I don't only bake you know

My garden, spring 2012

I enjoy my garden.

I plant bulbs, seeds and plants

with a general idea of what I have

and am shocked and delighted

with what pops up

down the line.

I have always been the best all you 

can eat buffet for the local bunny.

She's getting fluffier, and I have

learned to protect just those plants 

that don't spread like crazy.

As it is now May, more things

are working their way to the surface.

I happen to have Meyer Lemons

Meyer Lemon Mini Muffins

As luck would have it (I really could have tied that into

yesterday's luck of the Irish), I actually purchased

Meyer Lemons this morning thinking that

a tart a citron may be in order.

But, upon a wee peek at my new favourite cooking blog

Crepesofwrath.net

I found these delectable delights

I now have plans for at least a portion of my day.

On My Need to Bake

The Infamous Jacques Torres Chocolate Chip Cookies

Those of you who may have followed this portion of my blogging life

know how I love to bake.

The truth is, I am unsure if it my love of baking, opposed to my

love of eating said baking is where my other passion lies.

(you know I love the smell of wet paint).

Painting results in few calorie consumption which my answer a question unspoken, but

that remains for another day.

The blog posting I am featuring today

has, perhaps, the most delicious photos of

a chocolate chip cookie I have ever seen, and I have seen more than a few.

Therefore, I share with you a link to the Crepesofwrath site, so, we may meet again

and discuss the wicked merits of Chef Torres cookies

Superbowl Cookies

Oatmeal cookies with coconut, dark chocolate chips, dried cranberries,

and mini butterscotch chips,

and

frying pan cookies (no bake with chocolate, oatmeal, coconut, butter and sugar)

I should be doing other things, but....

I wanted to share this with you

It's the Big Kahuna Breakfast

I had it in a diner on Maui the day after I did

the Maui marathon in 2009 (the hardest race I have EVER done)

It consists of pancakes, a whole fresh sliced banana, fresh pineapple, whipped cream, and toasted walnuts.

I almost cried it was so good and I was in desperate need of decadence.

The BEST breakfast ever.

Cutie Pies - as promised

I know they sorta bubbled up and are not "Martha Stewart" quality visually,

But Hey Now, do they not look juicy and delicious.

Well, that is how they taste too.

The baking is done, and the packages are wrapped

two dozen cherry and blueberry cutiepies

for the dessert auction at

Crosslands Church.

Proceeds to their mission this summer in Malawai.

I hope they are a hit and can raise lots of money.

Today's Baking

Two close friends of mine attend the same church. The church is holding a dessert auction tomorrow night to raise funds for a mission to Africa this summer. Though I am not a member of their church I love to bake and of course to support such a wonderful project. Here is my plan, Pie In A Jar. It's snowing here today and forecasted for tomorrow as well so I want something that will travel well, cute, different, and can be consumed will little difficulty at the auction. And well hey, they are just plain CUTE too.

As I have been getting out the ingredients today I discovered I am out of white sugar. HOW can that happen? Must of been a Christmas thing. So I am finalizing a list and heading out to make a few purchases. I'll post finished results tomorrow. Wish me luck.