BRK #155
Happy Christmas Baking Day...!
A few photos of Basecamp, followed by all the cookies.
There's a woodpecker that hangs out in the
Berm Shed this time of year, and I notice it's in there when I hear the distinctive pecking sound it makes while it looks for boring beetles. Still trying to move a little closer each time, with the hopes I'll have a legit photograph of it sometime soon. In the meantime, I have these.
While today was mostly cloudy, I caught this snapshot of actual blue skies earlier in the day - also above the Berm Shed.
Meanwhile, no BRK update would be complete without a view of the landscape, of
course.
Now,
on to the baking. First off: thanks to
SEPPer Julia for chipping in throughout the baking session, helping the kitchen run smoothly - and cleanly.
I'll share a photo of my definitely-legit-and-not-horrible-this-time Cracker Jack. Now that I've done it successfully, I have a feeling I'll be making this a couple times a month through the cold months (so, you know, until mid-May). It was definitely a hit, and helped hold us over until the
real baked goods were done.
Grey offered-up two different recipes: a vegan oatmeal apple-dried fruit cookie, as well as a thick classic brownie.
Daniel was moving so fast (and I'm such a terrible photographer) that I couldn't catch even one good photo of him at work. But his vegan lemon-sugar cookies are absolutely delicious...!
Caleb brought us some chocolate snaps: a complex recipe that called for "chilling for at least an hour" in the fridge before the baking could begin. I can verify, however, these were worth the wait.
Also: now that
Wheaton Labs has an air fryer, SEPPer and tech guru
Jeff led it on its maiden voyage today, treating us to sweet potato fries and a rotisserie
chicken. I gobbled a handful of fries, and I'm told that the
chicken was artfully done and tasty.
Finally: we wrapped today's half-assed holiday with a Christmas movie...
Die Hard 2. Yep. Seriously.
Thanks for reading, and enjoy your day...! Bake something tasty!!!
