All Day in the Kitchen

I didn't intend to spend all day long in the kitchen, but somehow I did.  I wanted to make bread today (that I knew) so I started the dough sponging before I went for a walk this morning.  This is what it looked like when I returned, and the girls' reaction to how large it got:

 

 

Sophie's been excited about the pumpkins that Charles harvested from the garden last weekend, so she wanted to make pumpkin muffins from the recipe in her kindergarten cookbook.

 

For dinner, we had a meal more suited for fall weather.  It's been on the cooler side all day, so this felt appropriate.  Charles grilled venison, which we ate with green beans and a new mac and cheese recipe we tried.  It was delicious!

Other kitchen adventures included making a Tomato-Cucumber cold soup (very refreshing) and whipping up a Cherry Tomato and Corn Salad (also yummy).

I did get out of the kitchen a few times.  While hanging the laundry, I noticed that most of our sunflowers have finally bloomed.

Hannah and I also went to the grocery store to get what we need for this week.  On the way, we went to Ryan's Fruit Stand and picked up a half bushel of gala apples.  This winter I really want to try to eat local apples rather than buying them from the store.  With three orchards selling them in the Timberville area, that shouldn't be too hard!