My bubbly Betty (aka sourdough starter)

A friend gifted me sourdough starter. Upon learning that people name their starters ours became Betty. Betty makes sourdough granola bars every week, along with pancakes, chocolate chips cookies, and cheesy crackers. The list of goodies continues to grow despite the fact she's never made a traditional sourdough loaf. She did however succeed with this sandwich bread (Melissa gives excellent advice on how to roll out your loaf and cook it in a cast iron loaf pan), these cinnamon rolls, and these perfectly gorgeous dinner rolls.

Just peachy...

Delicious peachy process

I had no idea how much I loved peaches until I made them into jam and ice cream last year. I was thrilled to learn that when using Pomona's pectin you can, in fact, double your recipe and the gel will still set. Peach jam and apple pie filling are two sweets I enjoy having stocked in large quantity for the pantry. We use honey to sweeten the recipes and they have been a hit anytime they are shared.

Mimosa flowers

With the help of this video from Kaylee Richardson at The Honeystead I made my first tincture last year with the mimosa flower. The smell is delightful and I am excited to be making another batch with these beauties this year. May the flowers from this "tree of happiness" bring you much joy.

Proverbs 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.