Last Saturday my friend hosted a homemade waffle brunch so of course I was all in, and volunteered my cooking skills to the domestic event. 7:30am found us heading in the cold cold fall midwest chill to the downtown farmer's market. I got chemical-free strawberries for the waffles as well as numerous other goodies like bok choy, organic potatoes and garlic, and learned about the Grinnell CSA (Community-Supported Agriculture). I'm going to try a little experiment and see if I can actually grow a potato and not kill it.
After the market we headed home to start cooking, and whipped up tons of waffles in Kate's iron, and I worked on cooking the bacon and whipping up the whipped cream (and added a bit of pure vanilla extract to it- thanks Dawn A. for introducing me to this!). See below how we made the homemade butter. I loved the fun early morning exploring the market since it's only the 2nd time I've been (!) and great conversations with stellar people.
Next friend event: coffee cake breakfast then an apple orchard! This outing was inspired by a
commercial my beautiful friend was in, which made me want to buy boots and hang out at an apple orchard with cozy sweater and fall hat.
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| lovely farmer's market flowers and lovely friend |
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| what's a brunch without real bacon, and lots of it. This is the reason I can't go full-on vegetarian... |
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| new friends, new babies, and a brisk autumn backyard brunch |
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| All homemade! Even the whipped cream, whipped by yours truly |
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| homemade pumpkin scones. The toddler loved these strawberries, even reaching over and grabbing the last one off my plate. =D |
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| Put a couple of marbles in a jar with some whipping cream, guests can shake it a few times when they arrive, and 5-10 minutes later, voila! Butter. |
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| Kate et le beurre |
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