Sleep Outside
No. 33
Last published note -
“There is nothing man can make that nature cannot crumble. We belong to the land, and I am reminded of its gifts and awe it provides. She humbles me tenderly and silences my battles each day I witness a new sky… every single day it is different in color, shape, and how it arrives on the hill. Winds whisper, “if you love me and respect me, I can teach you how to be okay here.”
Recent food -
This cake is just a touch sweet, very simple, and comforting for when you want the mouthfeel and treat… but don’t really want cake. For breakfast underneath plain yogurt, or dessert with vanilla ice cream. Top with cinnamon and salt!
Combine 3 eggs and 1/2 cup sugar. Add 1/4 c molasses and 1/4 cup milk. Mix in 2 cups almond flour packed, 1 teasp baking powder, and a good pinch of salt. Transfer to a lined or greased 9 inch pan and bake in a 350 degree oven for 25-30 minutes. You can add a shake or two of cinnamon to the batter if you’d like.
Sticky date custard muesli with vanilla, raspberries, hazelnuts
In a small pot, combine equal parts muesli and milk. Add a few medjool dates pitted and torn apart. Pour a splash more milk to thin if needed. Simmer with vanilla, and a pinch salt. Add 1 egg and 1 egg yolk last, allowing the heat to cook the eggs. While that cooks, add about 1 c frozen raspberries with juice from 1/2 lemon in a small pan for your compote. Simmer until combined / jam like. Top muesli with raspberries, and cover in chopped hazelnuts, brown sugar, pinch salt.
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Sleep outside -
It’s 5:36 AM on a Saturday morning, and the temperature outside is sixty one degrees in November. I’ve just gone to check on Goose, who, as of last week sleeps outside all night. I walk halfway down to the barn and peek for his big white body. Most days, the moon is bright enough for me to see without a flashlight. His hot wire fence built by our dear cattle farmer friends puts me at ease - for those of us who grew up in cities and suburbs, leaving your pets outside is uncommon. Here, they have a job, otherwise they’re just costing you money. When we remove ourselves from convenience and take care of the things that sustain and protect us, you begin to understand both the
