I’ve never really been one to do things the easy way.

If I’m going to get myself into something, I’m going all out. No matter how ridiculous going all out can end up being.

For example, I volunteered to make some scones for a bridal tea that I went to yesterday. But I couldn’t just make regular old scones.

Of course not, that would just be the normal person thing to do.

Instead I came up with a fancy scone recipe and decided to make my own butter.

Naturally.

And let me just tell you, the little extra it takes to make the butter was completely worth it.

You will need…

1 quart heavy cream

½ cup honey

1 orange, zested

½ teaspoon salt

Start by combining all your ingredients in a large jar. If you don’t have a very large jar, you can just divide it into multiple jars.

You jar to be a little more than half full. Mine were way to small so it took WAY longer.

Shake the cream rigorously until the cream starts to form into butter chunks. About 20 minutes.

When large chunks have formed, strain the chunks of butter from the buttermilk.

Save the buttermilk for other recipes.

Serve butter with your favorite breads, muffins and scones.

Love and Beer Floats

Angela

Orange Honey Butter

1 quart heavy cream

½ cup honey

1 orange, zested

½ teaspoon salt

Start by combining all your ingredients in a large jar. If you don’t have a very large jar, you can just divide it into multiple jars.

You jar to be a little more than half full.

Shake the cream rigorously until the cream starts to form into butter chunks. About 20 minutes.

When large chunks have formed, strain the chunks of butter from the buttermilk.

Save the buttermilk for other recipes.

Serve butter with your favorite breads, muffins and scones. 

Tomorrow is the big day.

The big day that I’ve been dreading.

After work tomorrow, I’m heading home to attempt the real deal. A three tiered wedding cake. The exact wedding cake I will be making come the middle of September.

Instead of doing a bunch of baby practice cakes, I decided I just needed to give the real deal a chance.

And chances are good there will be more than one kink I will have to work out.

But no matter how ugly that thing looks, I know it will taste good.

If you are in the area and hungry for sweets on Sunday, stop by.

In the mean time, here is a recipe I KNOW will work out.

You will need…

1 package penne or rotini pasta

½ cup fresh pesto

1 cup goat cheese crumbles

½ cup sundried tomatoes

3 cups arugula

1 lemon, juiced

Salt and pepper to taste

Start by boiling a large pot of salted water.

While the water is boiling, chop your sundried tomatoes into small bite sized pieces.

When the water has boiled, add in the pasta and cook to the package instructions.

Before you drain the water, make sure to take out 2 cups of the starchy pasta water and set it aside.

Drain the pasta and add it back to the pot.

Add in the pesto, goat cheese, arugula and 1 cup of the pasta water. Add in more water if it isn't becoming sauce like.

Stir everything well so that it makes a light sauce.

Toss in the sundried tomato and the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

Combine completely and serve hot.

 

Love and Beer Floats

Angela

Sundried Tomato and Pesto Rotini

1 package penne or rotini pasta

½ cup fresh pesto

1 cup goat cheese crumbles

½ cup sundried tomatoes

3 cups arugula

1 lemon, juiced

Salt and pepper to taste

Start by boiling a large pot of salted water.

While the water is boiling, chop your sundried tomatoes into small bite sized pieces.

When the water has boiled, add in the pasta and cook to the package instructions.

Before you drain the water, make sure to take out 2 cups of the starchy pasta water and set it aside.

Drain the pasta and add it back to the pot.

Add in the pesto, goat cheese, arugula and 1 cup of the pasta water. Add in more water if it isn't becoming sauce like.

Stir everything well so that it makes a light sauce.

Toss in the sundried tomato and the lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

Combine completely and serve hot.