Cherry Hill Cottage...

Pretty little eggs...

 

I love eggs, simple pretty eggs.

Banty eggs from Stone Hill Farms.

Thanks Mike!

This is Canton First Monday weekend. Please drop by and see us at the booth or the store. Both locations will be open~ Friday-Sunday. ; - )

Bracelets by Leslie...

 

I'm so excited about my new cuff bracelets. Aren't they the cutest?!! They were created by my friend Leslie Janson~ you can find Leslie's creations here at her Etsy shop.

About the bracelets~ Leslie used vintage grainsack fabric for both bracelets. I love the bold black graphics of the one on the right. It will look so cute with my black denim sundress and cowgirl boots!! ; - )

The bracelet with the vintage buttons, I just melted when I saw it. How absolutely sweet and charming. This vintage button bracelet will look great with my cool summery linens or jeans!

Thank you Leslie for being so WONDERFUL!!

 

Cuff bracelets have adjustable metal interior.

Pound Cakes...

 

A perfect pound cake~

Put this recipe in your cookbook...

This pound cake is fantastic plain. That is how we served it the first day, the second day, we served it with strawberries and whipped cream. DELICIOUS!

Makes 2 Loaves or one 10-inch tube cake.

6 eggs

1 cup cold unsalted butter

(8oz.) cut in 1/2-inch pieces

1 8-oz. pkg. cold cream cheese, cut in 1-inch pieces

2 3/4 cups sugar

1 tsp. kosher salt

4 tsp. pure vanilla

3 cups sifted cake flour

Let eggs stand at room temperature about 30 minutes or until they are room temperature (no more than 2 hours). Generously butter and lightly flour two loaf pans or one 10-inch tube pan. Using large bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer with paddle attachment beat cold butter about 2 minutes on low speed, occasionally raising to moderately high speed for 2 seconds to dislodge butter from paddle.

Add cream cheese. Beat on low speed 3 minutes with occasional short bursts on high speed to dislodge mixture from paddle. Beat butter and cream cheese mixture until waxy and well-blended. Still mixing on low, add the sugar in a slow continuous stream. (This should take 1 1/2 to 2 minutes). Add salt. Continue creaming butter and cream cheese mixture for 5 minutes, scraping sides and bottom of bowl once halfway through. Increase speed to medium; continue mixing 2 minutes more, scarping once.

Add eggs, one at a time, beating 20 to 30 seconds after each addition or just until each egg is fully incorporated before adding the next egg. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl after first three eggs. Beat in vanilla with the last egg.

Gradually add about 2 1/2 cups of the flour on low speed, mixing until just blended. Turn off mixer. Fold in remaining flour by hand with a rubber spatula, just until combined.

Turn batter into prepared pans. Shake pan gently to distribute batter. Drop filled pan from a height of about 6 inches onto kitchen counter to dislodge any large air pockets.

Place on center rack of cold oven. Turn oven setting to 300. Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 1/2 hours without opening oven door for the first 1 hour and 15 minutes. Test for doneness by carefully inserting a cake tester in center of cake.

Transfer to cooling rack. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.

Bake 1 hour 45 minutes for tube pan.

Cowgirl boots...

 

Vintage cowgirl boots, or gently worn. I prefer to think of them  as "vintage".

They are so comfortable~ wore them all day with a smile on my face. ; - )

Really cute with a skirt and an apron!

An Ebay win...

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread...

   

I had these 3 ripe bananas that needed to be...

banana bread.

 

Have you ever added chocolate chips in your batter?

You must try it...

 

Throw in some pecans.

Banana bread will never be plain again. ; - ) Yum!

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread...

Makes l full-sized loaf

Preheat the oven to 350

In one bowl, combine:

1/2 stick butter, softened

2 eggs

2 or 3 very ripe bananas

2/3 cup sugar

Use a fork, to squish the bananas and mix the ingredients together. It is alright for there to be small chunks of banana in the batter, but you want most of the banana to be reduced to mush.

In another bowl, combine:

1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are blended together.

If you like, stir in additional ingredients here, such as chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cherries or apricots, or chocolate chips. A handful ( about a half a cup) is about right.

Pour the dough into greased baking pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 50 minutes.

Rain...

 

It's raining...

so I made this big pot of Taco soup and cornbread.

Have a great weekend!

Peace...

 

Peace be with you...

Quiet please...

 

How beautiful it is to do nothing

             and then to rest afterward.

Flowers on my floor...

 

This past weekend Mika and I found 2 ((old)) carpet runners~

One for me, and one for her...

 

We found them in an antique store in Tyler, Texas...

Splish Splash...

 

David and Mika are in the process of buying their first home~

Mika is buying this tub, the "house" goes with it!

 

I'm afraid she will NEVER GET OUT of it. Relaxing and sleeping in the bath tub is Mika's all time favorite thing to do...

splish splash Mika!!

Mika has a few SPRING banners left~

Get one if you wish!! ;- )

mika2682@aol.com