That means we're getting ready to go camping. Because when I cook food to take somewhere, it is a given that it will not all fit in the container that I have chosen. Not quite. So the brownies I baked last night all fit in the Tupperware this morning--except one. What could I do? I also slightly overbaked them--didn't hear the timer go off. So I am trying a hint that my now forty-something son picked up at his babysitter's when he was 4. He told me if you put half a piece of bread in a container with hard cookies, "the soft will go out of the bread and into the cookies, and the hard will go out of the cookies into the bread." Makes sense.
Regardless, the brownies will be edible because they will be topped with Whitey's Graham Central Station ice cream. If you don't live in Eastern Iowa and have access to Whitey's (or Heyn's lemon custard) well, I feel sorry for you. Maybe you have a nearby local ice cream that is comparable. I hope so,
Also on the menu is beef and hubbard squash stew, quickly becoming a favorite at our house. The homemade tomato sauce with Marsala wine and sun-dried tomatoes really sets it off. Also, taking advantage of the summer bounty, parmesan zucchini bread.
We are going to Maquoketa Caves State Park, one of Iowa's best. We haven't been there for four years--in fact, not since I wrote my first book, Bats and Bones, which is based on that park. The weather is supposed to be perfect: pleasant days and cool nights. This will be a short trip, but a chance to find out what's needed to restock the camper before a longer trip up north next week.
Regardless, the brownies will be edible because they will be topped with Whitey's Graham Central Station ice cream. If you don't live in Eastern Iowa and have access to Whitey's (or Heyn's lemon custard) well, I feel sorry for you. Maybe you have a nearby local ice cream that is comparable. I hope so,
Also on the menu is beef and hubbard squash stew, quickly becoming a favorite at our house. The homemade tomato sauce with Marsala wine and sun-dried tomatoes really sets it off. Also, taking advantage of the summer bounty, parmesan zucchini bread.
We are going to Maquoketa Caves State Park, one of Iowa's best. We haven't been there for four years--in fact, not since I wrote my first book, Bats and Bones, which is based on that park. The weather is supposed to be perfect: pleasant days and cool nights. This will be a short trip, but a chance to find out what's needed to restock the camper before a longer trip up north next week.
The fifth book in the Frannie Shoemaker series is now out on Kindle, To Cache a Killer. The paperback will be available soon. I was able to get it out Saturday for International Geocaching Day. Hope you enjoy it.
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