This and That #9

Bundt cake for breakfast?  A cross between bread pudding and a cake, it features sourdough bread, bacon, kale and cheddar cheese, with a kick from Tabasco sauce. I found the recipe at Wiliams Sonoma, and you could easily make this in a regular baking pan. I like this better than any breakfast casserole recipe I have used so this will be my go to recipe for Easter and throughout the year. 

Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Bundt

I snapped a photo before I put my Valentine's items away as I am a visual person (there weren't many items since we had just returned from FL). I guess it's time to put out some green for St. Patrick's day. 

My friend shared this idea for wine cork garden or seed markers, so I am giving you plenty of notice to start collecting corks. LOL

I love tiny things, ALWAYS have since I was a child. I came across a photo of these mini letters, I can't take credit nor would take the time to do this. LOL 

Some of you may know that over the last 15 years, I have been buying the majority of our meat and produce from four local farms and the owners have become our friends. There are plenty of babies born, and the goat and sheep moms are great. They take care of their newborns from the moment they hit the ground. My friend rarely needs to intercede. But this past week they had what can only be described as a Lazarus lamb—a newborn that was not getting enough milk from mom and was found cold and flat out. They scooped him up and brought him inside the house. Over the years, they’ve learned when not to bother with such situations. But this little fella was clearly not giving up, so neither did they. The best way to warm a nearly comatose chilled lamb is in the kitchen sink, in a bath of warm water with plenty of rubbing to stimulate circulation. It’s not unlike thawing out a frozen roast, taking lots of time and patience. When he had warmed up a bit, they dried him using a big towel and a hair dryer. They snaked a tube down to his stomach and gave him a small amount of energy replacer and electrolytes. The key to saving a chilled baby is getting their internal temperature to near normal (101-102F) before introducing milk. Patience and luck both play key roles. A few hours after finding him in his sad state, they were tubing a few ounces of milk into little Lazarus and hoping for the best. Thankfully, this is how he greeted them the next morning 😊 Since then, little Lazarus has rejoined the herd in the barn and gets several bottles from them every day. He's quite the cutie!

See those smiles....that is because our favorite local restaurant was open for dining-in on our anniversary (Valentine's Day). They had a special Valentine's menu, and have been doing only TAKE OUT since the pandemic. Except for outdoor dining in the summer and we went once but the mosquitoes were a nuisance that evening. 

Hope you are doing well. I'm getting excited about gardening again, and sharing this photo of boxwood basil which is a must in my garden. I use it mostly for decoration since I enjoy the round balls. They look like little shrubs. 

❤

Deb