Cake show in st louis

The Wind and the Willow's Kitchen

And, in response to my BFF and cooking consultant Liz Roses' kitchen comment:

"The floor was well-worn red brick, and on the wide hearth burnt a fire of logs, between two attractive chimney-corners tucked away in the wall, well out of any suspicion of draught. A couple of high-backed settles, facing each other on either side of the fire, gave further sitting accommodations for the sociably disposed. In the middle of the room stood a long table of plain boards placed on trestles, with benches down each side. At one end of it, where an arm-chair stood pushed back, were spread the remains of the Badger's plain but ample supper. Rows of spotless plates winked from the shelves of the dresser at the far end of the room, and from the rafters overhead hung hams, bundles of dried herbs, nets of onions, and baskets of eggs. It seemed a place where heroes could fitly feast after victory, where weary harvesters could line up in scores along the table and keep their Harvest Home with mirth and song, or where two or three friends of simple tastes could sit about as they pleased and eat and smoke and talk in comfort and contentment. The ruddy brick floor smiled up at the smoky ceiling; the oaken settles, shiny with long wear, exchanged cheerful glances with each other; plates on the dresser grinned at pots on the shelf, and the merry firelight flickered and played over everything without distinction." From The Wind and the Willows, K Grahame.

I think my dough press will fit nicely into the above mentioned kitchen.

Harley and Mr. Toad

I thought you'd like to see how big Mr. Toad is.

Mr. Toad

I've been hunting for this statue of Mr. Toad and finally found one. The company said they cleaned out a warehouse and found a pallet of these 'Mr. Toad Big Figurines.' They were produced in 2005 I think. It may end up outside our house above the garage. We'll see.

PS - my Dutchess Dough Press: it's currently being serviced and will be operational end of this week beginning of next. If you wondering how it works: you slide a big chunk of dough underneath the machine and pull down on the lever and it cuts the dough into 36 even pieces for making rolls! I'm so excited for it!

My new dutchess dough press.

Panpipes

Have I mentioned that I don't do panpipes?