right now i am absolutely in love with old book pages.
& lucky for us- as luke & i were perusing a little antique shop- we found a beautiful german world atlas published in 1927!
the maps were too beautiful not to share so i posted a series on my {etsy shop!}
i am also offering free shipping on the original prints, too.
& as a big thank you for following along on the journey of this blog & my shop, i am offering a free map print as a giveaway! the print will be a surprise & not listed in the shop!
i will randomly pick a winner on february 10th!
just make sure to leave your name & email along with a comment about what you’d like to see more of on this little blog of mine.
thanks, everyone!
i cannot believe it has been over two years & almost 200 entries since i started this blog. i’ve never been more consistent with anything in my life.
i guess you guys are just too awesome!
natalie
luke & i woke up slowly, cuddled under our warm blankets.
light filled our home & flakes danced along our window panes.
luke made a special breakfast of buttermilk pancakes & eggs. we spread plum syrup over our warm cakes, a gift from a dear friend.
we walked around the neighborhood in absolute delight.
all of the light. blue skies. deep green pine. birds chattering.
after a long walk & a visit to our neighbor’s home, we hurried inside with wet socks & hungry bellies. time to dig through the pantry, make a hearty soup & some homemade biscuits.
now let me just remind you that our home isn’t always perfect or heck! even clean. but what makes a snow day actually magical is the clarity to know that it isn’t time to do the dishes, the pile of clothes can wait & the floor doesn’t need sweeping. it is time to make biscuits.
now, a little side story {but absolutely necessary}- when one of my {close friends} lived here, she would always comment on her quick & easy biscuits that she would make for her family on the weekends. as soon as she left, i set out to find my own biscuit recipe in honor of her & also my craving to find a weekend biscuit of my own.
my go-to cookbooks are always from the mennonite community. i appreciate their views on holistic eating & the enjoyment of eating together. their cookbooks, {simply in season} & {more-with-less} are used for dinners most nights around here. so naturally, when i set out for the perfect recipe, i looked at these two cookbooks & of course, i found what i was looking for.
i hope you enjoy this recipe. it was inspired by the “basic biscuits” recipe from the {more-with-less} cookbook & adapted to fit our family preferences.
natalie’s buttermilk biscuits, inspired by her good friend jess & more-with-less
{makes 10-12 large biscuits}
preheat oven to 425 degrees
sift together in bowl-
2 c. flour {part wheat & other part white}
3 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp salt
cut in-
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
add-
3/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup whole milk
{you can use all whole milk if you do not have any buttermilk on hand}
stir until soft ball is formed
turn dough onto floured surface & kneed lightly approx 20 times
roll dough out onto surface
cut with floured biscuit cutter
{i have used a heart cookie cutter before & it worked really well. perfect for valentine’s day!}
place on ungreased baking sheet & bake for 10-12 minutes
take out of the oven when golden brown & serve warm
natalie