Cherry Pie with Cold Brewed Coffee

Rainier Cherries backlit by the Sun

Shade in the afternoon is a summer treat

This is the easiest and best way to make a pie crust. Put a cup of water in the freezer to chill. Blend two cups room temperature butter with three cups flour, folding, not over working the dough. Slowly add the very cold water, and roll your dough in a circle on a floured bread board. Use a lovely rolling pin, a cotton cover over it helps.
Stem, and pit 4 cups cherries, mix with two cups sugar. You can go less on the sugar. Add a bit of kirschwasser if you want, to you or the mix.
Bake at 350 degrees for forty minutes.
Lay the crust in a deep pie pan, and crimp the top crust on, or sprinkle the dough like a cobbler.
Serve with cold press coffee. Put coffee grounds in French Press, let sit for ten hours, et voila, less acidic coffee, perfect for summer. This really has a smoother taste.
Now, the sun beckons.....breeze, ahhhh

Bacon Sampler for Breakfast

Bacon Sampler

remains of bacon sampler

Breakfast at Timberline Lodge features a Bacon Sampler- four types of bacon served with housemade maple syrup. Serve that to your family, with eggs in tortillas. It made a wonderful breakfast in all the fresh summer snow. They also have a jam sampler, three types of berry jam with delicious warm toast. This is all avsailable at Grocery Outlet - have a super Sunday Breakfast!

View from inside the lodge, warm and well fed!

detail from rawhide chair in lobby

Rainy Days Pair Well with Chocolate Cake

 Jameson Whiskey in Buttercream Frosting

Kitchens are the place to be on a rainy afternoon!

Well this weather is unusual! So enjoy the afternoon and enjoy the quiet of baking, before school lets out. Notice how nice a quiet time can be letting your thoughts flow, and hearing the hum of the blender. Epicurious is a wonderful source for recipes. If frosting a cake seems daunting, here is my favorite quick tip: frost the cake, lumps and all, the scatter the top with rose petals from the garden.