Rabbit's newest painting is finally finished...
Title: The Historian
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 16" x 20"
Enjoy!
Thursday 31 May 2012
READY, SET, BAKE! ROUND TABLE ARTISAN AND CRAFT SHOW IS THIS SUNDAY!!
HELLO
OUT THERE!
The weekend
is fast approaching and I, for one am pretty excited to see what all the
talented artisans will have on hand this Sunday at the Round Table Artisan and
Craft Show (being hosted by the Parkhill on Hunter @ 180 Hunter St. W from 11am
to 6pm and again on Monday June 4th, from 4pm – 9pm. For more
information, check out their Facebook Event Page … http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/346285805431881/
)
Today
has been a day of preparation: Making lists and crossing things off of them,
gathering ingredients, cleaning the kitchen and printing off recipes, and all
the other fun things that go into a “Big Bake”. One other thing I had on my “to
do” list was making name cards for the baked goods that will be featured at our
table this weekend. I got a little carried away watching Abbot and Costello’s
Jack and the Beanstalk and before I knew it, I had created a lovely little
project.
They
are really quite simple! I printed off the names, descriptions, and prices of
the baked goods and cut them out. I attached each of them to a piece of
watercolour paper which I had already painted and folded in half, added a
little ribbon and …Voila!!!
Check
in here TOMORROW throughout the day for updates, photos, and tips when I begin
my Round Table “Bake-A-Thon”! (Movies and Music suggestions are always
appreciated- It’s going to be a long day!).
Until
Tomorrow XX ~ Ms. Bumble
Wednesday 30 May 2012
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE KITCHEN OF MS. BUMBLE!
WHAT'S THE BUZZ ALL ABOUT, YOU ASK? CORN BREAD! WELL... CORN MUFFINS TO BE SPECIFIC. THESE LITTLE GEMS WILL BE FOR SALE THIS COMING WEEKEND AT THE ROUND TABLE ARTISAN AND CRAFT SHOW BEGINNING THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 3RD FROM 11AM - 6PM AT THE PARKHILL ON HUNTER (180 HUNTER ST. W, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO)
HELLO AND HAPPY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE!
LAST NIGHT I GOT THAT FAMILIAR ITCH AND JUST HAD TO BOP ON OVER TO THE KITCHEN AND WHIP UP A DELICIOUS BAKED TREAT! I DECIDED ON CORN MUFFINS SINCE THEY HAPPEN TO BE A CERTAIN MR.'S FAVORITE *WINK* AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, I STICK TO A VEGAN DIET AND HAVE RECENTLY GONE MORE OR LESS GLUTEN FREE AS WELL! (YOU'D BE SURPRISED THE PLACES THEY THINK OF TO ADD WHEAT!) WHAT THE HECK DO I EAT YOU MIGHT ASK? WELL, AMONG OTHER THINGS... THESE!
THE ORIGINAL RECIPE COMES FROM THE AMAZING BOOK BABYCAKES: VEGAN, (MOSTLY) GLUTEN-FREE, AND (MOSTLY) SUGAR-FREE RECIPES FROM NEW YORK'S MOST TALKED-ABOUT BAKERY BY ERIN MCKENNA (CORN BREAD P. 53) I HAVE MODIFIED IT SLIGHTLY AS I DON'T LIKE TO BUY PRE-MIXED GLUTEN FREE FLOURS AND I OMIT THE APPLE SAUCE IN FAVOUR OF WATER BECAUSE I LIKE THE LIGHTER, CRUMBIER TEXTURE FOR MY CORN BREAD. THIS RECIPE IS EASY TO PREPARE AND PRETTY HEALTHY! IT YEILDS ONE DOZEN LARGE MUFFINS OR ONE LOAF IN A 7 X 4 X 3 INCH LOAF PAN. ENJOY!
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 CUP RICE MILK (ANY NON-DAIRY MILK WILL DO)
1 TBSP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (YOU CAN ALSO USE LEMON JUICE)
1/4 CUP TEFF FLOUR
1/4 MILLET FLOUR
1/4 SORGHUM FLOUR
1/2 CUP CORN MEAL (I HAVE USED BOTH YELLOW AND BLUE WITH SUCCESS)
1/2 CUP CORN FLOUR
2 TSP BAKING POWDER
1 TSP BAKING SODA
1 TSP XANTHAM GUM (GUAR GUM WILL DO)
1 TSP SALT
1/2 CUP COCONUT OIL (VEGETABLE OIL WORKS WELL)
1/3 CUP AGAVE (IF YOU USE HONEY, IT WORKS NICELY TOO!)
1/3 CUP APPLE-SAUCE (IF YOU PREFER A CUMBIER CORN BREAD, SUB. 1/4 CUP WATER)
2 TEASPONS VANILLA
DIRECTIONS:
PRE-HEAT OVER TO 325 F. LINE A MUFFIN TIN WITH CUPS OR LIGHTLY OIL A LOAF PAN. SET ASIDE.
COMBINE THE MILK AND VINEGAR IN A BOWL. DO NOT STIR. SET ASIDE. IT WILL START TO CURDLE AND LOOK VAGUELY LIKE BUTTER-MILK. THIS IS GOOD (EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS PRETTY GROSS)
IN A SEPARATE BOWL, COMBINE FLOURS, CORN MEAL, CORN FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA, XANTHAM/GUAR GUM, AND SALT. MIX WELL.
TO THE DRY INGREDIENTS, ADD THE OIL, AGAVE, APPLESAUCE OR WATER, AND VANILLA. COMBINE WELL. ADD THE "BUTTER-MILK". COMBINE WELL UNTIL SMOOTH AND THICK.
FILL EACH CUP 2/3 FULL. IF YOU HAVE LEFT OVER BATTER, WHICH YOU MIGHT, MAKE MINI-MUFFINS OR, IF YOU HAVE A SMALL PERSONAL CAKE PAN, YOU COULD POUR IT IN THERE AND BAKE IT UP! DON'T WASTE THIS BATTER- TRUST ME. YOU'LL WANT EVERY BITE. (IF USING A LOAF PAN, MAKE SURE NOT TO FILL IT MORE THAN HALF WAY FULL)
FOR MUFFINS, BAKE FOR APPROX. 25 MINUTES, TURNING THE TRAY AT TEH HALF WAY POINT. IF MAKING A LOAF, BAKE FOR 32 MINUTES WITH THE SAME TURN.
ALLOWS TO COOL FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE TAKING MUFFINS OUT OF THE TIN. FOR A LOAF, WAIT AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO SEPARATE LOAF FROM THE SIDES OF THE TIN AND THEN WAIT ANOTHER 10 OR SO TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TIN ALL-TOGETHER.
LOAF ANF MUFFINS WILL LAST FOR 3 DAYS STORED IN AN AIR TIGHT CONTAINER OR UNDER A CAKE STAND. ENJOY WITH BUTTER, JAM, HONEY, OR JUST ON THEIR OWN!
UNTIL NEXT TIME XX
-- MS BUMBLE
Pin It Now!
HELLO AND HAPPY WEDNESDAY, EVERYONE!
LAST NIGHT I GOT THAT FAMILIAR ITCH AND JUST HAD TO BOP ON OVER TO THE KITCHEN AND WHIP UP A DELICIOUS BAKED TREAT! I DECIDED ON CORN MUFFINS SINCE THEY HAPPEN TO BE A CERTAIN MR.'S FAVORITE *WINK* AS SOME OF YOU MAY KNOW, I STICK TO A VEGAN DIET AND HAVE RECENTLY GONE MORE OR LESS GLUTEN FREE AS WELL! (YOU'D BE SURPRISED THE PLACES THEY THINK OF TO ADD WHEAT!) WHAT THE HECK DO I EAT YOU MIGHT ASK? WELL, AMONG OTHER THINGS... THESE!
THE ORIGINAL RECIPE COMES FROM THE AMAZING BOOK BABYCAKES: VEGAN, (MOSTLY) GLUTEN-FREE, AND (MOSTLY) SUGAR-FREE RECIPES FROM NEW YORK'S MOST TALKED-ABOUT BAKERY BY ERIN MCKENNA (CORN BREAD P. 53) I HAVE MODIFIED IT SLIGHTLY AS I DON'T LIKE TO BUY PRE-MIXED GLUTEN FREE FLOURS AND I OMIT THE APPLE SAUCE IN FAVOUR OF WATER BECAUSE I LIKE THE LIGHTER, CRUMBIER TEXTURE FOR MY CORN BREAD. THIS RECIPE IS EASY TO PREPARE AND PRETTY HEALTHY! IT YEILDS ONE DOZEN LARGE MUFFINS OR ONE LOAF IN A 7 X 4 X 3 INCH LOAF PAN. ENJOY!
INGREDIENTS:
2/3 CUP RICE MILK (ANY NON-DAIRY MILK WILL DO)
1 TBSP APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (YOU CAN ALSO USE LEMON JUICE)
1/4 CUP TEFF FLOUR
1/4 MILLET FLOUR
1/4 SORGHUM FLOUR
1/2 CUP CORN MEAL (I HAVE USED BOTH YELLOW AND BLUE WITH SUCCESS)
1/2 CUP CORN FLOUR
2 TSP BAKING POWDER
1 TSP BAKING SODA
1 TSP XANTHAM GUM (GUAR GUM WILL DO)
1 TSP SALT
1/2 CUP COCONUT OIL (VEGETABLE OIL WORKS WELL)
1/3 CUP AGAVE (IF YOU USE HONEY, IT WORKS NICELY TOO!)
1/3 CUP APPLE-SAUCE (IF YOU PREFER A CUMBIER CORN BREAD, SUB. 1/4 CUP WATER)
2 TEASPONS VANILLA
DIRECTIONS:
PRE-HEAT OVER TO 325 F. LINE A MUFFIN TIN WITH CUPS OR LIGHTLY OIL A LOAF PAN. SET ASIDE.
COMBINE THE MILK AND VINEGAR IN A BOWL. DO NOT STIR. SET ASIDE. IT WILL START TO CURDLE AND LOOK VAGUELY LIKE BUTTER-MILK. THIS IS GOOD (EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS PRETTY GROSS)
IN A SEPARATE BOWL, COMBINE FLOURS, CORN MEAL, CORN FLOUR, BAKING POWDER, BAKING SODA, XANTHAM/GUAR GUM, AND SALT. MIX WELL.
TO THE DRY INGREDIENTS, ADD THE OIL, AGAVE, APPLESAUCE OR WATER, AND VANILLA. COMBINE WELL. ADD THE "BUTTER-MILK". COMBINE WELL UNTIL SMOOTH AND THICK.
FILL EACH CUP 2/3 FULL. IF YOU HAVE LEFT OVER BATTER, WHICH YOU MIGHT, MAKE MINI-MUFFINS OR, IF YOU HAVE A SMALL PERSONAL CAKE PAN, YOU COULD POUR IT IN THERE AND BAKE IT UP! DON'T WASTE THIS BATTER- TRUST ME. YOU'LL WANT EVERY BITE. (IF USING A LOAF PAN, MAKE SURE NOT TO FILL IT MORE THAN HALF WAY FULL)
FOR MUFFINS, BAKE FOR APPROX. 25 MINUTES, TURNING THE TRAY AT TEH HALF WAY POINT. IF MAKING A LOAF, BAKE FOR 32 MINUTES WITH THE SAME TURN.
ALLOWS TO COOL FOR AT LEAST 10 MINUTES BEFORE TAKING MUFFINS OUT OF THE TIN. FOR A LOAF, WAIT AT LEAST 20 MINUTES TO SEPARATE LOAF FROM THE SIDES OF THE TIN AND THEN WAIT ANOTHER 10 OR SO TO REMOVE IT FROM THE TIN ALL-TOGETHER.
LOAF ANF MUFFINS WILL LAST FOR 3 DAYS STORED IN AN AIR TIGHT CONTAINER OR UNDER A CAKE STAND. ENJOY WITH BUTTER, JAM, HONEY, OR JUST ON THEIR OWN!
UNTIL NEXT TIME XX
-- MS BUMBLE
Monday 28 May 2012
Handcrafted Puppets!
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| Little Brown Bunny Hand Puppet |
Handcrafted Hand Puppets...
Made from Felt with Vintage
Bells and other ornaments...
A perfect gift for children of all ages ;) This line will be available at Rabbit and Bumble's Open Air Market in August 2012 and just in time for Christmas at our booth at the 30 Craft Market in December 2012.
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| White Bunny Hand Puppets |
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| 2 Bunny Puppets |
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| Monkey and Little Fox Hand Puppets |
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| Foxy Puppet |
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| Little Leo Hand Puppet |
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| Owlet Puppet and Sitting Bunny |
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| Squirrel and Brown Bunny |
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| SQUIRREL! |
One Busy Little Bee!
Hello out there!
Ms. Bumble here,
aka. Jennifer Avis. Student by day,
handicraft maker by night, baker at heart! Sorry to be joining this little
party late but, my goodness, have I been buzzzzzzzzy this last week!
This coming weekend I
will be hosting a table at the Round Table Handicraft Sale being held at the
Parkhill on Hunter (address) on June 3rd (11am-6pm) and June 4th
(4pm-9pm). Friday and Saturday will be a
48 hour bake-a-thon for me during which I will be posting pictures and baking
tips right here on this gorgeous blog (Thanks, Ms. Rabbit—looks fabulous!)
Check in here Friday and Saturday for updates and sneak-peaks
at the delicious vegan and GF friendly treats that I will be whipping up!
Love to you all!
Thank you so much for all of the support you have given us
thus far—-we appreciate it and YOU!
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