Homemaking Mondays: Pesto Cheese Buns and Sunshine Inspirations

 

Hello! 

It's been a lovely week here and I have been 

enjoying the longer daylight and the fresh air. 

It's been warm enough to open up some windows and 

air the house out. 

The air has that smell of the early days of spring.

I got a post from a site I follow 

Farmhouse on Boone. 

She posted sourdough herb buns. 

Yeah...I had to make my own version of them. 

I added pesto and aged cheddar cheese to my buns today.

With the coconut oil in the pan and the olive oil from the pesto

the bottoms were so crispy and flaky!

Then of course there needed to be some loaves

for sandwiches and toast this week.

At the free store this past weekend I found this cute candle.

It's beeswax and it was super dirty from sitting a long time.

After being washed up some

I popped it in a jar I had on the counter. 

I added some rocks to the sides to hold it in place. 

It'll be nice to light up some evening.

I do love the honeycomb design! 

From the top or the sides.

With all the beautiful sunlight these days

the violet starters are growing quickly. 

I hope to separate them out in to their own pots soon.

Then to find homes for them all.

With the extra warmth and sunshine the icicles on the house have been 

growing and falling in repetition. 

One of those interesting things the Lord has created 

that brings me to a stand still to just watch.  

Also with this beautiful sunshine the lemon oregano

has been exploding.  

At one point I thought the plant wasn't going to make it and 

I started some cuttings.  

Now it's growing well again and I have to say

it's one of my favourite plants now.  

Just brush the leaves and the aroma is enough to 

cheer you! 

Oh and we have a very friendly squirrel that has been running 

along the side of the house and windowsills. 

This morning it stopped in the kitchen window to listen to 

my daughter and I chat with it.  

How has your week been? 

Have you been baking anything someone inspired you to bake?

I hope you have a beautiful day! 

Love and Prayers,

Jennifer

Brownie Pops and Squirrel Visitor

Hello! 

How is your day?  It's a beautiful snowy winter's day here in the Yukon.  

My son requested this fun treat and it was fun to make. 

They are brownie pops.  

I used my regular brownie recipe and poured it into a new pan that my son was given.  It has the greatest shape and they cooked very quickly and evenly in it.  

Then we melted semi-sweet chocolate chips: dipped the pops in,

rolled in sprinkles, and popped in a jar until consumed. 

A fun quick activity to fill an afternoon sweet tooth.

The pictures of the close ups are a bit blurry, but I didn't have time to take more 

since they didn't last very long.  

This pan is from Wilton and is non-stick.  I'm not a fan of non-stick, but it works great and I don't think it'll be over used to where the coating is pealing.  

Next time we're going to try it with regular cake.

Brownies

3 eggs

2 cups sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup melted butter

3/4 cup baking cocoa

1 1/2 cups flour

1/4 tsp salt

* Mix all wet ingredients together then add the dry.

*Bake 350F for about 30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. 

(of course with these pops I just had to wait and check on them)

* cool in pan and then remove and cut up. 

(With the pops, they slid right out of the pan and cooled on the rack)

I love this recipe since it turns out perfect each time...

never did have that with melting the chocolate squares. 

I also want to introduce you to Chubs.  He's one of the resident squirrels in our yard.

He's very curious and friendly.  

On this day he came down the tree to talk to me.  

He listened to me talk to him and was interested in me taking pictures of him. 

He often talks to the kids while they're out, and plays games with our dog Sophie.  

The squirrels like to make these tunnels in the snow and have stashes of seeds that we no doubt will discover in the spring.  It's fun to watch them diving into them and popping up in other areas of the yard. 

Well thank you for dropping by!  I hope you have a delightful day!

Jennifer