just to give you an idea and a little sneak peek into Root we will be making breakfast paninis, croissants, oatmeals, soups, vegetarian options, frittatas, roasted taters and bakery items!! And much more. Will post pics when we actually start making things there.<br />
Things are hectic and fun at the same time. I am still doing some altered creations we made some cuff bracelets most recently that turned out so cool!!<br />
I will try to get some pics tonight yet.<br />
So excited to be back on here I forgot pics!! Be back in a bit!!<br />
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craftychickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02390918690051679774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691265676788974727.post-18771544155498779922014-09-16T12:42:00.000-07:002014-09-16T12:42:48.699-07:00happy early fall <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well hello there y'all. Wow wow oh wow its been soooo long since I been here so sorry! I have a whole years worth of catching up now! Lol. Life has been well to say the very least crazy! My life has flipped upside down so many times I lost count ! But now hopefully I will be back to my old ramblings I miss my blog! One of the many changes is I am working at a friends studio! Pottery studio and let me say working with the clay and being on her beautiful farm has been just the kind of therapy my life needed! Yes I am still doing markets and baking just only my south haven market though and the same friend opened farmhouse 1981 in our town which features locally made art and foods. I will add pics if I can from my new tablet. ???still learning this thing. Nothing like my computer though!! Lol. So with all that said let me see if I can add pics of the store I am working in. </div>
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Hey there!! Well I am at the cancer center with my mom again today so thought I would post again! So cannot wait to get my internet and puter fixed at home!! I used to post almost every day or so and now just here and there. Thank you to everyone for being patient and for following my little blog.
My last post I told yall there were many changes in my life and one being single again but its all good! I am having a great time with the new man in my life and his wonderful family. We have 2 dogs Jax and Tank. Jax goes to market with me every week (Buster you will always be my number one market buddy!!) but Jax does very well, he is a little mix that looks like a small fox and made quite an impression on customers this summer. I am very thankful to have him in my life yall know I couldnt be without dogs in my life. Tank is my boyfriends dog and goes to work with him everyday and he is a very smart 5 month old. Jax will be a year old for halloween!
We were just visited by 2 very sweet special rehab furry kids here at the center, one was a big retriever and the other a little pug, both were very sweet. I regret not taking the time to take Buster Brown more regularly to visit people in nursing homes or hospitals he had the perfect disposition and loved everything and everyone. A specail one of a kind furry kiddo who is greatly missed baby!!
Well my mom is up now so I am off to sit with her and play yahtzee!! Love our little game time together!
Have a blessed Monday I promise I will be back soon!!
Winter Market in South Haven starting this sat!! 10-1 at FOUNDRY HALL on Eagle Street!! I am also doing Bronson Hospital Winter Market starting in november in Kalamazoo!!
HUGS YALL!!
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