My brain has gone plain insane. I feel like I'm caught up in a whirlwind and I'm trying to reach out to stop and get a job done, and I'm sucked back in again heading another direction.
The barn....
Oh lets not talk about that job. It's getting on my nerves, although I've wanted that job done for several years. So. Much. Work. The barn siding was delivered. Then rain arrived, so garden work halted, and I was back indoors. Deep cleaning, cooking, putting up. . .
The hens are molting. Egg supply is at it's all time lowest. I made a crock pot of pumpkin oats. We are not tired of pumpkin just yet, ha ha! I picked a handful of red raspberries for topping the oats too.
I baked my first flourless pumpkin bread. I have always baked it with flour, so this was a new recipe. I only tired it out of curiosity, and the fact it saves me on ingredients. Einkorn flour isn't cheap. It was so-so. Not awesome, yet not bad either.
Flourless Pumpkin Bread
Mix together in a blender or food processor:
2 cups old-fashioned oats (I ground these up first)
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (I used home grown)
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (I just put in cinnamon etc)
Bake in prepared 9 x 5 loaf pan for 30 minutes at 350°F. Check with a toothpick. Continue baking if needed (I did). Allow bread to cool before removing from pan. Store bread in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
Holiday pie prep is now checked off the list of "to-do's." What a good feeling too. I'm looking forward to a much better, and much healthier, holiday season this year.
The "journal junkie" started another journal - a fitness journal. To be honest, it is making very accountable for the amount of water I drink, my snacks and totally focused on my exercise and amount of fruits and vegetables (better than before).
The barn....
Oh lets not talk about that job. It's getting on my nerves, although I've wanted that job done for several years. So. Much. Work. The barn siding was delivered. Then rain arrived, so garden work halted, and I was back indoors. Deep cleaning, cooking, putting up. . .
The hens are molting. Egg supply is at it's all time lowest. I made a crock pot of pumpkin oats. We are not tired of pumpkin just yet, ha ha! I picked a handful of red raspberries for topping the oats too.
I baked my first flourless pumpkin bread. I have always baked it with flour, so this was a new recipe. I only tired it out of curiosity, and the fact it saves me on ingredients. Einkorn flour isn't cheap. It was so-so. Not awesome, yet not bad either.
Flourless Pumpkin Bread
Mix together in a blender or food processor:
2 cups old-fashioned oats (I ground these up first)
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree (I used home grown)
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (I just put in cinnamon etc)
Bake in prepared 9 x 5 loaf pan for 30 minutes at 350°F. Check with a toothpick. Continue baking if needed (I did). Allow bread to cool before removing from pan. Store bread in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
I love to have onion soup stocked in my freezer. It was the next thing to be made - 5 delicious pints. It's in the Ball blue book if you want the recipe.
Pie
crust crumbles have now been restocked. I have had good pie crusts
with this recipe, and I love the easy use of just getting it out and
adding water.
Holiday pie prep is now checked off the list of "to-do's." What a good feeling too. I'm looking forward to a much better, and much healthier, holiday season this year.
Misc. Preparedness
Plantain
poultices are now prepared and in the freezer. Just in case. I have
dried plantain as well, but instant poultices is a relief to have,
considering my own spider bites. Preparedness by a paranoid lady, ha
ha!
The "journal junkie" started another journal - a fitness journal. To be honest, it is making very accountable for the amount of water I drink, my snacks and totally focused on my exercise and amount of fruits and vegetables (better than before).
Comments
Interesting you mentioned einkorn. I've been thinking about trying some standard wheat alternatives in the garden. Maybe I should try a seed crop next year.