Happy Birthday

Happy 33rd Birthday to my sweet husband!!!

Hugs and kisses!!!

From the Cabin

Darrell went mushroom hunting in the wood around our cabin and found a bunch of chanterelle's. These wild mushrooms are a beautiful yellow-orange color and look like a flower. I hunted for a recipe for these mushrooms and found one that I tweeked a bit, so you get a Foodie Friday early. Enjoy!(note..I am note a fan of things Darrell finds in the woods, but these were absolutly delicious.)

Mushroom Medley Au Gratin

3 tbl grated parmesan cheese

3 tbl dry bread crumbs

2 tbl butter, softened

1-2 lbs Chanterelle mushrooms

1 lb buttom mushrooms(or baby portobellas if you want it richer)

1 clove of garlic

2 tbl flour

1 1/2 tsp fresh thyme

2 tsp. dijon mustard

1/4 tsp salt

2/3 cup milk

In a small mixing bowl stir parmesan cheese, bread crumbs, and 2 tbl, of butter together and set aside.

Clean and remove stems from mushrooms. Slice mushrooms.

In a large skilletcook mushrooms in galric and 2tbl. butter about 5 minutes or until tender.

Remove mushrooms.

Add flour, mustard, thyme, and salt. Pour all milk in at once stirring as you pour. Cook on low heat until bubbly.

Transfer mushroom mixture to a 8x8 glass baking dish and sprinkle with brad crumb mixture.

Bake at 350 about 20-25 minutes or until bubbly.

Finished product

Blackberry pie and cinnamon treats

When I was a kid and my mom would make homemade pies she always used the left over dough to make these sweet, simple, little cinnamon treats. They were just rolled up left over dough with butter, cinnamon, and sugar. I think I like these better than the pies most of the time.

I made a blackberry pie from the fresh ones we picked over the weekend and sure enough I had just a tiny bit of dough left over. They are cooking now.

Peaches and Blackberries

We took a trip to a "pick your own" farm today called Thierbach Orchards & Berry Farm, http://www.thierbachorchards.com/ . In season right now are their peaches and blackberries. We got a little bit of a late start so the blackberries were a little tough to find, but we picked enough to make a pie. (if there's any left after we munch on them!) After we were done with the blackberries we headed to the peach orchards for some fresh picked peaches. Jack loved finding all the peaches on the ground and throwing them. And he also made freinds with the farm dogs we seemed to love anyone who pet on them!

I got my Martha Stewart on when we got home and I made homemade peach cobbler with the peaches we picked. I can't wait for dessert tonight!

95th Birthday Pics

We celebrated my Grandma's 95th Birthday yesterday at the care center in Ste Gen. My mom worked really hard planning for this and she did a great job!!! Lot of fun, family, and memories.

Birthday Wishes

Happy Birthday Mom!!!
and
Big Birthday Wishes Grandma!!
Love,
Beverly, Darrell, and Jack

Spinklers and popcicles

Happy Birthday America!

Jack and his cousin Carter