So now there's this

So,
now
there's this

I have struggled, and I am struggling, but I am also finding joy, I am laughing more than crying, I am squeezing my babies, I am snuggling (struggling?) with my husband.

There's this,
it's unprecedented, and its nothing new,
we have never done this,
but humans have.
I want to write a canto, about how being at home is a burden
I want to write an ode, about how being at home is a joy

Today is today, is today, is today,
where do we go from here
when the front porch is our finish line?

Let's go make some bread.

Cheddar Ham Biscuits

2 C AP Flour
1 Tbs baking powder
1 tsp season salt
1/2 tsp bay seasoning
1 stick cold butter  cut into 1/4" chunks + 1/2 stick room temp butter
1/2 c buttermilk
1 egg
1 c shredded cheddar
4 slices of ham stacked and cut into 1/4 in squares

preheat oven to 425

whisk flour, powder, salt and seasoning in the bowl of a stand mixer, then using paddle attachment beat butters into flour mixture, add ham and cheddar mix until everything is coated, whisk egg into your buttermilk, add to mixer, mix on low pulsing until ingredients are combined.

dump out onto a floured surface fold onto itself 4-6 times, pat into an even thickness and cut into 8-12 biscuits (up to you how big you want them) bake 12-18 minutes until risen and golden

serve hot or warm. can be frozen and reheated in 400 degree oven.

Ladies Salon pt 2 OLD post finally posted

Once again i am jumping in to the second in a series of events without talking about the first, well, i dont know what to say really besides get used to it!

Every once in a while i organize a ladies afternoon salon, sometimes its painting, drawing, decoupage, matchbooks... well that's all i got so far but soon im going to break into the museum and draw bones!

anyway... we convene about 2 and work until 4 or 5 in the afternoon and there are of course noshy bits so heres what we ate one time!

champagne cocktails (champagne, bitters laced sugar cube, orange peel, aperol... definitely yum!) fresh pea soup with creme fraiche, soft dinner rolls with thickly sliced ham, watercress tossed with a lemon vinaigrette, and sauce richard, served with potato chips.