Baileys, cream, and chocolate oh my!

What's for dessert, Bailey's Irish Cream chocolate chip ice cream

Murray's in Westport sent me across the internet desperate for a recipe for this delicious ice cream. I believe I have found it, a little coffee, a little cream, a little chocolate, a little bit of heaven.

Bailey's Irish Cream chocolate chip ice cream

2 eggs

3/4 c sugar

1/4 c Bailey's Irish Cream

1 3/4 c heavy whipping cream

1 c skim milk, I used 2% because that is what I had

3 tubes of Starbucks Via

1 bar dark chocolate shaved

Mix everything together but the chocolate. Put in an ice cream and follow directions. When done stir in chocolate and freeze. I will try to wait at least a few hours before consumption but that is always hard with homemade ice cream.

Guy, my SIL Brandy, and I just had a taste and we rated it 5 star good. May, I am looking forward to breakfast :-)

Peach Crisp

What's for dessert, Peach Crisp!

My sister Lesley is a wonderful baker and this recipe came from her. Our family really has a thing for almond flavoring, that is an understatement. Lesley and I's husbands are not fans of the amount of almond extract we try to add to everything. What is wonderful about is recipe is the natural and subtle almond taste.

Peach Crisp

5# ripe peaches, peeled and sliced

3/4 c + 1 T flour, divided

1/4 t salt

2 c rolled oats

1/2 c white sugar

1 1/4 c brown sugar

3/4 c butter

1 c chopped almonds

Toss peaches with white sugar and 1 T flour. Pour into 9/13 or 2 qt casserole dish. In a medium size bowl mix together everything but nuts, cut in the butter. Stir in almonds and pour over the peaches. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes until golden and bubbly.

Simple summer salad

What for dinner, Simple summer salad!

Make this as big or small as you like but it does not get better than this. Dice a peach around the pit and pick off the chunks into a bowl, add equal part of blueberries, and two shakes of sugar. Let this sit while you make the rest of dinner and the peaches will juice and become wonderful.

Baby food, baby porridge

Porridge is not just for Goldilocks or the three bears but it is for the whole family. My babies love porridge! I have posted about the breakfast porridge I make during the winter but here is the goods I make for my little ones until they can chew grains.

Here is Eva helping me grind grains with a hand crank grain mill.

Her and a friend helped me so we got a lot done. This mill is super easy!
In the last post I showed brown rice, which is a first food, and from there I move on to oats. Either steel cut or old fashion. I love using mason jars and at hardware stores like Ace you can find plastic lids like the one showed here. I put scotch tape on the lid to mark the instructions.

Porridge

1 c water

1/4 c ground grain

Mix together in big pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat, lid, and cook 10 minutes. Take off heat and whisk really good to break up the lumps. I use a plastic whisk so I don't scratch my enamel. I usually double so I have enough for several days.

Other grains you can use: quinoa, millet, amaranth, barley,

Once cooled I store in glass containers. 1/4 to 1/2 cup serving is a good amount for the first few months. I like having some in the red containers ready to grab for church nights or babysitters. The blue I will scoop from on nights we are home.

This is how I do porridge. I read Super Baby Food by Ruth Yarin when Eva was a baby. I love it! She is my inspiration for these post. I would say most of this is her information with my own spin on it. I give her all the props.

Baby Food, First Foods

This is the first of many post on baby food. I follow two things on this subject; exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 months (WHO & AAP) and Super Baby Food by Ruth Yarin.

First foods is the first step. I start with avocados first. Many people don't believe you can freeze them, oh, but you can. Buy them up on sale mash them and freeze. I did this months ahead and was ready to go when Wren was ready.

Next is rice cereal. I bought organic 'quick' cereal for a long time this time around because of our hectic May and June. Once our lives calmed down then I was able to make my own brown rice porridge. More details to come on this.

Other first foods in my book include organic whole milk yogurt, sweet potatoes (sweets pots), applesauce, and banana.
Here are my baby dishes. Two sizes of glass bowls, cheese jar for a glass, and spoons.

Food is not just for energy but it is also an area of training. Having a food that they learn to pinch and feed themselves is vitally important. They will not be spoon feed their whole lives so start from the get go that they are to learn to be self sufficient. I use puff easy melt things for the first month or so then move on to Cheerios.

More is soon to come. If you doubt this I dont blame you. I have the pictures uploaded so hopefully in the next few days you will learn about fruits and veggies. Until then, good night.

Kansas City loven

What's for lunch? BBQ brisket!

Tomorrow we are hosting a lunch for our missionaries to India/Nepal Doug and Bethany Pearson. Rebecca Toti helped plan this meal, she knew what kind of food Doug would enjoy. I love KC BBQ and love that we can make it our selves instead of catering. I love showing love through the work of hands and the opening of our home. Elizabeth George prays over the rooms of her home that God could use them to His glory. I have been following this wise woman in preparing. I want to be Martha today and Mary tomorrow.

BBQ Brisket for 30

10 pound brisket (Costco $1.99/lb), actually needs 15 lbs for lunch and if a dinner 20 lbs

buns

Jackstack sauce

pickles

Jackstack beans

Potato salad

Mixed fruit and Rebecca Toti's dip

Smokestack Beans

4 slices bacon

1 (40 ounce) can pork & beans, drained

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon minced onion

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 tablespoon mustard

1 teaspoon liquid smoke

1 cup barbecue sauce, obviously Jackstack :-)

1/4 cup sorghum

On low 4-8 hours in crock pot. Jackstack's secret to making it takes like the restaurant is adding brisket tidbits and some dripping.