Promise of a good future...
Trying to focus on the positive while walking around our garden to get some fresh air...in the midst of this sheltering. Looking forward to some fresh peas, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, and hopefully more to come...🤗 @ Almaden Valley Hills ... See more

Finding new ways to use extra sourdough starter...trying my best not to waste, but that gets harder and harder as your sourdough starter grows faster and faster! I found some recipes on kingarthurflour. com The one pictures is a sourdough pumpkin bread and earlier I tried the waffle recipe too. The waffles were to die for!!! However, I still have way too much starter... ... See more

What is this???...you may be asking😏. It’s the first step in making my sourdough starter! I mixed my flour and water to make the batter. Now I just need to wait 24 hours for the next step! Follow my story for all the details and try making it for yourself too! If you do, please share your photos and story too! My CV Life!😏 ... See more

My CV Life...Corona Virus Life. I have long been wanting to try my hand at baking artisan breads. Well, what better time than now? This book has become my morning reading material. First, I will try my hand at making Sourdough starter. Hey, I live close to San Francisco...we must be able to capture some of their wonderful natural bacteria for our starter! In order not to kill the bacteria, the first step is to let the chlorine evaporate from my tap water for 24 hours. So...plenty of time to figure the full process out! Will keep you updated on my quest...hopefully it will end in a good loaf of bread!🤗 ... See more

In honor of St Patrick’s Day, I made Matcha Checkerboard Shortbread. I will have them at the Farmers Market tomorrow. Stop by for a sample! 8am-1pm

My garden is beginning to wake up! 🤗. I planted mostly natives in my backyard over a year ago. There are so many trees and thus so much shade that I wondered if even the natives would survive... This is the first time I am seeing lots of flowers appearing and I am so excited! @ Almaden Valley Hills ... See more

Lemon Crinkle Cookies is another hit gluten-free recipe I tried on Friday. I found this one @goodforyouglutenfree.com. It’s another keeper! Only problem is that now my famous Amaretti Cookies may get overlooked! They are very similar in ingredients and final texture, only the lemon zest and juice takes this one over the top!!! A big shout out to @goodforyouglutenfree ... See more

Tried out a bunch of gluten free recipes yesterday...from biscotti to sweet breads. A couple of them really stood out.
These super moist and flavorful Chocolate Raspberry Tortes are one of them. Special thanks to @thekitchenmccabe for this recipe! I didn’t have fresh berries, so I improvised with a layer of raspberry jam between the cake and ganache topping. Gluten and dairy free, it’s definitely a winner! ... See more

Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookie. A new item for my gluten free customers! I will have a couple packets and samples at the market tomorrow. Stop by between 8-1 to sample this and more...😋

Amazing texture and flavors...well worth the effort! @ Almaden Valley Hills