Cant believe we are just days away from Christmas!!  I dont think we are gonna see a white Christmas here in Michigan! IT has been in the upper40s and actually it is most pleasant!  I love the snow and yall know that but this is kind of nice too. 
Tomorrow Dec 15th is our last holiday farmers/artisans show.  I was able to find a bit of time, well at 3.00 in the mornings to work on some more snowmen signs.  These 3 are done and ready and I have 3 more almost finished. 

I so love the words around the border! 

This is my favo of the 3 I think LOL

Black currant buttermilk cake with vanilla glaze

Red raspberry muffins

and a red raspberry buttermilk cake   LOVE making bundt cakes!!

cinnamon quick bread

carrots cooked and mashed ready to be made into soup!

crumb topping for bars

blueberry apple bar filling I made

and here are the bars just out of the oven!  These are so yummy!  maybe they need a touch of powdered sugar sprinkled ontop! 

from pinterest!!  Snowflake stamped shortbread cookies.  They are so pretty! and quite tasty too!

the cinnamon bread needed "farmgirl bling"

So that was it for yesterday.  Today is gonna be a busy day I have to make a pot of creamy potato soup, cheddar foccacia, andouille cheese n pepper topped flatbreads, cookies, and mocha cinnamon coffee cakes.   Thank goodness for my mom helping at the kitchen!  Susan made this adorable and very yummy decadent chocolate mint holiday cakes.. arent they adorable? 

chocolate cake, peppermint buttercream frosting topped with chocolate ganache' and marzipan holly

this was 1 of the crates full ready for market filled with linzer tart cookies and some ciabatta rolls.

YUMMY!! 

Goodness with all the shows, markets and orders I have been so busy I am definetly ready for a break.  In january!  LOL  Next week is all about cookies and cakes for 3 markets!  We will be making our annual cookie trays up and then with Christmas fast approaching I want to be sure we have plenty of desserts available.  Red velvet bundt cake with cream cheese frosting, maybe some rum cakes and then let the cookies bake!!  So far we are making cranberry lemon, linzer tarts filled with raspberry or apricot filling, kolachky filled with orange marmalade or honey walnut, gingerbreads, chai crescents, russian tea cakes, peppermint candy canes, decorated sugar cookies, hazelnut shortbread, cranberry pistachio biscotti bites, brown sugar shortbread and make a couple others?  That should be enough!  LOL busy busy week! 

Hope yall have a wonderful weekend!!

Foundry Hall in South Haven winter holiday farmers/artisans market tomorrow!!

Hugs

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

been busy creating!!

Well first I want to say I truly hope and pray the east coast is doing better from Sandy.  We have had some horrible wicked winds here.  My mom and I went down to the beach nearby and seen the waves like never before!! angry angry looking sky and the waves were crashing up over the pier around the lighthouse.  Scarey stuff!!  I cant imagine living thru a hurricane like this!   So much devastation around us!

Altered spoon ornaments I just finished today.  Love the santa!  Any of these are for sale $5.00 plus shipping

This little angel one is a vintage image from K&CO's new xmas die cut pack!! you cant see too good but there are some beads attached to the handle which I bent forwards along with a star bead too. 

An old old spoon here with snowman head and tis the season with beads around handle. 

Altered microscope slide ornie, they get soldered around edges and a hanger.  this one for dog lovers has backside done up also

backs of dog slide ornies $5.00 each plus shipping

My mom closed the shop this summer and we have been moving things out so I am listing some sale items I have left that I made.

I have one left of these standing verse signs.  They are on sale for $8.00 plus shipping 8 in tall 8 1/2 in wide at base, burgandy pip berries across the top with rusty metal stars

Prim angel 29 in tall, rusty wire halo, holding onto a prim wreat with rusty metal stars and red berries $15.00 plus shipping

painted birdhouse napkin holder $5.00 plus shipping both sides painted

Prim angel with sheep wire hair $14.00 plus shipping designed from a Terrye French pattern

standing peace crow $8.00 plus shipping

Friends sign 12 in wide SALE $5.00 plus shipping

ONE LEFT~~ snowman frame *the bottom barn red piece can be personalyzed just let me know!!  $15.00 plus shipping nice large size  12 1/4 in wide x  17 in tall wire hanger on top.

set of 3 blue or soft sage green words  Love Live Laugh   $6.00 set plus shipping these are 3 1/2 in tall x 7 long

Faith prim angel $8.00 plus shipping13 in tall

my apple crisp mix in muslin bag $5.00 bag makes 9x13 pan of crisp.  only had apples, butter, vanilla

altered microscope slide ornies $5.00 plus shipping

Oh and this is my "big red" truck  This is my second big lifted suburban and I LOVE big trucks!! she only gets 10 miles to the gallon but I feel so safe in this truck!! and I love the color! of cource it is like barn red! LOL 

homemade marshmallows!! $2.50 pkg of 6 squares plus shipping  THESE are absolutely awesomeness!! and with our homemade graham crackers!! Oh my!!

another altered vintage image spoon ornie! $5.00 plus shipping!!

sign $14.00 plus shipping 

finished ornies~ 

backs of ornies

so if you are interested in anything please let me know!! I will be listing more things asap!! lamps and signs and more ornies and snowmen coming!!

TAlk soon with more goodies

HUGS

Darlene

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~

New baked goods

Hey yall!!!
I tried out a couple new recipes from my grandmas old cookbooks and I am in love with one of them and will surely make again!!

As you can see I made this recipe x 4 and made some in jumbo muffins pans for personal size coffee cakes, in small tins and also in my smaller bundt pans. 

Cinnamon Mocha Coffee Cake!!YUMMY YUMMY!!
The cinna mocha struesle looks pretty swirled thru the middles

I did make a cup of espresso and just brushed it over all the tops to give a bit more moistness and coffee flavor to them and then just dusted them with powdered sugar. 

LOVE bundt cakes!!

Here is the recipe for these:  (this is just the actual recipe x1)

Cinnnamon Mocha Cake

streusle filling:

In small bowl combine am mix:

1/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons baking cocoa

1 tblsp instant coffe (I used espresso powder instead)

1 tblsp cinnamon

Cake Batter:

Cream together until light and fluffy (approx 5 minutes)

3/4 cup butter

1 1/2 cup sugar

Add 4 eggs one at a time beating well to incorporate into batter

Beat in 1 tsp vanilla

In bowl mix together:

2 1/4 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

Alternate adding dry ingredients to creamed mixture with  1 1/2 cups or 12 oz sour cream starting and ending with dry ingredients. 

*optional you can add nuts or/and chocolate chips*

Grease and flour your pans

Place 1/3 of batter in pan then sprinkle on your streusle topping, then top with remaining batter. 

Place in preheated 350 degree oven until golden.  (I make sure internal temp is 200) and it also depends on what size pans you are using.  I would say in a regular oven a bundt pan usually takes 35-40 minutes.  Muffins are usually 20 minutes for jumbo.

After the cakes/muffins cooled I brushed over the tops wtih a strong cup of coffee and then sprinkled with powdered sugar.

**ENJOY**

I also made a batch of our gingered carrot soup, which I think is one of my all time favo soups. 

Red velvet brownies with cream cheese swirl

After running a knife thru the batter it looks so pretty.  I think next time I try these I will reserve a bit of brownie batter to add in globs ontop of cheese layer. 

Veggie pot pies

Topped and ready for oven. 

I had some left over crust so made some little personal size veggie pockets. 

And had just enough to make my lunch =)

And some halloween fun sugar cookies that will be decorated with frostings.  They went in the freezer to work with next week. 

I also made some more of my grandmas zucchini apple bread, black olive baguette loaves, Ezekiel bread loaves, zucchini muffins, espresso cream filled espresso cookie pies and chocolate walnut brownies.

I so missed my mom at the kitchen this week~~ she closed the flower shop in June and is packing everthing up and selling things.  If you are interested in any floral supplies we are having a big sale and things are going to be listed!!  I can say we have alot of satin ribbons in various widths, wedding supplies, corsage supplies, and tons of baskets available.

Give a hollar if you would like to see something I can email you pics of everything.

*Sad to say but I actually didnt go to market today, I have been up all night with a sinus/allergy infection and a horrible migraine and sore throat.  Needless to say calling the doctor monday morning. And we have a wedding to go to tomorrow so I am 100% sure my boys and I are taking a long nap today!! Just feel miserable right now =(  tis the allergy season I guess.

Hope yall have a great weekend!! I will be back to share more next week it is Blue Coast Artists Fall Studio tour next weekend and I have an order for lots of cookies to make so next week will be all about COOKIES!! WOO HOO!!

HUGS

*Darlene*

~~LIVE LIFE JOYFULLY~~and SIMPLY~~