A Lovely Thank-You

Yesterday we received a lovely surprise in the mail from Roost Books. As a thank-you for testing out the Monkey Bread recipe they sent us not one but two of their gorgeous cookbooks! What an absolutely lovely surprise! The girls wasted no time flipping through them and "oohing" and "ahhing" over each beautiful picture they came upon. Grace has already chosen the cake she'd like for her birthday, and Emma has a few ice cream and sorbet recipes lined up, too! It's sure to be very delicious spring and summer here at the sweet old farmhouse! xo

Cookbook Recipe Testing

No, we're not testing recipes for a cookbook we're writing, we're testing a recipe for a cookbook that is being published by Roost Books. They posted on their Facebook page last week looking for recipe testers and we volunteered (and were selected) to be one. We received a recipe for Monkey Bread with a deadline to return our notes by May 1st. With the deadline this Friday, and a busy week ahead, yesterday was the perfect time to complete our assignment. I made the dough on my own and then brought my sous chefs in for the actual making of the Monkey Bread.  The girls just adored getting all buttery and sugary, and with the exception of it needing to rise twice it worked up quickly and easily. We baked it after the girls went to bed last night and so they woke up to a lovely treat for breakfast this morning. It was the first time they'd had Monkey Bread but it surely wont' be their last! xo