About a week ago, we got a box in the mail from our dear friends, Cathy and Frank. Frank stayed with us for an entire week and the pressie was a thank-you gift but we're the ones that need to thank Frank because he helped us TREMENDOUSLY for that entire week when we had the Crump barn raising!
Mom is just in love with her new loaf pan!
Not only did Cathy and Frank send this beautiful loaf pan that's the most perfect autumn color but they sent us a mix to bake in the loaf pan!
A ready-made mix is a real treat for mom! She usually bakes everything from scratch!
Yup, it gets my stamp of approval!
The next quick bread is an apple quick bread.
The recipe reads:
Mix together in a medium sized-bowl, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, a sprinkle of mace, 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom, 2 1/2 Tablespoons of sugar and 4 apples that have been peeled and chunked up.
The recipe reads:
Mix together in a medium sized-bowl, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, a sprinkle of mace, 1/4 teaspoon of cardamom, 2 1/2 Tablespoons of sugar and 4 apples that have been peeled and chunked up.
Do any of you grate your own nutmeg like mom does?
It sure does smell wonderful!
Mitch is going to be so disappointed that he chose to head to Crump's with dad because mom is chunking up apples and I get one! haha
This one passes my taste-tester too, mom!
Into the oven it goes! Pay no attention to mom's dirty oven that desperately needs to be cleaned but who wants to self-clean an oven in this nasty summer heat?!
Now we just have to let them cool, wrap them up and into the freezer they go till they are needed for the workshop this coming weekend!
So until next time............
Love ya lots,
Maggie
and the missing Mitch, who is going to be so upset that he missed all of these yummy tastes!
Hi Maggie & Mitch
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That is a very nice new loaf tin your mom has.
We reckon we could smell that baking over here in Scotland.
You guys always get the best helping jobs.
love
Martha and Bailey xxx
OH my, I can smell the great aroma all the way in IL!! Looks like great bread and I bet it taste yummy too. Send me a piece ok??
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Jazzi
Oh deer I've got to go and fine something to eat now!!
ReplyDeleteor find a spoon to lick you lucky two.
See Yea George xxx
That's a really nice loaf pan!! Where did they find it?
ReplyDeleteDid you get to taste the finished product? :)
Mmm.Mmmm.Mmmmmm. We have a feeling that after Moma gets done stirring together salads, she's gonna be mixing up some quick breads. It's the perfect time of the year for it. Almost.
ReplyDeleteThat sure is a pretty loaf pan. Something that special must make baking even better. Pretty going in. Yummy and pretty coming out.
Now. We know OurGirl would ask. Are those apples from your tree? She was meaning to pick one, even if it WAS green. And she forgot. (Sigh)
(We miss her.)
Love
Jake and Fergi xxoo
What a pretty loaf pan!! We know the bread has to really delicious! Eat some for us, okay? Lots of love, Debbie and Holly
ReplyDeleteOh boy, our Mom is just waiting till the temperatures cool off a little before she makes apple bread and apple cake. We can't wait. She even found a recipe for apple dog biscuits so we'll have our very own treat.
ReplyDeleteHi Miss Maggie.
ReplyDeleteThose are really pretty loaves, and we really love your eating pictures Maggie!
Loves,
Tofu
oh nommie those workers are sure lucky!!
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ReplyDeleteNom!!
Nom!!!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Maggie,
ReplyDeleteOh dose breads look most yummy!
Woofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
OMD! They look scrumptious!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yum, they look delicious!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week. :)
That bread looks delicious and we love your Mom's new loaf dish!
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Clive and Murray
What a cool pan Mom got. Looks like it worked just great for that apple cake. Can we come over and try that?
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Gus, Louie and Callie
What a great surprise. The breads look yummy. I hope you get to enjoy.:)
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Teddy Bear
We are on our way over
ReplyDeleteBenny & Lily
I can smell them!
ReplyDeleteYummy bread!
Yes... Mitch is going to be upset!
Kisses and hugs
Lorenza
Maggie and Mitch-
ReplyDeleteYou dogs are so helpful in the kitchen. What would your mom do without her taste testers!
Wyatt
Wow the barn is amazing, and the loaf pan is adorable. I am sure the workshop people will enjoy the quick bread treats! xoxo
ReplyDeleteGOSH! Those breads look absolutely daleicious!
ReplyDeleteYour mom is just soooooooo clever.
Love the spoon licking..hmmm wonder if we can try that?
Big Nose Pokes
The Thugletsx
You two better watch out! You might have a whole bunch of doggies showing up at your house to taste the breads! They do look yummy! And we love the new loaf pan!
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Penny & Patches
Have I told you lately how much I love that thing you do with your pictures??? Like putting a chef's hat on your head???? Wish I could do that.
ReplyDeleteAbout that bread, looks like fun to me. And I loooove me some apples! Rooo, Stuart
Poor Mitch! ;P
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful loaf pan! i bet it looks good with the Dutch oven you showed us awhile back!
ReplyDeleteWhat a yummy bread-we love quick breads around here! Parental Unit's speciality is old fashioned banana bread :-)
Your buddy,
Bocci
Oh, yummy! It smells up to here to Germany!
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Airkissis for Maggie & Mitch
from Mischka
Yummers, that makes us very hungry - bet those breads are tasty. Mom can't wait for new crop apples to arrive here. Everything she buys in the store has a terrible taste - we think she is going apple picking over Labor Day - we'll save some for you and Mitch.
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All the homemade goodies look so yummie!
ReplyDeletehi maggie and mitch- you're in CT!! That means your close by. I think we can be friends - my Maggie loves your mom's art- she thinks the way your mom paints is really cool. Can we be friends?
ReplyDeleteSniff Sniff?
There must be a lot of barns in your area!
ReplyDeleteYummmmmerzzzzzzz! That looks so good!
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Zim
That looks so yummy! My mom person plans to make some zucchini chocolate chip bread tomorrow. I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteHugs & love,
Oskar
Hi Maggie and Mitch,
ReplyDeleteYes I grate my own nutmeg!! Doesn't everybody?? It tastes so much better than the nutmeg you get already grated!!! We use a great deal of spices and grow a lot too and use them!!
Good job Sue!!
XXO, Bambi & Fern
That looks awfully good! And we thought "Quick-Bread" was an oxymoron.
ReplyDeleteBuster's a bread connoisseur, having eaten several Tuscan loaves off the counter. The only think he likes better is swordfish steak--once he latches on, he clings to it like a white shark.
Cheers,
Bailey & Gracie
I don't know how you stay so svelte - every time I see you you're getting a treat! :)
ReplyDeletehi m & m!
ReplyDeleteoh we just love it when your mom bakes!
yummy!
xoxox
m & e
That loaf pan it totally beautiful! Mom has great taste! Am thinking of making the apple quick bread until 'mace' and 'cardamom' got me. Hahaha... Oh well, I'll find out. Oh, grating nutmegs? My fingers are too clumsy to do that! Wahahaha!
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