Creepy fall drink

This drink was a fun experiment that turned out way cooler than expected!

My photo is a little dark, it's clear, orange and red

Took a glass filled half full of ice, poured in Malibu rum, peach scnapps, pinnacle whipped vodkaand topped off with cranberry juice, before you stir the cranberry juice init hangs out on the ice giving this drink a very cool Halloween party cocktail.

This drink was hubby approved :-)

Coconut watermelon mint martini

I was wanting a watermelon martini. In my search of recipes all wanted fresh watermelon, I unfortunately didn't have that on hand, but did have fresh mint, watermelon schnapps and coconut rum. 

I took 3 or 4 mint leaves and muddled them in the bottom of the glass, poured crushed ice over the mint then added a shot of coconut rum and topped that off with the watermelon schnapps.

I must say it is yummy!!! Reminds me some of a jolly rancher hard candy. 

Fun soapy elephant packed weekend!!!

3 days and 3 different venues! Friday at Molalla's 2nd Friday (photo below)

Saturday will be at the Canyon Creek Festival in Colton, then Sunday at Colton's Farmers Market. 

Blueberry buckle

This evening I thought I should try a new blueberry recipe, on my hunt I came across this blueberry buckle recipe on all recipe.com  now I had 2 different recipes up and was reading each one, and well kinda added a little extra. Along with the ingredients below I also added 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Also noted (maybe my oven) that I should have used a little bit bigger pan. End result, AWESOME!!!

.Original recipe makes 1 -8x8 inch cake

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• 3/4 cup white sugar

• 1/4 cup shortening

• 1 egg

• 1/2 cup milk

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2 cups fresh blueberries

• 1/2 cup white sugar

• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 cup butter, softened

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Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 8x8 inch pan.
2. Cream together 3/4 cup sugar, shortening, and egg.
3. In a separate bowl mix together 2 cups flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir into sugar mixture, alternating with milk. Stir in blueberries. Pour into greased 8x8 inch pan.
4. To make topping: Combine 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, cinnamon, and butter. Sprinkle over cake batter.
5. Bake at 375 degree F (190 degrees C) for 25-30 minutes.

July's 2nd Friday booth in Molalla Oregon

Booth is all set up waiting for customers to come :-)

This seasons 3rd 2nd Friday event! 

Soaps unmolded

Here is the Bug Be Gone soap, always love the smell and pretty green swirls in this soap

Here is my rise and shine out of the mold and cut, colors didn't turn out quite how I wanted, still needs some cleaning up, 

Here is bonsai, dare I say I totally forgot this little batch of soap was on my drying rack, oh shame on me! 

Needless to say I love the smell and the multiple blue swirls in this soap. 

Bug be gone soap

Each year I seem to sell out of this wonderful blend of

essential oils I nicely call Bug be Gone!

usually at the first part of summer I have customers asking

me if I have any yet.  One customer has been a 5 plus years purchaser!

She has informed me that nothing works as well as this soap does

for keeping the bugs away. 

In this photo I have added my EO's and have gotten the soap

to a trace

                              I am now adding in my green colored soap for a neat swirl effect

                                Soap has been poured into the mold, you can see the marbling of color
                                                                      within the soap

                                    I am adding more green color to the top so I can create  more
                                                             of the swirled/marbled look

                                          Soap has been swirled and molded.  I love this mold
                                            each bar comes out pretty close to the same size

I will be posting pictures soon of the bug be gone and the Rise and shine

look like once they are out of the mold