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Local raw pure honey - $12/jar
Locally over-wintered bees - $180/nuc
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07/05/2024

Extracted honey a couple of weeks back. Will start bottling later this month.

05/01/2024

Surprise! I'm at a pop-up market at the Fairfield Community Arts Center. Here until 5:30(ish). Stop on by!

04/14/2024

Couple of my queens I found during inspections this afternoon.

04/14/2024

I don't like Creeping Charlie in my yard but their blossoms were being heavily visited by both my honey bees and the native carpenter bees.

09/16/2023

Always enjoy finding one of my queens when inspecting hives (left side of photo)

05/19/2023

Long post ahead, so for the time and/or attention challenged, here's a summary:
No more market baking!
Affordable ingredients and mixes available!
Posting recipes!

After reading the summary, I'm wondering if I really need to post the long part now. Oh well, I already typed it up, so yep, I'll post it!

The ole' arms aren't working the way I'd like, making the chances of a return to market slim-to-none. Therefore, I've started posting recipes and ALL my GF ingredients are available on the cheap. I might also make up some mixes if anyone's interested--french, focaccia, sandwich bread, etc--available too. Lots of GF bakes require very expensive ingredients in tiny quantities in order to get that springiness and elasticity we long for! And I have all those very expensive ingredients on hand, just sitting and helping no one right now. So let me know if you're interested in mixes, flour blends, single grain flours, starches, or very expensive ingredients used in tiny quantities!
About recipes... My first recipe posting is up...a yummy Brownie Cookie. I've made these cookies successfully with 3 specific flour blends. My current plan is posting one or two recipes a week, but I hate typing so we'll see how it goes. Please keep in mind that GF recipes, far more that wheat-based recipes, really need to be followed to get the desired results. Of course you can still choose to make substitutions, and I'm happy to help with any troubleshooting.
Happy Baking!

05/19/2023

GF Brownie Cookies Recipe
Makes about 16-18 3" cookies

For Darla's Ancient Grains GF Flour, Darla's Yeast Bread GF Flour, or Bob's Red Mill 1:1 GF Flour

All three flour blends work well in this recipe, but I like the YB texture best.

Brownie Cookies

Ingredients
1½ cup cocoa
⅓ cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
1 teaspoon espresso powder (optional)
½ teaspoon salt
1½ stick butter at room temperature
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
3 eggs
½ cup (80g) GF replacement flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions
1. In a mixing bow, stir together cocoa, sugars, and salt well.
2. Beat in the butter until thoroughly incorporated.
3. Add vanilla and eggs. Beat well.
4. In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking powder, and then add to the chocolate mix.
5. Using either a hand or stand mixer, beat on medium high until fluffy.
6. Line a cookie sheet with parchment.
7. Shape cookie dough (maybe 2 tablespoons or so) into balls using either spoons or cookie scoop.
8. Flatten with your fingers.
9. Bake at 350F for 8-10 minutes until the centers are set but soft.
10. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven, and place cookies on a cooling rack.
11. Store at room temperature in a sealed container or freeze if desired.

A few tips--
*All three flour blends work well in this recipe, but I like the texture of the YB flour best.
*Oven temps vary, so keep an eye on your cookies. Increase or decrease time as needed.
*I like to double up my cookies sheets (put one inside another). This insulates the cookie bottoms, slowing browning while giving the tops enough time to spread and bake.
*You must mix GF batters and doughs long enough to develop the bonds between gums and starches.
*I store most GF baked goods at room temperature with a carrot, celery stalk, turnip, apple slice, etc. This provide some additional moisture, which the starches absorb. It slows the staling process.

05/05/2023

GF baking ingredients for sale! Contact me if you're interested!
I miss all my lovely customers-- I haven't baked in 5 months! Unhappily, its unlikely I'll be able to return to large scale baking this year. My arms just can't take the beating! But I hate the idea of all this flour going to waste.
$2/lb
Amaranth flour
Millet flour
Brown rice flour
Arrowroot flour
Tapioca flour
Teff flour
Sorghum flour
Rolled oats
$3/lb GF flour blends
Ancient grains and seeds for whole grain style baking
Yeasted breads blend
Quick breads blend
Bob's Red Mill 1to1 GF Flour

02/17/2023

Gluten-free baking is on indefinite hiatus. Currently it's not just my hands and elbows, but my shoulders too. The large scale baking needed for market is just too much until I have less inflammation, but I can't predict a timeline for that. I enjoy market and meeting customers, so I want to make it work. I'll let you know if anything changes. Thank you for understanding.

02/03/2023

I will not be at market this Saturday, and I'm unsure when, or if, I'll be back. Working on doughs and batters today has proven too much for my arms. Sorry!

01/20/2023

Looks like I've caught whatever bug is going through my family, so I will not be at market this weekend. See you the first Saturday in February!

01/04/2023

Happy New Year greetings (belated, but still warmly sent) from the Pacific Northwest! Vacay in Oregon where Dwight grew up has been great! See you at West Chester Market January 21! BTW, not my photo but it is of La Pine

12/25/2022

It's been a pleasure baking for you! See you in January!

12/12/2022

What's new? Gluten-free Old World style Christmas cookies, loaded with home ground spices, but gluten-free! Available for tasting and purchase this Saturday at West Chester Market from 2-4pm in Muhlhauser Barn, or pickup Friday, Dec 16 through Monday, Dec 19 at my home. Cookies pictured are traditional Weihnachtsplätzchen-- springerle, pfeffernüsse, glazed gingerbread, and cinnamon stars. Vanilla shortbread, cardamom cookies, almond sugar cookies, and snickerdoodles are also available. Purchase as singles or samplers. No wrapping needed for the samplers--the cookies come in their own hand-decorated gingerbread house box! Each box includes 4 large cookies and 3 small cookies for $17. Cookies are individually wrapped, not loose as shown.
The four springerle flavors offered are the traditional anise, plus cinnamon, Fiori di Sicilia, and toasted sugar.
Pre-ordering is encouraged. Either comment or PM me at Idyllbrook Fields.

12/07/2022

Freshly ground Lebkuchengewürz, AKA German gingerbread spice. This is the base spice blend for many traditional Christmas cookies and cakes. Based on the bake, additional spices and flavorings are added with the Lebkuchengewürz to produce a little bit of heaven. Why grind my own? It just tastes so much better! Definitely going into my gluten-free Pfeffernüsse and Braune Lebkuchen! West Chester Market December 17 from 2-4pm in the Muhlhauser Barn.

12/03/2022

Today's West Chester Market is at Muhlhauser Barn from 2-4pm. Springerle Cookies and Fruit Stollen are delicious Christmas treats originally from German and Austria. Peppermint Cream Cake doesn't have the same pedigree, but it certainly means Christmas!

12/01/2022

This month's West Chester Market dates are Saturday December 3 and Saturday December 17 from 2-4 pm at Muhlhauser Barn. I'll have my regular breads and bagels, cinnamon rolls and scones, plus something special...traditional German (mostly) goodies! Most of the time I don't feel too left, but the holidays are a different story--Christmastime has so many delicious (and historical) treats that I miss. So I've been busy converting my recipes to gluten-free. Some of this weekend's specialty items included Butter Pecan Cookies, Gingerbread Biscotti, Fruit Stollen, Springerle, and Candy Cane Cake. And I'll have my regular breads and honey on hand too. You can see the menu at Idyllbrook Fields. You're welcome to preorder (a.k.a. call dibs). Just message me at Idyllbrook Fields. See you there!

11/20/2022

For pickup on Wednesday in Mt Healthy:
Gluten free brown'n'serve rolls
Brioche or Texas Roadhouse style rolls mini-pan of 2 for $7 or pan of 8 for $20
Crescent Rolls 4 for $10
Please pm me by Monday 8 pm to order. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!

11/19/2022

Lots of gluten free goodies at West Chester Market, many are dairy-free too! Come on over!

11/19/2022

Lots of good food today at West Chester Market from 2-4pm in Muhlhauser Barn, including Brioche buns, Vanilla Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake, Oatmeal Cream Pie, Crescent Rolls. Or order in advance for pickup in Mt Healthy on Wednesday!

11/16/2022

Decisions, decisions, decisions! Do I bring cinnamon rolls or honey pecans sticky buns, or both to market this weekend? Prep for West Chester Market is always complicated for me because I have ADBD...Attention Deficit Baking Disorder...I want to bake everything! Which do you prefer?

11/15/2022

I'm back to West Chester Market starting this Saturday from 2-4pm at Muhlhauser Barn in West Chester. I'll post marketday menu and preorder info, plus T-day special order info tomorrow or Wednesday. Thanks so much to everyone for your kind words and patience while I've been recovering!

10/28/2022

Unfortunately, no West Chester Market for me--again--this weekend. Had to drop the anti-inflammatory as it was killing my gut despite high dose PPIs. But I plan to return for winter markets, Lord willing. Sorry, friends! Photo is a mini GF pumpkin latte cake for my daughter-- I'm learning to decorate!

10/21/2022

No West Chester Market for me this Saturday, but I'm back next weekend, October 29. My physical therapist thinks every 2 weeks for a while will allow my wrists and elbows to continue healing, which works out almost perfectly for the winter schedule. Thank you to everyone who has offered to help out so I can continue baking!

10/15/2022

Friends in West Chester and nearby--gorgeous dahlias from CC’s Blooms at the West Chester Market. I think it's her last week until next season if you want to stop by.

10/12/2022

Happy Dance! I'm back! This Saturday's West Chester Market marks my return to baking-- albeit on a limited scale. The ol' wrists and elbows must be my guides on how much and how often for awhile. I've missed visiting with my wonderful customers. Stop by for breads, sweets, and a catch-up chat!

10/07/2022

No West Chester Market for me tomorrow--again! There's been good improvement so I hope to bake next week. Healing 4 joints/2 arms is a bit more complicated than 1 joint/1 arm, so fingers crossed!

09/20/2022

Baking and Honey News!
**Baking News** AKA the good, the bad, and the ugly: there's some improvement with my arms and generalized paresthsia with more PT and tests on the books (good). There's not enough improvement though, so Doc says no large scale baking for 2, maybe 4 weeks (bad). So no market for me before October 8 (ugly). Aaaaargh!!!!!
**Honey News** AKA nature's chemists: the mild temperatures and abundant rain in late summer have resulted in an extended goldenrod bloom with lots of nectar and pollen. Looks like mid-October we'll harvest some lovely honey!

09/07/2022

Good morning gluten-free friends! No West Chester Market for me this Saturday or next. I hope to return September 24th. I'm so sorry to miss market and seeing you!

Unfortunately, I've had some strange generalized neurological symptoms and doc says no baking for a bit. So I'm now taking gabapentin (love the improvement, hate the grogginess), waiting for a PT consult, had many labs drawn (all results came back great, thanks be to God), so now more tests. Aaaaaand I'm out of my prep area for 2 weeks to see if its an environmental cause like mold or slow carbon monoxide poisoning (oh joy 🙄).

09/03/2022

Happy Labor Day weekend! Today is West Chester Market time! It's a rain or shine market, so don't let a few clouds keep you away. Idyllbrook Fields, Mwimbula - Fresh Coffee • Fresh Bread, Refreshing Springs Kombucha, Seven Wonders Farm and many more are open for business!

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Extracted honey a couple of weeks back. Will start bottling later this month.

Baking and Honey News! **Baking News** AKA the good, the bad, and the ugly: there's some improvement with my arms and generalized paresthsia with more PT and tests on the books (good). There's not enough improvement though, so Doc says no large scale baking for 2, maybe 4 weeks (bad). So no market for me before October 8 (ugly). Aaaaargh!!!!! **Honey News** AKA nature's chemists: the mild temperatures and abundant rain in late summer have resulted in an extended goldenrod bloom with lots of nectar and pollen. Looks like mid-October we'll harvest some lovely honey! #fallvibes #honey #eatlocal #Bees

Baguettes are on the menu tomorrow at the West Chester Market from 9a-1p. "Le pain qui chante," or bread that sings, is an expression among French bakers, and is one of the hallmarks of a well-baked baguette.-- Christian Vabret, World Cup of Baking founder

Tomorrow at the West Chester Market from 9am to 1pm. "Le pain qui chante," or bread that sings, is an expression among French bakers, and is one of the hallmarks of a well-baked baguette.-- Christian Vabret, World Cup of Baking founder #baguettes #glutenfree #bread #glutenfreecincinnati

Lots of little ladies have moved in to one of Dwight's swarm traps. They'll be moved to a hive later. Bees on the move are extremely gentle because they don't have an established territory to defend, and many beekeepers will handle swarms without any protective gear. But as these bees have been in place for a few days, Dwight will be fully kitted out for the transfer.

Thank goodness Wednesday's The Fairfield Farmers Market weather forecast is warmer at 62 degrees! Come browse and buy my gluten-free breads and goodies at the market, or shoot me a message to place an order for pick-up. The GF bakery menu is pinned to the top of the page. #shoplocal #baking #glutenfreebaking #farmersmarket #ducks