Aren't these beautiful? They were in my room when I arrived. It's truly a vacation, a nice big room all to myself with my own bathroom. Nice shampoo and conditioner, facewash, all the good stuff:)
Camille and I have been watching The Great British Baking Show, and learning new words, like biscuit, sponge, fiddly, and stodgy. She was inspired to bake something, she chose chocolate orange cupcakes with a chocolate orange buttercream. There's orange zest in the batter, then the frosting is one of those Terry's chocolate oranges, melted and whipped with heavy cream and orange juice and cocoa powder, made into a buttercream. They didn't have cupcake wrappers, so we made our own with parchment paper.
A random pic from the past, Miss Camille with her big brother Aaron...:)
Our dinner: leftover steak, chopped up, thrown in the frying pan with some oil an onions, carefully so as not to set off the smoke alarms, served with chopped onions and cilantro on warm corn tortillas. (Can you tell that Miss Cam just got back from Mexico?)
We're enjoying this lovely kitchen. There's nothing like watching that baking show with the aroma of orange chocolate wafting through the air.
We went to Target yesterday, to get the baking ingredients and to visit their Starbucks. I got a decaf iced Americano, so I could sleep better. I still woke up at dawn, despite going to bed at midnight. blah. Not that I mind being up and seeing the gorgeous desert behind the house, and feeling the night chill still in the air as the pups bark and run and boss me to throw the ball again. They're all fed and watered and supplemented and played with, we're all being lazy now. Camille and I have big plans for today, involving sunshine and swimming, and perhaps baking some bread.
Ah well. You all have a really good day!
4 comments:
Hi Della!
Those flowers are just beautiful! And those cupcakes look very professional and delicious 🤤 I just love the British bake Show. They are hilarious! We watch the old ones sometimes too when there’s nothing to watch.
My 2 daughters are in Scottsdale……well Natalie left this morning. Michelle is getting her house ready to put on the market , so they and another friend packed it all up! She was going to get packets in, but Nat thought they could go it and they did!!
It’s cool there in the morning at this time of year, but warmer than here!! This morning when I got up at 7.30 it was -5 C on our outside thermometer. We’ve had it pretty good though, same as you, but we know it had to come to an end.
Have a wonderful day 🥰
Marilyn from Canada 🇨🇦
I've been watching The Great British Baking Show too!! So fun!!
I love that show! They are hilarious!!
Those cupcakes look delicious. We love those chocolate oranges! After my girls grew up I told them I probably wouldn't buy them for their stockings anymore. "Mom, what?!?" Needless to say I still buy them. :)
Your "big plans" sound perfect!
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