Woo-Hoo!!! It is March!

So, glad to finish the name tag on my canvas bag. Oh man! did my finger hurt from stitching on the canvas. I went through 3 band-aids to get it done. LOL! It looks rough, but it is not easy stitching on canvas. I am so looking forward to the Retreat with the ILCS group in TN, this June.

Very happy with the progress on Earthdancer. For just picking it up Friday night, I think I got alot done. Last update picture was about two weeks ago in this blog.


Cream Puffs

Vanilla Pastry Cream

In 2-qt pan, combine 3/4 C sugar, 1/4 C flour and 1/4 tsp salt; stir in 1 1/2 C milk. Over med heat, cook, stirring until mixture thickens & boils, about 10 min; boil 1 min. In small bowl with fork, beat 6 eggs yolks slightly, beat small amount of milk mixture into yolks, slowly pour egg mixture back into milk mixture, stirring. Cook over med-low heat, stirring until mixture thickens and coats spoon well, about 8 min (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in 1 1/2 tsp vanilla. Cover surface with plastic wrap; chill well, about 2 hours.

Choux paste:

Grease 2 large cooking sheets. Prepare choux paste: In 2-qt pan over med heat, heat 1/2 C butter, 1 C water and 1/4 tsp salt until butter mixture boils. Remove from heat.

Add 1 C flour all at once. Vigorously stir until mixture forms a ball and leaves sides of pan. Preheat over 350.

Add 4 eggs-one at a time, beating well after each addition, until smooth. Cool mixture for 15 to 20 min.

Using large spoon and rubber spatula, drop batter onto cookie sheets in 12 large mounts, 3" apart. Bake 50 min

Remove from oven, cut slit in side of each puff. Return to oven; bake 10 min. Turn off oven & open door; dry puffs in oven 10 mins. Let cool.

When puffs are cool, slice top off each, fill each shell with the chilled Vanilla Pastry Cream; replace top. Sprinkle tops of cream puffs with powder sugar. Cover and chill.

Kayden is 9 months old!

Yesterday he started to give me leg hugs. Just the best thing in the world, when the little guy comes up and squeezes one of my legs.

I am so happy that it is March!!! Spring is so close! I saw the 14 day forecast and the first to weeks of March are suppose to be nice for Northern Indiana.

Other things going on this week...we had a few business meetings and have decided to bring in someone for sales. He will just be doing sales calls. I finished the newsletters and they have been mailed. Still working on the website and new price sheets. They finally put up our logo at Find it Local 411.